Eating out question

CarrieAnnH14
CarrieAnnH14 Posts: 85 Member
edited February 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi. I have been eating healthier for about 3 weeks now. Each Friday night we go out to dinner and I try to pick something fairly healthy. This is the only meal I eat out per week. Anyways each time we have eaten out, I have gotten home and had a really bad stomach issue, that requires sitting on the toilet for an extended period of time, LOL! Anyways - I am wondering if this is because my body has gotten used to smaller and healthier meal choices and it is rebelling when I overindulge. Is there any validity to my theory?

On another note - we ate at Village Inn tonight and I ordered the grilled chicken swiss avacado sandwich with a side salad and ranch dressing. Thought I was making a good choice. That is until I got home and plugged my meal into MFP. Wow! Over 1000 calories and now I am almost 500 points over my daily calorie goal. Guess this is why it is important to get the nutrition information before orderring, huh?

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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,461 Member
    Yes, getting the info in advance is good when you can - but not possible for everywhere you go, sometimes you just have to wing it and sometimes you have to guesstimate.

    And sometimes you end up going over your allowance - as long as it is not too often or by too much, you will be ok.

    Eat a little bit less on other days and it will even out.
  • larrodarro
    larrodarro Posts: 2,512 Member
    For several months I did the 5-2 fasting diet. That is where you limit yourself to 600 calories on two non-consecutive days per week. When we ate out on my low calorie days, I found that grilled fish or shrimp with steamed veggies were the lowest calorie things you could find. I am amazed at how many calories a restaurant salad have. They were often close to my daily limit by themselves. I'm not doing the 5-2 thing anymore, but it helped me lose about 35 pounds in 6 months.
  • spoiledpuppies
    spoiledpuppies Posts: 675 Member
    Definitely research first :)

    I wouldn't think that in three weeks your body would be so adjusted already. And, if anything, I find that after months of being healthy, my body is better prepared to deal with "junk" and it doesn't suffer any negative effects.
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