Went to Subway for lunch and Jarod would NOT be proud!

I love Subway, and if I'm gonna have it I have everything I want on it! Cheese, mayo...I don't see the point if you take away all the tasty stuff lol. As long as it fits into your day.

no cookies, no cheese....little or no dressing...............

Says....you. One can have cheese and a once-in-a-while treat, if they want. IMO, it's about eating a majority of healthy whole foods and then fitting in the treats.

I usually get a Black Forest Ham footlong (they're usually $5+tax). I usually have it on wheat, sometimes without cheese, and usually without mayo, and usually add a few pickles. An entire footlong is approximately 790 calories but if you split it in two, you'll have 395 calorie portions for lunch and later for dinner.

I finally stopped buying the footlong and going with the 6". I've also given up on having cheese and mayo. So my typical sandwich is only 350 calories.

People saying 'no cheese, no dressing, no cookie and only a 6"' must be on a 1200 *diet*, and not a healthy lifestyle...

Jus' sayin'.

Gotta eat from the fresh fit menu.

I don't eat at Subway. A sandwich without mayo and cheese isn't very delicious, if you ask me. I can have things from McDonald's for the same amount of calories as a *good* Subway sandwich! Will it be high in fat? Probably... do I care about going over on my fat some times? No.


But, calorie counting takes some practice. It's a great way to learn how nutrition really works so that you stop buying in to the things you see on TV.

Just a little advice about eating at Subway. I, myself, love the Italian BMT, but I have realized that for one the pepperoni and salami is very high in calories. I try and make healthier choices when I go there as in eating a turkey or oven roasted chicken breast. I also choose the wheat bread option instead of white. I have omitted the mayionnaise that i would normally get and have opted for the sweet onion sauce instead. It is such a healthier choice and I also have noticed that when getting the full meal I choose a 6 inch instead of a footlong and sun chips are almost as much fat as eating regular chips so i choose the baked options. I also enjoy the light lemonade instead of diet or regular sodas. Another piece of advice, be around people that support you. It helps you to make the better choice. Cause with eating out there really is no BEST choice. Don't get frustrated though, remember that tomorrow is another day! Don't ever give up!!!

I know how you feel... I had a little bit of frozen yogurt with a few toppings sprinkled on top yesterday. No biggie. When I looked it up, it was almost 350 calories! WHAT?!

I might as well have just eaten a candy bar! Ha.

Subway isn't really "healthy" persay, you can pack on all kinds of cals at Subway.

People just buy the hype that it is.

It is very tasty, but it is no better or worse than any other fast food imo.

Except if you don't like grease, like myself, then Subway becomes one of your few options.

I agree with this! For the calories I would rather eat chipotle. And that keeps me full longer.

no cookies, no cheese....little or no dressing...............

Says....you. One can have cheese and a once-in-a-while treat, if they want. IMO, it's about eating a majority of healthy whole foods and then fitting in the treats.

I eat cheese all the time. I would not want to live without cheese. :laugh:

Exactly!!

That's why I love this site so much. When you log it you learn from it. I've made small changes that mean a lot. I love my turkey sub just the same without the cheese, and mustard is just as good as mayo.

You know I really thought I could not live without my mayonaise on my sandwhich, just the thought of it had me upset but all of the fat free dressing options at subway are really good, I just hate a dry sandwhich!!! Those cookies did look good on the menu but I opted for sunchips instead. When we know better we do better....Good luck

When I started my path to losing weight last year - I walked to the local Subway every other day. I would get a foot long turkey on wheat with light mayo.... I'd eat 1/2 that day and 1/2 the next day.

It is the lowest calorie sandwhich from I what I can tell....

You have to be careful as well - they have the calories on the boards - but those are for the 6" size - not the 12"......

And I LOVE the macadamia cookies - my weakness - but one cookie was 220 calories, 100 from fat! So no more of those for me

I love people.. no cookies, no cheese, no dressing, no bread...

This guy ate subway sandwiches damn near every day and lost over 80lbs. Footlongs, with cheese, and dressing.

Eat what you want so long as you meet your calorie requirements. There is no reason to cut out entire groups of foods if you don't have a special condition.

I bet he wasn't on 1260 calories/day with no exercise. If I had a footlong with cheese and dressing for just one meal in the day, I get 460 for the rest of the day if I couldn't fit in exercise that day.

Today I bought a 12" turkey on Italian with provolone, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and honey mustard. Total was 800 calories and I ate half for lunch, the other half will be dinner. I also grabbed a bag of Baked Lays.

But that is the beauty of logging your food! The biggest part of the process is the education. I think all of us did the same thing at one time or another. I used to go to Frisch's for a Big Boy, onion rings and a chocolate shake. An entire day's worth of calories in one sitting!

Now the next challenge (which I typically fail at) is to look up the food *before* you go out to eat!

^^Exactly! I purposely didn't change my normal routine for the first 2 days I was on MFP just so I could get a sense of what I was actually consuming in a day. It was DEFINITELY eye opening! I was easily eating close to 3000 calories a day on most days, and it wasn't necessarily junk food--it was just a lot of food! I had gotten used to feeling stuffed all the time. I've learned I don't need to feel stuffed to feel satisfied. I congratulate the OP on looking at this as a learning opportunity! And yes, looking things up ahead of time is seriously helpful! Good luck!