Well, for me, it pretty much evens out. The money I save at the food store from not buying any carbs, I'll typically just spend that on backloads. If I get a large pizza, I'll eat half the pie that night, along with some desserts; cookies, cake, etc. I'll repeat the same thing a day or two later. A large pie is maybe $12, so that goes 2 days for me. I'll also go to the ShopRite and hit up their hot-meal section, where I can get 1lb of food for $4.99. Hot italian meals or chinese. I'll sometimes hit up my parents and see what they're doing for dinner. I'll often join them. My family loves going out to eat, so I'll typically join them on Saturday's out to dinner. Lastly, if I was going to restaurant for a burger w/ fries, I'd typically go to the place my girl worked at. She'd just write the meal off on the manager's card or she'd buy me dinner, so I never paid for it. Unfortunately, her and I just recently split. So that won't be happening anymore ..