Sunday Roast

trawillcy2018
trawillcy2018 Posts: 155 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so it's Sunday roast day & as my mil cooks for lots of people it's impossible to wade in & start weighing stuff & dictating what & how much to put on my plate!
I need some help to estimate the calories please ....
It will be Roast chicken, both boiled & roast potatoes, veg (mostly greens) & instant gravy ...
the most I can do is ask for a moderate portion :)
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks in advance!
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  • shannonprovenzano2812
    shannonprovenzano2812 Posts: 60 Member
    I know it may seem awkward but they should support your weight loss efforts. Get a little portable food scale and weigh everything. Save calories for that meal and enjoy yourself. Your life can’t stop because you’re eating healthy, so you have to find a plan that works with YOUR life!
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Is this a traditional thing to have someone plate your food for you on Sundays? I am not sure I could really handle someone else putting food on my own plate.

    That said, I am a protein eater so my plate would have plenty and supplement with sides of potatoes and if the veggies are to my liking plenty of those. But I am pretty picky on my vegs, the instant gravy is an immediate sodium killer for me. lol

    Do the best you can on estimating and call it a day. Using the hand/palm serving sizing mentioned above might be useful.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    Dish up your own plate or only eat half of what she serves you.

    Or stay home and eat what you want.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    trawillcy2018 wrote: »
    Ok so it's Sunday roast day & as my mil cooks for lots of people it's impossible to wade in & start weighing stuff & dictating what & how much to put on my plate!
    I need some help to estimate the calories please ....
    It will be Roast chicken, both boiled & roast potatoes, veg (mostly greens) & instant gravy ...
    the most I can do is ask for a moderate portion :)
    Any help would be greatly appreciated,
    Thanks in advance!

    Eat lighter at your other meals today.
    Figure it is a maintenance day and don't worry about it. The biggest issue is portion size. Maybe go light on or skip the potatoes and gravy.
    Eat only what you feel comfortable with and leave the rest. Say you weren't that hungry if asked about it.
    If it is weekly then plan for it. Have a conversation with your mil. Get involved in the cooking and plating of food. Ask for recipes. Insist on plating your own. Eat a bit lighter the rest of the week to bank some calories.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Clean your plate - when you serve yourself. The rule does not apply when someone else does it. I too was late to figure this out :#

    i rarely finish my plate ..... i eat until ive had sufficient. then i push it away.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Luckily, as calorie bombs go, the roast needn't be a massive one. Choose what to eat off the plate she gives you. Personally I set everything up in the pots and pans with spoons and let people serve themselves, but if that's how she do after cooking for you I'd let her at it and choose off my my own plate what I was going to to eat.
  • W8WarI
    W8WarI Posts: 567 Member
    trawillcy2018 wrote: »
    MoveitlikeManda wrote: »
    why is it so odd that the person cooking would dish up her meal?

    when I cook, no matter who it is for I dish up the meal, I do ask them what they want and usually show them what's going on and say is that enough/how much but its normal for the cooker to plate up ??

    im 31 and have never been to a family dinner and dished up my own meal.
    and frankly if I was cooking and everyone came in and started to dish up their own Id tell them to F**k off out the kitchen :D

    OP as said above you dont have to eat everything you are given, and I am sure from logging your own food you can have a guestimate of what you do actually eat.

    I LOVE a good Sunday roast so when Im making one I tend not to eat during the day knowing I can have a massive dinner and enjoy it without worrying that its gonna wreck my count for the day.

    #SundaydinnerisnotjustforSundays

    I agree, it's not odd at all having the person who's cooking dish up the meal.
    We live with mil & Sunday's are hers in the kitchen so it wouldn't be any help to her for me to 'get in the way' especially as she usually cooks for at least 10 people!
    The rest of the week is fine as we look after ourselves ...
    After reading all the comments I think I'll just ask for a moderate serving, count it the best I can & enjoy it as always! If it shows on the scales (Monday) then I'll rethink.
    Thanks to all, I appreciate your thoughts :)

    Since you reside, with her & if you're able to stomach leftovers, I'd take a normal portion; that she serves! Then consume half & Glad wrap the remaining half, to've as another meal; plausibly for the next day!

    Doing this instead I believe shows an abundance of appreciation, for what you receive; without unnecessarily denying/wasting any of it!

    Concerning her serving the food herself, I believe that she does this to ration it; to ensure that all 10 people receive a fair amount!
  • trawillcy2018
    trawillcy2018 Posts: 155 Member
    MoveitlikeManda wrote: »
    I don't think it has anything to do with rationing it or making sure everyone gets a fair amount, its just normal to cook and dish up dinner.

    I understand some people put all food out on the table for people to take what they want or put serving spoons in the pots/pans/dishes etc but this is not a "usual" thing. Well not in the UK anyway.

    when you go out for a meal do you go in the kitchen and dish up yourself too? because god forbid somebody dish up your meal :D

    Haha I love your humour! :')
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    MoveitlikeManda wrote: »
    why is it so odd that the person cooking would dish up her meal?

    when I cook, no matter who it is for I dish up the meal, I do ask them what they want and usually show them what's going on and say is that enough/how much but its normal for the cooker to plate up ??

    im 31 and have never been to a family dinner and dished up my own meal.
    and frankly if I was cooking and everyone came in and started to dish up their own Id tell them to F**k off out the kitchen :D

    OP as said above you dont have to eat everything you are given, and I am sure from logging your own food you can have a guestimate of what you do actually eat.

    I LOVE a good Sunday roast so when Im making one I tend not to eat during the day knowing I can have a massive dinner and enjoy it without worrying that its gonna wreck my count for the day.

