How much did you eat before MFP?

BerryH

This could be a typical Friday for me:

Breakfast - Cheese and mushroom croissant with a medium cappuccino.
Lunch - Chicken burrito with all the trimmings.
Snack - Snickers bar, Wotsits and full-far Coke.
Dinner - Indian takeaway - poppadums with dip, onion bhajis, meat samosas, chicken curry, pilau rice, tarka dhal.
Drink - Bottle of red wine.

Rough estimate - 3600+ calories!

The wonder is not that I got so fat but that I didn't realise WHY I got so fat!

vlc1979

The day before I started MFP:

Breakfast: Huge heaping bowl of cereal w/ milk
Lunch: 4 pieces of pizza
Supper: Large glass of milk and something else unhealthy. Over 3,000 calories.

Yep it is a wonder I didn;t stop and think "If you eat like this you will be 5 pounds fatter in 5 weeks"

Seems so easy now..

kportelli70

I don't even remember anymore but I do like the bottle of red wine. Red wine is my favorite.

kr3851

I had no idea that the 'healthier' choices I thought I was making were in most cases just as bad, but sometimes worse than things I would usually eat. This site has really opened this world up for me. I considered myself someone who 'didn't eat that much' but once I started logging it all I was shocked at what I was putting in my body. No wonder I 'found' 30kgs in a few short years!

shelvyparedes

this is an awesome topic. Well my breakfast would include a big omelet with 4 eggs. 4 slice of white bread. 2 glasses of orange juice. 3 hotdogs and about 3 caprisun juices. I now see how I got the way I got by eating too much junk

kristiek7

I was drinking sooooooooo much. I mean juices, pop..........I'm sure I was consuming a days worth of cals in liquids alone! As for food - loads of white breads, mayo, cheese, sugary cereals.........again I think my calories were about twice as much as what I'm doing now, and all 'empty'........

wickedcricket

I haven't actually counted up the calories but I started every day with crispy creme donut holes and cappucino from speedway. Then Burger King or worse for lunch (can you say Izzy's?) and since I'm single, supper might be a bag of chips or cookies & ice cream (unless my neighbor invites me to dinner) Wash it all down with coca cola - not diet and I only drank water for ... well hell, I didn't drink any water unless I could help it.
Horrible

MB_Positif

Oh man...I don't even know...I just know it was a lot! I used to pick up a breakfast sandwich and a 16 ounce red bull every single day on my way to work.

thetrishwarp

Oh gosh.

In high school...

Breakfast - bacon cheese melt on a bagel
Lunch - sandwich, cookies, juice (reasonable)
Afternoon "snack"/second lunch - Chinese takeout or fries or a DQ Blizzard or an Iced Capp.
Dinner - 2-3 servings of spaghetti, or a burger with all the trimmings, etc... lots of sauces, not a lot of nutrition!

runslikeagirl

I ate fast food, frozen pizza, ice cream!! SONIC!!! I ate bad. Now I did a day in the life of my husband and he ate 5000 cal!! He's not, nor has ever been overweight. I don't know how hes not 500lbs!!! Just not fair!!!

adamtwd88

This could be a typical Friday for me:

Breakfast - Cheese and mushroom croissant with a medium cappuccino.
Lunch - Chicken burrito with all the trimmings.
Snack - Snickers bar, Wotsits and full-far Coke.
Dinner - Indian takeaway - poppadums with dip, onion bhajis, meat samosas, chicken curry, pilau rice, tarka dhal.
Drink - Bottle of red wine.

Rough estimate - 3600+ calories!

The wonder is not that I got so fat but that I didn't realise WHY I got so fat!

i think i ate prettymuch the same as i do now , except now some stuff is now low fat, or quron etc. so
pretty much the same stuff, just a bit healthier! ha

leonardk09

OH man, I used to eat anything and everything…

Breakfast - Bagel with cream cheese, yogurt (pretty much the only thing I ate that was healthy, haha)
Lunch - 2 grilled cheese sandwiches with ketchup, maybe some fries or soup on the side
Dinner - Chicken Fingers, or Taco Salad with french fries
Snacks - Chips, crackers, lots of fruit juice, cheese, candy, late night Mcdonald's Trip

TDBrims

Like others it wasn't so much the quantity of food more the huge calories in the food I was eating that was my downfall...I still eat as much now I just eat better choices

SarahofTwins

Well it's embarrassing to say but this was my typical day...

