What Do You Eat When You're Out To Eat?
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If I want it, I fit it into my calorie goal for the day and don't feel a single bit guilty about it.
Losing weight is not about dieting.0 -
It's all about dieting lol, it's pretty much 85% diet, and 15% workout.0
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If you don't eat out often - have the burger. Leaving off the cheese, mayo, etc helps. Then sub a salad or fruit on the side instead of fries. Almost every place offers a side salad. If you always eat out - you're going to have to find alternatives. Usually always grilled chicken on menus. Or a grilled fish or shrimp. Don't be afraid to special order things. Most places are happy to accommodate.0
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I believe what she means is, it's not about dieting, it's about changing your habits and your lifestyle for the rest of your life.
If you don't plan on giving up burgers forever, don't give them up now. Try fitting them into your calorie goal, or eating it without the bun. Another option is to sub salad for the fries.0 -
Went out for lunch today. Had a three-egg (white) Greek omelet and veggies instead of bread and potatoes. If I go out to dinner, I'll get salmon and extra veggies, or chicken slathered with melted cheeses, or steaks, or even burgers but without the buns. Or even ribs (without the sauce) once in a while, too. There are many options
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And that's with following the low-carb lifestyle 0
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It's all about dieting lol, it's pretty much 85% diet, and 15% workout.
not true. Depends on your goals, i guess. you could eat twigs and berries, lose weight and still be soft. I used to have a super physical job and ate 3000+ calories a day. of whatever i wanted. I lost weight eating pizza, cookies, nuts, candy bars, etc. ANYTHING i wanted. I probably didn't have the best body fat percentage at the time but, you can lose weight with a less than optimal diet.
That said, when I eat out, I'll sometimes have a steak or chicken salad, but mainly I opt for fish, shrimp, chicken or steak and veggies. I eat a lot of protein so a 12 oz steak is not a problem when I go out at all. 0 -
For me, If I go to a Mexican restaurant it's a Tostada and black beans, If it's ThaI food I do chicken fried rice with brown rice, If it happens to be fast food then I try to go for a chicken burger/sandwhich instead of beef. If I'm doing happy hour, I go for Vodka and cranberry juice or pineapple juice as seems to be low in calories. Eating out is tough, I just do my best and workout later or make up for it the next day. Don't beat yourself up. Good luck 0
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depends on where im eating.
but,subway?0 -
If you can, fit them into your calorie goal.
But even if you had the burger and asked for salad instead of chips/fries that would save you a few hundred calories.
If I'm feeling really good I get steak and salad. If I'm indulging I'll get something like chicken and ribs/smothered chicken, but ask for it without the sauce and have salad instead of chips/fries. Basically, avoid the 'empty' calorie options and sauces and always add a salad or extra veg.0 -
Normally I will have a drink (alcohol of some sort), dessert first, steak, mashed potatoes, veggie, and bread. After that I feel stuffed and ready to explode. Yesterday though, was the first time I went out to eat since trying to change my mindset as far as living healthy. ;-) Soooooo, I drank 1/4th of a skinny margarita, ate about a cup of lemon shrimp, pushed the rice away and ate a salad skipping the cheese, bacon and crutons. I did have to have ranch with my salad but instead of dumping the entire serving I used my spoon and drizzled only a little. After I felt full of good, plus I was very very proud of myself. :-)
I think it helped for me to go online and check out their menu to plan ahead of time.0 -
It's all about dieting lol, it's pretty much 85% diet, and 15% workout.
It's 0% about dieting. It's 100% about being healthful in how you eat and in being active. If you look at it as a diet (and even if it is, I would argue your percentages are way off) and say no to foods because "they're not on your diet," you're setting yourself up for failure. If you eat well and can fit something into your calories for the day, even if it's not "diet" food, you'll do well and you'll stick with it.0 -
I'm anxious about people figuring out that I am dieting, or picking on food, or calorie counting or whatever... it's not really socially acceptable here. So I just order whatever anyone else has, try to calculate how much that is, and eat just as much from it as my calorie limit. I found that (for me personally) it is much easier to just put the spoon/fork down than worrying about getting a salad or breaking my head about the menu. This way I may have eaten a little more grease and sugar, but I am far more relaxed.0
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Weight loss is a balance between diet and exercise. So If you are eating health otherwise then enjoy that burger when you're out. If you deny yourself the occasional treat then your "diet" will fail. You might want to swap out the fries that usually come with a burger with a side salad (beware of Caesar salad the dressing is very high calorie).
