35 oz steak for dinner (potatoes & pint of ice cream too)

magerum
magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Tonight, inspired by the "steak lady", I ordered the biggest steak I could get near by. A 35 oz top sirloin. I received a tee shirt for finishing it alone. I'm certain I could have done a second one ( fairly certain). Started with a large dinner salad, then the steak & a couple hundred grams of pan fried potatoes. Followed by a pint of Blue Bunny Chocolate Champion ice cream.

All within my calorie goals ( for cutting). As well as meeting micro & macro nutrient needs/goals. The moral of the story is, once again, you can eat whatever you want. You just need to fit the choices within your goals. I only stopped because I met my calorie goal, not because I was full.

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I realized I needed more perspective. This is a standard size piece of garlic bread.

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I wasn't happy with that perspective so this is a ritz cracker, which doesn't vary in size (much)

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Full size dinner fork.

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Last bite:

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8 inch skillet piled high with potatoes

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ETA: Stupid photobucket is messing with the sizes.
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  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    That's a good looking steak.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Well done! I can smell it from here, making me very hungry. I do have to laugh at that tiny little kale leaf sitting on the plate though.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    And you didn't invite me?

    Hmph.
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
    My, what a big piece of meat you had.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    that looks delicious
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Mmmmmmmm... meat.
  • Rosplosion
    Rosplosion Posts: 739 Member
    And you didn't invite me?

    Hmph.

    Nice pic...
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    Well done! I need to bookmark this page for future reference. This is a great example of how to eat foods you love without changing your calorie/macro targets.

    Congratulations on your continued success!
  • gregpack
    gregpack Posts: 426 Member
    That sugar in the pint of ice cream is gonna make your junk fall off.
  • Robide
    Robide Posts: 101 Member
    That is an awesome, awesome looking steak.

    Food envy.
  • Ripcode
    Ripcode Posts: 142 Member
    Wow! I wish there was somewhere near where I could get a steak that big!

    Awesome meal!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    That sugar in the pint of ice cream is gonna make your junk fall off.

    Living on the edge!
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    That sugar in the pint of ice cream is gonna make your junk fall off.

    Living on the edge!
    Nice job magerum. How was the quality and taste? Sometimes restaurants throw the lower quality at those promotions. I could easily do that with a AAA ribeye.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    That sugar in the pint of ice cream is gonna make your junk fall off.

    Living on the edge!
    Nice job magerum. How was the quality and taste? Sometimes restaurants throw the lower quality at those promotions. I could easily do that with a AAA ribeye.

    It was a decent cut of beef. Oak fire grilled amd seasoned nicely...a touch salty. Nothing to rave about quality wise, but no complaints. I would eat it again. Maybe a little better than your average Outback etc...
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    That sugar in the pint of ice cream is gonna make your junk fall off.

    Living on the edge!
    Nice job magerum. How was the quality and taste? Sometimes restaurants throw the lower quality at those promotions. I could easily do that with a AAA ribeye.

    It was a decent cut of beef. Oak fire grilled amd seasoned nicely...a touch salty. Nothing to rave about quality wise, but no complaints. I would eat it again. Maybe a little better than your average Outback etc...
    Well, you got me on the pint of ice cream.......I'm getting too old to eat that much in one sitting......well maybe an hour later.
  • Riemersma4
    Riemersma4 Posts: 400 Member
    no fair!!!! You can't post pics like those and not share the meal.

    Where are the MFP police when you need them.

    Great post.

    (steak looks properly done as well. Nice work)
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    A 35 oz top sirloin.
    ~1900 calories
    Started with a large dinner salad
    ~100 calories, assuming no dressing.
    a couple hundred grams of pan fried potatoes.
    ~250 calories
    Followed by a pint of Blue Bunny Chocolate Champion ice cream.
    1 pint -> 2 cups -> 520 calories
    All within my calorie goals ( for cutting)...
    Cutting at ~2800 calories/day? (Serious question)
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    A 35 oz top sirloin.
    ~1900 calories
    Started with a large dinner salad
    ~100 calories, assuming no dressing.
    a couple hundred grams of pan fried potatoes.
    ~250 calories
    Followed by a pint of Blue Bunny Chocolate Champion ice cream.
    1 pint -> 2 cups -> 520 calories
    All within my calorie goals ( for cutting)...
    Cutting at ~2800 calories/day? (Serious question)
    I'm cutting right now with similar #'s.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    A 35 oz top sirloin.
    ~1900 calories
    Started with a large dinner salad
    ~100 calories, assuming no dressing.
    a couple hundred grams of pan fried potatoes.
    ~250 calories
    Followed by a pint of Blue Bunny Chocolate Champion ice cream.
    1 pint -> 2 cups -> 520 calories
    All within my calorie goals ( for cutting)...
    Cutting at ~2800 calories/day? (Serious question)

    Fair question. 3000 per day actually. Nets me an average (over course of cut) of a pound a week.
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
    Why did you have just 1 ritz cracker with you?
  • janet6567
    janet6567 Posts: 129 Member
    DAMN that steak looks good! I "HATE" you. . . LOL
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    Steak is waaaaaaay too done for my liking.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Looks like you went over your cutting calories by 330. Is your deficit set at 500 (1lb/week)? otherwise it did not fit your cals.
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
    I could NOT eat that much food in a sitting. Not even close. Maybe not even over the course of a full day.




    Is what you listed what you ate for the whole day? Not being a smarta**... just curious. Some people do like to save their calories. Just wondering if that's what you did.
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    I feel vaguely queasy just considering eating that much food. Then again, I'm probably much smaller than you! But I envy the ice cream.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Why did you have just 1 ritz cracker with you?

    They were at the table.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Steak is waaaaaaay too done for my liking.

    It was medium rare to medium to each their own
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Looks like you went over your cutting calories by 330. Is your deficit set at 500 (1lb/week)? otherwise it did not fit your cals.

    I don't manually set my cals in MFP. I find it amusing how far off it is from real life results. In fact I have MFP set to maintenance. It perfectly fit my calories. 3000/day leads to ~1 lb per week loss. Maintenance is between 3500-3750+
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Looks like you went over your cutting calories by 330. Is your deficit set at 500 (1lb/week)? otherwise it did not fit your cals.

    I don't manually set my cals in MFP. I find it amusing how far off it is from real life results. In fact I have MFP set to maintenance. It perfectly fit my calories. 3000/day leads to ~1 lb per week loss. Maintenance is between 3500-3750+

    Yeah, but I wonder if you're a weightlifting hamster some days...(he puts in a lot of work in other words).
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    The moral of the story is, once again, you can eat whatever you want. You just need to fit the choices within your goals.
    Shouldn't it be "The moral of the story is, once again, you can eat whatever you want. As long as the choices fit within your goals."?

    Or perhaps "The moral of the story is you can eat whatever foods you want. You just may not be able eat the amounts you want."
    I only stopped because I met my calorie goal, not because I was full.
    This doesn't sound good to me. What if what I want to eat is food that will make me full?

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