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    Would eating a whole can of pringles cause weight gain?

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    edited February 8 in Food and Nutrition
    There's something like 1000 calories in a whole can of pringles. If you ate a full can in one day, BUT you didn't eat anything else in that day, would that cause weight gain? Technically you would have only consumed 1000 calories.

    I'm asking because I did this yesterday and now I'm freaking out. Would it be detrimental to my weight loss if that was all I ate?

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    • Posts: 83 Member
      you'd gain weight if you went over your calories for the day, doesn't matter what you eat
    • Posts: 2,848 Member
      You'd be hungry. 1000 calories - even delicious ones- will not be enough.

      The answer? No, you will not gain weight if that's all you eat.
    • Posts: 1,853 Member
      No, but it would be detrimental to your health if you did it on a regular basis.

      It's all about having a calorie deficit, it doesn't matter whether you eat 1000 cals of pringles or 1000 cals of fruit and veg.

      Having said that, firstly, you should be eating far more than just 1000 calories a day. Secondly, don't punish yourself for slipping up by not eating for the rest of the day. That is a fast road to failure.
    • Posts: 79 Member
      Maybe your scale will tell you a "gain" because of the water you might Keep in your Body as pringles have a lot of salt, but actaul fat gain? Probably not.
      But: not healthy, not healthy!
    • Posts: 976 Member
      It would certainly be detrimental to your health. Really, is a box of Pringles worth fasting for?

      We all fall off the wagon, and no, a 1000 calorie excess is not all that extravagant. Rather than fasting, exercise more to burn more.
    • Posts: 56 Member
      Its funny you mention this as I was hung over the other day. Had not eaten much the day before to compensate for my alcohol calories. Woke up at 8.30am ravenous and had almost a whole tube of pringles. Had barely any calories left for the rest of the day :grumble: Lost weight as I was still at a defecit
    • Posts: 1,270 Member
      you'd gain weight if you went over your calories for the day, doesn't matter what you eat

      This
    • Posts: 1,704 Member
      You shouldn't be only eating 1000 calories a day in most cases, even if you did eat a can of pringles. At least a light meal or something later would be good, the chips have fairly little nutritional value compared to a balanced meal. Or eat normally afterwards when you're hungry again and write the day off, it's just one day, you can make up for it later and it won't make you gain any significant weight anyway.
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      this thread has made me want pringles....
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
      There's something like 1000 calories in a whole can of pringles. If you ate a full can in one day, BUT you didn't eat anything else in that day, would that cause weight gain? Technically you would have only consumed 1000 calories.

      I'm asking because I did this yesterday and now I'm freaking out. Would it be detrimental to my weight loss if that was all I ate?
      The sodium in those Pringles would cause water retention, which would show as weight gain on the scale for a couple days, but you shouldn't gain any other kind of weight.
    • Posts: 4
      not after one day you wont.
    • Posts: 570 Member
      this thread has made me want pringles....


      Me too. Salt and Vinegar Pringles to be exact.
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      if we are just talking one day and you maintained your deficit for the week then no it will not..you will more than likely be bloated for a day and then that will go away..

      if you eat them every day and go over maintenance then yes, you will gain..
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      Its funny you mention this as I was hung over the other day. Had not eaten much the day before to compensate for my alcohol calories. Woke up at 8.30am ravenous and had almost a whole tube of pringles. Had barely any calories left for the rest of the day :grumble: Lost weight as I was still at a defecit

      sounds healthy...
    • Posts: 10,661 Member
      Well, you could have picked a read potato chip and one that tasted good....what a waste of calories.
    • Posts: 71 Member
      If I'm honest I have to go with the 'it's what you eat everyday not on one day' so therefore if you ate a can of pringles in addition to your normal intake I would say overall it wouldn't cause you to gain weight in the short term. Maybe over the course of a year or so a can of pringles extra a month might cause some negligible weight gain but I doubt it would amount to anything major.
      However if we're only talking weight loss rather than nutritional benefit I'm guessing 1000 calories is underneath your normal intake, unless you have food intolerances it's how much you eat rather than what you eat in my opinion.
      I guess moderation is the key (again) ;)
      Billy x
    • Posts: 7,436 Member
      no you wouldn't gain fat if you ate a pack of pringles and nothing else

      however the amount of sodium in them might cause a water weight gain

      however I wouldn't recommend eating nothing for the rest of the day after unplanned overeating... it's better to just get right back on with the eating plan. A cycle of overeating followed by excessive restriction is something you need to avoid, because the excessive restriction makes it more likely you'll overeat again. Most unplanned overeating and binging is caused by undereating, i.e. you're hungry and your survival instincts take over. Eat properly and avoid that. If you're overeating in spite of eating a healthy, balanced diet that provides you with enough calories, then maybe it's a psychological problem. But for most people it's a survival instinct kicking in caused by eating too little, and the problem is fixed by eating properly and having a sensible calorie goal. So yeah, don't just eat nothing for the rest of the day because you ate a whole pack of pringles.... instead plan your meals properly so you eat properly and you're not fighting against your basic survival instincts.
    • Posts: 453 Member
      you'd gain weight if you went over your calories for the day, doesn't matter what you eat

      ^^ This
    • Posts: 17 Member
      No fat gain, but you'll probably be bloated from water weight for 2-3 days
    • Posts: 1,280 Member
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      Me too. Salt and Vinegar Pringles to be exact.

      I was good until you mentioned the Salt & Vinegar:sad:
    • Posts: 1,882 Member
      Have ya'll tried the Pecan Pie pringles? The booooomb.
    • Posts: 725 Member
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      I was good until you mentioned the Salt & Vinegar:sad:


      yup... will power.... GONE... :bigsmile:
    • Posts: 17,525 Member
      depends on if you ate everything else that day too.
    • Posts: 1,280 Member
      I think the lesson is "It won't completly derail your program BUT Don't do that!":tongue:
    • Posts: 5,922 Member
      If that's all you ate, quite the opposite is more likely.
    • Posts: 1,298 Member
      Have ya'll tried the Pecan Pie pringles? The booooomb.

      Say what ?
    • Posts: 575 Member
      It doesn't matter where your calories are coming from, in the short term you just need a deficit to lose weight.
      You could eat 1000 calories of peanut butter, or Pringles, or chicken skin, and it is still 1000 calories.
    • Posts: 233 Member
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      Me too. Salt and Vinegar Pringles to be exact.

      GOD YES.
    • Posts: 12,344 Member
      The sodium could cause you to retain some water, which could cause a TEMPORARY increase in weight, but no, it's not a regular gain.
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