How do you count calories at a chinese buffet?

50sFit

LeonCX wrote: »

Wow....2500+ calories for me - OUCH!

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btw on the cheat sheet, I was told at WW, each "helping" is about the size of a fist. nevertheless, a Chinese buffet is very calorific...

A fist? What fist...Godzilla's fist?

AsaThorsWoman

2 Ways.

Either

1) When I get it to go it's weighed, so I can get a very educated guess at calories based off MFP entries..

2) When I eat it there and do all you can eat style, just add in 2-3 plates of Chinese buffet entry and be okay with the fact that you just ate 2,000 kcal or more.

shifterbrainz

To me the stress from worrying about it is worse than gaining less than 3/4ths of a pound. Eat it and forget. Don't make a habit of it.

girlviernes

For me any stress from worrying about it is from a perfectionistic drive to log everything right, and obviously that is not happening at a buffet. But I much prefer to get it in inexactly than skip entirely because I'm the type of person who is often in denial about my behavior, so I need to log it, face it, and keep on moving. Every logging is a step forward.

LeonCX

shifterbrainz wrote: »

To me the stress from worrying about it is worse than gaining less than 3/4ths of a pound. Eat it and forget. Don't make a habit of it.

amen. even if you count, the salt will punish you on the scale anyway. Better to use the buffet as a free day, like Thanksgiving.

Liftng4Lis

Quick add 2000- sodiums gonna wack the scale anyway.

williams969

You count by thousands (for calories and sodium)

SezxyStef

a4phantom wrote: »

If you're counting calories you don't go to a Chinese Buffet. Or any buffet.

whatever...I ate chinese buffet tonight for dinner...

but because I weigh everything at home I have a good idea of what weighs what

Noodles about 50gram, bbq port about 100g, two crab rangoons, half a spring roll, chicken ball about 15grams and about 75grams of chicken wings (no bone)

as for those who say save it for a cheat day...what is this cheat day you speak of?

allyphoe

I'm pretty good at counting by eyeball, so I eyeball and log. I've got a twice-monthly lunch meeting at a Chinese buffet, and when everyone else gets one plate and then is done, it's easier to eat a reasonable amount.

brenn24179

I only like a few things so it is pretty easy for me, 1 cup honey sesame chicken 500 cal, sometimes 2 cups, veggies and meat stick 100 cal, 2 puff things 200 cal. around 800 calories or 1300 if I have 2 cups of that chicken I love. Someone once told me to have a cup of main item and then pick at the rest. I also don't eat noodles and rice, I like my calories to be what I really like. You will figure out something.

avskk

Chinese buffet just might be the only situation in which I let go and let God. Which is why I only go to them maybe once a year... but enjoy the everloving *kitten* out of every bite.

Lucybell9

I'm going to a Chinese Buffet tonight with my family. We go to this place approx. once every 5-6 weeks. I appreciate all the responses here - much "food for thought" (which is zero calorie food, right? ).

chaos416

Don't forget the Mongolian grill if they have one. You can get a plate full of protein and veggies to start off with, wait a little bit and then go for your favorite things from the buffet for your treat.

annette_15

Its always gonna b an estimate... maybe take a picture before u eat so u can look back and easier make a guess when u come home