HOLY TOLEDO!!! What's the biggest calorie shock you've had

bugnbeansmom

Sweet potato fries not made in my kitchen! ARGH!

alexbowser

White Chocolate Mocha at Starbucks, I started drinking them during a bad break up, then I looked them up online and immediately stopped.

dls06

I think I am shocked every time I go to the supermarket and look at the labels. No wonder we all need to loose weight. Until you see it in front of you, you have no idea. Thank God for mfp. for putting it right in your face.

Terriwin

This past week, I bought and ate something I shouldn't have with my eyes wide open: a large McD's French Fry. I was shocked when I looked up the calorie count before going there (500 calories), but still went there anyway. I had not had McDs FF in over a year. So, I tracked it on my diet and ordered the FF as my only lunch item. When I got my stale fries (through the drive thru) I parked, walked inside, and told the manager I wanted a fresh batch because it was costing me 500 calories. I ate about a 1/4 of them, then felt guilty for being so determined to have them, but I finished them anyway. I decided not to beat myself up about it: the craving was gone, I exercised off the 500 calories in a run, and stayed within my calorie count for the day.

WhiteRaven

My shock came in the form of a seemingly "healthy" blueberry muffin. You know th eones in the big multi-pack from Sam's or CostCo. It has 630 calories! I couldn't believe it. I had just wanted one for a snack but it was outrageous.

All Costco Muffins are evil... Just the size of them is daunting... Muffins are toted as being healthy, but really they are not, most times a lightly buttered bagel is the way to go. I used to eat them regularly, not any more won't touch one again!

fishermanwife

a turkey sandwich from Arbys with no sauce on it, it didnt taste very well and I can make a better sandwich at home for atleast 400 calories less

kabailz13

[...] i believe it was around 250 calories ( dont quote me, the panera website was smart enough to only report 90kcals, and i cant do the conversion...anyone know how many calories that is?)

There is no conversion. 90kcals is 90 calories in everyday speak.

I believe you probably mean "kJs" = kilo joules.

1 kilojoule = 239 calories

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/tutorial_calories.php

1 calorie = 4.184 joules

1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 4.184 kilojoules (kJ)

ie. no conversion

jen2bhottie

I used to love Applebees!! After I made the decision to change my eating habits, my best friend and I went there for lunch as we had so many times before, but this time we looked up the nutrition info of our favorites on my phone and were horrified!!
Riblets Platter: 1600-1820 cal, 88g fat, 29g sat fat, 130g carbs, and 99g protein!!!
Appetizer Sampler: 2410-2590 cal, 168g fat, 48g sat fat, 160g carbs!!!
Grilled Shrimp n' Spinach Salad-regular: 940 cal!

Well, that day I ordered a pick n' pair, grilled shrimp n' spinach salad (250 cal) and chicken noodle soup (90 cal)

casey12105

Subway's tuna sandwich, a 6 inch is 530 cals and 30 grans of fat 0.0 and I usually eat a 12 inch. never again lol

jen2bhottie

This past week, I bought and ate something I shouldn't have with my eyes wide open: a large McD's French Fry. I was shocked when I looked up the calorie count before going there (500 calories), but still went there anyway. I had not had McDs FF in over a year. So, I tracked it on my diet and ordered the FF as my only lunch item. When I got my stale fries (through the drive thru) I parked, walked inside, and told the manager I wanted a fresh batch because it was costing me 500 calories. I ate about a 1/4 of them, then felt guilty for being so determined to have them, but I finished them anyway. I decided not to beat myself up about it: the craving was gone, I exercised off the 500 calories in a run, and stayed within my calorie count for the day.

I also went to McD's this past week and ate what I shouldn't have. I went to the gym with my son at 7pm and burned approx 480 calories and was famished afterward. I still had 250 calories remaining for the day plus this additional 480. I kept reading that we have to eat back our exercise calories and was told to raise my protein, so I tried to go for a high calorie item instead of a bunch of lower calorie stuff.
So instead of ordering my 260 cal grilled chicken snack wrap, I ordered my former, longtime fav, double cheeseburger (440 cal), sm french fries (230 cal) and a fudge sundae (330 cal). I ate about 1/3 of the sundae then gave it to my son, 1/2 the fries and those went to my son, 4 bites of the cheeseburger and I realized it tasted horrible!
It was a stupid choice to make, but I'm kinda of happy I tried because now I know I don't like that stuff anymore.

sjmartinez

I ordered a crispy taco plate with rice and beans and tortillas no drink and got the biggest shock ever 1100 calories...too bad i entered it after I ate...:( never ordering that again not unless i had a major workout that day.

Pensworth

I've been eyeing a Haagen Dazs counter at the mall for a couple weeks now, especially this dulce de leche "dazzler" they have. Three scoops of ice cream, banana, and warm caramel... I decided to look up the nutritional info before buying this thing and found out it is something like 1100 calories. No kidding! I have decided it's not worth the expense and got a mini cup of just the ice cream at the super market, which was enough to satisfy my curiosity. Even that mini cup of the icecream was 250 calories.

