The best way to track when eating at a restaurant
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tracefan
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I do my best to track correctly but I know I will never be exact. However it is easiest to break up each piece of the meal? If I log it as (flounder almondine) for instance then I see all different brands come up. So how do I log this.. flounder then almonds with butter sauce?
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That's what I try to do. Break the meal up into its components.0
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I track everything what I think the plain raw weight is of the main ingredients, then I will just quick add how many grams of fats I think is added to the dish0
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Since I don't eat out too often I don't worry about being too exact, I usually try to find something similar in the database and add the highest calorie option just to be safe0
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I mainly eat at restaurants that freely show nutritional info on their sites, such as nandos. Everything else I just deconstruct and over estimate by a bit. As I am prone do underestimating.0
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I do a combination of all of the above. And when all else fails and I know I won't be able to get a decently accurate count I log 300-400 for a starter, 1000 for a main including vegetables, 500 for a dessert, and 200-300 for any extra sides. It means I basically write off that day, but for special meals every couple of months it's worth it.0
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My trainer - whilst on a cut - used to take scales to the restaurant hahaha dedicated or what.0
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Or if there was a way to search out the meal you might have ahead of time if it were a chain restaurant? Otherwise, I try to break it down into parts. I'm always astonished how many calories there are in prepared food, even when I thought I'd chosen well!0
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I eat out a lot.. Wont be doing so for a while. Vacation in March.. so I need to really not go overboard. BIKINI? But saving for Valentines day reservations that are made.... so I have a feeling I will be acting like the day never existed here on MFP YIKES.0
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