Don't drink your calories?

TeachTheGirl

So I made a mistake today. I took advantage of a deal from Caribou for a $2 medium caramel drink.

Look, it looks delicious!



Yeah. That deliciousness was 850 calories, sickeningly sweet and altogether not worth it.

In fact, I posted it on my diary and admitted to my faults and even some of my friends list can't believe it! Here it is, ladies. I'm not exaggerating! http://www.cariboucoffee.com/page/1/beverage-food-detail.jsp?id=372501&type=drink

So I was intrigued. I looked online for more drinks that have us drinking away our calories and some of the biggest culprits are alcohol (no surprise there), 'frou-frou' coffee drinks and shakes.

Is there anything you've drank that you can't believe contained that many calories?

stephdeeable

There's 1160 calories in a large McDonalds milkshake. :noway:

AnnaVee84

as soon as I joined MFP, I looked up all my fav Starbucks drinks....nothing crazy like that Caribou drink, but it was eye opening how many calories I was drinking in during a week!

And it takes a lot of willpower for me to stay away from smashburger's milkshakes, around 800 cals each :sad:

hadlam83

I am absolutely terrible at drinking my calories! I love fizzy drink!! and could drink a big bottle of it a day and I dont like the artificial stuff so I try my hardest to stick to one fizzy a day

fg8585

There's 1160 calories in a large McDonalds milkshake. :noway:

OMG!

Makes me glad I downgraded to a F'real Milkshake (once in a while). That's about 500 calories. Still bad but... obviously there's worse! lol

astrampe

Starbucks green tea frap - grande, 450 calories.....:sad:

ilovescarymovies

i dont drink any calories i would starve if i did lol

trogalicious

this.
715 calories... and worth it for every sip if you're a stout fan.

AggieFan2011

For me it was the amount of calories in mixed drinks. I knew they had more than when you just mix liquor and soda because the juice is so syrupy and whatnot, but I never realized how high the calorie content actually is. It was definitely an eye opener the first time I tried to log a night out with friends. It also made me realize why I gained such a large amount of weight over the past couple of years. =/

mjrkearney

Strangely enough, milk, orange juice, Gatorade, Powerade, chocolate milk, etc. I don't even want to know what my old friend, the grande mocha frappe had in it.

quirkytizzy

i dont drink any calories i would starve if i did lol

I try to do the same. I have my coffee and tea, which with sugar equals out to about a couple hundred a day. But anymore than that and I'm wasting calories that could go towards filling me up!

AllTehBeers

The only calories I drink is my rum on the weekends.

Other then that, it's the sweet, sweet taste of delicious aspartame.

Umeboshi

450 calories or something like that in a Mcdonalds Mocha Frappe. So delicious... :grumble:

SweetCheekszx0

I don't drink my calories :noway: it's a waste ???? I'd rather eat them ... I stick to sobe life waters 0 calorie there so yummy that and water... My only drink cals come from coffee creamer and that's still under 100 cals and well cranberry juice because its that damn good:drinker:

slkehl

There's 1160 calories in a large McDonalds milkshake. :noway:

McDonalds is the worst! I bought a small frappe from them once, thinking it would have roughly the same number of calories as a frappuchino. Nope! Twice as much for the same size -.-

fatpanda96

I used to get an oreo cookie shake every day from jack in the box until i found out it was around 900 calories :sad:

Sarauk2sf

I drink lattes all the time. The milk is a good add to my protein goal and I find them quite satiating.

However, I would not be happy if I found out a drink was over 800 calories - that would screw with my targets a bit.

ladymiseryali

I stick with water and tea with splenda and a splash of milk. The only other thing I drink is diet green tea because it has no calories.

repmlrs

well the 1lb snikers bar has almost 3000 calories.

taem

4000 calories in a pound of oil. About 400 calories in 2 tablespoons of oil (any kind).

That really beats any drink.

Marks281172

Im glad there are no calories in beer :huh: :drinker:

bexxxster

Energy drinks! Before MFP I could happily drink 5 a day

Helloitsdan

I drink Starbucks every day.
On lift days where I can have the carbs i'll have a large latte with soy.
On rest days where carbs are low i'll have an americano.
If you like something and can figure out how to make it fit your macros then go for it.

sarahmoo12

orange juice!! i used to drink gallons of it till I realised the cals, I was so sad lol n havnt touched it in months now.

IbiH

I love my coffee but now I only order black coffee and then add a small amount of semi-skimmed milk, no more than 25 cals. Or the alternative would be a soy latte, approx 130 cals......

Linda_Darlene

Thankfully, I drink my coffee black with no sugar. My worst is milkshakes!

firefoxxie

lol I started modifying my starbucks orders after I looked up the calories. Fat free milk and no whipped cream for me! Takes away a lot of calories that way

RobynLB

Milkshakes are insane! It's like they have more calories by volume than straight ice cream. Just give me the ice-cream!

Kellylynnhaynes

Dr. Pepper is my weakness! I've managed to try to only drink 1/2 of a 20 oz bottle a day. Enough to get my craving satisfied, but not enough to totally deplete my caloric needs.

sgmomma

Coffees are my weakness..I make them fit in my cals for the day. But i do what I can to skinny them up. Med iced coffee from MCD is 190 during happy hour that 1.06 all together...they are weakness when i pick up my nephew an daughter

indigogiraffe

I am absolutely terrible at drinking my calories! I love fizzy drink!! and could drink a big bottle of it a day and I dont like the artificial stuff so I try my hardest to stick to one fizzy a day

This is exactly my problem too. It goes down so quickly, you don't realize how much you are drinking!