Breakfast - Spaghetti, Macaroni, Burrito's, or Tacos (Any one of these usually, I'm a pasta lover thats why)
Lunch - Sandwiches (probably 2 or 3), Chips/Dip, soda
Dinner - Hamburgers, spaghetti, pastas...etc

Then between all that mess I would have ice cream, cookies, candy, etc.

See why its embarrassing lol:blushing:

littleali

Before? I found a food diary from about 2 years ago...

Breakfast: 1 Sandwich (2 slices of white bread with butter and vegemite) and a pack of crisps.
Lunch: Big bowl of pasta with grated cheese and a chocolate fudge cake, plus another slice of white bread with butter.
Dinner: A whole cheesey garlic pizza bread.
Snacks: A couple of packets of crisps, 5-6 biscuits, chocolate.

Ouch.

earino

I believe I was sitting at around 4500 -> 5500 calories per day.

cici1028

Wow. SO much... and all at night. I would skip breakfast, have a sandwich or full meal for lunch, and then just mindlessly snack in front of the TV. Pints of Ben and Jerry's in a sitting, an entire bowl of popcorn in peanut oil... peanut butter from the jar... you name it. It was mostly boredom. Once I started portion control and counting calories, things just started to make sense!

bcattoes

I lost most of my weight before joining MFP, but before starting a plan to get in shape, I ate the same as I do now on most days. There were a lot more pizza deliveries or rib cookouts on the weekend though, and I wasn't getting any type of regular exercise. Adding an hour of Zumba 6 days a week, cutting out the pizza and switching ribs for fish and chicken allowed me to get back to goal.

fteale

Breakfast - cup of tea

Mid morning - cup of tea and an apple

Lunch - peppermint tea and an apple or pizza if out (maybe twice a week)

4pm - toast with butter, tea.

Supper - big cooked meal, fajitas or pasta or risotto

Evening - bag of chips or a couple of chocolates, a yoghurt and 2 apples

Basically I'd not eat all day then over eat in the evenings. I also did very little exercise. I have never been a huge drinker day to day, more of a binge drinker when I go out, but since joining MFP I think I drink more wine over all, but a glass or 2 a couple of nights a week, not nothing for a month, then 2 bottles in one night.

bgeer34

I just figured out a typical 3 meal day for myself last year... this doesn't count snacks... and I am at 3585 calories for just the three meals... and I had at least 2, sometimes 3 or 4 snacks a day....

I knew I ate bad... I wonder now how on earth I wasn't bigger than I was... so glad that stuff doesn't appeal to my taste buds anymore

Articeluvsmemphis

Better question, what didn't I eat?

Gosh, my college eating habits aren't as bad, but in high-school I could down several packs a candy, pizza, fried catfish, bread, several drinks, my school lunch, and my breakfast at home. I was a secret eater, I got so big because I liked to eat and didn't really get full easily, but I hid it because it was shameful.

JediMaster_intraining

i probably ate close to 3000 calories a day if not more....i thought i didn't eat that much but then i realized on MFP that yes i did eat way to much.


Breakfast: mcdonalds or nothing
Lunch: Ramen noodles or some kind of fast food meal
Dinner: fast food or something high in sodium and calories
Snacks: EVERYTHING lol

shelbyfrootcake

Rough estimate I'd say about 2000 on average per day with mental binge days thrown into the mix. Booze and eating out was my downfall. Pints of real ale and pub grub is not a friend of the waistline.

emy10284

breakfast : coke honey bun
mid morning : another coke
Lunch: fast food mcDS burger king
Dinner: pizza, or something i would make usually with ground beef lots of cheese or fatty steak
desert: pint of ice cream with coke


yeah.... and i wonder how i got so fat....

