A pricey (calorie wise) lesson learned
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Baconist
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My roommate and I went to IHOP for 50 cent pancakes...I had scrambled eggs as well...When I logged them I was SHOCKED. They are Twice the calories as regular large eggs are and more than the 1.5 pancakes I ate!...I researched and learned they put pancake batter in them...*sigh* never again.
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not to mention all the hydrogenated soy bean oil and such they use. Ihop is so so bad. A lot of times it would be healthier to go eat a burger at mcdonalds. seriously :laugh:0
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I hate how most restaurant foods have high calorie items... like order a meal and then go home to log and realize it's friggin' 1,000 + calories. It's disappointing, but at least you'll be more careful next time!0
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A ****ty as it sounds you have to do your research before you actually go. My fiance and I went to chili's the other week and we looked at their nutrition menu before we went and were shocked at how bad everything thing was. Only a handful of items were some decent. Just a burger and fries and you were down like 1600 calories.
Most big chain restaurants have nutrition menu's on their sites.0 -
I search the websites of the restaurants before I go..this way I can decide on what I can order to make it fit in my day or if it will be my treat meal for the week.
I love ihop pancakes so I just order a full stack and make it my treat for the week.0 -
Learn to log before going, especially at places like Ihop you can look up the nutritional information first, and make it fit into your day.
I just looked at their website and could get 2 eggs & 2 pancakes w/bacon and be at 680 calories, that's easily worked into my day and if it doesn't fit and I still want it I make that choice
ETA: If you are going out to eat, be responsible but pick what you enjoy. Eat it, log it, and move on from it. No guilt, no regrets, it's 1 meal.0 -
All restaurants with more than a certain number of locations (can't remember the magic number, but most of your chain restaurants are well over it) are now required by law to provide nutritional information on all their foods. It really does make eating out easier. If you know where you're going ahead of time, you can research it and plan for it.
I enjoy eating at Applebee's because they have a low calorie menu (all items are under 550 calories). They also have dessert shooters that come in at about 300 calories if you opt for dessert. We were at Olive Garden the other night and I was delighted to see a low-cal menu until I realized the prices for those items were considerably more than everything else.0 -
Just don't plan to eat anything else that day, or only eat light snacks. Do an extra or longer workout to burn extra calories. If you know you're going to go out, remember that you'll be eating an insanely high number of calories and plan accordingly.0
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IHOP adds pancake better to a lot of their egg/omlette combos to make them fuller and fluffier- which is why I was alwasy flabergasted when I couldn't finish a 4 egg omlette- but I can eat 6 eggs at a pop- it just didn't make sense.
now I ask them to make JUST eggs- no filler.Just don't plan to eat anything else that day, or only eat light snacks. /quote]
this is a dangerous game- and I don't recommend it really:
planning ahead is different than making up in terms of mental comittment- by not eating after you wind up "punishing yourself" and it becomes a dangerous slope. If you can do it without feeling guilty- by all means go ahead- but it's a slipper slope to "punishing" and having to deal with fall out.
Planning ahead to spoil yourself so you eat light all day to me is signifciantly different- either you go into it saying "eff it" or you just really bank extra calories to eat guilt free.
I do that frequently- but it's never a punishment- and my relationship with food stays in tact.0 -
Really? They put pancake batter in the scrambled eggs? Wow0
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Had this happen yesterday. Ran out of my home prepared frozen lunches and decided to get the honey mustard chicken salad at pdq. Then found their website which listed it at over 800 calories and 70 grams of fat. Fortunately I didn't do too much damage since I was in a calorie deficit from exercise before bed the night before. But, pdq just lost a customer.
Just finished making another 21 days of frozen lunches. If I'm going to add calories to my day I'd rather it be in the form of chocolate instead of from a chain that markets itself as being a healthier fast food alternative.0 -
Logging before going out to eat is REALLY helpful!0
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Really? They put pancake batter in the scrambled eggs? Wow
That seems so weird.0 -
Really? They put pancake batter in the scrambled eggs? Wow
Yeah, I'm still stuck right here. It sounds so beyond gross.
But like everyone else has said, I pre-log all food I don't cook myself to make sure I don't have that freak out moment.0 -
Really? They put pancake batter in the scrambled eggs? Wow
Yeah, I'm still stuck right here. It sounds so beyond gross.
But like everyone else has said, I pre-log all food I don't cook myself to make sure I don't have that freak out moment.
:sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: Yeah...eeeewwwww and why? and what drunk college kid came up with this idea?
But you learned...serveal...things and are better for it. :flowerforyou:0 -
I am definitely glad I had planned a lightish dinner...all I had to do was tweak it a bit bring down the salt (a huge issue for me) and the carb count.
I will definitely look at calories before going out, but wow, I would not have expected that. Even knowing better since I am still amazed/appalled at what they put high fructose corn syrup into.0 -
Supposedly it makes them lighter and fluffier...I use water or sometimes milk for my scrambled eggs at home, makes them light and fluffy with out doubling the calorie count.0
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I visited iHop when i was in Florida. I checked out their menu beforehand and was shocked at some of the calories! I opted for one of the lighter options, scrambled egg whites, cup of fruit, a piece of toast and turkey bacon. Enjoyed it!0
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Really? They put pancake batter in the scrambled eggs? Wow
Yeah, I'm still stuck right here. It sounds so beyond gross.
But like everyone else has said, I pre-log all food I don't cook myself to make sure I don't have that freak out moment.
:sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: Yeah...eeeewwwww and why? and what drunk college kid came up with this idea?
But you learned...serveal...things and are better for it. :flowerforyou:
It's to make the eggs fluffier. It's basically the same idea as adding milk or cream. Sometimes, I cook breakfast for supper, and I mix my eggs in the batter that is left over from the pancakes.0 -
That sounds delicious though0
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