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Birthday Dinner is around the corner...

mem50
mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
edited January 23 in Motivation and Support
and I need help Please. Husband wants to take me out for a nice dinner. I was thinking Outback. Now not so sure. The meal I Want is a whopping 1304 calories or so and that's just the meal. I want the bread and salad too. Should I just say to heck with it...calories not dinner...or figure something else out?

Plus he is after me to tell him what I would like for my birthday. I have no idea.

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  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    Just enjoy your birthday and have what you want. One day isn't going to ruin everything. You'd have to eat 3500 calories over your TDEE to gain one pound. Even that would be only a temporary setback.

    As for presents, go for diamonds! :-D
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    You've lost 155lbs and you can't go out ONE night and have a splurge?

    I think you should just go out and have whatever you want. It's one night, and it's not going to cause you any permanent weight gain.
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    It's okay not to worry about calories every once in awhile, and your birthday definitely deserves that day! I say go with what you want and don't worry about it, and just have fun and enjoy it!
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Enjoy your birthday! Don't forget dessert, too.
  • carolemorden9
    carolemorden9 Posts: 284 Member
    Happy birthday! Hope it's wonderful and you enjoy the dinner you want!
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    Just enjoy your birthday and have what you want. One day isn't going to ruin everything. You'd have to eat 3500 calories over your TDEE to gain one pound. Even that would be only a temporary setback.

    As for presents, go for diamonds! :-D

    And keep in mind that if you DO happen to show a gain, then your going to lose that gain pretty quickly. (obviously if its a one day thing and not a on and on thing) :) I gained 2.5 lbs in november for vacation for 5 days, and I lost it within 2 days of being back on my schedule. Mind you, that was 5 days of over-eating, and 1 of them being SUPER over-eating. I don't think you have anything to worry about hun :)
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    I guess I have gotten so...what would be the proper word here...besided paranoid that is, LOL about over doing that I get a little nuts at times.

    It's been over 5 years since we went there. Maybe I'm just trying to find a way out of going because I'm scared the food has gone downhill and hate to waste good money on a bad meal.

    Love the diamond Idea. I was kinda thinking a full body massage (professional) and a facial.
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    go enjoy your birthday and have a good workout the next day!
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