How It Should Be!
 

I've been very hesitant to go out to restaurants with friends, especially since I've started calorie counting again. The items on the menu (calories and fat) simply blow my mind.

Anyway, I went out with one of my friends to Chili's for a "power lunch." Granted, I'm not a huge Chili's fan, so it wasn't a huge loss for me to check out the salads. THEN I took a look at the Chicken Cesar Salad's nutrition information on their website. My eyes almost bulged out of my skull! Decided to nix that instead for a grilled chicken salad, light cheese, low fat ranch, and no croutons. Since that was a significant difference in calories, I also went and had some of the enchilada soup (not bad for Chili's food!)

In addition, later on this evening, I passed up buying buttered movie popcorn for my viewing of The Three Musketeers (which is in the dvd player as we speak.) I'm very proud of myself! :carrot:

Anyway, I said all of this to say that smart phones REALLY help put things in perspective when you go to restaurants :) Once I get a full-time job, I'll definitely be investing in one!

Congratulations on planning ahead. That is what it takes.

Good for you! Keep it up!

My iPhone has been one of my best weight loss tools! I could not have gotten this far without it!!

Not only do I count my calories with an app on my phone, I check out restaurant nutrition also. It can be done on the fly. I just need a few minutes to figure out what's the best and I can do it in the car on the way over. I even do it at the table! :) It gives me so much flexibility.

Seriously, get a smartphone. You will not regret it in the least

Great job!

Congrats! You seem to have everything under control and you're making great food choices. Keep it up!

Ihop has healthy choices with the calorie content right on the menu, the balsamic glazed chicken is fantastic! Smart phones make it so much easier at most restaurant for sure! Good going :)

i love my android phone when i'm out, lol. kudos on your wise choices!