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Mariabyrne44
Mariabyrne44 Posts: 4 Member
edited September 24 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everyone.I started using MFP yesterday and its great. Only problerm is im eating our tonight and will sruggle to stay in my calories - can i use the ones i didnt use yesterday or is that not allowed???

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  • autiemommy
    autiemommy Posts: 238
    Eating out is a hard thing to do but try healthy alternatives. And no you cant use the calories you didnt use yesterday. I wish you luck with your journey and welcome to MFP.
  • Mischabella
    Mischabella Posts: 27
    Hey there :) Welcome to MFP!! What i do when i know i am going out to eat ..I try to see if the restaurant we are going to has a nutritional menu online. You can see what foods are way over your calorie limit. Example..Outback..normally would have a ribeye from there but they are very high in fat ..so i get the 6 oz petite sirloin which is still good and get like broccoli or vegetable medley as side. I tend to look at the calories from the day before...as once the day is over..poof they are gone :smile:
  • darcyrobillard
    darcyrobillard Posts: 42
    Sorry to say that this site doesn't allow, but if you think about it...if you were under yesterday and go a bit over today it will all work out in the wash (at the end of the week) Just becareful and try to stay around your calorie goal as much as possible and you'll see results!:wink::smile:
  • Barelmy
    Barelmy Posts: 590 Member
    It's entirely up to you. You can aim to keep your average for the week below your calories, that should work fine, as long as you don't swing between consuming nothing and binging.

    When eating out, lots of people find it helps to look up menus online, and plan out low-calorie choices in advance. Try to avoid drinking your calories, that's what tends to get me.:( If you're having alcohol, spirits with low-calorie mixers tend to work for me - about 60-70 cals a shot. Oh, and remember that you don't have to clear your plate. Eat slowly, and stop when you're no longer hungry. See if you can wrap up the leftovers for later. Restaurants always over-portion things.

    Have fun!
  • Kryscave
    Kryscave Posts: 13 Member
    Also get tap water (normally free) and take sips throughout your meal....fills you up quicker too.
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