Are you "good" when you eat out?
 

When you get food from restaurants do you stick to your usual healthier eating habits or do you eat whatever you want?

I don't eat out often and see it as a treat, so I always want something tasty and try to compensate a little by having a healthy side or getting something grilled instead of deep fried. Then sometimes I'm just plain "bad", but I've never been just plain "good", and then I'm full...of regrets.

This has always been a struggle for me and usually ends in me feeling like I've wrecked everything and derails my healthy habits. So I refuse to eat out. I always make sure I'm prepared with healthy meals/snacks packed whenever I'm out of the house for too long to make sure I can avoid temptation. Eating out is just BAD for me. Lol.

On the rare occasion I do have to eat out for whatever reason, my go-to meal is a salad with grilled chicken and no dressing. If I can't get a salad, I won't go to that restaurant. :)

Depends on the place. If I've been there before I usually have a few safe items I can stick to..If its a new place I usually want to try something and I fall off the rails.

I pretty much always order whatever is the healthiest food item on the menu, and have for the past 20 years. I satisfy my want for certain flavor profiles at home. I usually don't like to eat out because I don't think the food tastes that great (because it's usually some kind of salad or grilled fish/chicken with vegetables on the side).

In college we were required to make a "bucket list" of things that we wanted to accomplish. One of my line items was to order what looks the best to me at a restaurant instead of what the healthiest thing was.

Depends. For the most part as a rare treat, I'm gonna eat what I want. That being said my stomach doesn't tolerate a lot of things anymore.
Sometimes I'll order an app if it seems paleo or somewhat paleo. I don't do well with most starches.
Otherwise, I'm likely to order steak and vegetables. Not terrible considering other options. Sometimes a salad with dressing on the side. More the reason is because I don't like the way they drench it.
If I eat bread I try to stick to one piece or not even start. I never feel good after that. Dessert is a very rare treat that I share with husband and kiddo. Ones usually enough for the three of us.

I try to make better choices. It's funny though, I've noticed over the years that I enjoy going out less and less, and I think it's because I start to think about how many calories are in this or that and it kind of ruins it for me. More often than not I stick with soup and salad. One thing I do love about this approach is now when I leave a restaurant I'm no longer "stuffed to the gills" miserably bloated.

I used to order exactly what my heart (or stomach) desired but I've gotten better. If I think about how I've eaten that last few days, I might go for a salad or fish with veggies. If I indulge in something heavier, I try to make the side something light. And then sometimes I just have the tastiest thing on the menu and don't worry about it. One thing I've found is that I can't eat as much anymore so it's not the same kind of damage as before.

I've also found I sometimes get the side eye from my friends who I used to overindulge with. One friend in particular seems bothered when I order healthy food or decline seconds. Oh well! I can't gorge myself to make you feel better!

90% of the time, if I'm dining out its a special occasion and I'm not concerned with what I eat that night.

Life is too short not to have those moments where you just eat what you feel like eating and then move on.

Moderation in all things. :)

Occasionally if I'm going out for lunch or something to meet a friend, I'll make choices that fit in my calories and macros for the day.

If I know what restaurant I'm going to, I check out their menu beforehand so I can figure out what I'm going to have and not have to take 15 minutes to order.

Also, I'm never afraid to ask for substitutions. Most places can be accommodating.

i try to make the best choice i can wherever i am

I do check the calorie counts online wherever possible -- it's good both to check on my own guesses and to help me avoid the real surprises (like the 1200-calorie appetizer).....

I don't eat out often, but this is what I do too. I prefer to cook at home, so when I do have a special occasion dinner, I usually go for something I wouldn't be able to replicate at home.

I count calories and have for decades since I lost the original weight, but I've matured to a place where I don't think of eating as being "good" or "bad." I have high days and low days but I don't think of it in terms that connote morality or regret.

I was also a diligent calorie counter for about 13 years, and I am a nutritionist, so I know how many calories are in most foods just by looking at them. Having that knowledge makes it a lot easier to make reasonable choices.

I always struggle when we eat out I am doing slimming world and will often have a mixed grill cut all the fat off and have it with a jacket pot and give hubby my sausage so then I am " good"

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