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4500 Calories at Thanksgiving? Maybe not...

bokodasu
bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
edited January 4 in Food and Nutrition
Never trust a number put out by diet food companies.Read this a little earlier today and thought it might cheer everyone up. Relax! Enjoy your friends/family! Eat things you like!

http://projects.nytimes.com/qa/events/thanksgiving-help-line/question/8134

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  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    Meh, I worked out my usual Christmas intake (in the UK so no Thanksgiving) and it was closer to 10,000 cals
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Never trust a number put out by diet food companies.Read this a little earlier today and thought it might cheer everyone up. Relax! Enjoy your friends/family! Eat things you like!

    http://projects.nytimes.com/qa/events/thanksgiving-help-line/question/8134

    That's it? Seems like just the cals for dessert not a whole thanksgiving day eating fest
  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    Never trust a number put out by diet food companies.Read this a little earlier today and thought it might cheer everyone up. Relax! Enjoy your friends/family! Eat things you like!

    http://projects.nytimes.com/qa/events/thanksgiving-help-line/question/8134

    That's it? Seems like just the cals for dessert not a whole thanksgiving day eating fest

    This.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    I calculated what I'm "assuming" I'll eat tomorrow and it's around 1000 calories.

    4oz White Meat Turkey
    Serving of Cornbread Stuffing
    Serving of Mashed Potatoes
    Serving of Corn
    Serving of Broccoli
    Serving of Pumpkin Pie

    And more than likely I'll go back for seconds after dinner...tomorrow is a free day for me. Hell with maintenance, I'll get back on it Monday...
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    I stopped reading at "6 oz of Turkey"
  • risenonlytofall
    risenonlytofall Posts: 74
    Yeah, I'm sure the average serving of mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving is half a cup. This article seems like it's trying too hard in the other direction.
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    The article says that your gut releases nausea hormones after consuming 1500 calories? I WISH that was true!!!
  • bellygoaway
    bellygoaway Posts: 441 Member
    4500 calories? You have to be talking per meal, or per plate. Who eats that little on Thanksgiving?
  • bellygoaway
    bellygoaway Posts: 441 Member
    The article says that your gut releases nausea hormones after consuming 1500 calories? I WISH that was true!!!

    I doesn't just release them, it kicks them out of the body!
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