Foods you can't believe you used to eat!

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What foods are you shocked that you used to eat? Or maybe that you used to eat more than the 'portion size' of?
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I've never been skinny but I haven't always been obese either. For a few years (~16 to early 20's), I was merely "technically overweight". Even today I'm amazed at the metabolism of 17 year old me. Weekend job, high-stress/activity (solo tray washer in a large food court; ZERO automation) and only a 30 min lunch break. In that time, I'd scarf down the following without gaining ANY weight and my BP was always 110s/low-60s:
• Large double-meat cheesesteak sub OR a 10-pack of Taco Bell soft tacos
• Large bucket of fresh cut fries from the same sub shop
• Giant mug (32-44 oz) of NON-diet soda

After work, depending on what was leftover in the food court (aka FREE to me), I'd also eat a large Cinnabon with extra frosting, or a couple/three cream cheese bagels, or a couple slices of stuffed pizza. ...and THEN I'd eat still dinner at home! I've never done the math, but I'm confident that I easily consumed 5-7,000 cals during an 8-12 hour shift. And I was 4" shorter than I am now.

*ETA: That soda mug from above was reusuable. I'd pay half price for the first fill, and get free refills ALL shift long. So I'd probably drink about 4 liters of NON-diet soda per shift. Plus I drank sugary Kool-Aid at home all the day.

I ate a box of good n plenty and a container of haagen dazs salted caramel gelato today

oh and buttered popcorn

Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino, holy craaaap. It's so nasty, I haven't had it in like atleast 6 months,my bf had one couple days ago and I took a sip, it's so sweet, so bleeeh, lol. But before I would drink it couple times a week.

IN the same vein as this- the Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte- I had a tall one last week and OMG. So sickeningly sweet- I can't understand why how anyone could finish a grande or venti one of those. My mouth was in nasty sugar overload for HOURS. I have to admit, I had a great Zumba class afterwards....

I used to eat ramen noodles (not the real kind, the Maruchan kind) like it was nobody's business. All the time. Not only that, I would add all kinds of salt and stuff to it, because the 1,600 mg of sodium was clearly not enough. Why did I like them so much? They're not even that good.

Me and SO would go out drinking. You have to have a big meal before you go out so you don't get drunk too quick. Something like a large Double Quarter Pounder combo (1400cals).

Then we would drink 24 beers (24 x 109 cals each = 2616 cals)

Then we would be drunk and hungry so get takeaways before the taxi ride home (Fries, chicken cordon bleu, lasange topper and a pie EACH ~1600 cals)

All in all a night on the town would be about 5600 cals.

Sometimes we would do this on Friday and Saturday night.

Still don't understand how we both became 230+lbs...

One more: around the holidays my husband and I would always buy a pack of graham crackers and a container of cream cheese frosting, and we would finish both in one sitting. Dip the graham crackers into the frosting and enjoy. Mmm. I miss doing that. Haha.

Okay, so I guess I'm not disgusted by that one. In fact, I now have a craving for graham crackers and frosting. Dammit.

I used to work at Cinnabon, and we were allowed 1 free item per shift... I literally had one of these 5 days a week

Yikes. I used to like those too when I was younger and had more of a sweet tooth (which i don't really have anymore). I think I'd get one bite down at this point and that's it.

I do like those papa beard thingys still though. But I would still eat one, just not a whole one. Maybe half.

Eta: had to go look up a cinnabon's calories. 880. And that's without extra frosting. :frown:

I used to have a thing for European wieners .. and mozzarella cheese. I was doing about 14,000 calories a week. It was just crazy but those wieners are very yummy. I had a hard time not buying them in the supermarket.

So, tell me about European wieners. :huh:

I ate a box of good n plenty and a container of haagen dazs salted caramel gelato today

oh and buttered popcorn

Will you stop it with your talk of ice cream and pictures of chocolate, I can't get to the shop for hours and only have lettuce in. This is the last post of yours I'm reading today :grumble:

FINE

Actually before I start my strop what is good n plenty?

Lunchables Nachos, Cinnabon, potato chips, Jif PB, whole Subway Footlongs