At the height of not caring...

pauljsolie

...about what how much you ate, in one sitting, what were you capable of eating and how much. I could easily eat a whole loaf of white bread with butter. I checked that out and it came to 2400 calories in one sitting. I guess that's why I topped out at 313 pounds. I'm thankful I'm finally learning what to eat and more importantly, how to shop for groceries.

AZKristi

Awareness is prosperity, good luck on your journey.

staciekins

I did a rough calculation one day and with all the junk I was eating I was eating around 4000+ cals in one day easy with no exercise and topping at least that much in sodium and don't get me started on fats and trans fats! It disgusts me now thinking about what I use to put in my body.

jujubean1992

i'd say at MOST i could eat was an 8 oz steak 1 cup of mashed potatoes and about.... 1 1/2 cup salad and like four dinner rolls... OR i could eat two tuna sandwiches> 1 can tuna like 3 tablespoons of relish and tons of mayo. i guess i've never been that big of an eater... but i did eat double servings of some things.

but my normal day was more like... not eating ALL day (until 10pm or later) then fast food. or half a pizza and some cheese sticks or bread sticks.

fabi8081

Between me and my husband a whole pckg of double stuffed oreos. calories 2520!!!!!
Horrible right!!! That got me to a healthy 215lbs. Thank God those days are over.

jpeper1966

Many of my "snacks" hit 2,200 to 2,800 calories. Entire bag of chips. Entire bag of cheese curds. During holidays huge amounts of snack candybars. If the bag was closed I would not open it, but if it was open it was GONE!

Arrrggggg, thanks for the reminder of those days of weakness.

CampinGal34

It's amazing what we really put into or mouths!! There have been several times when my jaw dropped at what I ate (or almost ate). This is definitely a wonderful learning tool!! Great job so far and good luck to you

Picola1984

I could, and still can, demolish a whole bar of chocolate. Thankfully i haven't in a long time

rharris86dc

I could eat a whole pizza (not in one sitting, but definitely throughout a day) and probably a family size bag of Better Made BBQ potato chips, plus one of those giant size slurpees from 7-11.

I gave up the chips (courtesy of their unavailability in DC, lol) and soda/slurpees totally. I'll splurge on pizza once in a while, but stick to thin crust.

But yeah, at my point of not caring at all, it was pretty bad.

DakotaKeogh

Ditto on the pizza. I could put an entire one away. And if I couldn't I'd come back to it later in the day and finish it off. It was strange how I could see myself in the mirror but not really SEE what I was becoming. Since waking up to it now though, I can't see anybody but the big guy even though I'm back down to my high school waistline. Main thing now is we're on it. We're aware. And those days are behind.

ImperfektAngel

I was eating so much junk before too, I remember calculating my breakfast alone and it came out to 800 cals *EEK*

Bristle82

...about what how much you ate, in one sitting, what were you capable of eating and how much. I could easily eat a whole loaf of white bread with butter. I checked that out and it came to 2400 calories in one sitting. I guess that's why I topped out at 313 pounds. I'm thankful I'm finally learning what to eat and more importantly, how to shop for groceries.

I totally agree - just being accountable for clocking in online has made me soooo much more aware of what I am eating now and what I was eating before. It totally makes sense as to why the fat creeps on!!

Well done on making the change, I am proud of you and I

brandiuntz

I'd eat a dozen doughnuts over the course of a day. Or, an entire medium multi-topping pizza for dinner. Definitely one of those who could empty a pint of ice cream quickly because I wouldn't put a serving in a cup.

sweetiebelle

I ate a whole tombstone pizza. I did it often. When I was alone. That way no one would no. (Family) pizza is still careful when I eat pizza its my down fall. I can only eat two pieces now and im full. That's still alot of calories. Im just careful.

therealangd

McCain rising crust pizza 2,220 calories.

A bag of cheetos 1790

AshleighFTM

I tracked a week of my normal eating back in April (6-12) before I really commited to changing my life. When I look at those days, it scares me and disgusts me. I am thankful that things finally clicked for me and that I am learning to respect my body.

You can't know where you're going until you know where you've been.... right?

Elle408

I work away a lot and would be having 3 take out meals a day (i.e. McD's for breakfast, Subway for Lunch and KFC for dinner) plus at least a packet of crisps, a couple of bars of chocolate and a few sausage rolls thrown in for good measure... easily 4000+ calories a day, every day... if I went on a binge, you're talking probably 8000+...

It saddens me to think that I did that to myself.

I once ate a whole chicken and a whole french baguette, with real butter and covered in salt in one sitting... the worst thing is, I was barely full and went on to have chocolate for dessert.

pauljsolie

Thanks for all the responses so far. I guess I'm not alone. I still have a strange craving/addiction to bread, especially the bad white breads. I eat Ezekiel 4:9 bread now and I don't seem to crave that at all. If I do have whole wheat bread I keep it in the freezer to lessen the chance of binging on the entire loaf.

cartern1

Honestly don't want to calculate it - I'll just feel ashamed.....

chevy88grl

I don't want to go back and calculate what I used to eat, but I was notorious for eating a personal size cake and a can of Mt Dew for breakfast. Then I wouldn't eat again until later when I'd eat an entire frozen pizza, cheese sticks, fried mushrooms, etc. by myself. Don't forget the donuts. Cookies. candy. UGH.

Lyadeia

I could eat a whole pizza (not in one sitting, but definitely throughout a day)

I still CAN eat a whole pizza, only I do it in one sitting. :blushing:

I actually did that last night. All 8 pieces of a large pizza down the gullet...

