How often do you eat out during weight-loss phase?
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I find losing weight and eating out a lot do not go hand in hand. I think learning how to eat at restaurants is important for maintaining weight.. But if you are serious about losing weight then I would cut back and just eat at home. But you can do a test! Only eat out one meal a week for 3 weeks and see how much weight you lose. Then do 3 weeks of eating out at restaurants as often as you'd like and see how much weight you lose. Sometimes eating out is just not worth it.0
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Same as before...fast food once a week, sit down places 0-2 times a month.0
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Maybe once every two weeks or so.
It's more of a budget issue than a "dietary" issue.0 -
We almost NEVER go out for this very reason. Everything is so high calorie and the sodium, oh my... not to mention we live on a limited budget. I'd say we go out maybe once a month. On the days I know we're eating out, I go for a long run so I know I have plenty of calories and I don't have to just order a boring grilled chicken filet. Then, when my food comes, I only eat half.0
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We eat out 1-3 nights per week, regardless of whether or not we're losing weight. It's pretty easy to have a 400-700 calorie meal ordering at baja fresh, subway, jimmy john's, quizno's and our other go-to restaurants. My "rules" are no creamy sauces, stick with chicken or fish (not fried) and eat less bread / more veggies when possible. However, I break those rules regularly, depending on how many calories I have left for the day. Agreed that 1200 is low. I do 1570 and think that's a ridiculous low number.0
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CA_Underdog wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »My daughter is 10 and is an extremely picky eater. No matter what I cook for her, which is usually something she has picked, she takes 2 bites then hates it and asks for something else. When we go out, she doesn't do that, so we started eating out 5x a week,
1. Have you discussed this with your pediatrician? Did you ask for a referral to a specialist?
2. Can you learn how to cook tastier foods from what she's eating when you're out? E.g., perhaps they're using 85% lean ground beef and you're using 98% lean ground beef.
3. Are you eating at places with published calorie counts? If so, you know what she's getting, and hitting your targets should be easy. There will always be some variation in portion sizes of real food, and that's okay, so long as there isn't a consistent pattern of oversizing portions.
3. Cheese. Is. Amazing. It can make broccoli palatable.
4. Peanut Butter. Is. Amazing. It can make carrots palatable.
It must be frustrating, going through a phase where she won't eat your cooking. I've had kids sometimes refuse a meal, but never to the point they lost extreme weight.
The pediatrician sent us to a dietician who we sat with for 2 hours to come up with an eating plan for my daughter. But my daughter hates my cooking. I'm not awful at cooking, but not really good either. Plus, she only wants to eat fruit and veggies. No dairy, no protein, no bread, no cereal ... it's rough trying to feed this kid.
I meet with my own dietician once a week who is super. She helped come up with a plan that allows us to eat out, but since none of these places post nutrition info, she warned me that it could be tough.0 -
I only eat about about 1 time a week; and that's not every week either. I usually do that for dinner if there's a rough work day and i'm too exhausted to cook and there are no leftovers. Or, my husband really loves going to a diner on Sunday mornings, so we also do that about once a month. This is just preference though - it's cheaper, healthier, and easier for me to manage eating what I cook.0
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Sophsmother wrote: »CA_Underdog wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »My daughter is 10 and is an extremely picky eater. No matter what I cook for her, which is usually something she has picked, she takes 2 bites then hates it and asks for something else. When we go out, she doesn't do that, so we started eating out 5x a week,
1. Have you discussed this with your pediatrician? Did you ask for a referral to a specialist?
2. Can you learn how to cook tastier foods from what she's eating when you're out? E.g., perhaps they're using 85% lean ground beef and you're using 98% lean ground beef.
3. Are you eating at places with published calorie counts? If so, you know what she's getting, and hitting your targets should be easy. There will always be some variation in portion sizes of real food, and that's okay, so long as there isn't a consistent pattern of oversizing portions.
3. Cheese. Is. Amazing. It can make broccoli palatable.
4. Peanut Butter. Is. Amazing. It can make carrots palatable.
It must be frustrating, going through a phase where she won't eat your cooking. I've had kids sometimes refuse a meal, but never to the point they lost extreme weight.
The pediatrician sent us to a dietician who we sat with for 2 hours to come up with an eating plan for my daughter. But my daughter hates my cooking. I'm not awful at cooking, but not really good either. Plus, she only wants to eat fruit and veggies. No dairy, no protein, no bread, no cereal ... it's rough trying to feed this kid.
