How often do you eat out?

camedowncrushing · August 2011

Or get take out?

Ginger Le Coeur · August 2011

Once the school year starts I eat out every Monday and most Friday evenings. We usually eat out for lunch on Saturdays and often go to brunch on Sundays.

LadyExtravaganza · August 2011

We *try* to only eat out once a week. We throw a lot of food away because take out and restaurants are easier than cooking. Typically we eat out 2-3 times a week, but we're definitely getting better about the once a week rule I imposed a few months back.

camedowncrushing · August 2011

We eat out too often. Last week we didn't eat out at all until the weekend. DH's parents took us out to lunch, and then my parents took us out to breakfast the next day. So this is week two of us not eating out during the week. I almost caved last night because I just didn't feel like cooking. I am trying to be better about making larger portions of things so I can freeze half for another night.

cwbykitty · August 2011

Definately more than we should! We tend to eat out on the weekends, mainly because we are out and about, and I don't feel like cooking when we get home. It's usually a late lunch/dinner. We probably get take out a couple of times a month.

I say I love to cook, but I usually don't feel like it Smile

PunkyBooster · August 2011

Pre-baby? Several times a week.

Post baby? About 1-2x a month.

Rock-n-Voll · August 2011

cwbykitty:
Definately more than we should! We tend to eat out on the weekends, mainly because we are out and about, and I don't feel like cooking when we get home. It's usually a late lunch/dinner.

This is us too. I'd guess that we eat out/get take out 2-4x/week. We try to be good about cooking and eating at home, but some weeks we're more successful than others. And you all know how much I love to eat and try restaurants

MrsC968 · August 2011

We probably average 1 dinner (or weekend lunch) out every 2 weeks. It does vary. I meal plan so we know what we're having for dinner each night when we get home which really helps. DH has a couple lunches out a week at work but I only do maybe once a month.

camedowncrushing · August 2011

PunkyBooster:
Post baby? About 1-2x a month.

I think that this is where we will end up.

LadyExtravaganza · August 2011

camedowncrushing:
PunkyBooster:
Post baby? About 1-2x a month.
I think that this is where we will end up.

We saw no difference pre and post baby. Yes, we go out earlier now because of DS's bedtime, but the regularity has not changed until recently when I made the conscious effort to go out less.

camedowncrushing · August 2011

LadyExtravaganza:
camedowncrushing:
PunkyBooster:
Post baby? About 1-2x a month.
I think that this is where we will end up.
We saw no difference pre and post baby. Yes, we go out earlier now because of DS's bedtime, but the regularity has not changed until recently when I made the conscious effort to go out less.

There will be an effort on my part to go out far less. I was reviewing how much we spend on take-out/eating out and groceries. It is way too much. Now that we are down to one income I want to cut back the waste. We tend to buy a lot of groceries, and then end up not using them because we go out.

mesa81 · August 2011

We average about once a week... usually Friday or Saturday nights. I'm guessing eating out may be limited after the baby arrives-- though I have a few groupons/ coupons to use that I've been saving for nights out so we'll use those and we always have money on our Beerworks card.

LadyExtravaganza · August 2011

camedowncrushing:
LadyExtravaganza:
camedowncrushing:
PunkyBooster:
Post baby? About 1-2x a month.
I think that this is where we will end up.
We saw no difference pre and post baby. Yes, we go out earlier now because of DS's bedtime, but the regularity has not changed until recently when I made the conscious effort to go out less.
There will be an effort on my part to go out far less. I was reviewing how much we spend on take-out/eating out and groceries. It is way too much. Now that we are down to one income I want to cut back the waste. We tend to buy a lot of groceries, and then end up not using them because we go out.

This is what we do. We waste too much food.

5000CandlesInTheWind · August 2011

We've cut back a lot, but it's still probably once/twice per week on average. I sometimes get it in my head on my way home that I absolutely do not want whatever it is we have on the menu for the night, and we get take-out instead.

That's dinners, though. I almost never bring my lunch to work. So unless I'm on program, I buy lunch 5 times per week.

bostonbaker · August 2011

We go sit down somewhere to eat maybe once or twice a month. Usually when we do it's with friends, too. We'll grab something on the go when we're out running a lot of errands, but it's more like a pretzel at the mall or some kind of fast food so I'm not sure if that counts. I would guess we get take-out twice a month. Eating out for lunch is much more common, though. H's coworkers go out together a lot so he joins them to socialize. I try not to go out for lunch too much but there are some nights when I just don't feel like prepping something for the next day, and I don't have enough leftovers to bring something easy.

MrsT2008 · August 2011

I'd say 1-2x a week, depending on the week. Usually it's just getting a pizza, but we do occasionally make it to an actual restaurant.

pupasaurus · August 2011

We usually eat out about once a week, usually dinners with friends. DH makes his own amazing pizza, so we rarely order, but I would say we do that maybe once a month.

In the next few weeks/months, I foresee us eating out a lot more with move, which will not be good for me trying to lose weight.

cwbykitty · August 2011

Rock-n-Voll:

cwbykitty:
Definately more than we should! We tend to eat out on the weekends, mainly because we are out and about, and I don't feel like cooking when we get home. It's usually a late lunch/dinner.

This is us too. I'd guess that we eat out/get take out 2-4x/week. We try to be good about cooking and eating at home, but some weeks we're more successful than others. And you all know how much I love to eat and try restaurants

Rock, I'm the same way, I love to try new places, so that definately contributes to the decision to eat out.

cwbykitty · August 2011

pupasaurus:

We usually eat out about once a week, usually dinners with friends. DH makes his own amazing pizza, so we rarely order, but I would say we do that maybe once a month.

In the next few weeks/months, I foresee us eating out a lot more with move, which will not be good for me trying to lose weight.

Yeah, we ate out a lot more while moving......even when we just moved a few towns over. It was an easy excuse not to cook Smile

KenneyGoulette · August 2011

I order usually one salad/week at work for lunch and maybe one fast-food esque type place on the weekend. Maybe once every 2 months to an actual restaurant...hey we're on our way to putting 50% down on a house!

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