Calorie shocker!
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Chick Fila meals (I thought it was better because it was chicken and not a burger, duh, it is still fried!)
Blizzard ice cream dessert
My favorite dish at the Italian restaurant I love. (try over 1,000) That was a very sad day when I learned that harsh truth!0 -
Muffins. I love chocolate chip muffins...needless to say....I was not aware of the enormous amount of calories in ONE muffin (Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons, McDonalds)! I always thought, "Oh, I won't get this greasy breakfast sandwich, I'll be good a get a muffin!" How WRONG was I?!? Should of just gotten the sandwich...0
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My crunchwrap supreme! I love those things! I've been on mfp for over a month, but just logged one of those and about had a heart attack. I knew it was going to be bad, but not THAT bad!0
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Muffins. I love chocolate chip muffins...needless to say....I was not aware of the enormous amount of calories in ONE muffin (Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons, McDonalds)! I always thought, "Oh, I won't get this greasy breakfast sandwich, I'll be good a get a muffin!" How WRONG was I?!? Should of just gotten the sandwich...
I feel like "muffin" is just the healthy term for what really is a cupcake.0 -
Thanks for the additional info with regards to not all high cal food being bad for you, it's quite reassuring, although I think I'm still going to have to cut out most of my favourite foods as I am a bit of a junk food addict. I'm not going to overly stress about it as I'm at a good steady weight right now so I can cut down on my intake and make changes quite gradually which will make it easier - plus I think I'll be more likely to stick with it rather than if I went on an all out major ban of all the foods I love in one go.
And that isn't likely to change in time. You will probably learn to love different foods and you can consciously determine to make a lot of healthier choices. Just as importantly, you can find a balance with it all and learn that you don't have to ban really ANY of the foods you love....but you also don't have to eat them all every day.
You can fit different things into your calorie budget and enjoy them - especially since you aren't trying to lose! Even better! Thinking with a long view and in terms of sustainability and satisfaction is a great way to be thinking - you're off to a good start. Getting a little more information about what you're taking in and tracking your food is a fantastic habit to be getting into right away. Good job!
To answer your question, I have to agree that nuts are a favorite of mine and they sure do add up fast. By extension, also nut butters.
Yesterday, I had already added 1/2 tablespoon of chopped walnuts to my oats and decided to try a suggestion for peanut butter banana instead, so I added 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. The two added 180 calories! Next time I will just do a 1/2 tablespoon of one of the other (either 80 or 50 calories), a big difference. I was still under goal, though, so whatever, and it was good!
On the other hand, I practically live on eggs and egg whites both. lol0 -
After my first day signing up, I'm embarrassed to say after I did a rally of what I ate in the day (-714 over), I still haven't added my dinner and snacks. This is a real eye opener. Tomorrow is a brand new day and I will have some motivation by meeting a friend at the gym. The last time I weighed this much, I had a baby inside me growing
Got to be accountable for my actions.
I actually think it's beneficial to just track a few days without trying to change your choices, just so you can get an idea of what you were eating. Also if you were maintaining your weight it should help you figure out your real TDEE.0 -
There have been A LOT of calorie shockers!!!! But what I've been having a great time doing is finding sustitutes that are calorie shockers -- but in a good way.
My best find is PB2 and PB2 w/chocolate. 45 calories for 2 TBSPS!!!!... For those of you who do not know what PB2 is... it is powdered peanut butter. The fat has been removed processed in powder form... you add water to reconstitutue or do what I do and add to chocolate protein powder for an awesome smoothie that puts most milk shakes to shame. I LOVE my peanut butter and have been known to eat straight out of the jar-- on the spoon is the best... so finding PB2 has been a life saver!
Next in line is adding diet sierra mist to a 4 oz glass of orange juice... very refreshing and you can add as much (or as little) sierra mist as you want without adding any extra calories except for the orange juice.
I also like to add diet sierra mist to a serving of wine... I know some people cringe at that-- they say I am ruining a good glass of wine-- but seriously, I can sip on a 20 oz glass of wine/sierra mist and it will last me for a long time -- again without adding extra calories.
On the days I feel like I deserve a little "extra", I have a package of Weight Watchers Whitman's dark chocolate or chocolate caramels for 100-120cal per package. I cannot even begin to tell you all how good this chocolate is! And having it in single serving packages really is the best way for me to go...0 -
Cinnabon - the one with pecans and carmel, I knew it was bad but I didn't imagine anything could be THAT bad.
Peanuts or trail mix with nuts.
