Eating out, family dinners, etc. What do you do?

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    Eat lighter during the day, cut down 100 calories the rest of the week, and you'll be fine.
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    edited April 2015
    Just do the best you can. Plan for it ahead of time when you can by saving back some calories and/or working out more in the days leading up to the meal. Enjoy whateever you have on these occasions; don't make yourself miserable with a salad plate at a beautiful charcuterie. Log it to the best of your ability, erring on the side of overestimation. And then move on and be happy you had a great time!

    For regular events, I'll tell you what I told my friend who has a weekly dinner at the in-laws' she didn't know how to log: put a regular quick-add approximation in your diary for that day every week (for her I suggested 700 calories at every Sunday lunch). Then just don't sweat it -- as long as your approximation was realistic, even if it's more food one week and less food at a meal two weeks later, it will eventually balance out. Watch your loss for a month or so and adjust your approximation as needed to get closer to reality.
  • LivvyOwl97
    LivvyOwl97 Posts: 3 Member
    Everyone's allowed a cheat meal, just enjoy yourself :)
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  • saruuhm
    saruuhm Posts: 71 Member
    Sometimes I will pack my own food or just bring a protein bar! But I have never done that at a restaurant, only if my family or friends want to go out for ice cream or something like that!

    Eat what you want and enjoy time with your family celebration! :) everything in moderation! I still try to log as best as I can when I go out to eat, just still making healthy decisions!

    If I know something is coming up, j will eat really clean prior to the event, so I can eat guilt free! Cheat days are good as long as you bust your butt for the rest of the week :)

    Have fun!
  • samhennings
    samhennings Posts: 441 Member
    I eat out. I blow my calorie budget for the day. I enjoy it. I get "back on the wagon" the following day.

    While in the restaurant I eat what I want, but I admit I do find myself being a little mindful of the calories in things (if printed) while making my choices.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Unless you're doing this kind of stuff routinely I personally wouldn't worry about it...it's one day...try to look at the bigger picture...one day is pretty irrelevant in the big picture.
  • s2mikey
    s2mikey Posts: 146 Member
    edited April 2015
    What I do is accept the fact that sometimes you WILL be eating a little "worse" than usual. Then, I try and mitigate the "badness" of the meal by making at least some good choices. Like skipping french fries & haveing a side veggie instead. Choosing a main menu item thats not as bad as a greasy, fried item. Things like that.

    The key for this to work is to be sure you are behaving most of the time & outside of the family and friend gatherings. Ive been able to do this and I NEVER worry about it because I follow my own advice of behaving MOST of the time. ;)

    Whatever you do - do NOT feel bad or miss out on a good time due to dietary constraints. Life is way too short for that and you'll also end up angry about it. Not worth it :)
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Wait, a meat buffet??! How the hell didn't I think of that? Where do I sign up?
  • Emmatyan
    Emmatyan Posts: 87 Member
    BFDeal wrote: »
    I eat meat every day. Mostly chicken. It's $1.99 a pound for chicken breast. I get big bags of frozen fish too.They're pretty cheap. Steaks I usually buy if they're marked down because it's the last day before they need to be sold. I'd say I used to spend WAY more on eating out and fast food than I do now on meat. YMMV.
    Meat is much more expensive here and I can't afford it other than 1/2 breast in a day( So I really miss meat!
  • Emmatyan
    Emmatyan Posts: 87 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Wait, a meat buffet??! How the hell didn't I think of that? Where do I sign up?

    Sounds amazing, doesn't it?;)
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