Surprises when logging ??
JayDavila
Posts: 146 Member
Has anyone been surprised good or bad by something they logged? For example I logged in a sandwich I made at home with deli meats (Bar coded from the deli) Now I know cold cuts aren't the greatest at times but with the correct choices in types you can be OK. Well anyway Iogged in salami (Which I knew wasn't going to be great) But WOW didn't know it was going to be that bad!
220 Calories, and 19g Fat. per slice (Type I had, I'm sure that varies)
I've also been surprised with the amount of Carbs in certain foods too,.
It's crazy because I've seen a lot of people be more concerned with staying under calorie but if you track other aspects of your intake you might be surprised on what's going on in the background and that might be working against you, making you feel like nothing you do/eat is working
I recommend all new (and maybe older users) to log everything you eat. I can't believe how much I learn by just looking into everything. Even my wife was surprised at my weight loss and I haven't cut back that much on the "BAD" or labeled BAD foods like Pizza etc.
Take advantage of the information this sites logging gives you and educate yourself on your intake and match it with proper workouts and its not that tough to satisfy yourself and not feel like you're on some diet by watching everything you eat.
220 Calories, and 19g Fat. per slice (Type I had, I'm sure that varies)
I've also been surprised with the amount of Carbs in certain foods too,.
It's crazy because I've seen a lot of people be more concerned with staying under calorie but if you track other aspects of your intake you might be surprised on what's going on in the background and that might be working against you, making you feel like nothing you do/eat is working
I recommend all new (and maybe older users) to log everything you eat. I can't believe how much I learn by just looking into everything. Even my wife was surprised at my weight loss and I haven't cut back that much on the "BAD" or labeled BAD foods like Pizza etc.
Take advantage of the information this sites logging gives you and educate yourself on your intake and match it with proper workouts and its not that tough to satisfy yourself and not feel like you're on some diet by watching everything you eat.
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Anyone else have examples or things that have surprised them? Good or Bad?0
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pepperoni pizza - It was worse than I thought. I try to pre log as much as possible due to this. A good surprise was cabbage. I can eat a ton with very few calories.0
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nutty cereal yoghurt bar, more calories and fat than I imagined0
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The amount of sodium in processed and restaurant foods is astounding. I watch it only to be aware of what it does to the scale.
I had a good surprise yesterday. I've avoided sour cream, thinking it would be too high to fit in. Wrong - 30 calories in a tablespoon. I still wouldn't make a container of dip, but a tablespoon is fine.0 -
Back in my WW days, I ended up at Quiznos with hubby on the spur of the moment. It was my first time there and I didn't have a smart-phone at the time...so I just got a veggie sub. That stupid veggie sub was nearly my whole days points.0
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I was surprised at how much sodium was in Velveeta. We use cheddar cheese now. It takes longer, tastes great and saves half the sodium or more.0
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Back in my WW days, I ended up at Quiznos with hubby on the spur of the moment. It was my first time there and I didn't have a smart-phone at the time...so I just got a veggie sub. That stupid veggie sub was nearly my whole days points.
I've done something similar to that LOL0 -
nutty cereal yoghurt bar, more calories and fat than I imagined
A lot of those bar type snacks are silent danger LOL0 -
The amount of sodium in processed and restaurant foods is astounding. I watch it only to be aware of what it does to the scale.
I had a good surprise yesterday. I've avoided sour cream, thinking it would be too high to fit in. Wrong - 30 calories in a tablespoon. I still wouldn't make a container of dip, but a tablespoon is fine.
Definitely hard with restaurant foods!0 -
Little things - like a bagel is a LOT of calories......................! Now, MAYBE I'll have a half of a bagel - I hate to 'blow it' on ONE food item..........!0
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Early on while losing weight, I went out to breakfast - got a florentine omelet with egg whites, toast, a couple strips of bacon and OJ .. a nice 16-oz glass of OJ. When I came home to log it It was a serious eye-opener to see that the OJ has more calories than the entire rest of my breakfast ....0
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Quaker instant oatmeal - 1 tiny little package has 14 g of sugar. I'm just thankful they're a last resort breakfast and not something I eat on a regular basis!0
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Foster Farms Chicken Corndogs - not NEARLY as bad as I'd thought!