Any sandwich from Subway - calories not a surprise but SODIUM - WOW :O
Dairy Queen peanut buster parfait - this one hurt me deep, I love those things Now I save them for my long run days, but after doing a 2.5 plus hour run it's funny how you don't want junk in your body... 0 -
Almost everything is a shocker! I've been on Weight Watchers for 2 years and got tired of paying for it because I wasn't tracking like I should. Then I decided I should do SOMETHING so I didn't gain it all back and here I am! Since WW doesn't look at calories - only fat, fiber. carbs and protein, everything has been a big shock! For example, a pack of apple slices is 90 calories whereas that was ZERO WW points. Needless to say, my snacking on fruits and veggies is not as beneficial as it was before. I think those have been the biggest shocks - just how much things that used to be zero points can add up when you're just looking at calories. On the flip side, exercise earns me far more calories than it did WW activity points. I do miss the "floating" points for the week, I wish we had "floating" calories.
LOL - floating calories. THAT would be nice!
Well, the good new is that we have exactly that. :flowerforyou:
To lose weight, we're eating at a deficit. All WW does is assign you points allowances that will keep members doing that. They factor the satiety quotient and the calories through the fat, protein, fiber, and carbs) and assign a point value. If you "eat your points," you are eating at your assigned deficit to meet your rate of loss goal. They didn't used to count the starchy veggies and fruits as zero points and there has been some controversy about doing it now. But they are "as beneficial" to you as before, just not on paper, if that makes sense. However, when I did WW once, my group leader (a really cute Southern lady) said, "Honey, we didn't all get here from eating apples. If you want a large one, well, you eat a large one."
If you want to eat a little of the cushion, those are your bonus points, and you can still lose weight as long as you don't eat more than you burn, but you will lose a little slower.
If you log exercise, those calories are also "floating" - you can choose for yourself whether to eat them or any part of them back.0 -
Since the media have always drummed into us (I was born in the 80's, other age groups may vary) how many calories are in fast food, the only fast food calorie shock I have had have been how few calories are in a Sub compared to a pizza or McNuggets (i.e. I assumed a Sub would have had more calories than it does, ergo after tracking I switched from 6" to 12"). Also, I was comparing sweets the other day (I like a bit of sugar after weight training and Snickers weren't on offer) and found myself deciding on Cornish fudge instead of mint Aero because a Snickers worth of calories from fudge looked like the better option even if it is all sugar and fat (6 pieces of Tesco fudge ~= one regular mint Aero).
I think the only thing that I have been surprised of is how many calories are in steaks. The few times I have had it since November I have had to work out whether I should save some calories or do a bit more walking and then calculate if I have the calories available for one without the fat, one with the fat, two without the fat, or two with the fat.
Everything else has been more of a case of deciding what fits in better with my calories (e.g. sometimes 20 McNuggets is the right choice else I'd have too big a deficit, sometimes a McChicken Sandwich is instead).
Pizza and Chinese... while I assumed those foods had a lot of calories (and eating such foods is probably impossible without gaining weight, previous thinking) I think I was a bit surprised at how many calories my typical meal was previously until I realised I was only eating 1 meal every 36 hours and was comparing the calories to what I could eat on a 1,125 kcal/day deficit. After adjusting for a 24 hour day, that massive meal only took me into a 300 calorie surplus. So, not exactly surprised how many calories are in a pizza, but rather how many are in a 15" pizza, mozzarella sticks/chicken wings/potato wedges (can't remember the combination I used for the 300 kcal/day surplus), dips, a tub of ice cream, and 2 litres of Coca-Cola. Ugh, I'm hungry now.0 -
Muffins. I love chocolate chip muffins...needless to say....I was not aware of the enormous amount of calories in ONE muffin (Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons, McDonalds)! I always thought, "Oh, I won't get this greasy breakfast sandwich, I'll be good a get a muffin!" How WRONG was I?!? Should of just gotten the sandwich...
I feel like "muffin" is just the healthy term for what really is a cupcake.
It IS cake. I bake cakes and I bake muffins.. pretty similar ingredients.. and the amount of sugar and butter I have to use to make a muffin still makes me cringe.0 -
I now weigh everything. It is the only way.
Yes definitely weigh everything, you'll think you know what a portion looks like but you're probably way off. I was so shocked when what I thought was a portion of porridge was actually more like THREE! Just weighing my food has done so much for me already.
I am measuring food now and doing well, but I have a lot to lose (therefore a lot of calories allotted each day). I know I will have to be more precise in time and am looking forward to getting a digital scale when I'm working again. I appreciate these reminders.0 -
After my first day signing up, I'm embarrassed to say after I did a rally of what I ate in the day (-714 over), I still haven't added my dinner and snacks. This is a real eye opener. Tomorrow is a brand new day and I will have some motivation by meeting a friend at the gym. The last time I weighed this much, I had a baby inside me growing Got to be accountable for my actions.
I actually think it's beneficial to just track a few days without trying to change your choices, just so you can get an idea of what you were eating. Also if you were maintaining your weight it should help you figure out your real TDEE.
