What is the most calories you've ever eaten in a day?

squiggyflop · May 2013

I dunno. How many calories are in an entire 15lb ham including an inch thick layer of fat surrounding the meat? Of course I became very sick the next day. I was a kid at the time. I think I was going through a growth spurt. Ive also eaten an entire 14 piece of kfc dark meat in a day with about a pound of pasta (pre cooking weight). Oh yeah, and both of those days were when I used to drink a gallon of whole milk a day.

LabMonkeySteph85 · May 2013

3123 on Friday. I finally broke and had a binge. I felt terrible so sick. It caused me to have a breakthrough though. I realize now that it is because I have not been eating enough for someone who works out 2 hours a day, 6 days a week. I eating below my BMR plus all that exercise way a recipe for disaster.

Before I joined MFP - probably 10k on vacation. That Disney food gets me every time. All those cupcakes and Mickey ice cream sandwiches!

YoungDoc2B · May 2013

Think it was about 4900. Peanuts were the culprit. lol

ChloeRoseLejeune · May 2013

like 10k probably

watfordjc · May 2013

Since I started logging... 4,590 last Thursday (burned 5,751).

Before then... Large Domino's Texas BBQ with stuffed crust, garlic pizza bread, mozzarella sticks, potato wedges, 4 dips, 2 litres coca-cola, cookies, cookies & cream ice cream... 6,495 calories (minus half the pizza and half the Coke for the next day)... 4,835 calories. Although that was typically after not eating for 36 hours whilst sedentary with an average estimated TDEE back then of 3,300.

mwooderson · May 2013

...NOT A NEWBIE... I have downed an entire jar of almond butter, peanut butter, bag of shelled mixed nuts and 1 1/2 bottles of wine...PLUS kashi cereal with a banana and toast. AHHHHHHH... makes me wonder where I put all of that food. Oh but what a run I had that night.

Lunachic77 · May 2013

It was about 3 years ago. I ate an entire Papa Murphy's pizza, a wheel of brie, a full IHOP breakfast, one of those monster burritos from Chipotles and a pack of Sausalito cookies. I drank 7 beers, a couple of cans of Mt Dew and a glass of milk through out the day. I want to say that adds up to over 4000+ calories, maybe more? I have always been told I eat like a man, and at that point in my life I was 40 lbs overweight. I look back at times like that and can't even fathom doing something like that now.

joyjay4fun · May 2013

Since logging about 3000, before then Im scared to even think. Love me some fried anything with a couple glasses of sugar with some tea (for flavor) :-)

Abi_bug04 · May 2013

Since tracking, probably 4000-5000.
Before tracking, probably over 8000!!

Tracking definitely makes me feel guiltier about getting to numbers that high, though! (Thank goodness...)

k_saenz · May 2013

So far I think 2,500 ish...?

GenesisandEden · May 2013

Easily 5000 to 6000. Before tracking umm...:embarassed:

ghhosstt · May 2013

Maybe like 7-8k. This thread is sexy.

phjorg1 · May 2013

I'm amused at some of the responses. When I was trying to gain weight I was eating 4-5k a day for months. I like how this is more than some peoples worst, lol..

that said, I've been to a few buffets and rib eating contests and the like with teamates. I would have to assume 10-15k easy.

RiverMelSong · May 2013

Probably around 3500..

sharonlouiset · May 2013

I don't know because I lost count.

geebusuk · May 2013

Well over 10k.

Most I ever tracked was over 5k - but I burnt over 6k that day, so all worked out fine

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I could easily eat that sort of amount (5k) on a daily basis and probably have at points!

tashaa1992 · May 2013

Over 6,000, damn cheesecake lol

SteelySunshine · May 2013

I am not sure I can count that high. When I had a very active job, I would count calories up to about 3000 cry then quit then have a snack later then dinner then another snack. So there is that.

I could during this period put something like this away.

Breakfast: Two really big doughnuts with custard filling and one of those pints of chocolate milk. That's about 900 calories cuz they were really big dougnuts.

Snack muffin. I don't know they were big muffins at least 250 calories.

Lunch Two Double Decker Tacos for about 700 calories and I would stop and get a bread stick somewhere as well for an additional 130 calories or so.

Dinner : a Pizza for about 2500 calories

So about 4500 this was probably a typical amount of calories for me for a long time. The food might not have been typical I did eat stuff that I would cook, but it would also be high in calories. I occasionally would eat a salad or some fruit. When I tried dieting I would try to cut my calories in half and for the amount of work I was doing this was probably a very wrong thing to do and I never stuck to that for long. I did lose like 20 lbs once and I felt like I was starving all day long. If I would have made a modest cut of 500 and tried to be active even when I wasn't working, I am sure I would have lost a good amount of weight even though my calorie count would be considered very high by some people.

baozytools12 · May 2013

15,000 calories easy for post exam celebration last november.

max brenners chocolate fudge sundae, waffles, chocolate, banana bread with chocolate sauce for breakfast
3 servings of pad thai and a large oportos meal (2 burgers, large chips, large coke) for lunch
1kg steak, full rack ribs, 3 servings of chips, 4 cheese stuffed potatoes, half a cheese cake, 3 servings of icecream for dinner
lots of coke and chocolate for snacks

BrittanyMegan88 · May 2013

Since I started dieting & logging my highest amount was 2,405...1,005 over my daily goal. :P

skylar1018 · May 2013

3,800! (That's not a proud exclamation...)

Dr_Waffles · May 2013

Probably the night I ate a 50 piece bucket of Buffalo wild wings. 3600-4400 est. not the bad really.

To anyone who thinks they've never eaten a lot of calories, I think your just fooling yourself.

mlcantwell · May 2013

Since logging, maybe 2,300? I aim for 1800 but I do on occasion have enough exercise to allow myself extra. I haven't logged over the winter holidays before but I bet it gets quite high over Christmas.

Poprocket_2012 · May 2013

Honey, if I am gonna go that far into pig-out-dom I'm sure as heck not counting!!!!

^^This^^ :laugh:

pinkraynedropjacki · May 2013

2500 & then still only came out net 680

meadow_sage · May 2013

I'm guessing around 9000. I tracked a really bad day before I committed myself to losing weight and it was over 8,000 but that was probably close to the most I've ever ate in one day. I had like four huge meals and they were very fattening foods (like KFC). My average before was probably around 4,000. I used to eat from McDonalds most mornings and I would get two sandwiches, a hash brown and large sweet tea. Plus, fast food or carry outs for lunch and snacks from the vending machine and a big hearty dinner. Now, most of my meals are about 500 calories and I usually have two healthy snacks per day. Amazing, the difference now.

taunto · May 2013

Right before I started taking charge of my life, at one point I was eating 6500+ calories a day. It was the most I used to eating and am glad I won't be going back to it. I sometimes now peak out at around 4,000 calories now though which isn't bad