Also, a weighing surprise: the weighed serving of both mayo and butter were MUCH more generous than I'd guessed using the old eyeball method.
I do try to eat somewhat healthy, but the surprises have been mostly in the junk food.0 -
Boneless buffalo wings. I had no idea they had so many calories, sodium, etc.0
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Actually, when I began reading labels what surprised me most was serving sizes and added sodium and sugar. Overall calorie content of processed foods. That goes for good choices eating at restaurants as well.
It was a pretty big eye opener for me.0 -
I am older and new to all this logging in on my intakes Thanks for the heads up..0
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Early on while losing weight, I went out to breakfast - got a florentine omelet with egg whites, toast, a couple strips of bacon and OJ .. a nice 16-oz glass of OJ. When I came home to log it It was a serious eye-opener to see that the OJ has more calories than the entire rest of my breakfast ....
Oh yea, OJ was a real eye opener, had to let that go and switched to having a clementine with my breakfast0 -
I'm often surprised by how few calories are in foods... Today I had GIANT salad with grilled chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion and balsamic vinegar; a package of Kraft Easy Mac and a Lindt chili dark chocolate square. It all came to only 477 calories! It was a perfect meal.
Deli meats are real surprising to me too. A 2 oz serving of deli ham looks rather larger to me; but in reality it is a very low cal but very high in sodium!
The amount of peanut butter I get per serving is downright depressing though.
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Little things - like a bagel is a LOT of calories......................! Now, MAYBE I'll have a half of a bagel - I hate to 'blow it' on ONE food item..........!
Yes and I used to eat tons of bagels 0 -
Surprised how healthy ingredients add up. Had a green salad with some added fruit, an ounce of Havarti cheese, walnuts, sunflower seeds - all added up it was over 420 calories! Only 50 of that was due to olive oil and balsamic vinegar.0
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Quaker instant oatmeal - 1 tiny little package has 14 g of sugar. I'm just thankful they're a last resort breakfast and not something I eat on a regular basis!
Same here, I've logged a few in the last weeks when I have sugar to spare0 -
A lot of different cereals has surprised me! Sooo much sugar!0
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I am totally surprised how a salad without meat adds up in calories with added dried cherries and nuts and maybe some feta crumbles and black olives. That is even without dressing. I hate no fat dressing since they are low cal high sugar. I rather make my own dressings with some oils.0
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Actually, when I began reading labels what surprised me most was serving sizes and added sodium and sugar. Overall calorie content of processed foods. That goes for good choices eating at restaurants as well.
It was a pretty big eye opener for me.
OH YEA.. you're so right. I was very surprised at what "real" serving sizes were0 -
A lot of different cereals has surprised me! Sooo much sugar!
Luckily by the time I was starting to eat better I had to give up cereal because of the Lactose
But yes sugar was a big problem because I would use cereal as a snack craving.0 -
I am totally surprised how a salad without meat adds up in calories with added dried cherries and nuts and maybe some feta crumbles and black olives. That is even without dressing. I hate no fat dressing since they are low cal high sugar. I rather make my own dressings with some oils.
Yes I've sprinkled shredded cheese on salads and that became a bad move.0 -
When I got my food scale, I was surprised that a scoop of protein powder was barely 25 grams when the serving is supposed to be 30.0
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I was surprised by how high in calories sweet potatoes are. I also thought bananas were higher in calories until I started measuring and found out I mostly eat small ones. And I weighed some granola this morning and the portion was so small and it made me sad.0
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One Dunkin Donuts munchkin is 80 calories. A gala apple is also 80 calories. A munchkin is maybe 2 bites, 3 if you push it but you could eat it in one bite easily.
Gala apple is MANY BITES and tastes much better0 -
yeah...the amount of sodium in canned soups blew my mind. Also, when looking at my reports I saw a cholesterol spike one day. I checked my diary for that day and noticed I had a 2 egg omelet. So it's very useful to log everything and look back to analyze...very enlightening.
oh yeah..and I used to think drinking grape juice was healthy..haha. No more for me.0
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