When you know you are going out to eat

jenmom2myboys

Do you save your calories throughout the day so you can eat what you want? We were supposed to go out to eat tonight but for unseen reasons it didnt happen. I was saving my calories for eating out because I didnt want to go over. I did eat something I normally dont which is high calorie in itself but now I am going to be way under unless I force myself to eat which I dont want to. I am not used to tracking. I have been doing it for almost 2 weeks now and havent run into this dilemna until today. Thanks!

lemurcat12

I go out to eat a decent amount so I've thought about this. I don't fast beforehand or anything, since that risks killing my self-control, but I usually do make an effort to have lower calories than normal for breakfast and lunch or to make sure I've gotten a good workout in if I'm planning to go out to eat and want to indulge. I also think it's reasonable to just save up calories over the week, within reason, and have one day where you don't worry about going over some. So for your situation I'd apply the same reasoning and just allow for a little extra the next day or so, since what you are really after is an overall deficit for the week.

jenmom2myboys

Thanks!

brookemart81

I had this exact thing happen a couple days ago. Was saving my calories because I wanted to indulge when we went out, but then we didn't end up going. I ate a normal dinner at home and forced myself to eat a snack to up the calories but still ended up under by 400 or so. The app yelled at me for eating too little :P

My understanding is that doing something like this every once in awhile isn't going to do any damage. It would be more of a problem if you were consistently undereating because then you might not be getting the nutrients you need. But just like an occasional overindulgence isn't going to hurt you, I can't imagine an occasional underindulgence is either.

jenmom2myboys

I actually feel bad for being this under but I dont want to make myself sick. I eat pretty healthy most of the time so I guess you are right one day isnt a biggie. Thanks