When we diet, are our stomachs not supposed to shrink? Cause seriously, I can still eat like I used to when I was 191 pounds and not get a stomach ache. At all. I just choose not to eat that way, most of the time. Last night was different cause it was my bachelorette party and I ate and drank enough for all of you, lol. :drinker:

I remember even coming home from school...I would have already ate a lunch at school, but right when I got home I made myself 3 cheese stuffed hotdogs. Then my mom would cook dinner and I would have seconds or thirds. Then I would have either a dessert, or God forbid, fourths later on in the evening. Wake up, have 2 pop tarts, then some snacks at school, then lunch and repeat. No wonder I was a size 20 in high school.

demure_poetic

I could eat a whole pizza (not in one sitting, but definitely throughout a day) and probably a family size bag of Better Made BBQ potato chips, plus one of those giant size slurpees from 7-11.

I gave up the chips (courtesy of their unavailability in DC, lol) and soda/slurpees totally. I'll splurge on pizza once in a while, but stick to thin crust.

But yeah, at my point of not caring at all, it was pretty bad.

i'm the exact same way with pizza... i'm trying to stay away from it.... ill eat so much like 4 slices at once...then a few hours later more..then again..and even next day in morning... i was basically replacing meals with leftover pizzas.... i cna also relate to not eating at all in the day ..forget who wrote that...but the way I did it was maybe eat little snacks like cheese strings or other crappy useless stuff then by end of day im craving something real and usually meaty... cheese and chocolate ( not together) are 2 of my favourite foods... they are my worst enemies... those and butter chicken...if you don;t know what it is google it...its an indian food you eat with "naan" ....deadly... i actually havn't checked out the calories for it yet...think i'll do so now! ...but anyways im putting all of that behind me (minus my daughters birthday party that was just celebrated yesterday) im ready to move on.... been very busy with birthday stuff so was off the exercise train for a while... didn't lose anymore weight but maintained... now im going to work extra hard!

milaxx

People always talk about the overeating. I was never an overeater. I was an irregular eater. I could easily go all day without eating and around 6pm fix dinner. The worse was my sweet tooth. A half pint of ice cream was in in one, maybe two sittings and not the 4 servings on the label. I ate tons of veg, but I also ate a lot of refined sugar and flours. I also loved fried foods, still do.

The turning point for me regulating my meals and learning to eat breakfast. Cutting back on processed foods also gave me energy like I have never has before.

BethanyCee

When I was at my worst at the beginning of this year, I was eating a huge bowl of pasta for dinner and following it with half a bag of chips. Not every night, but pretty close. I was really feeling like I had no control of my life and was feeling so much shame. About two months of that is what kickstarted me into my new life choices of eating better and working out.

cheshirechic

In undergrad, I once ate almost an entire pound of pasta. And I was sober. :embarassed:

zeeeb

me and my partner would sit down on a saturday night in front of the TV and eat a whole block of chocolate 400g a big packet of potato chips, maybe 2L of soft drink, 2 Large pizzas.... it was disgusting....

no wonder we were so fat!

Cosmic_Unicorn

I liked to eat entire pizzas. And there was no way I could open a big bag of chips and not eat the entire thing. Okay, I still can't do that. I don't buy chips anymore for a reason! And I make much healthier (and smaller) pizzas now too. Hoorah.

ItsMeMaryW

I skipped breakfast thinking it would cut down on my calories for the day. If I did eat breakfast it was a sausage McMuffin from McDonalads. I also got the high calorie coffees with lots of sugar and of course the largest size. Then at lunch I'd pig out, burgers, the big fries, pop. Dinner was pizza or Mac and Cheese the intire pan of a stoffers Large size, or a burrito at Baja Fresh covered in sauce and chips (I looked that up 1600 Calories, Yikes). I had a candy dish on my desk at work that I ate out of all day long. I always said it was for visitors but I ate the most of it. Honestly, it feels good to be honest about my eating for the first time. I didn't always eat as much as others but I always ate the wrong things.

Schwiggity

Pint of Ben & Jerry's, a frozen pizza, a bag of chips, a box of oreos. Probably more.

Purplebunnysarah

Back in the day I would skip breakfast, have a tiny lunch, and then stop at 7-11 or Mac's on my way home from work and buy: 2 chocolate bars, a bag of sunflower seeds, and a giant bag of Salt & Vinegar chips. To top it off I'd buy some sort of fizzy pop to drink. I'd finish off the chocolate bars on the bus (both of them!!!) and open the bag of chips. I'd get home, have supper (usually 2-3 slices of frozen pizza) and alternate between the chips and the sunflower seeds for the rest of the night. I'd finish off the chips that night usually and the sunflower seeds would last me a couple of days (because the salt made my lips crack if I ate them too quickly).

I would restock on the junk food a couple of times a week.

The only reason I never got higher than 265-270 is because during that time my husband and I were carless and had to walk a decent distance on a regular basis.

All I gotta say is, NEVER AGAIN.

Samerah12

The one thing I really remember was stress eating (in grad school, my worst eating habits are from school related stress, apparently other stressers don't affect me the same way) an entire large papa johns hawaiian pizza with that butter garlic sauce, FOR DINNER. As in I also had breakfast and lunch that day. And if my memory serves I had gone out to Mexican for lunch. Easily a 4,000-5,000 calorie day. Shortly after that I was at my highest weight ever (suprise, suprise).