Foods you THOUGHT were HEALTHY but GAINED WEIGHT!

AmandasJourney2012
AmandasJourney2012 Posts: 50
in Health and Weight Loss
Curious to know what food or macros / anything that you thought was HEALTHY, kept it consistent in your meal plan but actually realized you gained weight from it or learned it wasn't as healthy as you thought later on??

For me.. I'd say FRUITS!! I love fruits, I eat alot of them. My favorite is bananas and mangos.. there were times I ate alot and apparently it seems like my body doesn't know the difference with natural sugar and artificial sweeteners lol.

oh and CHOBANI GREEK YOGURTS! The 2% kind with the fruit added.

ATKINS bars are a joke too!
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  • MissLaurenR88
    MissLaurenR88 Posts: 36
    I'd say just healthy food in general, as in consuming ALOT of it... I can eat as healthy as I want, but if I eat ALOT of it, as in eat too many calories.. I tend to gain weight. I think anything of TOO much is bad. lol
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    Pop and I don't get along. Even diet pop stopped my weight loss. Once I cut all pop out, I had no issues. Now I just don't drink it cuz I don't miss it.
  • leesee88
    leesee88 Posts: 54 Member
    When I first started, I thought the word "salad" inherently meant "healthy".
    For anyone who is new to this, PLEASE THINK AGAIN!
    Unless you are preparing it yourself, you have no idea what kind of damage restaurants can cause to you with a salad, covered in greasy meat, fatty dressing and cheese, croutons etc.
    If you dont believe me, check Red Robins online nutrition calculator!

    And yes, fruit can be a killer without moderation!

    Im also pretty sure I drink too much stuff sweetened with aspartame, even thought it is 0 calories.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I eat everything and anything I like...(not everyday of course)

    Any food is bad for you in excess.

    Its a matter of moderation my friends.
  • Oops25
    Oops25 Posts: 68 Member
    Fruits are actually good for us, they give us a lot of vitamins like vitamin A, C etc..Try to choose better fruits like blueberries, or other berries, water lemon (this is the best for weight loss!), apples, bananas are good too for our health but have them in moderation, like a banana a day, thats all..Mangoes are known to contribute to weight gain, so keep them under check..To make it short, dont totally eliminate things which are good for you, instead maintain moderation.. Basic rule of thumb - too much of anything in life is bad !
  • skinnylove00
    skinnylove00 Posts: 662 Member
    YOGURT with fruit! i am an idiot and one time i was like, `oh, 100 cal yogurts are wonderful nomnomnom` but they pack like 20 grams of (artificial) sugar a pop! thats like a candy bar! i didnt even read the nutrition label haha thats why i pay more attention to them now
  • casbar911
    casbar911 Posts: 61 Member
    For me.. I'd say FRUITS!! I love fruits, I eat alot of them. My favorite is bananas and mangos.. there were times I ate alot and apparently it seems like my body doesn't know the difference with natural sugar and artificial sweeteners lol.



    With Bananas and Mango it could have also been the Carb content that hindered you.
    I can only have bananas right before I go work out- as they are mostly carbs and if you dont burn them off they get stored... no I am not saying you cant have carbs or have to go really low carb but if you eat a bowl of cereal, milk and a banana HOLY CARB attack... your body cant use them all at once so they get stored :) however what works for me may not work for others....
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I am pretty conscious of the caloric and nutritional value of most of what I put in my body. The only thing I eat with reckless abandon is fresh/frozen vegetables. I'm sure some study will come along one day and blow the theory out of the water, but I subscribe to the school of thought that you can't possibly eat too many veggies.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    I know when I was younger I thought stuff like trail mix was okay to eat in massive quantities, and... here I am today lol


    My mom always bought/cooked healthy food but neglected to mention how much I should be eating :(
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Fruit is unhealthy?? Huh?
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
    I've never read anywhere that mangos cause weight gain. In fact, they have a low glycemic level and are thought to help with weight loss
  • HMD7703
    HMD7703 Posts: 761 Member
    Ok well for me it is not about eating healthy foods that made me gain weight, but eating too much of them.

    Peanut Butter
    Fruits (all that sugar)
    Juice (woah sugar!)
    Bread and pasta
    Certain Veg (corn, carrots)
    Salads (piling on crap and dressing.. what was I thinking?)

    I believe all good things in moderation. If I want chocolate cake, I have a few bites - not 3 slices or even the whole cake.
  • SheehyCFC
    SheehyCFC Posts: 529 Member
    I eat everything and anything I like...(not everyday of course)

    Any food is bad for you in excess.

    Its a matter of moderation my friends.
    ^ THIS.
  • hellosteph11
    hellosteph11 Posts: 33
    There are healthy foods and unhealthy foods. You can have both in you know how to portion right. I think some people don't understand that though.

    There is such thing as having too much of one thing you know.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    That's not how it works. You didn't gain weight from eating fruit. You gained weight because you ate at a surplus.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    The only food I've seen gain weight was pasta.

    It gets heavier when I cook it. I think it's just water weight though, from absorbing some water when I boil it.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    No food is healthy when consumed in excess, and when you consume more calories than you burn and/or have weird metabolism issues, things go so very bad.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    No food makes you gain weight unless you eat more calories than you burn.
  • Mikelobov
    Mikelobov Posts: 44
    Eggs were almost the death of me. I ate Dunkin Donuts breakfast sandwiches every day for years. And on the weekend, i'd pop 6 eggs down and make a scrambled treat. The cholesterol in eggs is crazy high, and I was never informed of this. I always considered eggs healthy.

    I'm hoping when I get my blood tests done next week (after heavily monitoring my cholesterol for 3 months) have dropped.

    Wish me luck :)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    The only food I've seen gain weight was pasta.

    It gets heavier when I cook it. I think it's just water weight though, from absorbing some water when I boil it.

    win! :drinker:
  • gympamela
    gympamela Posts: 188 Member
    chicken and rice from a hawaiian plate lunch place.........almost 1000 calories and i was alloting myself 400!!!!
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Foods don't make you fat. Excess calories make you fat.
  • Lotte34
    Lotte34 Posts: 429 Member
    HUMOUS!!!! was so annoyed when i found out it was really bad for you
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Foods don't make you fat. Excess calories make you fat.
    Unless, of course, the food is crawling into your mouth at night while you're sleeping.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    omg.gif Absolutely no food makes you gain weight. It's eating excessive calories that does that.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    HUMOUS!!!! was so annoyed when i found out it was really bad for you
    Wow! Good thing hummus is still a good food option.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Foods don't make you fat. Excess calories make you fat.
    Unless, of course, the food is crawling into your mouth at night while you're sleeping.

    How many calories do spiders have?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    HUMOUS!!!! was so annoyed when i found out it was really bad for you

    Huh?
  • SheehyCFC
    SheehyCFC Posts: 529 Member
    How many calories do spiders have?
    8, 1 for each leg... the body is inedible :laugh:
  • maggiepz
    maggiepz Posts: 141 Member
    I was addicted to Einstein Brothers Bagels Chicken Caesar salads at work. They even included a bagel!

    I got one almost daily and usually with the cinnamon raisin bagel for "dessert". I was so proud of myself for having a salad almost every day and couldn't figure out why my weight was climbing.

    Was upset when they discontinued them and complained. Come to find out it was because they were way too unhealthy. The salad was just 22 gm carbs but 720 calories, 56gm fat! The bagel I'd get added an additional 273 calories (60 carbs on one item, not good for someone carb sensitive).

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