a warning

i found a default template to set up a calorie counter spread in excel - it has the formulas already set up to type in your recommended total calories and fat and type in everything you ate and it'll do all the subtraction and percentages for you . . . i added in a category for carbs too and was thinking i'd be good and keep track. yeah, all corporate chains now have their nutrition info online. my recommendation is not to check - let yourself pretend. it's painful to see the actual numbers. example - one of the worst things for you - in regards to fat - served at chang's is the salad. that takes the fun out of it!!!!! oh, and don't even get me started on johnny rockett's burger and a milkshake - that'll fill your day's daily allowance of everything except vitamins! so, i say going out to eat is about spoiling yourself. don't look at the calories, it ruins it!