Chipotle Problem

I don't really have any advice because I don't know Chipotle's menu that well. But I understand what you mean...I worked at Panera for a few months right after I started my last attempt to eat healthier. We didn't get free meals, but they were heavily discounted. I went in at 5:00am or 6:00am which was way to early for me to eat before leaving for work...so I'd end up eating some crap from there.

So I work at Chipotle, and while it's a fast pace job where I'm always on my feet for my 8 hour shift I eat for free there. And when I go on break it's usually dinner since I work 3-11. Everyone eats their lunch or dinner there because employees eat for free. I try to eat healthy options since there are so many. But I feel like everyday eating chipotle for dinner isn't particularly healthy. I was thinking I could bring food but it's kind of looked down upon... Anyone have any ideas?

Start bringing your own food. Chipotle is packed with Fat!! I just ate there and picked healthy stuff..my food was 2000cals with like obscene amts of fat/sodium and wayyyyyy too much protein (like 80ish). Who cares what's frowned on you need to take care of yourself!

If I worked at Chipotle I would weigh 500 pounds. I go there about once a week but I get the bowl and chicken and no sour cream or cheese.

I used to work at an office where a Chipotle moved very close (walking distance) and I ate Chipotle five days a week for two months until I changed companies. Chipotle is proof that God exists.

i love chipotle...chicken fajita bowls rock (darn i might have to go get some today :ohwell: )

i would just bring my own food..can you possibly step out and have your lunch somewhere else if they dont like you bringing your own food..

eating there 5d a wk..is a bit much...no matter how differently you make it...it all taste the same after a while...

as far as working out....if you could get in a good 30min workout before school or work...at least you're getting some in

I go to Chipotle from time to time. If you opt out of the tortilla and just get a bowl of salad with veggies, black beans and salsa with a little dressing, it's very low cal and pretty healthy as far as eating out goes.

When I go to chipotle, I get the chicken burrito bowl with no beans, sour cream, or guacamole and extra lettuce... i think it's around 600 calories or less without those things in it?

Also, I do recommend bringing your own food if you can.

good luck!

Start bringing your own food. Chipotle is packed with Fat!! I just ate there and picked healthy stuff..my food was 2000cals with like obscene amts of fat/sodium and wayyyyyy too much protein (like 80ish). Who cares what's frowned on you need to take care of yourself!
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I eat there every few weeks since it's my son's favorite post practice dinner. I have never eaten over 600 calories and I am always stuffed. I don't think I could eat 2000 calories there if I tried.

My wife and I eat at Chipotle all the time on our diets.

I am ONLY counting calories, so that may be the difference to some of you. Only counting calories thus far has lost me 19 lbs.

This is about 560 calories, confirmed by chipotle.com;

Chicken burrito BOWL, black beans, rice, fajita vegetables, corn salsa - NO cheese, NO sour cream, NO chips.

560 calories is a little over a third of my calorie allowance daily - but its a good, filling lunch or dinner.

This is the same for me - I get the bowl and that solves the calorie issue - I let myself have sour cream if I want to budget for it.

Its really not that bad for you unless you're trying to avoid fat and sodium I guess. Obviously no chips and guacomole is really high cal so - but if I didn't get rice, I'd get the guac probably.

Go look at their nutritional facts, its not as bad as someone made it out to be

I looooovee Chipotle!!!
I would eat Chipotle twice a day if I were you. I wouldn't be able to stop myself!! HAHA

Okay, so first off, don't trust the website's calorie estimates. You should jot down your portions and have a better estimate. See, these fast food places are required to post their calories--but its on the assumption you are being served less--and takes advantage of the legal "margin of error". So basically they can skew the numbers a LOT.

Anyway, I know the tortillas are beyond delicious, but you need to not eat them! White carbs do more damage than good. Lets say you can have a full sized burrito once a week. Yes, ONCE a week. The other days make this:
A burrito bowl with mainly black beans, fajita vegetables, (some chicken if you eat meat, but not a whole lot), corn, lettuce, and a little salsa. Now THAT sounds tasty to me right now. I know you may be "addicted" to the whole enchilada, erm, burrito....but seriously, it fades!!! Black beans are very very healthy for you! High fiber diets are some of the most successful diets, and you would get protein too that would last. You wouldn't get the hunger later that you would from white rice and the tortilla. Since you are eating a lot of sodium, drink extra water, even more than the requirement.

So that was long, but I know you can do it! Remember, once a week you get what you want!

OMG Chipotle...mmm...so good. I am hungry now. Had my first bowl in Colorado a couple weeks ago!

Could you go for a run/walk during part of your lunch to squeeze in some exercise? Or go up and down some stairs?

I'm in the - Chipotle can be reasonable! - camp. I'd focus more on eating a salad with yummies on top (half portions of meat, beans, etc - double portions of veggies... no tortilla or rice) and maybe bringing some fruit to eat with it

eat lunch in your car if you have too. frankly i wouldn't care what people would think. Its your life, take control of it! Twll them you are sick of mexican food, burnt out whatever, thats pretty normal.

bring your own food and tell them to stuff it! your having fuel not food!