BBQ with friends

jlav3
jlav3 Posts: 17
in Health and Weight Loss
So, I went to a BBQ with friends and I can't for the life of me figure out how to log it. I know the chicken was marinated in something. The baked beans and potato salad were all homeaide. There was a homeaide spinich dip with some chips - no clue how to log that one either! I've been doing so well for the last 2 weeks that I'm thinking I'll just let the rest of the day slide with logging everything, be sure to hit the treadmill or something when I get off work tonight, and start fresh in the morning. I used discretion with the eating, but was so busy chatting that I lost count of the chips and dip during the cooking time!

Oh well - it's one day out of 2 weeks right? As long as I don't make this a habit, I shouldn't see this hurt me - we hope!!!

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  • umachanxo
    umachanxo Posts: 926 Member
    Sometimes if I have a pot luck or BBQ, I just quick add the rest of my calories XD
  • jlav3
    jlav3 Posts: 17
    So like guestimate based on what is in the database? That's not a bad idea!
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Try looking it up in the database... it may not perfectly match what you ate, but as you point out, it's just one meal out of a bunch.

    Good terms to use... "generic", "homemade", "bbq", "barbecue", "barbeque". For this, the "homemade" is probably better than the "generic" because the restaurant or take-out varieties usually use higher calorie ingredients than homemade recipes. (I'm assuming your hosts made the bbq instead of buying something pre-made.)
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    you could always look up things in the database as "generic"...thats what i would do....if you want to log it....if not, your idea is great, these things are part of life and can be enjoyed in moderation. remember lifestyle change :)

    just realized the person above me had the same idea :)


    tonight i had hibachi veggies, steak and shrimp from a local place....i just look it up in the database as generic/or from restaurants since the local place has no nutrition facts to look at.
  • jlav3
    jlav3 Posts: 17
    Yes - everything was homeaide. I just looked in the database and did a kind-of guesstimate. It looks like I'm only about 485 calories over for today and haven't exercized any. I do get off work in about 3 hours so that might just be some good motivation to go hit the treadmill or something - try to earn back some of those. The hardest guesstimate I had was the amount of chips I had - didn't keep track and should have. I was just having so much fun chatting LOL!!

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