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August 29, 2007
More On Why It's Impossible To Estimate Calories When You Eat Out
I didn't want to go out yesterday, but one of my staff was quite adamant that she needed to go out, and she even offered to buy me lunch, so I went. Of course I had a lovely time, as I always do with one of my three favorite staff members (I have three staff members, so they are all my favorite!) but I felt rather full after lunch, even though I had what I thought would be an easy to estimate and enter into COM meal. I had the tequilla lime chicken salad, which is just six ounces of chicken breast on top of a green salad with a touch of avocado, black beans, and a tomato basil chipoltle vinegarette on the side, of which I used a tablespoon.
By dinner I still wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat. I couldn't figure out how I could have had enough calories to make me not hungry five hours later. Then MR sent me this:
7 Ways Chefs Sabotage Your Diet
Aha! I wonder what happened to that chicken before it got to my plate!
Thanks so much to all for your kind comments. I'm doing okay, and my grandmother seems to be doing well. My father and step-mother took her out to dinner last night, and it was her first dinner outside of the retirement community in two years! In his last approximately two years my grandfather wouldn't leave the house, and he got very frightened when she left him for more than a half hour or so, so she just didn't leave, other than to go to the grocery store or to the dining room at the retirement community. My parents took her to a nice restaurant and then drove her all around town to see the things that had changed. The memorial service will be in a week and a half, and I'm going to wear my prettiest black suit. My grandfather would want everyone dressed to the nines... he was the biggest male fashionista I've ever met. He had more ties than a Brooks Brothers outlet.
Today I'm off to Scranton... again. Just for one night this time. Then home to spend Thursday night and the weekend with MR before he heads off to England for SENS.
Posted by april at August 29, 2007 7:53 AM
Comments
I completely agree! I have really no clue how to enter restaurant food into CoM because it's so difficult to estimate how much oil or butter the chef has used in a particular dish. Then when you add all these extra "tricks" they use (I call them cheats) well, it just becomes impossible to calculate. I tend to think of any days when I eat at a (non-japanese) restaurant as a CR write-off, and at an average of 1000 calories per menu item I'm probably right. Thank you for convincing me I'm not paranoid. Good tips for quizzing the waitstaff too. One other thing that might help is telling them that oil/butter/mayo gives you a serious allergic reaction. Haven't had the guts to try that one yet though.
Posted by: JD2 at August 29, 2007 12:27 PM
That eDiets article was eye opening. Just going to a name brand restaurant and then looking up the recipe and nutritional info afterwards can be a real shocker. At least you were listening to your body and realizing that even at dinner time, you were still not hungry. It's important to listen to those signs and not eat until you feel real hunger.
That sounds like a lovely time for your grandmother out and about like that.I'm sure she enjoyed it. A memorial is a wonderful way to celebrate the life of someone dear. I'm sure some of the elements of his life that he cared about will be represented for all to see.
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Posted by: Deborah at August 29, 2007 3:05 PM
You guys sure have tough lives if this is what you obsess about.
Posted by: Linda G at August 29, 2007 4:04 PM
Linda,
what exactly is your problem? You don't know us, you have no contact with us, yet you feel obliged to write something nasty on my blog.
I spent my year: a) Working 16 hours a day to help health care professionals get a voice on the job b) taking care of my friends and family c) helping my grandfather pass on to the next world with dignity. So I also care for my health... why is that a problem to you? Is there something you would prefer that I do? Perhaps you are so busy negotiating world peace and you require some assistance that I could render if only I weren't busy attempting to eat kale?
And what have you been up to? Just writing nasty comments on blogs?
I have a theory as to where I'm getting this latest round of trolls from, but I'm going to do some research before I explain it.
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Posted by: april at August 29, 2007 8:27 PM
for every random troll, there needs to be an equal and opposite reaction.
I want to be you when I grow up.
Posted by: Kitty at August 30, 2007 3:58 AM
A real shame you're not coming to the U.K. this year.
Hopefully next year we can get together?
In the meantime, hang in there, and do please ignore the troll droppings.
Posted by: Lindsay at August 30, 2007 6:25 AM