I couldn't believe my breakfast entry!

abbylg1983

I really love the chicken caesar salads that are premade at trader joes, but one of those salads is either 500 or 700 cals. Can't remember which. How devastating is that?

Honestly, I still can't wrap my head around the calorie count of a food being "devastating". Calories is one of the main reasons to eat foods. In my case (and many other's), we track those calories and when we get to our limit for the day, we stop eating. That a particular food is seemingly high in calories isn't a problem because it just gets us that much closer to our goal for the day a little quicker. Adjustments as necessary are made to later meals. Foods that are seemingly low in calories just require that we eat more food to reach the target. If the "surprise" is the last meal of the day and we go over, we can either adjust the next day (because there is nothing magical about midnight) or leave it alone and just strive to hit our targets in the future.

So to answer your question more succinctly:
Not at all devastating.

I wouldn't say "devastating" but underestimating calorie content is sort of what got most of us here in the first place. Plus, say you order a grilled chicken sandwich, and due to all the mayo or dressing they added, you've lost 100 calories when you would have been just fine with half the amount they normally use. You could have had a great sandwich and an apple, or something else you enjoy. I would be annoyed if I was regularly going over my goals or forced to cut back on foods I liked to accomodate the calorie counts for something I didn't even really enjoy, which is always an issue if someone else is preparing your food.

shannashannabobana

I never expect meals to be under 500 calories. Those 200-300 cal meals are kind of ridiculous. But then I don't really snack.

BeachIron

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more butt hurt . . .

bcattoes

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more butt hurt . . .

Sorry to hear that. Maybe if you put some ointment on it??

BeachIron

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more butt hurt . . .

Sorry to hear that. Maybe if you put some ointment on it??

UsedToBeHusky

Well THIS thread certainly went in an unexpected direction!! :laugh:

jofjltncb6

Well THIS thread certainly went in an unexpected direction!! :laugh:

You've been here a long time...

...can you *honestly* say that this direction was completely unexpected?

godsgrl33

My husband picked me up a muffin on the way into work a few wks ago thinking he was doing me a favor and it ended up being 600 calories! It was supposed to be 3 servings though. I had some of it but not the whole thing no way jose!

That's the thing about husbands. They love us and they try to do something nice, but yeah, it can ruin the diet sometimes (sorry couldn't think of another word for "diet"). It just goes to show you that a lot of people in general don't know how many calories things are.

missdibs1

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more butt hurt . . .

Sorry to hear that. Maybe if you put some ointment on it??

well....this conversation has taken an interesting turn.....................


where is my dvr?

bdtyson77302

I'm actually fairly angry with myself for it. .......

580. 580!?! I almost cried.

This is not a healthy reaction to overeating by 200 Calories.

Why not? Being angry and frustrated when you find you've overeaten through misjudgement is not necessarily unhealthy.

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