AnneGenevieveS

oh man, I had a chocolate duet cookie from panera the other day.... apparently it was 450 calories. I was like, "GREAT! I just ate the rest of my food for today!" Went on a run, then made up for it, so I could eat some more.

yep that sucks.

Suzannejl

OK, today I got the biggest calorie shock of all time! Easter Dinner! 2423 calories in one meal! How many calories was your Easter Dinner?

3aBadkids

I went to Red Lobster with my sisters for lunch one day. I just had lunch so I decided to split a dessert with my sister...ordered Chocolate Wave (chocolate cake w/vanilla ice cream). I didn't check the calories until I had my half and almost died...that thing was 1490 calories!!! Even splitting it cost me 745 cals!!! OY!!!

**Today, I went over my calories by about 250. Oh well...tomorrow is another day! :bigsmile:

shantisyndrome

Threee of these delicious cookies...700 calories! I almost died. I used to have six of those a day. No wonder I gained so much weight.

katemarjoram

Bump. Need to read this thread tonight.

cjengel

Over Christmas I had a Starbucks... Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha. 570 calories and ***76*** g sugar. I almost died on the spot, have not touched Starucks since and probably never will again... It really hit home that not just food can pack a terrific caloric punch.... sigh.

knittnponder

Um, today! I wasn't going to log today's food at all but found myself getting a little out of control with the nibbling and snacking this evening. So I decided to log it all in to the best of my recollection even though it wouldn't be perfectly accurate. Wow! Done snacking now! I think next holiday I'll log after each meal and see where I'm at. I don't mind going over now and then, especially on the holidays but I needed a reality check today and it would have helped if I had logged earlier. I think I just decided since I wasn't logging to have a free for all. Not doing that again!

Gary1977

OK, today I got the biggest calorie shock of all time! Easter Dinner! 2423 calories in one meal! How many calories was your Easter Dinner?

Yes, my easter dinner gave me a bit of a shock also. Mine is listed for Monday as I was sleeping and working tonight. I brought it with me and I only had about 8oz of turkey breast, MAYBE 2oz of honey baked ham, and 2 medium ears of corn on the corb. 579 calories! I thought holy hell, I'll have to be really careful the rest of the day.

SabrinaJL

My easter dinner was 759 cals. The worst part is that it was almost 3000 mgs of sodium.

Dragonfyre2424

If you have a Cici's Pizza Buffet in your area check that out as an alternative. Each slice has between 120-160 calories a slice. The same goes for the dessert items. That would make the meal a bit more reasonable calorie-wise.

GranP

Hope you ate a smart dinner. My sticker shock was Skyline 3 way chili. 1070 calories for one serving and I use to eat it several times a week.

dad106

Over Christmas I had a Starbucks... Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha. 570 calories and ***76*** g sugar. I almost died on the spot, have not touched Starucks since and probably never will again... It really hit home that not just food can pack a terrific caloric punch.... sigh.

If your still craving Starbucks, try looking into their light frapachinos. A tall carmel one only has like 90 calories and very low sugar.. It's my new favorite drink there!

bmbellamy

Not really "shocker" because I suspected it was "naughty", but the Asiago Ranch Chicken sandwich and fries at Wendys. I gobbled it down without blinking, plugged it into MFP and it "gobbled up" all my cals for a day without exercise at 1000 (200 cal breakfast)!!!

And to be honest, I was very disappointed in the sandwich itself....so.....definitely not worth the guilt....

I definitely have found that what I PERCEIVE as "healthy" or "low cal" in a restaurant is typically NOT! Another example: Outback Steakhouse "filet" and scrimp scampi comes out looking like a very appropriately portioned meal. Well, the steak and shrimp by themselves are 400 cals..... Now, my guilty pleasure of the mashed potatoes on the side put me into the 900 calorie range for the enitre meal....BUT luckily, I had biked and done some heavy gardening and housework to offset this little "splurge"....but appearances in restaurants can be so freaking deceiving....... Probably why we're all in the shape we're in.... ha!

Lesson learned - take my DROID and check out the cals BEFORE I order ANYthing.

Happy_endings

My biggest shock was apple bees oriental chicken salad with dressing- 1310 calories and since its 2 for $20 meal we would split buffalo chicken-1160 calories.. SHOCKER!!!!

Also chili's crispy chicken tacos -1630 and I would ask for more sauce on the side.. that is just horrible!!!

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smcolton

1/2 basket of chips and salsa at Chili's - 500 calories.

cmisty2001

most breakfast at IHop - I'm not going anywhere near as often and when I go I'm very careful what I eat and/or try to eat 1/2

brityn

Not a shocker for me, but it is for some people. I work at a mexican restaurant not a whole lot of people know that the rice is way worse for you than the refried beans. Mexican rice is actually deep fried before it's steamed. Plus they start out with nutrient poor white rice anyway. The beans at least have fiber and stuff and have lard added to them, they're not immursed in it. Just a little info

AshleyLauren589

Easter dinner (including appetizers and drinks) was 1700 calories =( that was way too easy to eat!