{"id":9232,"date":"2010-11-19T10:32:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=9232"},"modified":"2010-11-19T10:32:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T18:32:00","slug":"the-never-ending-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=9232","title":{"rendered":"The Never-Ending Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

….Where should we go out to dinner?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday night after work Michael and I headed to IKEA.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We needed to replace our chipped bowls and pick up another set of dishes before Thanksgiving. Our odd-number set and mis-matched dishes just weren’t going to cut it.<\/p>\n

It was rainy and dark after work and we couldn’t decide where to stop for dinner on the way.<\/p>\n

I wanted sushi…Michael didn’t want sushi unless we got GOOD sushi (read: expensive) which we couldn’t afford.<\/p>\n

He wanted pizza…which I had leftover pizza for lunch and didn’t want it for dinner.<\/p>\n

Subway? Couldn’t agree on it.<\/p>\n

Finally we settled on Red Robin near the IKEA. I’m not a fan of Red Robin. There’s very little there I can order without feeling like I’ve totally broken the Calorie Bank. It’s frustrating and causes me anxiety. Silly, I know. Even their salads (the old healthy stand-by at restaurants) and insanely high in calories.<\/p>\n

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I agonized over the menu and used the MyFitnessPal app to figure out if I wanted the French Onion Soup or the chili. It really annoys me that Red Robin makes me so anxious. I have no idea WHY because I don’t go through the same agony at other restaurants.<\/p>\n

In the end, I settled on the chili because it was something I don’t eat often.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When I eat chili at home I top it with shredded cheese and a dollop of light sour cream. Since Light wasn’t an option at Red Robin I skipped it. I asked for the cheese on the side.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Which was clearly pointless by the time the meal was over because I’d used almost all of the cheese. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It was tasty and not too much food. It was actually a serving size! Shocker! I ordered a Blue Moon beer too (and snagged a few of Michael’s fries).<\/p>\n

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I left feeling satisfied but not stuffed. We went over to IKEA then and it was pleasantly empty. 8pm on a Thursday is apparently the best time to go to IKEA. We had a great time strolling through the store, trying to figure out the best options for storage dilemmas, checked out the dining room tables, and then picked up our dishes.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There was hardly anyone there and it was a relaxing experience! Quite a change from going to IKEA on a Saturday afternoon, for sure.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I even picked up a Christmas gift for someone.<\/p>\n

Final Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Robin Chili Bowl with cheese: 537 calories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Moon Beer: 170 calories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not too atrocious.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Are there any restaurants that you just don’t like going to because they don’t offer healthy options?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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