Sunday Roast Dinner

DaisyChain80
DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Started my fitness pal Almost a week ago! Going really well so far!

My favourite meal of the week is a Sunday roast....Today we are having pork...yummy....then I worked out how many calories are in a roast dinner.....SHOCKING!! I'm on a 1200 calorie a day so do I have the roast or not!? Lol
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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    This is where you decide if you want your whole days calories to be used up in this one meal..

    You can eat half of your normal portion, and still leave room for something else.

    Personally my weekends are like this when I am in a calorie deficit. Yesterday I ate out, and this was 1200 calories, which was 80% of my day.. same difference here. I wanted the meal I ate yesterday so I compromised.
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    The pork itself is probably only about 250-300 calories a serving. Gravy and side dishes can add up, depending on how they're prepared. My goal is to eat as normally as possible so I'd go ahead and have dinner with my family, but I'd have smaller portions. I love the idea of a traditional sit-down weekly meal. Food is social IMO.
  • bexilashious
    bexilashious Posts: 116 Member
    I always have a roast
    But since being on a diet I don't have the potatoes

    So it's meat and veg with a quarter the amount of gravy is usually have for me

  • DaisyChain80
    DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
    I've decided no potatoes or Yorkshire puddings
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Save calories for this meal.
    Eat smaller portions.
    Choose to eat only part of it and sub in more lower calorie vegetables. Eat the meat with a salad for example.
    If you are the one cooking then try to reduce calories while cooking.
    http://www.hungryhealthyhappy.com/how-to-have-a-healthy-roast-dinner/
    http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/healthy-recipes/art-20047004 http://www.nutritionmd.org/nutrition_tips/nutrition_tips_go_vegetarian/recipe_makeover.html
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    edited September 2016
    DaisyChain80 wrote: »
    I've decided no potatoes or Yorkshire puddings

    That would work. or choose a small portion of one or the other?

    edit: I THINK a 3" piece of yorkshire pudding is only around 100 cals. but then again, mine always absorbs everything near it.
  • twistedwoman
    twistedwoman Posts: 47 Member
    I have a roast each Sunday but have chicken, sweet potato which I roast with some spray oil, broccoli and green beans. Not massive calories and yummy.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    1200 calories seems low. I would eat the roast and the sides but that's me.
  • misscagal
    misscagal Posts: 194 Member
    I make Sunday roast (prime rib so not lean cut at all lol) often with roasted potatoes, carrots and beets and Yorkshire pudding. I either eat smaller portions or make sure Sunday is my "long run" day so I have lots of calorie room. You should be able to work it in! I could never give it up - too yummy :D
  • DaisyChain80
    DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
    @Chef_Barbell you are right but I'm only 5ft and that's the amount MFP worked out that I should be eating to lose 1-2 lb a week
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    DaisyChain80 wrote: »
    @Chef_Barbell you are right but I'm only 5ft and that's the amount MFP worked out that I should be eating to lose 1-2 lb a week

    Then I would learn how to incorporate roasts into your lifestyle. Sounds too yummy to give up to me.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    edited September 2016
    My lunch is 700 to 800 calories almost every day. I just don't eat breakfast any more, out if I absolutely need something I have a Greek yogurt cup or fruit to keep the calories down.
  • DaisyChain80
    DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
    I have a breakfast and an evening meal but for lunch I will just have salad with a little light mayo
  • jo_nz
    jo_nz Posts: 548 Member
    I stick to a small serving of roast meat, one potato piece (maybe 2 if they are small) and more of other veges (carrots, parsnips, greens), and easy on the gravy. We don't often make yorkshire puds, fortunately! I would definitely have some if it's on offer.

    Also, if I have a big, filling roast dinner, I often find I'm not all that hungry the following day and can shave a few calories off my intake (also on 1200).

    Enjoy it!
  • greatatboats
    greatatboats Posts: 28 Member
    If you look up My Big Fat Diet Show on YouTube, they had a lower cal Sunday Roast recipe :) It's Episode 4, part 2.
  • DaisyChain80
    DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
    @greatatboats I will look that up today, thank you
  • Ricksh1000
    Ricksh1000 Posts: 88 Member
    Sunday roast yesterday for me was 665 cals and I definitely had the Yorkshire too!
    I could have made smaller portions of chicken etc but it's just too nice :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    My husband does a delicious Sunday roast dinner ... chicken, roast potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, onions, etc. ... which we have about once a month.

    I forget how high it is in calories, but not a huge amount ... maybe 800-ish ... but that's OK because we precede it with a long bicycle ride which burns in the neighbourhood of 800-ish calories. :)

    Weekends are for exercising a lot ... and then eating well. :grin:
  • tigerblue
    tigerblue Posts: 1,526 Member
    Sunday's are always the hardest for me!
  • DaisyChain80
    DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
    Glad to see I'm not the only one......I think we should all enjoy our Sunday roasts and not feel guilty about it lol
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Have the roast! Deprivation never, ever works and ultimately leads to binge eating.
    Also - why should you miss out an a very normal and delicious meal because you are 'supposed' to eat a certain number per day? It isn't realistic. Enjoy your dinner and get back to it tomorrow. You won't be doing this every day!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited September 2016
    DaisyChain80 wrote: »
    @Chef_Barbell you are right but I'm only 5ft and that's the amount MFP worked out that I should be eating to lose 1-2 lb a week
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    How much weight are you trying to lose? 2 lbs/week is very aggressive and is usually only for people trying to lose 75 or more pounds. If you have less than 50 lbs, 1 lb/week is appropriate, and if less than 25 lbs, then you should aim to lose 0.5 lb/week.

    Additionally, if you work out, you should be adding back at least some of those calories so that you are netting at least 1200 cals. Many people can lose eating more than 1200 cals.

    I'm also petite, 5'2, and lost the majority of my weight eating 1600-1900 cals.

    She said in another thread she wants to lose two stone (28 pounds.)

    @DaisyChain80 - we've suggested in your other threads you set your weekly weight loss goal to no more than one pound per week.
  • DaisyChain80
    DaisyChain80 Posts: 109 Member
    @kshama2001 are you stalking me!? Yes I do want to lose 2 stone MFP worked it out so I could lose 2 lb a week (which I did last week) I would like it if YOU would not comment on anything I put on here.

    As for everyone else on here thanks for the lovely comments

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