Huskeryogi

Breakfast - Vending machine food. Best guess a Butterfingers and a Mountain Dew (560)
Lunch - Usually ate out. One example Philly Cheesesteak and Fries and Mountain Dew (1290)
Dinner - Macaroni and Cheese (whole box) or whole frozen pizza w/ add'l cheese and Mountain Dew (1490)
Evening snacking - endless. Good example half a container of Grasshopper cookies (700)

Total between 3500-5000 calories/day. Honestly I'm lucky I didn't weight more.

vanessaclarkgbr

Lol - just read that and thought wow - she can eat that and still lose? I think I missed the point...hahaha ok typical day for me pre MFP:

No breakfast
Mid-morning - 2 full fat lattes, service station muffin
No lunch
Mid-afternoon - egg and bacon triple sandwich, chocolate bar
Evening meal - fish and chips, entire family chocolate cake
Last thing - half a packet of biscuits

....and that was every single day. To go with that I had exhaustion, IBS, regular stomach bugs and colds, and various aches and pains...wonder why? Hahaha. Good luck everyone, and what a great post to remind you how quickly things change...

vanessaclarkgbr

Lol - just read that and thought wow - she can eat that and still lose? I think I missed the point...hahaha ok typical day for me pre MFP:

No breakfast
Mid-morning - 2 full fat lattes, service station muffin
No lunch
Mid-afternoon - egg and bacon triple sandwich, chocolate bar
Evening meal - fish and chips, entire family chocolate cake
Last thing - half a packet of biscuits

....and that was every single day. To go with that I had exhaustion, IBS, regular stomach bugs and colds, and various aches and pains...wonder why? Hahaha. Good luck everyone, and what a great post to remind you how quickly things change...

PoeRaven

Love this topic!

I can't remember everything I used to eat...all I know is I ate way too much of it! :blushing: I would think nothing of eating an entire bag of walnuts...healthy yes, but oh the calories!!! And peanut butter! OMG the peanut butter...:embarassed:
A few more:
M&Ms in massive quantities
Oreos and milk ( not just one or two either...)
Onion rings, onion rings, onion rings...Did I mention onion rings???
BBQ potato chips

The list goes on...I was 40 lbs heavier and I'm shocked it wasn't more like 80 to 100. :noway:
The thing is, I still occasionally have some of these yumminesses, just a taste here and there. Otherwise, I might go berzerk. :bigsmile:

yoghurtand

I'd have double helpings at least of everything and it usually worked out to what, 1800-2800 depending? probably on the lower side most days because i was generally maintaining at 65-67kgs.

Oishii

I was very weird!

Breakfast: cereal/muesli + milk
Snacks: 'healthy' stuff like low fat yoghurt
Lunch: crisp breads / toast with cheese/marmite.
Dinner: half a portion of pasta with homemade veggie sauce.
Binges: 500g Dairy Milk / up to 6 or so Cadbury's Creme Eggs / whole tubs of Ben and Jerry's.

When I ate out I never had starters, shared dessert and drank diet coke.

When I finally twigged that I was MAINTAINING despite the binges, I realised I could lose weight easily if I just ate sanely :laugh:

Now I'm trying to learn to maintain by eating well at meals, so that I don't binge any more.

SilentRenegade

I think about this every time somebody asks me how I've lost weight. Before my fitness pal this could be a typical day:

Breakfast: Left overs from last night (dinner food, heaping amounts of it) or a stop at Wawa (I think these are only in South Jersey and Philly area? Midwest think a cheaper version of Sheets) for a breakfast sub, pretty much a cheese steak.
Lunch: Taco Bell, McDonalds, or whatever other fast food restaurant were in the vicinity of my store.
Dinner: All-you-can-eat sushi and a BOTTLE of wine, then go over my friend's house and drink more. If it wasn't sushi night it was two or three helping of dinner at my house.

Snacks: Throughout the day I'd eat chips, candy bars, whatever Best Buy sells in the checkout line.
Drinks: Energy drinks, flavored coffees with cream and sugar (Wawa Mocha Mint 16oz is 800 cals by itself!!!)
Late night: After drinking we would go to a late night pizza joint, Wawa to get a 10 inch sub or the 24-hour McDonalds, or Taco Bell

I think I estimated I was on average ingesting about 3600-sometimes 5000 cals a day easy.

I dropped down to 1700 cals and dropped weight very quickly, it's like my body went into shock. I was horrified when I started searching for foods in the data base and saw what the hell I was actually eating.

So thanks MFP