Shocked by the calorie content
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chicken wings...i guess i was naive and didn't realize they were deep fried. used to eat 10 or so for dinner, till i saw one has about 100 calories (or more).0
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You NEED to get the book....Eat This Not That....OMG...talk about an eye opener!!0
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Olive Garden salad and breadsticks. You can do more hurt with those than you can with the meal.0
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WINE
But much better than beer!0 -
A veggie sub from Quiznos has more calories than a Big Mac
Pretty much every cocktail
same here for both!0 -
Red Meats....
It goes to show really that even a home-cooked meal can be pretty bad for you.
High cals =/= "bad for you"
Exactly. Sounds like that meal was awesome. If you cant work in a thousand calories in a meal then work on your portion control!
One thing that personally surprised me 2 years ago when I started this - and thinking back I dont know why it was surprising, duh - was the fact that I was consuming my entire days calories or more when I went to Olive Garden (which happened too regularly!). Salad, Bread Sticks, Dipping Sauce, Meal and non-diet drinks. Well over 3000 calories.0 -
Both nuts and granola shocked me.... Jordans super nutty granola, then, was a true awakening!0
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My school has these tiny little Crust-less pb&j sandwiches... On wheat bread, but 300 calories for something that is no bigger than the palm of my hand!!0
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Mr Kipling Mince Pies - I love mince pies but at 256 cals I will not be indulging (well maybe 1 on Christmas Day)0
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Those eggs that come out during Easter, rolo, milk cocolate etc.... One little egg was more calories than a regular chocolate bar!!
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And A & W Mozza burger with Rings!! 1000+!!0 -
Raisins.
Thought process: "They're like elderly grapes, how many calories can they be?"
Nearly 500 calories a cup.0 -
Muffins!
Ditto...they've slowly gotten enormous and it doesn't take a whole lot of looking to find a 700 (or more!) calorie muffin.
And Pop-Tarts. Just ONE is 220 cals (and who doesn't eat both in the wrapper?)
Right, why do they do that to us. If one serving is one pop tart then wrap them individually...hmmph
MMMMMMMM.....Pop Tarts!!!0 -
Sushi! I had no idea! Over 300 per roll and I used to easily polish off 3 plus tempura and a beer then pat myself on the back for not eating fast food.0
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Muffins!
Ditto...they've slowly gotten enormous and it doesn't take a whole lot of looking to find a 700 (or more!) calorie muffin.
And Pop-Tarts. Just ONE is 220 cals (and who doesn't eat both in the wrapper?)
i have a pack of poptarts at my desk i keep staring at and have resisted for this reason. :sad:0 -
Granola...
Definitely. Also, pasta. I had no idea what a single serving was and realized I was eating around 800 calories worth for dinner, not including the chicken, sauce and other stuff I threw in there too! I'll still have a bit here and there, but I make sure everything's measured out and within my range.0 -
Mayo!! 100 calories by tablespoon.0
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Bananas, I can have something far more tasty for the calories.
I know I shouldn't, but I avoid fruit because of the amount of calories.0 -
Good switch over... corn tortillas are also a decent choice about 55 calories each... Try nonfat greek yogurt instead of sour cream... A cup is about the same as two tablespoons of sour cream...0
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This is a great thread....everything for me once i started paying attention to calories and serving sizes. i still enjoy most things, i just try to plan for it or limit the amount. i can look back on days when i would get a grande white chocolate mocha and a blueberry muffin from starbucks, thats seriously the amount i eat in almost an entire day now. i do still treat myself though to a tall nonfat no whip wcm from time to time:)0
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Chicken Wings , use to go to Buffalo Wild WIngs and destroy an order of 40 by myself during a game on Sunday. (can you say fat *kitten* )
And most liquid drinks, I stopped drinking soda years ago and switched to none carbonated drinks. Recently I looked at Pink lemonade which I use to drink like 3-5 20oz glasses with most restaurant meals (oh I was getting my 2-3 dollars worth, little did I know), Pink lemonade is 275 calories for a 20oz cup from the restaurant.
Happy Surprise, is low fat yogurt being only 100 calories or so for a full cup.0
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