WTF????

Arby's turkey bacon WRAP is AT LEAST 600 calories?????????? What the hell??? OMG. I am so freaking pissed. I guess NO WHERE has anything healthy. So what do you do? Decline all invites from family/friends when they wanna go out to eat?? What is wrong with all these fast food places?? And sit down restaurants are no better, probably are even worse. That's ridiculous. SCREW ARBY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you eat half it's only 300cals and 600 cals for a sandwich isn't all that much

Yep. Portion control is where it's at. I ate at Red Lobster just yesterday for 800 calories. That includes the cheddar bay biscuits and salad even before the meal. It's possible!

Arby's turkey bacon WRAP is AT LEAST 600 calories?????????? What the hell??? OMG. I am so freaking pissed. I guess NO WHERE has anything healthy. So what do you do? Decline all invites from family/friends when they wanna go out to eat?? What is wrong with all these fast food places?? And sit down restaurants are no better, probably are even worse. That's ridiculous. SCREW ARBY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you eat half it's only 300cals and 600 cals for a sandwich isn't all that much

Yep. Portion control is where it's at. I ate at Red Lobster just yesterday for 800 calories. That includes the cheddar bay biscuits and salad even before the meal. It's possible!

Oh man, I remember the day I ate over my calorie goal by like 3,000 calories. I went to Red Lobster had cheddar bay biscuits, salad, stuffed mushrooms, and a crab linguine pasta. I had NO idea that their would be that many cal's in their food. Never again will I go without tracking haha!

Arby's turkey bacon WRAP is AT LEAST 600 calories?????????? What the hell??? OMG. I am so freaking pissed. I guess NO WHERE has anything healthy. So what do you do? Decline all invites from family/friends when they wanna go out to eat?? What is wrong with all these fast food places?? And sit down restaurants are no better, probably are even worse. That's ridiculous. SCREW ARBY'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm really confused as to why you are upset with Arby's--they did nothing wrong. They are trying to turn a profit (capitalism and all), so why would they not load their food with things (cheese, for example) that would make it taste good? Either learn to make better choices when you go out, or suck it up and realize that it's one meal, not the end of the world (also, 600 for a sandwich? Not bad). The company's job is to turn a profit, and it's responsibility is to its shareholders, not your waistline. It seems ridiculous to get mad at a restaurant for doing their job. Do your homework next time, make a better decision, and enjoy what you are eating. If you're actually that upset, do a workout to cover the calories. One day isn't going to make a difference.

i get plain grilled protein and plain veggies or a burger without the bun. pretty easy.

In a pinch, we went shopping. Husband wanted Arby's. I wanted the chicken salad from Wendy's. He went next door to Wendy's, ordered a chicken salad and brought it to me in Arby's. How sweet! We were both happy and the folks at Arby's didn't say anything.

I eat out, sometimes multiple times in a week. Most places (not all unfortunately) have their nutritional info online. I have also emailed a few places I frequent and asked questions and most of them do respond with either the stats on a particular food or they'll tell me what they put into say their sandwiches so I can calculate it.

For fast food, I will get burger or chicken w/o the bun, or the sauce. I also get a box and divide the meal at the get go since many restaurants serve you 2-3 times the portion size we should be consuming.

Also if you make a bad choice or come out over your allotted calorie/carb etc goal, do a bit of exercise to burn it off.

It is doable, you just have to work at it and check menu beforehand.

Oh and if I really want the french fries I've learned to snag a few off my BF's plate or if I'm there alone I order the child size, have 5-10 and then immediately toss the rest. I know its weird but it's prevented me from going crazy over french fries because they're a huge weakness for me!

Want to be REALLY pissed off? That'll happen when you realize that the published nutritional info isn't even accurate a lot of the time. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/health/12calo.html

Recent example... I ordered the premium grilled chicken classic sandwich at McDonalds. Listed calories are 350 per their website. Let me tell you.... there was at least 300 cals in mayo on that stupid sandwich! Whoever was working the assembly line GLOBBED the stuff on there. I scraped 75% of it off.

Trust no one :-P

i always get it without mayo because of that. they just squirt it on. they're not measuring. LOL surprisingly, it's not dry or bland that way. i like mayo myself, but i don't get it when we eat out because i'm not the one preparing the sandwich to know how much is going on it.

I order without mayo, but ask for mustard packets. Or you can ask them to put mustard on it instead. McDonalds used to have honey mustart that came in a squirt packet, like ketchup, and it was low cal, and that's what I used when I worked there and ordered often. Now I think they only have the honey mustard in the dipping packet. I haven't checked out the nutrition facts on that one, so I don't know if it's any better than mayo.

This is how I felt when I got the McDonald's "Heathy choice lunch" recently - the chicken wrap, which just had lettuce, grilled chicken & a bit of mayo on it was 380 cals!!! It would have been the white wrap & the mayo that did it. Worse part was, it tasted very bland indeed!!! All a learning curb - next time, because I rarely eat there anyway, I will go ahead & enjoy a Cheeseburger (270cals) & a salad (87 cals) & at least feel like I've had a treat rather than wasting calories on food with no flavor!!!

Maybe not the best choice but at least it's filling! I went to five guys for lunch today and ate probably 800 cals worth of food, but ended up under my calorie goal just because I wasn't hungry for most of the day after that.

Not all restaurants have bad menus. There are a couple salads from Sharis that I can have, and Applebees has a low calorie section on their menu and so does BJs brewhouse. You really just have to research your local area restaurants and I garuntee you will find at least some that will have something you can eat. Plus there is always soup and salad. My bigger beef with restaurants is the crazy amount of sodium in everything.

I ate Arby's Turkey Asiago sandwich the other day and was very surprised at how many calories was in it. *kitten*, I could've eaten something so much better!!!!

Im finding my train of thought is running more and more this way. I tend to reconsider the calories and determine if there is something Id rather have and enjoy more for the same amount.

eta: I discovered Saturday that a favorite sub of mine at Milios is dang near 1200 calories. WTH....I can do serious damage to 1200 with ten times the food and it'd all be HEALTHY

A good book with nutritional information for lots of fast food chains is The Calorie King: Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter. I don't eat fast food, but it has a lot of other features that I use, for example, if I want to quickly compare the fat in different cuts of steak.

Also, I have to agree, 600 calories for a sandwich isn't all that much, especially since it is the whole meal (ideally). I eat about 1600 a day, and I'm not a breakfast person, so a 500-800 calorie lunch is typical for me.

Edit: Fast food salads are the devil, by the way. The way they load cheese, dressing, croutons, and bacon, you'd be better off just getting the damned hamburger to begin with!

Why do so many people equate "low in calories" with "healthy"?

For many, lowering their calories first is their main focus. They first learn to eat smaller portions and fruits/veggies are usually lower calorie items as compared to a burger and fries.

I personally focused on lower calories and portion sizes when I started. Now learning everything I have in the last few years, I eat plenty of higher calories healthy foods (like peanut butter, almonds, avocado, etc YUM!) and feel full, satisfied, and I know they are good for me regardless of their calorie content.

Not to sound extreme, but we've come to the conclusion there are just some places that aren't worth our time. Why would I go to McDonalds for a small fry (still bad for you) and maybe one of there half-okay salads (also bad for you) when I could go to a healthy place OR just eat at home. Not going to Arby's may feel like a sacrifice, but in the big picture it's not that serious.

When people invite me to do unhealthy things I either respectfully decline or ex;lain I'll be going, but not going to eat. I'd eat ahead of time and just get something to sip on and chat with everyone else while they ate.