My first day here I tracked two egg and salad cream sandwiches and 2 litres of Coca-Cola, IIRC, and was under my calorie goal a fair bit. My calorie balance was all over the place at first and took me about 9 weeks to consistently get it to where I wanted it and tweaking what I was eating (under meals I have 3 variations of egg sandwich and those aren't the only way I have made them either). I'm not particularly embarrassed about what I was eating at the start. As long as I logged it, I could look back later and ask myself "what could I possibly do to modify that if I have X calories available?"
My first day of tracking was not a typical day, so not sure if today was a typical day for you or not, but it is generally considered OK to just track what you eat for a while (think a dietician I used to see had me do it for 1-2 weeks) so you can then figure out possible changes to make.0 -
I can't say I thought it was going to be good for me but I about fell out of my chair when I saw regular bowl of Wisconsin Mac N Chees from Noodles 1,040 calories! That was the first day I started MFP and made me realize I need to really check out what I'm putting in my body!0
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Bread was actually a surprise for me. It just seems so light and airy, it shouldn't have that many calories!
Try rye bread - 70 calories a slice and it produces less of an insulin spike than whole wheat. Delish!0 -
Not that I ever thought milk shakes were low calorie, but the most shocking thing I've discovered so far is that for a MINI (not even a small) peanut butter fudge shake, at Sonic, is 760 calories. I guess I knew they'd be high, but that really shocked me.
yes !! a medium blizzard at DQ is about the same0 -
not just the calories of foods shocked me but also the sugar content .. i mean a medium banana is like 14g of sugar and a large apple is like 25g !! sheesh, who knew ?!?0
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not just the calories of foods shocked me but also the sugar content .. i mean a medium banana is like 14g of sugar and a large apple is like 25g !! sheesh, who knew ?!?
Bizarrely a ripe banana has a LOT more sugar than a green banana0 -
Yes, lots. I'm a coffee fiend and I love Dunkin Donuts Mocha Lattes... I thought since I tell them no sugar it wasn't as bad but the mocha flavoring adds enough sugar to wire me out for hours! It's going to be a learning process so just take it one day at a time.0
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It's never the calorie count that shocks me. It's the sodium.
This in spades and X1000!!
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Entrees at Applebee's! Crazy calories!0
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I feel the exact same way about the sodium, I couldn't believe how much was in my shrimp I had for lunch, sad moment 0
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My shock was nuts. Any nut. I love Almonds, Walnuts, cashew nuts, peanuts.
Yes they contain good fats but an healthy serve is only about 6 nuts (to me thats a mouthful)
I now try to not have them in the house because I have no willpower!!!!!0 -
Portions in restaurants are just too big and you have to dig to find the cals for most of them.
Am I the only one who carries her own take home containers? I hate the containers most places provide. So I have a nice bag almost looks like a purse that I carry containers in and the first thing I do is split what I am eating in half and put half a way. I get a treat later on in the week. I also often split entrees with hubby.
Otherwise the cals would freak me out and I'd never eat out.
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Greek yogurt, Banana's, Frozen yogurt.....I was like 390 cal for 1 cup of Honey Vanilla Greek???!! I was thinking I was eating healthy and here I was putting like 700-900 cals in Yogurt!! Not to mention banana's....they are high in sugar and although great for you, IF you are watching sugar they have 16 gr .....yikes, I am only TRYING to have 25 per day....LOL0
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This site has made me realise how much calories and sugar that I am really eating. I had a small pot of Muller rice yesterday and I thought that it wouldn't be that bad compared to other things. One little pot contained 25g of sugar! I don't know if it's just me who's amazed at that but it really opened my eyes and made me rethink my whole diet.0
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My big shocker this week was Tortilla wraps, I use them sometimes when I do not have any bread in the house but I found out they are a whopping 200kcal per slice......add some filling and you have 300kcal and really filling. I have tossed them in the bin.
Also the handy breakfast packages with yogurt I now realize how much sugar is in it and I assume it is artificial so I will eat the remaining and prepare it now myself with fresh fruit where I am less concerned about the sugars of course in moderation.0 -
The thing that shocked me was the mango flavoring my favorite coffee shop puts in my tea for me. 90 calories for two pumps and the oowner was putting 6 pumps in my unsweetened tea. Ack!!! I have had them cut back to 4 and I don't get the mango in it every time now.
I was also shocked that full fat half and half has fewer calories than flavored non dairy screamers.
I have celiac disease so I don't eat a lot of processed foods, but GF bread has more sugar than I would like to eat. I have foundvone sweetened with agave instead of sugar but a slice still has 110 calories. (My kids white wheat has 90/slice and the slices are larger)0 -
It's never the calorie count that shocks me. It's the sodium.
I agree with that statement.0
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