Reached my first Goal !

I wanted to be down in the "teens" (219,218, etc..)  by the time my friend got back, she has been gone for three months. As of yesterday I was 219 ! tomorrow she gets home we will be going out to eat at applebees, I have already scoped out the menu for whats low cal on it, hehe. garlic chicken and potatoes 360 calories

And to top it off someone noticed today I was losing weight, they said "your belly has gone down a lot, you don't look like you are pregnant anymore" lol, life is sad when you are a guy and look pregnant !

Congrats on that!  It's nice when other people start noticing the difference.

Clint

Good job reaching your goal. If you like fish, you might want to look into Chili's next time you go out. They have wood grilled tilapia with seasonal vegetables that is 200 calories for the entire plate. It is great.

It was her selection, and I am kind of a ways out of the city. not a lot of choices. the nearest  Chili's is probably 70 miles away. Besides I am sure going out for drinks after will kill any savings. Its OK though, she only gets back from being gone three months once !

Congrats to you!  I am 1.2 lbs away from my first goal and am pretty excited.  Thanks also for the good restaurant ideas - it's so hard to eat out anymore!  I've been continually shocked by the calories in my favorite fast foods since I am really new to this.  Thanks also to the poster who mentioned the Tilapia at Chili's!  I never knew about their "Guiltless Grill" offerings until I was trying to verify the Tilapia calories.  Some really reasonable options!

Original Post by bmfan77:

I wanted to be down in the "teens" (219,218, etc..)  by the time my friend got back, she has been gone for three months....

 "friend' huh?

Congrats, I bet you look fantastic!

Congrats! It's always good to hear some good news and success. Also, thanks for the good ideas at places to eat. As Camillech said, it's hard to find a nice place to eat healthy. Have fun!

Yeah its shocking when you start looking into how many calories are in restaurant food. I would of got the shrimp alfredo pasta, but after looking it up its 1,700 calories ! heck a 600 calorie Big Mac from McDonalds seems like diet food in comparison...

oh well, going out together isnt about the food anyway...

You're right.  You can eat healthy and still go out with someone.  It's not all about the food you're eating, not all about what you do just as long as you do it together.  Congrats on meeting your goal.  Keep up the good work. :)

Congrats on meeting your first goal!  That's fantastic and I know you feel fabulous.

You can certainly date/go out and enjoy food and drink....plan ahead.  You already did a great thing by scoping out the menu at Applebees.  Now just watch the alcohol and you will be fine.

Have fun.

WTG!!!!!!

I am currently half way to my first goal, I can't wait til I get there.

Congrats Again!