What I used to eat in a single day.

lukewind
lukewind Posts: 177 Member
in Food and Nutrition
As of today I eat a relatively healthy diet compared to my past. I try to forget what I ate but the memories of all the delicious food are hard to make go away. So I decided to share what I would eat in a normal day before I changed everything. After writing it all out I was horrified by how many calories a day I was eating.

Breakfast: Nothing

I actually never ate Breakfast, still don't today. Even at my largest weight I am rarely hungry before noon.

Lunch: Taco Bell

2 Grilled Stuffed Chicken Burritos
4 Chicken Quesadillas
1 Family Potato Wedge
5 Side of Nacho Cheese (to dip the potato wedges in)
Large Pepsi

Snacks: I would usually eat around 1,500 calories a day just in snacks. Cookies, ice cream, chips etc etc.

Dinner: Burger King

3 Tripple Stackers
2 Large Fires
2 Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwiches
Dessert (whatever they had)
Large Soda

I consider myself very lucky that even though I ate that way for nearly 15 years I have almost no health issues. No diabetes, perfect blood pressure, and no major pains and aches. Today I stay under 2500 calories a day, even though I burn nearly 4300 a day. So have any of you done comparisons or how you eat now as opposed to when you were at your worst. I think looking at this helps me never to want to go back to it.

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  • lukewind
    lukewind Posts: 177 Member
    That is a good bit as well, still probably more healthy then mine lol.
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    I used to swing through McDonald's on my way to work almost every day, and because I didn't like their hash browns I would opt for 2 sandwiches instead of one, egg McMuffin and a McGriddle, which equaled a lot of fatty calories (Usually around 900) to start 75% of my days with. Bleh, I haven't stopped there in almost a month now, and I'm feeling much better (and my wallet is a lot happier too!)
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    Breakfast : nothing or a hardboiled egg
    Lunch : footlong sub, usually meatball or ham
    Snack : 6-pack of beck's with 1-2 eggs and toasted corn or Doritos
    Dinner : 2-3 cups of instant rice and 2-3 hot dogs
    ETA : and a glass of vegetable juice to avoid scurvy

    Logged it once out of curiosity. 3500-4000 calories.

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