Calorie shocker!
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I ordered a "mini sized" M&M chocolate blizzard from Dairy Queen, and realized that it was 370 calories after I ate it! If you order the "small size", it's a whole 660 calories! Good thing that I ordered the mini size. Geez, I really have to avoid these kind of sweets. :noway:
Or work them into your numbers.....
I had finished Dinner last week, and still had 400 cals to go - I thought Mmmmmm - I can have a treat. Ended up sharing a chocolate bar (Reeses Crispy Crunchy Thing) with the hubby - Next time - Im hitting DQ
That happened to me one night too, had not felt well due to ear infection and taking loads of meds, was short 590 calories, so I had a caramello bar and a reeses cup! Do it all the time? NO! but once in a while if I have a big calorie gap, why not?0 -
At the beginning--just about everything shocked me. I bought and ate SO many bad things throughout my life and never really realized how much junk I kept pouring into my body. For one thing, sweets were always my weak point, even now. When I first started counting/watching my food I was utterly amazed at the calories that were in ice cream. I was one of those people who would eat an entire pint of ice cream and think nothing of it. Little did I know 1/2 cup was a serving size and usually contained 210 or so calories! Kudos to you to begin watching your food more carefully even if you're not here to lose weight. You're going to become a healthier person and more educated for it. Happy to have ya here!0
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don't overly worry about calories, worry about carbohydrates. you can't drink orange juice.0
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I was shocked the first time I entered ONE banana! Most normal sized bananas are over 100 calories each! I know they are really good for you, but they are a high calorie fruit. I use them as the base for smoothies at home, along with frozen berries and just enough orange juice to keep the blender working.
Ranch dressing still gets me... especially on the days that I save up calories for a trip to BWW and end up using 2 containers of ranch to dip my chicken in. I love my ranch and make sure to measure it when I have a salad.
I was also surprised to find that using soy in my drinks at Starbucks really doesn't save many calories over just using milk but I have to switch it anyway since I can't have the milk. Luckily I skip the whipped cream (150+ calories per drink).
I'll never give up cheese. Cheese is a great pre-workout snack for me.0 -
I was shocked at flour tortillas, and please don't call me Shirley (no matter how you spell it). :laugh:I'm in my first week of trying to get fitter. My first steps are to do more exercise, which I'm sticking with and doing well with.
I first thought I won't change my diet because even though I eat junk food I'm not overweight (poor excuse I know)
Since joining here and updating my food diary however I have come to realise just how much rubbish I do eat - and there are some foods/drinks I've added and looked at the calories and thought NO WAY it cannot be that much surely?!? Needless to say I am very unaware of what I put into my body and this IS going to change. I'll stick with my usual diet for the next week to see exactly what foods I need to cut back on and what foods I could do with more of.
Anyway, I was just wondering, when you first started eating healthy were there any foods/drinks that you thought were pretty low in calories and were shocked to find out how many they actually contain.
For me I was really shocked at how many calories orange juice contained.0 -
Hardee's cinnamon raisin biscuit...300!!! I thought I would treat myself for such a frustrating morning!!! No treat there...but it was already consumed!!! Not again.:blushing:0
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Orange juice. All the way! I was totally shocked. Even eggs I was shocked, jsut becuase I thought they were less calories. Cheese too.
Eggs aren't high calorie! They are only around 70 calories each.0 -
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Started today on this one but started last week on another counter...anyway i love this one...But back to the question..yes tim hortons extra large coffee 4x4 which is four creams and four sugars and sometimes i add more sugar which brought it up to a whopping 600 to760 calories..i have been drinking three to four of these a day for two years ..No wonder i gained weight....
So guess what is no longer on my menu..? lol0 -
Not that I ever thought milk shakes were low calorie, but the most shocking thing I've discovered so far is that for a MINI (not even a small) peanut butter fudge shake, at Sonic, is 760 calories. I guess I knew they'd be high, but that really shocked me.
omg, that is outrageous! you can make them with skim milk and flavored yogurt at home pretty cheap and low in calories-- wasn't drinking many shakes anyway, but definitely not touching them now unless I make them at home
Frozen sliced banana blended with milk make an awesome banana thick shake. I guess you could add peanut butter to it.
