Eating out does not help :-)

I ate out last Thursday with my friend, Donna. I ate out on Monday at lunch with my teaching partner, Brandy. I ate out with Jennifer tonight. Eating out is yummy (East Side Marios twice and Swiss Chalet once), but it wreaks havoc with my eating plan. And trying to come up with how many calories I have eaten is impossible. I checked on the Swiss Chalet site and they don't list information on all their menu items. I only had salad, bread sticks and a little pasta or soup when I ate out, but still, I would have liked to have known how many calories, etc. I was taking in. I don't eat out that often and when I do eat at McDonald's with Colin, I can make sure to keep my eating there within my allowance. I am trying to eat out less often - one, so that I don't blow my calorie, etc., allowance and two, so that we can continue to save money for our cruise. So, although I might not be able to keep track of what I eat when I eat out, I am keeping pretty good track of everything that goes into my mouth. One thing that happened yesterday that annoyed me (about myself) is that I didn't measure what I was eating when I was at Krystal's. We had a yummy meal of penne alfredo with chicken, onions and green peppers. I came home and entered the information and wow, was it ever more than I thought. I have been measuring everything I eat (made from home) and this time I didn't. If I had checked out the info prior to eating, I know I would have eaten less. One more lesson learned. :-)