food you ate and regretted after

fittoday14
fittoday14 Posts: 128
in Food and Nutrition
Yesterday I went to BGR (The Burger Joint). I hadn't eaten any breakfast, other than coffee, because I had a dentist appointment in the morning. I went to BGR in the afternoon and took my burger and fries to go. I went home and after eating my burger I immediately regretted it. The calories were exorbitant: 576 for my burger and over 450 calories for the fries (not much fries). I went for a walk to help add more calories left for dinner (lentil soup and one boneless/skinless chicken drum).

The one thing that makes me "fall off the wagon" in regards to dieting is the fact that I end up eating foods that I regret immediately afterwards. So, instead of doing better, I would normally just give up. I try not to do this, but having no regrets means having to plan ahead.

What food(s) have you eaten that has caused you anxiety/regret after entering in the calories?
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  • Fit_Fox88
    Fit_Fox88 Posts: 410 Member
    Ugh Mexican food. But, with that said, this is the 3rd time I've been using this site. Before I would stress about the food that went into my diary and more times than not I ended up not logging. This time though I have a different mindset (not really sure what changed, it just did) and now I log everything whether I go over or not. What makes me feel better is logging it all and knowing that I did it. I'm in this for life and there are going to be times when I overindulge or just flat out don't care (happened last night although it wasn't too terrible). I don't stress about it. I log it and start new the next day.

    Just remember one meal isn't going to ruin your progress unless you make it a habit.
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    That one thing I had that time that gave me food poisoning. Ugh, I regret eating that.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    milk chocolate.

    every time I eat it I hate myself- it's disgusting.

    I shouldn't waste the calories- I'd rather eat dark chocolate or ice cream.

    Italian food- I am always feeling like meh after I eat it. I'm not sick- but I just feel very disappointed with it when I eat it- I'm still hungry and just never satisfied.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I still remember this even though it was last summer...but a plate of shrimp tacos from Chili's. I make similar spicy shrimp tacos at home for around 500-600 calories for the entire huge meal, and it wouldn't even be that high if I kept it to one flour tortilla instead of 2-3. So I ordered that and ate just one of the 3 tortillas...still like 940 calories I think...something crazy like that, and it wasn't even as good as my homemade tacos.

    Also a slice of frozen Dutch apple pie my mom served at dinner one time - 400 calories or so, and it was not even that good! I could have had so many yummier things...ice cream, macarons, even a maple bar from the donut shop. WHY did I eat that!? I'll tell you why, because I assumed it was around like 275-300 calories and wanted to be nice. I learned my lesson there.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    Haha this, usually.

    I only regret eating things that didn't taste good. Like if I got all excited about eating a piece of cake, and it was dry or otherwise awful, and eat it anyway to be polite. I'd regret that.
  • in4nomz
    in4nomz Posts: 230
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    Haha this, usually.

    I only regret eating things that didn't taste good. Like if I got all excited about eating a piece of cake, and it was dry or otherwise awful, and eat it anyway to be polite. I'd regret that.

    UGH that is seriously the worst!! Happened to me before at a wedding. They had cupcakes and they looked huge and ridiculously delicious, but turned out being dry and lacking on frosting :cry: I spent a large portion of my night at the bar sulking and contemplating the "what if's" after that.
  • Jestinia
    Jestinia Posts: 1,153 Member
    Everything sweet for the last week. I'm so happy! I don't know if it's the intermittent fasting or trying to get all my vitamins and minerals every day or some combination of both, but I hope it lasts. In fact, I hope I get to the point where I can't even look at sweets without wanting to barf. I'm stubborn, though. I bought some more junk last night. Ate it. Didn't like it. Ate it this morning. Didn't like it. I think I'm finally starting to realize something is changing, though. Not wasting anymore money. If it isn't even going to taste good, why bother?
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Those shirataki noodles. It was like a big plate of worms. :sick:
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
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    Just the other night ....... fried chicken and waffles (with hot sauce AND maple syrup)

    So good, but so bad :laugh:
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    typically things from resturants...very few resturants cook as good as I do...(I know I know no modesty here)

    But really if I can make it better at home and order it in a resturant...and it's eh...I regret spending the money and the extra calories.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
    Those shirataki noodles. It was like a big plate of worms. :sick:


    O.M.G.

    Just opening the bag killed me ..... hope to never be that desperately hungry :laugh:
  • freemystery
    freemystery Posts: 184 Member
    Those shirataki noodles. It was like a big plate of worms. :sick:

    Hahaha! This is exactly what my sister said when I let her try some of mine. I think I'm one of the few people who really likes these. To the point where I got those big blocks of konnyaku to chop up into my salads.

    Yea I'm weird.

    :embarassed:
  • melissajane83
    melissajane83 Posts: 54 Member
    My daughter and I stopped at our favorite local fast food place after her gym. I had a bean burrito. I felt bad afterwards. I have not ate bad all week. :( eh oh well. At least it was only one :smile:
  • Trad_Barbie
    Trad_Barbie Posts: 166 Member
    Yesterday I went to BGR (The Burger Joint). I hadn't eaten any breakfast, other than coffee, because I had a dentist appointment in the morning. I went to BGR in the afternoon and took my burger and fries to go. I went home and after eating my burger I immediately regretted it. The calories were exorbitant: 576 for my burger and over 450 calories for the fries (not much fries). I went for a walk to help add more calories left for dinner (lentil soup and one boneless/skinless chicken drum).