Same with me, I can't even remember the last time I had a shake, but peanut butter anything is my favorite right now so I was thinking of looking for a good subsitute to make at home.0 -
I buy natural cheese sliced now, so I don't have to weigh it. Really helps with portion control. And I eat it s l o w l y....0
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Not that I ever thought milk shakes were low calorie, but the most shocking thing I've discovered so far is that for a MINI (not even a small) peanut butter fudge shake, at Sonic, is 760 calories. I guess I knew they'd be high, but that really shocked me.
omg, that is outrageous! you can make them with skim milk and flavored yogurt at home pretty cheap and low in calories-- wasn't drinking many shakes anyway, but definitely not touching them now unless I make them at home
i ditched milkshakes entirely and moved to smoothies - NOT bought from shops or cafes though!
fruit + skimmed milk = yummy
1 or even 2 of your 5 a day and a fair portion of fibre as well. i tend to add soaked porridge oats to a banana and milk smoothie for a very filling breakfast on the go (i gotta leave for college at 7am so i can drink it while im stuck in all that lovely commuter traffic lol)0 -
This is a good way to go about it. Just remember though...caloric density has nothing to do with nutrient density. Too many people on MFP and dieters in general cut out very nutritious and healthy foods because of calorie content...it's high calorie, so it must be "bad" mentality. Many foods that you most definitely should be eating because of their nutritional value are also very calorie dense. Conversely, many foods with very low calories have little to no nutritional value.
Also kepe in mind that you need fats...people get all freaked out when they see the fat number and go all low fat/no fat. Fat is an essential nutrient...you need it for heart health and overall organ function. Your brain is largely comprised of fat. Many nutrients are fat soluble, so you need to consume fats in order for your body to absorb these nutrients. Fat also regulates hormones and this is essential to being healthy and to weight loss.
Just seek balance in your diet (noun).
This. Things like avacados, almonds, cheese, peanut butter, olive oil, salmon. They are high in calories and you'll be tempted to cut them but you need to make room for them instead. You'll learn how soon enough and you'll be wondering how you ever found it so difficult to eat at a calorie deficit. These foods are so nutritious and important that you can't cut them just because they take a chunk out of your calories.0 -
I had a similar reaction to you, not so much with calories, but with sugar. I was shocked at just how much was in my diet compared to what W.H.O recommends, it's just everywhere.0
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I was amazed at the sugar in bananas and used to eat 2 a day. I am diabetic. I have given them up . Most fruit are high ,but I keep telling myself natural sugar is not as bad. I always go over !!
Type 1 diabetic here, I too have had to give up bananas. I do have some berries with my breakfasts, they are pretty low carb (most melons are ok too in limited servings). Sugar recommendation on MFP is too low, I don't even track it anymore. Just track total carbs and fiber so I know how much insulin to take with meals.0 -
That's the first step in weight loss. I was shocked and still get shocked today. It really makes you improve what you eat.0
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Clemintines/madarin oranges!
I would bring like 5 or 6 cuties thinking i was eating a healthy snack... LOL 400 calories worth of little tiny oranges.
Oh, and almonds. I can eat like 800 cals without even realizing it!0 -
I eat a lot of scrambled eggs - plain with no salt or cheese added. It's really not that much compared to other things you can make for breakfast. It is high in cholesterol, however.0
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This is a good way to go about it. Just remember though...caloric density has nothing to do with nutrient density. Too many people on MFP and dieters in general cut out very nutritious and healthy foods because of calorie content...it's high calorie, so it must be "bad" mentality. Many foods that you most definitely should be eating because of their nutritional value are also very calorie dense. Conversely, many foods with very low calories have little to no nutritional value.