    #SundaydinnerisnotjustforSundays

    Yeah, I didn't think it was weird either as this is how we do it every day. I dish out everything. If my husband is watching his diet, I will measure his the way I do mine, or let him do it himself.

    When I was growing up, my mom put everything on the table and everyone served themselves. But my gosh that could dirty up so many dishes :).
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    MoveitlikeManda wrote: »
    why is it so odd that the person cooking would dish up her meal?

    when I cook, no matter who it is for I dish up the meal, I do ask them what they want and usually show them what's going on and say is that enough/how much but its normal for the cooker to plate up ??

    im 31 and have never been to a family dinner and dished up my own meal.
    and frankly if I was cooking and everyone came in and started to dish up their own Id tell them to F**k off out the kitchen :D

    OP as said above you dont have to eat everything you are given, and I am sure from logging your own food you can have a guestimate of what you do actually eat.

    I LOVE a good Sunday roast so when Im making one I tend not to eat during the day knowing I can have a massive dinner and enjoy it without worrying that its gonna wreck my count for the day.

    #SundaydinnerisnotjustforSundays

    It is not normal at homes where I have eaten for the cook to plate everyone's food especially if there are a lot of people. Either the food is in the kitchen and everyone fills their own plate there or the food is on the table and you fill your own plate unless you are a young child or something is too heavy to pass. That is how it has always been.
  • trawillcy2018
    trawillcy2018 Posts: 155 Member
    Anna_137 wrote: »
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    Is this a traditional thing to have someone plate your food for you on Sundays? I am not sure I could really handle someone else putting food on my own plate.

    I don't know if it's a UK thing but generally whoever is cooking dishes up everyone's food. Sometimes they might put a dish of something on the table for people to serve themselves, but not usually the whole meal. The sauces/gravy are also left on the table for people to take what they want. It would be really unusual to go to someone's house for dinner and ask them if you could put your food on your plate yourself. If you explained why then reasonable people would be fine with it, but i could imagine some would get offended.

    When I got to my dad's for dinner, I just over estimate. But I don't go very often.

    Yes, it's the usual way in the UK & plus we kinda live upstairs so we eat all our meals in our room, there's no sitting at the table in this house!
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    she dishes up your plate for you?

    yeah. no.

    but then, i also dont eat other peoples food. its always been an OCD thing of mine, not a calorie thing. though it comes in useful for that too.

    Then maybe you don't go to restaurants. But, with the exception of buffets, every restaurant plates the guest's food. I don't understand why this is so odd.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    MoveitlikeManda wrote: »
    why is it so odd that the person cooking would dish up her meal?

    when I cook, no matter who it is for I dish up the meal, I do ask them what they want and usually show them what's going on and say is that enough/how much but its normal for the cooker to plate up ??

    im 31 and have never been to a family dinner and dished up my own meal.
    and frankly if I was cooking and everyone came in and started to dish up their own Id tell them to F**k off out the kitchen :D

    OP as said above you dont have to eat everything you are given, and I am sure from logging your own food you can have a guestimate of what you do actually eat.

    I LOVE a good Sunday roast so when Im making one I tend not to eat during the day knowing I can have a massive dinner and enjoy it without worrying that its gonna wreck my count for the day.

    #SundaydinnerisnotjustforSundays

    It is not normal at homes where I have eaten for the cook to plate everyone's food especially if there are a lot of people. Either the food is in the kitchen and everyone fills their own plate there or the food is on the table and you fill your own plate unless you are a young child or something is too heavy to pass. That is how it has always been.

    Now that I think of it, I only fill everyone's plate if it is just our family. When we have guests, I do have them fill their own plate. We don't have guests often, so that is why I didn't think of it.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Clean your plate - when you serve yourself. The rule does not apply when someone else does it. I too was late to figure this out :#

    This is my approach. When I serve myself I tend to serve myself exactly what I want to eat and no more (and I don't get seconds). When someone else does, well, I use judgment (and this is a restaurant thing, mostly).

    When we have dinners usually you get some say over how much goes on your plate or, ideally, you dish up yourself from plates and bowls on the table or counter.

    Anyway roasted chicken, potatoes, and veg are something I ate frequently when losing. (Not instant gravy, I'd skip it, and better if you know how much fat she added.)
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    mmapags wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    she dishes up your plate for you?

    yeah. no.

    but then, i also dont eat other peoples food. its always been an OCD thing of mine, not a calorie thing. though it comes in useful for that too.

    Then maybe you don't go to restaurants. But, with the exception of buffets, every restaurant plates the guest's food. I don't understand why this is so odd.

    restaurants are different. and i go to those very very rarely. and i do not ever EVER go to buffets. They violate every single one of my food rules.

    I have OCD. i dont give a *kitten* if no one understands it. Theyre my rules, and serve me well.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    mmapags wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    she dishes up your plate for you?

    yeah. no.

    but then, i also dont eat other peoples food. its always been an OCD thing of mine, not a calorie thing. though it comes in useful for that too.

    Then maybe you don't go to restaurants. But, with the exception of buffets, every restaurant plates the guest's food. I don't understand why this is so odd.

    restaurants are different. and i go to those very very rarely. and i do not ever EVER go to buffets. They violate every single one of my food rules.

    I have OCD. i dont give a *kitten* if no one understands it. Theyre my rules, and serve me well.

    I get you. You have to deal with your OCD as you see fit.

    I am a retired chef. When we have guests for dinner, it depends on what I've prepared as to whether I will plate or let others serve themselves. Sometimes with some things, like say rack of lamb with roasted potatoes and a veggie, it makes more sense to plate and sauce. There is also a certain art to the presentation. A comfort meal like Chili, I'll put out the chili and the garnishes and let people help themselves.
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