[quote=ocrenter]
the issue is too much food, regardless of the activities.
for example, brisk walking for 2 hours burn 200 calories. but if you get a single entree at a regular restaurant you are routinely looking at 1700 to 2000 calories, added to that drinks and appetizers and desert, you could be looking at 3000 calories. assuming that person would eat another 1000 calories for the other 2 meals of the day, that translate to 5000 calories. subtract 2000 calories for a typical male with average activities for a day, that’s 3000 calories over on that day. 3000/200 = 15 hours of brisk walking to burn up the excess calories. how many people walk 15 hours on a day that they decide to go out to Chili’s or TGIF or Claim Jumper?[/quote]
Simple solution, on a planned dinner out day to a restaurant where the food is heavy for breakfast have a glass of juice and a piece of high fiber toast, for lunch a hard boiled egg and apple. Drink plenty of water during the day to help deal with the lousy restaurant food. Order one of the healthier things on the menu or just eat half.(Any reasonable variations will do)
I don’t really consider that dieting. It is just applying common sense and decent care in the face of a questionable dinner.Most importantly, the remedy is before the fact not after. No guilt or panic or other negatives associated with dieting.
