i hate not knowing...

jamiek917

exactly how many calories im eating! ive been going out to eat a lot less- which is good, and i weigh everything i eat or pack each day- so i know exactly how much im ingesting.

when i do go out to eat, i do as much research as possible- but for the places without nutrition info listed, i always fear that im over/underestimating things. i hate guessing!

im having sushi tonight- and i know which rolls are the healthiest. this new place im trying has such awesome sounding rolls- so im alloting for more calories than usual- but its still just a guess! for example, im having an 8-pc "King Kong Roll"- King crab meat, eel, cucumber, shrimp tempura, & sushi rice wrapped in soy paper. Im estimating an 8pc- shrimp tempura roll, since thats the worst it could be(this roll will obvious have less shrimp tempura than a normal shrimp temura roll)- but again- its all just a guess!

what do u all do about "guesstimating"?

Emily_Katherine

I also am pretty diligent about what I pack/make at home. I guess a little high (10-20%), then let it go since it's one or two meals a week.

bms34b

I just do my best. I feel that even if I'm off by a few hundred calories, if I guesstimate only occasionally, the few hundred calories won't affect my goal by too much in the run of even a week. 3500 calories is a pound, so do your best, and those extra few calories over or under are relatively...minimal.