Gonna be having a "Blowout" Meal on Saturday........

ExRelaySprinter
ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
edited January 17 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Guys, i've managed to lose 2 pounds after 4 weeks (i'm quite small, so 2 pounds is a big deal to me ;) .
I'll be going to Nando's (a well -known Spicy Chicken restaurant here in the UK) on Saturday and wondered how it would effect my weightloss if i had a blowout meal and a couple of glasses of wine.
When i say "blowout", i'm talking about maybe having my usual.....which is1/2 a spicy Roast chicken (the chicken portions they serve are quite small), a small portion of spicy rice, small fries (or probably share my partners fries) and a little Coleslaw. Plus the wine.

I normally do 40 min Treadmill workouts (jogging/fast walking - 250ish cals burned) at least 5 times a week on 1500 cals a day. So just wanted to know, will i be OK to have that Meal on Saturday without it effecting my weightloss? (The Nando's Meal will probably be 1500 cals alone btw!).

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Call it a refeed day (i.e. eating at maintenance). Don't punish yourself by not eating or over-exercising the next day, just have a nice time, log it and get back on it Sunday.

    Enjoy your meal.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    To gain that two pounds back you would have to eat 7000 calories over your TDEE. One meal is not going to do that. You may find that it goes up slightly the day after with water retention as restaurant food can be high in salt.

    By the way, Nandos is not as bad as you think. I eat there on occasions. They list their calorie content on their website, have a look. You may be able to fit it in your daily allowance, or do an extra workout to compensate.
  • Zekela
    Zekela Posts: 634 Member
    You should be fine... unless you are planning to consume an extra 3,500 cals which would equate to a pound added...
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    I had a look for you:

    1/2 chicken - 352
    Chips 371
    Rice - 273
    Coleslaw (1/2 portion) - 136
    Average glass of wine (175ml) - 125

    So with two glasses of wine you are looking at 1382 for a night out. Trust me you won't gain your 2lb back from that.
  • OnionMomma
    OnionMomma Posts: 938 Member
    Log it and forget it. It's gonna be OK. :smile:

    Don't try to "work" it off the next day either. You won't gain it back by one night of enjoy some good food. As long as it doesn't become a nightly habit....LOL
  • Mamoonie
    Mamoonie Posts: 328
    Enjoy and move on :-)

    My experience is: if I am really good for some time, and have a "blowout meal" as you call it, the next day I weigh less ;-)
  • SlinkyAndHerAmazingBunsOfSteel
    SlinkyAndHerAmazingBunsOfSteel Posts: 434 Member
    Just enjoy yourself! :wink:
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    The carb / sodium content may cause an increase in the scale the next day or so due to water retention (as opposed to actual fat gain which relies on being in a caloric surplus.)

    Don't freak out over this as it will dissipate after a few days.

    Enjoy!
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    Cheers Guys,...yep will enjoy every scrap! Lol
    To lauren3101.....thanks for the Nando's cals .
    Chips (Fries) are more cals than the Chicken??? Wow.
    Those portions are so small too!
    Oh well. :/
  • Retrograde_Orbit
    Retrograde_Orbit Posts: 16 Member
    Don't stress about it, eat and enjoy. Exercise a little more the next day if it makes you feel better about it. But as long as you don't have a "blowout" meal every day, you'll be fine.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    Cheers Guys,...yep will enjoy every scrap! Lol
    To lauren3101.....thanks for the Nando's cals .
    Chips (Fries) are more cals than the Chicken??? Wow.
    Those portions are so small too!
    Oh well. :/

    Fraid so. I get the chicken breast - you get two for 309 cals.
  • Kichelchen
    Kichelchen Posts: 79 Member
    When I go to Nando's, I always have the Butterfly chicken (309), Fries (371) and Corn on the Cob (69), which only comes to a total of 749, and I find the portion is HUGE, I'm always stuffed afterwards. That means you could have probably a couple more of those glasses of wine ;) Just don't be worried by a water weight gain the day after, alcohol and salt retain a lot of water!!
    Nando is really a great place for the 'blowout' meal, because it tastes like it's bad, but chicken is really amazing, so calorie-wise, couldn't be better :)
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    When I go to Nando's, I always have the Butterfly chicken (309), Fries (371) and Corn on the Cob (69), which only comes to a total of 749, and I find the portion is HUGE, I'm always stuffed afterwards.

    You're stuffed on that??? Lol
    I guess we all have different sized appetites.
    When i was younger, me and my Sister (who always had a small appetite) went to the same school......and at lunchtimes i'd always nick her food off her plate.
    Still do that now to my partner, when we go to Nando's. :D

    p.s Will probably have corn on the cob too,...now i know it's only 69 cals.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    I have a crazy meal once a week where I just pig out and eat whatever I want (for one meal). I usually have a small breakfast and lunch in preparation, and I probably eat somewhere between 1-2k cals for the cheat meal. It hasn't affected my weight loss negatively.
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