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How do you track meals out, or when you order in food? (An actual question - no snark. I want to start but I always get stuck here)
by kaishiro 8y ago
How do you track meals out, or when you order in food? (An actual question - no snark. I want to start but I always get stuck here)
- JaumeGreen 8y agoThere are some apps that have calories from some restaurants. Also after some time weighting all the food you get better at estimating how much each ingredient weights, and at knowing how much each thing "costs" in calories. It will not be perfect, but better than nothing.
- Swizec 8y agoMyfitnesspal’s database is surprisingly good. Most chains are in there. For other restaurants I guesstimate. After 5 years my guesstimates have gotten pretty accurate. I also don’t sweat about perfect tracking. It’s more about observing general trends. 100 cals up or down all averages out over your lifetime. Or even a single week. That said when you have strict goals, the only solution is not to eat out or at least to limit it a lot. Like when you have to be a certain weight or bodyfat for a specific event that’s X days/weeks out
- pacerwpg 8y agoYes, there are pretty good proxy items, even if you don't have exactly the same item. If they have wings from chain X in MFP, but you're at chain Y and you know chain X has a bigger order, or bigger wings, estimate and do your best. Use what you know about other comparable items.