Can A Casino Buffet be 9500 Calories

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pktruckdriver
pktruckdriver Posts: 63 Member
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Logging a splurge like I did tonite , going back over and over, fried seafood, prime rib, steak, corn on the cob's, potatoe's, rice, crab, Mussels , salmon, fruit. And dessert's .

Could this be 9500 calories? I think easily and thus logged it so, could I be way off?

thank you

patrick
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  • iceman7840
    iceman7840 Posts: 110
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    That is the kind of splurge I wouldn't even bother logging.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
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    That is the kind of splurge I wouldn't even bother logging.

    word. this. but it is totally possible, with everything they fry the food in, added butters and oils and sugars. as long as you don't eat like that daily, i wouldnt even worry about it
  • ldressle66
    ldressle66 Posts: 35
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    It all depends on how much you ate...I log everything, even bad days, otherwise, it is toooooo easy to forget!
  • FoundProdigal
    FoundProdigal Posts: 32 Member
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    honestly...I wouldn't be surprised if it is accurate... it seems crazy when I first think about it but when I stop and think about when I eat out how quick those calories can add up....I can imagine at a buffet it'd be easy to get to 9500 without realizing it
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Logging a splurge like I did tonite , going back over and over, fried seafood, prime rib, steak, corn on the cob's, potatoe's, rice, crab, Mussels , salmon, fruit. And dessert's .

    Could this be 9500 calories? I think easily and thus logged it so, could I be way off?

    thank you

    patrick

    Depends, you should log what you ate.
    I think for some, easily, for others, not as easily. Which are you?
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
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    Yes! I think it easily could be:)
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    can it be 9500? Easily. A typical buffet at an indian restaurant is about 4,000 calories for me so all the buttery and fatty steak and shrimps etc can easily be 9500 cals at a casino.

    But... honestly, why does it matter? Just log 9500 and call it a day. You're not going to work it out. You're not going to try and budget those in your days. At least I wouldn't. So just log the 9500 and go into the food coma you know you want! :D
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
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    Probably easy enough to do and probably many of us have done it. Log it, remember it and move on.
    Look forward never back :flowerforyou:
  • bdkglk
    bdkglk Posts: 67 Member
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    I do my best to log bad days so that I can look back at them and ask myself if it is worth doing this very often.. Nothing wrong with an occasional splurge...We need them to keep our motivation up!!
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,406 Member
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    Either way - you know you went over. I would just not log it, and move on tomorrow.
  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
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    Yes, you should log everything. This is your life. Write it down.

    Here's a story for you:

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/health/borawski-weight-loss-irpt/index.html?hpt=he_c1
  • tjthegreatone
    tjthegreatone Posts: 324
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    I know I'll get flamed for this seeing as it will come across as judgemental.

    The mind boggles at the sheer amount of food consumed here and the fairly nonchalant replies.

    I'll start on a tangent - I'm obviously here because I've overeaten a fair bit in my time, and I have had issues with accepting my body as it is, but more recently I have had increasing uneasiness about the way we eat and use resources, in a world where there is STILL so much starvation.

    I grew up poor in a developing country and I spent most of my teenage years hungry and severely underweight. Probably why I packed on loads of weight when I emigrated. I used to think I hard earned the right to eat whatever crap I wanted, and I've done my fair share of bingeing once I ventured into diet land. However in the last few weeks I've begun to feel seriously disturbed at how much rubbish we overeat. The feelings of guilt I get now after overeating are less 'oh no I'll get fat' and more 'what gives me the right to consume so much?'

    Yes we are lucky (and in some ways unlucky) to have so much access to good food etc; and everyone deserves a blowout every now and again but I wonder if people don't sit back and consider the difference between enjoying a good meal with loved ones just because you can (forget the calorie count) and stuffing your face to the point where you must have felt sick.

    Actually my issue is less with the OP who ate 9500 or whatever calories but with all the replies going yeah, yeah whatever about it and shrugging it off as normal. I struggle to see how someone can eat close 10 000 calories without your body telling you that this is far too much and feeling extremely unwell unless you've adapted your stomach size to this sort of overeating which simply illustrates my overall point.

