What would me your dream meal if calories did not matter?
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Filet mingion and garlic cheddar mashed potatoes with butter, a few garlic almond green beans on the side. Strawberry margarita cheesecake for dessert.0
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Buffalo chicken pizza and margaritas.0
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The biggest plate of General Tso chicken I could find with a side of lo mein noodles.1
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JustRobby1 wrote: »JustRobby1 wrote: »Another vote for sushi if you are going out with a few different people. It's always fun to share the experience with someone else.
If it's just you then may as well do Al's Italian Beef!!!
Not that I don't love typical Chicago take out stuff like Portillo's, Al's, Max's. Harold's, etc. but I can squeeze most of that stuff in on a normal day if I have lighter options for other meals. Now something like Malnati's? I have not set foot in that place in over a year
Some stuff I can fit in but I always figured an Als sandwich was like 900 cals. And then fries and italian ice....
I work around the corner from a Malnati's and there is a box of pizza in the office at least 1 day a week. Always smells delicious too.
Let us know what you decide to do!
I ended up going out to my fav fried chicken place, Uncle Remus. I had chicken, catfish, fries, slaw, and a large house specialty beverage called a "remmy", which is sweet tea mixed with cherry Kool Aid. If I am being 100% honest, I did not enjoy it hardly at all. The whole time I was there I had this "WTF am I doing?" thought process going on in my head. I did not feel like a proud warrior celebrating a victory. I felt more like a heroin addict that decided to track down his old dealer and relapse.
I realize this is irrational. It's not like I did not have the calories to spare, but that is how it made me feel nonetheless. I do not think I want to do that again even if I have a day where I decide it's a good idea to run from here to China. I guess I have issues.
I totally get this. I never really enjoy pigging out to support my long run. I prefer to take more of a TDEE approach and spread my calories out over the course of the week based on my overall weekly mileage. I enjoy eating better on a day to day basis and I feel like I make better overall food choices that give me more energy and help my performance over the long haul.2 -
Probably a meal at a Uk restaurant called Harvester which would consist of one of their 10oz steaks with baked potato, coleslaw and vegetables followed by their immense slice of chocolate fudge cake with fudge pieces and sauce. The dessert alone is around 1500 calories. I used to have it sometimes on a Saturday, that meal, but because I ate so little in weekdays it didn't impact my weight at all. I lean towards mostly healthy food anyway hence eating out my go to is usually steak and vegetables or some form of roast chicken with potato and vegetables. Aside from decent, thin base pizzas and cake, I don't really have many weak points lol.1
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Pizza, milkshake and as many peanut butter M&Ms as I can stomach0
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Buffet lunch at a local Indian restaurant.0
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JustRobby1 wrote: »
How the heck did you do 55 floors in a day? Does your fitbit give you credit for elevation changes while running?0 -
JustRobby1 wrote: »
How the heck did you do 55 floors in a day? Does your fitbit give you credit for elevation changes while running?
It does. I have a 30 min hiking path through the woods on our property I like to do at lunch when I work from home. My fitbit says it's 29 floors.0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »JustRobby1 wrote: »
How the heck did you do 55 floors in a day? Does your fitbit give you credit for elevation changes while running?
It does. I have a 30 min hiking path through the woods on our property I like to do at lunch when I work from home. My fitbit says it's 29 floors.
Darnit. My Garmin doesn't give me credit for elevation changes while running. That's the one goal that I never meet (I know I could technically get rid of the goal but that feels like cheating).0 -
I'm pretty sure those are all day activity totals (running + any other walking done during the day). Also, that stat might be 'intensity' hours. My Garmin gives me double 'intensity hour' credit for time spent doing moderate/intense exercise such that a one hour run will translate to two intensity hours.
Regardless, that mileage is bonkers no matter how it's measured.0 -
Mango smoothies and hot and sour soup.0
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Pamshebamm181 wrote: »Buffalo chicken pizza and margaritas.
Soul mate. Tell me the margaritas are on the rocks...
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Am I the only one that couldn't name a single thing? I have been mostly eating the typical "clean" stuff but I mix in moderate amounts of the stuff I love to eat. I figure it's an important thing to do as I lose weight in order to sustain it for a lifetime.
Honestly, it surprised me.1 -
JustRobby1 wrote: »JustRobby1 wrote: »Another vote for sushi if you are going out with a few different people. It's always fun to share the experience with someone else.
If it's just you then may as well do Al's Italian Beef!!!