I also will add an extra workout if I know I'll be going out for dinner and drinks.0 -
It's all about dieting lol, it's pretty much 85% diet, and 15% workout.
exactly!!!!! Thank you for saying that! However, you can't deprive yourself all the time or you'll rebel and go crazy and eat everything in sight. if you give yourself one cheat meal a week then you should be okay. BUT remember it's not a diet it's a way of living and you can't live without joy so have the burger.
with having said that let me play devil's advocate... lets say you're going out but you already had your cheat meal. this is what i do... i peruse the menu for something healthy that i have never had so i can see if i might find a new favorite that is also healthy. that is how i found my all time fave at Logan's steakhouse. it is the grilled tilapia. it is supposed to come with this creamy sauce and tortillas strips but i ordered it sans sauce / strips with two veggie skewers (minus oil) and the flavor is so "POW"... it's my new fave and i get it everytime i eat there.
one more tip... if you can choose the restaurant... even better!!! that way you can pick a place that you know has something you want to order and stay on track.0 -
I normally fit whatever I want into my calorie goal for the day. If what I want will make me go over, I still have it and make sure I go a little under the next day or two. As long as I meet my calorie goal deficient at the end of the week, and I don't feel deprived of what I want, I'm happy.0
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I just fit it into my calories for the day...usually means I'm eating pretty light at my other meals and probably little to no snacking. Just went out to Five Guys last weekend and had a great burger w/fries...cost me about 800 calories; I ate pretty light the rest of the day with lots of veg.
Sometimes I just eat to maintenance if it's a day that I'm going to be eating out though since I don't eat out often...like once or twice a month.0 -
I don't eat out a whole lot, but when I do, I sometimes have some sort of protein bar beforehand and order a salad with grilled chicken or something. It's what I'd order anyway.0
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Are you eating out all the time? Otherwise, it's one meal, once in a while... Figure out how to fit what you want into your intake. That's really the only way most of us can realistically stick with this long term.
Actually, this is even more applicable if you eat out all the time. What fun is not eating what you want forever?0 -
I still eat whatever I want, but I plan a day ahead when I am going to spoil myself so I can make sure to fit it in within my calorie count. If it's spur of the moment (which means I'm with someone else) I will share, lol. My fiance came home for 2 weeks and when he is home, he loves to eat Chinese, pizza, and In N Out. Sharing his meal instead of getting a whole meal for myself resulted in my dropping 2lbs while he was here rather than gaining 10lbs like I did in the past.0
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It's all about dieting lol, it's pretty much 85% diet, and 15% workout.
Actually, it's 100% about calories in and calories out when you're just talking weight loss/weight control. Making better decisions about what you eat is general nutrition and working out is for fitness. From a purely weight loss/weight control standpoint, a 100 calories from fruits and vegetables is no different than 100 calories from cookies....but from a nutritional standpoint, you obviously are more nutrient dense with the fruits and veg.
BTW, a little red meat once in awhile isn't "bad"...I watch my saturated fats very closely so I don't eat a lot of it, but I do have red meat once or twice per week, including burgers. Red meat and even burgers have a lot of other good nutritional properties. If you looking for better general nutrition, don't worry so much about the hamburger itself...worry about the bun and the fries on the side. A lot of times I just get a burger sans bun and a side salad instead of the fries.0 -
Been down that road. If you don't do it often its really not a big deal. Just get something you like and enjoy it. We all need a cheat meal once and a while.0
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I rarely eat out, but when I do I always get chicken of some sort and get water to drink.0
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a lot of people misunderstand what the word diet means. the term "diet" refers to what you eat. whether that is 10,000 calories worth of donuts or 15 calories worth of lettuce. both are the persons diet.
so yes, losing wait is about diet, but not in the sense that most people use the word.
di·et
/ˈdī-it/
Noun
The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
edit: when i eat out i just get what i want. we dont eat out that often so when i do i make the most of it.0 -
Burgers can be part of a healthy diet. Eat up!0
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how about "wait" then
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Like others have said, fit it into your daily calories and make up for at another meal that day or if you weren't planned on working out that day, work out. Or you can make it healthier, choose your condiments wisely. Personally, I don't really eat meat so I get a veggie burger which isn't as horrible.0
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Burgers can be part of a healthy diet. Eat up!
maybe homemade but from a resteraunt not so much0 -
if you really want a burger, get it loaded with veggies, leave off creamy toppings (ketchup, mayo, etc.) and only use half the bun0
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I watch my portion sizes, but otherwise I eat whatever I like when I'm out - burgers, pizza, french fries, ice cream, cake, wine, etc.0
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