I meet with my own dietician once a week who is super. She helped come up with a plan that allows us to eat out, but since none of these places post nutrition info, she warned me that it could be tough.
She's a kid.
"back in my day" we'd eat what was cooked, make ourselves a peanut butter sandwich, or go to bed.
It takes about 21 days for a habit/taste/etc to change.0 -
I eat out often, but I am incredibly picky about it. And I limit myself to no soda (although many people opt for diet) and no desert or appetizers. I rarely get fries or that sort of thing. It's doable just less fun sometimes!0
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Sophsmother wrote: »I eat out at least 3x/week and have never found it difficult or that it impedes weight loss. We go often enough that it isn't a big deal. I rarely (as in maybe 3-4 times a year) get a dessert or appetizer. I generally go for baked or grilled meat, salad, and some sort of veggie side(s).
How old is your daughter?
My daughter is 10 and is an extremely picky eater. No matter what I cook for her, which is usually something she has picked, she takes 2 bites then hates it and asks for something else. When we go out, she doesn't do that, so we started eating out 5x a week, which lead to a nice 15lb gain for me since Christmas. so for the last two weeks I've been doing 1,200 calories a day to lose the extra 65 lbs I have to lose. But the eating out is torture for me this early in the game.
I meet with my dietician tomorrow, so I'll lean on her to get us back on track.
I'm gonna have to second with the people saying your daughter can make or put together her own food. Give her a drawer in the refrigerator or a shelf in the pantry, and teach her to cook things she is willing to eat. Not only will it give her a sense of self-efficacy, it will help her make healthy choices!
Also, if you do plan to cook a meal for the both of you, ask her at the beginning of the week/day/etc. what sounds good so you're on the same page. Figure out a way to make it healthy enough for the both of you. Skinnytaste.com has TONS of great recipes for this, especially kid friendly ones. You gotta check out that website!!!
It'll be much easier on your wallet than eating out
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Have her find some recipes that she thinks sounds yummy. Have her help make the food.
idk. It's hard for me to relate to your daughter because when I was growing up we didn't have a lot of food, and I knew that I should be happy to have a meal. That said, I still went through a "no tomato sauce" phase, but I just ate plain noodles then.
I only really eat out on the weekends I visit my BF, which is every other weekend.0 -
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I'd never presume to tell someone how to parent their children. But have you thought about the lessons that you're teaching her? Is that really the message that you want to communicate to your 10-year-old, that it's okay to turn her nose up at so much perfectly good food and that eating out that often is healthy? Not only for her nutritional needs, but also for her financial health as an adult, I'd think it would be better in the long run for her to learn healthy eating and cooking at home, and you can get her involved in the food prep and cooking so she learns these skills for life.
As for you, why 1200 calories/day? Sounds like if you have 65 pounds to lose, you're bigger than is reasonable for someone who's eating such a low calorie goal. (1200 is usually only appropriate for smaller, older women). If you set your calorie goal to 2lbs/week, try setting it to something more reasonable, like 1 or 1.5 per week, and see what MFP gives you. You should have more calories than that.0 -
Twice a month in average. Too expensive, and typically we only eat out when there's something specific that I feel like eating, because if I'm going to have chicken and veggies... I can make that at home for much less money.
Get your daughter involved in the cooking process IMO. She won't let herself starve. You're not doing her any favor by giving in.0 -
Some months, none at all. Some months, twice. I usually go for sushi, though. Rare is the instance I go for other things. And when I do, it's gonna be for a cheat day.0
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The OP says her daughter is underweight, and actually starving herself (in terms of calories, protein, etc.) when she eats what she chooses at home (limited fruits/vegetables). That's what led her medical team to suggest such an unorthodox eating plan. Tough situation.She won't let herself starve. You're not doing her any favor by giving in.0 -
CA_Underdog wrote: »
The OP says her daughter is underweight, and actually starving herself (in terms of calories, protein, etc.) when she eats what she chooses at home (limited fruits/vegetables). That's what led her medical team to suggest such an unorthodox eating plan. Tough situation.She won't let herself starve. You're not doing her any favor by giving in.
Yeah I get that... but still. I'd probably get take out for her and make myself something at home, personally.0 -
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I have cut way back on eating out. you are right it is too hard to count calories etc. when I do eat out I try to make the best low cal choices I can and track to the best of my ability. The good part is MFP even has restaurant food in the database so some things you can tell better what you had.
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Do you know how to cook? How would you be a failure? You would be a WINNER. Cut down on eating out. Make it either a last resort or a reward, not the NORM. Not going to say eating out is bad but you can make better options at home.0
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