Not that I don't love typical Chicago take out stuff like Portillo's, Al's, Max's. Harold's, etc. but I can squeeze most of that stuff in on a normal day if I have lighter options for other meals. Now something like Malnati's? I have not set foot in that place in over a year
Some stuff I can fit in but I always figured an Als sandwich was like 900 cals. And then fries and italian ice....
I work around the corner from a Malnati's and there is a box of pizza in the office at least 1 day a week. Always smells delicious too.
Let us know what you decide to do!
I ended up going out to my fav fried chicken place, Uncle Remus. I had chicken, catfish, fries, slaw, and a large house specialty beverage called a "remmy", which is sweet tea mixed with cherry Kool Aid. If I am being 100% honest, I did not enjoy it hardly at all. The whole time I was there I had this "WTF am I doing?" thought process going on in my head. I did not feel like a proud warrior celebrating a victory. I felt more like a heroin addict that decided to track down his old dealer and relapse.
I realize this is irrational. It's not like I did not have the calories to spare, but that is how it made me feel nonetheless. I do not think I want to do that again even if I have a day where I decide it's a good idea to run from here to China. I guess I have issues.
I think it's great that you can realize that though. And it shows you that food isn't a reward. It's just food and it's not worth it to overeat just because you can.0 -
JustRobby1 wrote: »JustRobby1 wrote: »Another vote for sushi if you are going out with a few different people. It's always fun to share the experience with someone else.
If it's just you then may as well do Al's Italian Beef!!!
Not that I don't love typical Chicago take out stuff like Portillo's, Al's, Max's. Harold's, etc. but I can squeeze most of that stuff in on a normal day if I have lighter options for other meals. Now something like Malnati's? I have not set foot in that place in over a year
Some stuff I can fit in but I always figured an Als sandwich was like 900 cals. And then fries and italian ice....
I work around the corner from a Malnati's and there is a box of pizza in the office at least 1 day a week. Always smells delicious too.
Let us know what you decide to do!
I ended up going out to my fav fried chicken place, Uncle Remus. I had chicken, catfish, fries, slaw, and a large house specialty beverage called a "remmy", which is sweet tea mixed with cherry Kool Aid. If I am being 100% honest, I did not enjoy it hardly at all. The whole time I was there I had this "WTF am I doing?" thought process going on in my head. I did not feel like a proud warrior celebrating a victory. I felt more like a heroin addict that decided to track down his old dealer and relapse.
I realize this is irrational. It's not like I did not have the calories to spare, but that is how it made me feel nonetheless. I do not think I want to do that again even if I have a day where I decide it's a good idea to run from here to China. I guess I have issues.
I think it's great that you can realize that though. And it shows you that food isn't a reward. It's just food and it's not worth it to overeat just because you can.
The rather bizarre factor from the experience is that the "gross" feeling I had from pigging out on lots of fried food that day was almost entirely mental, not physical. Back in the day before I got into the type of physical condition I am now a meal like that would of stuffed me to capacity. I would of needed to loosen my belt a few notches and take a nap. It did not have that same physical effect on me at all that day. My body seemed to soak it up like a sponge and was thirsty for more.
Me feeling awful was entirely based upon what it did to my mental and emotional state. The food itself seemed to be put to immediate use by the bod.3 -
Burgers, fries, wings... All from my favorite restaurants. Basically everything I gave up. Nowadays I can't even look at very much anymore without thinking it'll be bad for me, especially if it came from a restaurant.
But cheating is for the weak, so while I may stare longingly at them, I just keep passing it up. My figure is more important than the pleasure of eating all that junk.0 -
JustRobby1 wrote: »Another vote for sushi if you are going out with a few different people. It's always fun to share the experience with someone else.
If it's just you then may as well do Al's Italian Beef!!!
Not that I don't love typical Chicago take out stuff like Portillo's, Al's, Max's. Harold's, etc. but I can squeeze most of that stuff in on a normal day if I have lighter options for other meals. Now something like Malnati's? I have not set foot in that place in over a year
I don't think I could go a year without deepdish. Malnati's is not that bad. 1 slice is easy to fit in. However 2 slices of the classic is very filling and if you had a very active day not that hard to fit in.
LARGE (8 Slices): Serving Size (g): 271, Servings Per Container: 8, Calories: 730, Calories From Fat: 390, Total Fat (g): 44, Saturated Fat (g): 17, Trans Fat (g): 0.5, Cholesterol (mg): 90, Sodium (mg): 900, Carbohydrates (g): 50, Dietary Fiber (g): 1, Sugars (g): 2, Protein (g): 35.0
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