Eating out on plan

Jthanmyfitnesspal
Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,529 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Invited to a sumptuous meal at a nice restaurant.

Active day, but not with a ton of exercise. (Does singing count? It makes you hungry!)

I have about 600kcals left for the day.

Yikes!

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  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    Personally, I would have no problem eating a 600 calorie dinner. What plan are you on? What kind of restaurant is it? Can you see a menu online? If you tell me the restaurant and let me see an online menu I can help you choose. I do this all the time...in fact, we're celebrating my mother-in-love's 80th birthday at an elegant Italian place in two weeks, and I already know what I'm eating...
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    So eat at maintenance for a day?
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    ^^^this.

    OR eat what you want, log it and then deduct 50-100 calories the next few days to make up for it!

  • siraphine
    siraphine Posts: 185 Member
    Ask for a box before you eat, put half in and find the closest option you can in the MFP database. As long as you don't eat out constantly, small inaccuracies won't end you.
  • sarko15
    sarko15 Posts: 330 Member
    600 is definitely doable unless you go for something way decadent. Get a salad, or ask for a box. Do water instead of wine. Whatever you think works. I don't follow a "plan" as much as I watch what I eat and try to keep it within a set calorie range, and that helps.
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    If you know where you'll be going, check out the restaurant's website for nutritional information and make your dinner choices before you even go. You're more likely to stick to your goals if you aren't under the pressure of "can I take your order". If you go over, it isn't the end of the world. Enjoy it and get back on track tomorrow!
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,529 Member
    This was a tough one. It was a tapas restaurant. Every dish was fairly heavy, but you only eat a few bites of each. It would be extremely hard to estimate what one ate. My solution was to skip alcohol, eat some of everything (including a bite of desert), then quick add a bunch of calories for the meal (I selected 1000 as a nice round number). It put me over for the day, but within a the range of maintenance.

    Good news: I certainly didn't gain any weight on that day, particularly.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

    Good news: I certainly didn't gain any weight on that day, particularly.

    Obviously... cos it doesn't work like that!

    Love tapas :smiley:
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