Also kepe in mind that you need fats...people get all freaked out when they see the fat number and go all low fat/no fat. Fat is an essential nutrient...you need it for heart health and overall organ function. Your brain is largely comprised of fat. Many nutrients are fat soluble, so you need to consume fats in order for your body to absorb these nutrients. Fat also regulates hormones and this is essential to being healthy and to weight loss.
Just seek balance in your diet (noun).
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I had a heart attack the first time I plugged in Chick-fil-a's polynesian sauce....100 calories per container. I would eat FOUR of them between the chicken and the FF's. The honey mustard is not quite as good in my opinion, but I'll deal with it. The syrup at IHOP caused the same reaction....0
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I'm in on the Orange Juice!0
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Quiznos Veggie Sub has more calorie than a Big Mac.
Seriously and not just like a few more, like over 100 more for the "regular size" which I think is 8 inches (thats what she said) seriously tho it's crazy! Even without cheese it has just as many calories as a big mac!
As far as I know all the Quiznos in Boston have closed but I used to love those subs, but maybe it's a good thing lol they weren't all that filling0 -
Try the naked joey at Moes. It's all beans, vegies, and tofu. without cheese, it's under 600 calories.0
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well for almost a decade now, i always look for nutrition labels of a food (the new ones imean) before i put in my mouth. and Yes, sometimes i am still shock at how many cal/sugars/fat/salt there are in foods. Even the ones i thought healthy.
Some patient at work (hospital) bought me a food gift (i guess he was pleased with my services!!!) from the coffee shop. I was going to eat it (muffin and orange juice 500mL) then i stopped and looked at the labels. I was shocked too. 300 cal for 500mL of orange juice, are you kidding? Muffin i knew it was a lot 400-500cal? so i did not eat it then.
I did not throw them in garbage bin. Nope. Ikept them until i would need them.
I cut the muffin in quarters then freeze it and eat it in small portion the following days.
The orange juice i did drinked before and after a running workout.
Usually when there way too much calories (etc.) i just choose not to eat it.0 -
My shockers were mostly starchy carbs, because they just don't fill me up no matter how many calories worth I eat. Cereal (even whole grain), bagels, tortilla chips, and most breads are the biggest offenders. I only eat them when I have a big calorie gap at the end of the day, or I pay the price in hunger later.0
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It's never the calorie count that shocks me. It's the sodium.
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i forgot. Subway:1 cookie White Chocolate Macadamia 220 cal/11g gras/29g glucides. and they always come by 2.
woah. if you eat only these 2 cookie. you have a "meal"! total shocker.
when at home i realized that. i had to worout really hard to get rid of thosecal. not so worth it, anymore!0 -
How about pieces of bread that feels like eating air but has 100 cals per slice..0
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Hi - all I can say is, from my experience as a junk food junkie, just make slow changes! I felt a big shock and sense of deprivation when I first learned to eat foods that would nourish my body more successfully. I tried and failed so many times, because I am an emotional eater, and I would literally feel "grief" at having to give up all those great foods I missed so much.
Slowly, SLOWLY I came to like more kinds of foods ... and I'm here now because I kept up with the junk, but this time, having done a TON of work on the emotional aspects of eating, I feel more optimistic.
So, what works for me is making SLOW changes and being as kind to myself as I can be.0 -
Yup, calories are a shocker. Same with portion sizes. Start weighing your food to see how much you really eat
But i'll tell you what was a lifesaver for me when I found it (being a pizza lover). America Flatbread frozen pizza. I had been eating them before, and some have quite a few calories, but if you can eat a whole pizza in one sitting without flinching, check out
http://www.americanflatbreadproducts.com/tomato-sauce-three-cheese/
600 calories for a whole 12" pie that is crispy and delicious. Split it with a SO with a salad on the side and all cravings are satisfied for a little while for maybe 400 calories. For me it's the little finds like this that happen through reading labels at the grocery store wondering how bad everything really is for you.
OK, a little high in sodium, but it is a pizza after all. 0
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