That was a BAD idea

When I find myself at fast food, I avoid the fries and the sodas. I'll order a burger, side salad, and ice tea or water. That saves about 600-900 calories. It also helps to log the meal before ordering.

When I find myself at fast food, I avoid the fries and the sodas. I'll order a burger, side salad, and ice tea or water. That saves about 600-900 calories. It also helps to log the meal before ordering.

Exactly. Whenever I know I'm going to be somewhere I'm not used to eating, I do my research and log it first. Then I know if I still have some flexability or if I have to stick to strictly what I planned.

just go work it off, a half hour on the eliptcal oughta do it

but yeah it better to avoid such situations....

My thoughts on this is that we all fall sometimes how we react to that fall is what matters the most... don't kill yourself just take it as a lesson learned and move on because if you dwell on it you will kick your self...... if it really bugs you i usually workout a little more for the next week and eat a little less calories the next week to make up for it.. But the big thing is not to kick yourself to hard!!!!

I am new here and I find myself doing the same. I try to prepare for the meal coming and log it into the database first, then I add on the workout that I know will be coming and see where I am at. Then I take out the workout and see what it would look like if I decided to take a day off of workout. Let's just say I will be working out today. I am also trying to work the whole clean eating into my new lifestyle. I'm taking it slow since I do not want to throw away good food! all in all it seems to be working out nicely. Hope the rest of the day goes well for you.

I decided to go to Sonic for lunch. As the title says, BAD idea. I've used all of my calories (everything except protein) for the day already! After I logged my food, I now have -130 cal, -12 carbs, -15 fat, and -1,285 sodium. One meal can seriously ruin your whole day. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to go and I didn't think it would hurt that much. Wrong, wasn't I? Anyone else ever had this problem? Thanks for listening. :flowerforyou:

this, right here, is exactly why 99% of us are on here trying to lose. we never took the time to count calories. we just grab a sandwich and chips because its quick. never thinking that it alloted for twice the daily calories we were supposed to be eating in the first place. its a downward spiral.

a spur of the moment "oh i'll grab a burger and fries" can turn into 2000 cals, easy! and now that we're aware of this by logging our food, its like a slap in the face. but it is a good slap. one that we all needed. :flowerforyou:

My thoughts on this is that we all fall sometimes how we react to that fall is what matters the most... don't kill yourself just take it as a lesson learned and move on because if you dwell on it you will kick your self...... if it really bugs you i usually workout a little more for the next week and eat a little less calories the next week to make up for it.. But the big thing is not to kick yourself to hard!!!!

I agree. One bad day is not the end of the world. Just resume healthy eating and move on.

Now if it starts to become a habit, that's different. But for this one indulgence, don't beat yourself up over it.

Never eat Panera!! they are a calorie and a fat killer. i used all the fat for my day on one of their egg white souffle's one morning. i was horrified.

I log everything before I eat it. Working out is a great way to get calories back.

When I find myself at fast food, I avoid the fries and the sodas. I'll order a burger, side salad, and ice tea or water. That saves about 600-900 calories. It also helps to log the meal before ordering.

I actually log in what I feel like eating and if too many wasted calories I decide against it.

don't feel bad we have all done it. now you know what NOT to get next time. i had this problem with pizza, my husband loves to order in. so i would have 3 pieces because that's what filled my belly. ouch it was 800 calories. so now that i know that i have 1 piece and make up a salad for myself.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I love Sonic onion rings and grilled cheese sammiches!!

The good thing about Panera, though, is that all their calories for everything are listed on their menu board and if something isn't there I'll ask them to look up the nutritional information for me.

It happens that way sometimes. I have been having an emotional week, and my boyfriend decided on the spur of the moment to take me to an early lunch yesterday. I had a cranberry chicken salad, smaller sized, no blue cheese and dressing on the side. Between the restaurant website and MFP I figured it was about 450 cals. I would have been fine if I had stopped there..... but I had to have the banana bread! Well, the calorie count was less than the biscuits! And I know I would have slathered butter and honey on the biscuit. Sweet of my boyfriend to take me to lunch though! I ended up going for a walk so I could have dinner.