Originally Posted by
Machka
How are those problems?
Neighbourhood cookout ... eat the salad and eat the rest in moderation. Eat less during the rest of the day. Go for a long, long bicycle ride.
Work summer picnic ... eat the salad and eat the rest in moderation. Eat less during the rest of the day. Go for a long, long bicycle ride.
Birthday ... well, personally, I don't "feast" at any time. On my birthdays we usually find a place that serves Mexican food and have a normal-sized restaurant meal for dinner. Then we might have chocolate cheesecake for dessert. The calories are higher than what I'd normally eat, but because I'm a cyclist, I ride my age on my birthday or a day close to my birthday as the larger part of my celebration.
So I burn off the dinner and cheesecake before I have them.
Easily solvable problems.
Those are fine suggestions that may work for some people.
For me they're like asking a 20 year alcoholic to go to happy hour and have one beer.
btw-
The cookout was extreme bordering on comical.
3 meats all high fat. Big white rolls, lots of all condiments.
Potato salad with lots of real mayo and boiled eggs.
Baked beans with sugar and ground meat and bacon.(delicious)
That's it.
None of the 'healthy' or veg*n options which are common these days.
Everybody encouraging everybody to eat to failure.