    (By the way this post is not relevant to those who may have eating disorders as that's a different kettle of fish and one I'm not qualified to comment on).
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
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    I doubt you actually ate that much...
  • angelique_redhead
    angelique_redhead Posts: 782 Member
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    I'd log it and stay within goal for a very long time. Yes, it is possible to eat that much at a buffet. Fats have 9 calories per gram vs protein and carbohydrates at 3 per gram. A boiled shrimp for example is 10 or so calories vs 75 for a fried one. Good luck with your weight loss journey.
  • Momwidomski
    Momwidomski Posts: 24 Member
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    Oh I believe it. I would love to sample everything there. I avoided buffets for the past couple of months just because of what you described as sounding like an overeater's paradise. I would have had the buffet, but stuck to protein and roasted veggies, skipped the mashed potatoes, breads and desserts and lost my money in the casino. I would have logged my food anyway because I always do even if I go over, just to remind myself of what "normal" is and put me back in touch with reality.
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,093 Member
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    seems right
    I am 145 lbs women and I can eat 5000 in a day easily.
    log it or don't move on, it was one day
  • pktruckdriver
    pktruckdriver Posts: 63 Member
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    Thank you all for your replies.

    Thiis was an all out binge, for no reason other than I could and was in the right place at the right time.

    I been avoiding the truckstop buffets, yet still put pounds on since returning to the truck a few months ago.

    I though I was doing good and not going to go back up, but did, almost 15lbs , the buffet binge aside,.

    I also think my loggin is off, things like my calories with my coffee in the morning, 1-3 cups, 24oz's but 1-3 fingers worth of french allia cream in each cup, this I still have not measured correctly, but was told how I might be able to do, and will do so very soon. I guess the calories are measured in tablespoons, not fingers,

    Like today before I leave I will attend the Mothers Day Brunch, (HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOTHERS), so unsure how much I will do today, but this time little small portions and no stuffing my face this time, just precise portions of this and that.

    patrick

    Please pray for me that I do not get back to 500lbs, currently around 425lbs
  • angieroo2
    angieroo2 Posts: 973 Member
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    The way to handle buffets is to eat less of each thing. If you want to have steak and mussels etc, you can't have a full plate of each thing or you definitely will easily consume 1000s of calories.

    You said
    Thiis was an all out binge, for no reason other than I could and was in the right place at the right time.
    which is where I think you need to change your thinking. Just because you can eat so much, doesn't mean you should. You have to get used to restricting how much you eat. Also look at what you're choosing to eat. Lastly, you do need to properly measure your food. I'm not sure what a "finger" of cream is, but you need to measure in cups, tablespoons, ounces, grams etc. The accuracy is necessary to truly see how much you are eating.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    I know I'll get flamed for this seeing as it will come across as judgemental.

    The mind boggles at the sheer amount of food consumed here and the fairly nonchalant replies.

    I'll start on a tangent - I'm obviously here because I've overeaten a fair bit in my time, and I have had issues with accepting my body as it is, but more recently I have had increasing uneasiness about the way we eat and use resources, in a world where there is STILL so much starvation.

    I grew up poor in a developing country and I spent most of my teenage years hungry and severely underweight. Probably why I packed on loads of weight when I emigrated. I used to think I hard earned the right to eat whatever crap I wanted, and I've done my fair share of bingeing once I ventured into diet land. However in the last few weeks I've begun to feel seriously disturbed at how much rubbish we overeat. The feelings of guilt I get now after overeating are less 'oh no I'll get fat' and more 'what gives me the right to consume so much?'

    Yes we are lucky (and in some ways unlucky) to have so much access to good food etc; and everyone deserves a blowout every now and again but I wonder if people don't sit back and consider the difference between enjoying a good meal with loved ones just because you can (forget the calorie count) and stuffing your face to the point where you must have felt sick.

    Actually my issue is less with the OP who ate 9500 or whatever calories but with all the replies going yeah, yeah whatever about it and shrugging it off as normal. I struggle to see how someone can eat close 10 000 calories without your body telling you that this is far too much and feeling extremely unwell unless you've adapted your stomach size to this sort of overeating which simply illustrates my overall point.

    (By the way this post is not relevant to those who may have eating disorders as that's a different kettle of fish and one I'm not qualified to comment on).

    i so thoroughly agree with you.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    seems right
    I am 145 lbs women and I can eat 5000 in a day easily.
    log it or don't move on, it was one day

    yeah, one day in which you ate your whole week's worth of calories...

    where do you think they go? do they just "move on" too?

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