Peanut butter

yellow_pepper

So when my boyfriend left for a 1-month business trip this Sunday (:sad: ) he left me with two open nearly full jars of peanut butter. Why he opened both of them, I don't know. But over the last 4 days, I finished one of them. I was looking at my food log wondering why I was 64 grams over on fat, and - duh! - I had 4 servings of peanut butter today, each with 16 grams of fat! I had peanut butter alone for both breakfast and lunch. Yucky.

So I threw out the other one. Just chucked it out. It's not even that peanut butter is a trigger food for me - but if I had bread and jam around it sure would be. It's just that peanut butter is very concentrated energy. Maybe that's why psarro's friend's trainer banned peanut butter from her diet? Think about it: peanut butter has almost as many calories as butter itself!

So I hereby ban peanut butter from my apartment. (Imagine smiley face with wig and gavel here.)

yellow_pepper

So when my boyfriend left for a 1-month business trip this Sunday (:sad: ) he left me with two open nearly full jars of peanut butter. Why he opened both of them, I don't know. But over the last 4 days, I finished one of them. I was looking at my food log wondering why I was 64 grams over on fat, and - duh! - I had 4 servings of peanut butter today, each with 16 grams of fat! I had peanut butter alone for both breakfast and lunch. Yucky.

So I threw out the other one. Just chucked it out. It's not even that peanut butter is a trigger food for me - but if I had bread and jam around it sure would be. It's just that peanut butter is very concentrated energy. Maybe that's why psarro's friend's trainer banned peanut butter from her diet? Think about it: peanut butter has almost as many calories as butter itself!

So I hereby ban peanut butter from my apartment. (Imagine smiley face with wig and gavel here.)

Starlightdusk

Haha, I know exactly what you mean. Peanut butter is totally one of those foods for me that i have to measure or I will end up eating a whole jar. it is just so yummy! Okay I am going to go not think about peanut butter...

MsLadybug

i love peanut butter. I try to moderate it by having a tablespoon of it with an apple regularly. But, yes, there are times I want to eat the whole jar with a spoon. lol

Sounds like a good plan to get rid of it. Trigger foods are evil things.

alyfin

I rarely eat peanut butter because it is the number one food they try to give anorexics to fatten them up. Good enough reason for me to stay away from it!

iluvsparkles

bingo! i barely eat it for that reason alone. i love almonds tho, and i find myself wanting to eat a ton of those at once which is a ton of fat!

ranibauer

Dont forget that nuts are good for you too. Yes they are high in calories, but you should incorporate them into your diet. All types of nuts have different health benefits. Some help your brain, eyes, heart, cardiovascular health etc. Some stores have almond butter which is still high in cals but better for you than peanut butter. Also look for peanut butter that doesn't have added sugar.