    The one thing that makes me "fall off the wagon" in regards to dieting is the fact that I end up eating foods that I regret immediately afterwards. So, instead of doing better, I would normally just give up. I try not to do this, but having no regrets means having to plan ahead.

    What food(s) have you eaten that has caused you anxiety/regret after entering in the calories?

    I'm choosy about my fast food/takeout, ect., and I usually don't regret anything I eat because I (99% of the time) know the calorie count of what I'm eating. The only time in recent memory that I can recall eating something and being bummed about it later was this Chinese food that I got from a place that everyone in my family raved about. I could taste the ketchup in the sweet & sour sauce, blech!
    I really can't remember the last time I had caloric sticker shock. :/
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Brussels sprouts. "roast them with olive oil and garlic" they said. "They're delicious" they said. "They don't taste anything like the brussels sprouts your grandma made you eat as a kid" they said.

    LIES. HORRIBLE LIES! They taste just like they look - little green buttholes.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Kale....

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    I can stomach almost anything and actually like most things...but that's some ****ing regret right there...
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Kale....

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    I can stomach almost anything and actually like most things...but that's some ****ing regret right there...

    Irrelevant. The title of the thread is "food you ate". Kale is not food. It is a garnish.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Brussels sprouts. "roast them with olive oil and garlic" they said. "They're delicious" they said. "They don't taste anything like the brussels sprouts your grandma made you eat as a kid" they said.

    LIES. HORRIBLE LIES! They taste just like they look - little green buttholes.

    snort.


    I.

    omg.

    dying

    so glad my office is empty- that was effing hysterical.

    so true. snicker.

    (same with kale- cant' stand it- don't regret it- I tried it didn't like it- and moved on- but dear god just no)
  • Trad_Barbie
    Trad_Barbie Posts: 166 Member
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    Haha this, usually.

    I only regret eating things that didn't taste good. Like if I got all excited about eating a piece of cake, and it was dry or otherwise awful, and eat it anyway to be polite. I'd regret that.

    That.
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    The chicken sandwich from Wendy's last year. 3 weeks of what felt like death.. Salmonella poisoning.

    Other than that, I don't regret much..
  • Frood42
    Frood42 Posts: 245 Member
    And now, the end is here
    And so I face the final curtain
    My friend, I'll say it clear
    I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
    I've lived a life that's full
    I traveled each and ev'ry highway
    And more, much more than this, I did it my way

    Regrets, I've had a few
    But then again, too few to mention
    I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
    I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
    And more, much more than this, I did it my way

    Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
    When I bit off more than I could chew
    But through it all, when there was doubt
    I ate it up and spit it out
    I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way

    I've loved, I've laughed and cried
    I've had my fill, my share of losing
    And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
    To think I did all that
    And may I say, not in a shy way,
    "Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"

    For what is a man, what has he got?
    If not himself, then he has naught
    To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
    The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!

    [instrumental]

    Yes, it was my way



    I don't normally regret the food I have eaten, unless of course the place I brought it from doesn't cook it properly and gives me food poisioning, and then I regret that first sit down on the cold porcelain :grumble:

    :laugh:

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  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
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    Same. Life is too short to beat myself up over a piece of cake or whatever. I can't run from food for the rest of my life, so I'd best learn to have a healthy relationship with it.
  • Pipsg1rl
    Pipsg1rl Posts: 1,414 Member
    I had lunch plans with my husband and our mutual coworker turned friend at Russo's NY Pizzaria yesterday.

    Last time I had some salad but yesterday I had a Chicken Portobello Pizzatta.

    I only ate half (because omg portion sizes in America!!) but my stomach was unsettled the rest of the day.

    I brought back the other half for lunch today but I just don't think it's worth it.

    Salad was yum though.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Nufin..well, as others have stated things that have resulted in food poisoning.

    ...oh! Carrots I put in the freezer and then thawed. Yuck!

    Arctic Zero cardboard ice cream

    Okra from a can...like where does that stuff grow? Feels like from a native snot plant
  • ValeriePlz
    ValeriePlz Posts: 517 Member
    As others have said, I usually only regret food if it is not "worth" the calories, taste-wise.

    However, I should add that every now and then, I will order a Chicago-style deep dish pizza with jalapenos and green peppers (BY MYSELF) and will eat one piece for dinner for the next week. The first few days are glorious, but by the end of the week, I am like, "why do I keep doing this."
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member
    Hot wings. I don't regret them immediately after eating because they are delicious. I regret them about 12 hours later during the 'after burn'.
  • sadiebea25
    sadiebea25 Posts: 72
    Those shirataki noodles. It was like a big plate of worms. :sick:

    That's what I've heard from multiple people! I want to try them, but haven't got up the nerve yet.
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
    Logan's Roadhouse tea. I gave up nearly 400 calories for that thing, and is was so not worth it. Of I didn't find that out until after I drank it, and I was in a bad mood the rest of the night.
  • Strokingdiction
    Strokingdiction Posts: 1,164 Member
    Brussels sprouts. "roast them with olive oil and garlic" they said. "They're delicious" they said. "They don't taste anything like the brussels sprouts your grandma made you eat as a kid" they said.

    LIES. HORRIBLE LIES! They taste just like they look - little green buttholes.

    I shivered when my imagination made me wonder just what was wrong with every butt hole you've ever seen.

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