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Weight Loss Tips
Counting Calories at Restaurants
One of the most difficult things about my journey to weight loss has been going to restaurants or parties with friends.
My wife and I quickly found out that the best way to avoid a caloric binge was to have a "game plan" before we went into the restaurants. Simply put, you need to know exactly what you are going to eat before you go, that way there are no surprises. (We should all probably do this before going to Costco and spending an extra $100 on "stuff" too!)
So how do you know how many calories are in what at the restaurant you are going to?
The best way is to use the internet to find nutritional information from the restaurant. If the restaurant does not have nutritional information, then type in the menu item itself followed by calories. This works with a lot of menu items. The reason I used this example is because I couldn't easily find the answer with this one. If you can't find the calories for Texas Roadhouse's pulled pork then just try "pulled pork calories" and that should give you a good idea.
Here are some links to some restaurants we use frequently and remember knowing your caloric information before going in is a great way to avoid a coronary!
Arby's
Chilis
Subway
Applebees (here's what their site says but I found a good alternative anyway "We do not provide nutritional information on Applebee's items. Too bad I found it anyway!)
Wendy's
McDonalds
Old Spaghetti Factory
Taco Bell
Counting Calories at Restaurants
One of the most difficult things about my journey to weight loss has been going to restaurants or parties with friends.
My wife and I quickly found out that the best way to avoid a caloric binge was to have a "game plan" before we went into the restaurants. Simply put, you need to know exactly what you are going to eat before you go, that way there are no surprises. (We should all probably do this before going to Costco and spending an extra $100 on "stuff" too!)
So how do you know how many calories are in what at the restaurant you are going to?
The best way is to use the internet to find nutritional information from the restaurant. If the restaurant does not have nutritional information, then type in the menu item itself followed by calories. This works with a lot of menu items. The reason I used this example is because I couldn't easily find the answer with this one. If you can't find the calories for Texas Roadhouse's pulled pork then just try "pulled pork calories" and that should give you a good idea.
Here are some links to some restaurants we use frequently and remember knowing your caloric information before going in is a great way to avoid a coronary!
Arby's
Chilis
Subway
Applebees (here's what their site says but I found a good alternative anyway "We do not provide nutritional information on Applebee's items. Too bad I found it anyway!)
Wendy's
McDonalds
Old Spaghetti Factory
Taco Bell
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