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How many calories did you have for Christmas? 7,000?

AquaticQuests
AquaticQuests Posts: 947 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So apparently the average American consumes 7,000 calories on Christmas Day (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/calories-average-american-eats-christmas/story?id=27816914)!
How many calories did you have on Christmas Day?
:smile:
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  • SoLiveItUp
    SoLiveItUp Posts: 115 Member
    Went over goal by 2,000 so had in total for Christmas day 3300 but the foods were my favorite indulgence, nuts, crackers, cookies but will be back on it
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I don't know...but not 7,000...probably closer to 4k, maybe less.
  • AquaticQuests
    AquaticQuests Posts: 947 Member
    I'm thinking around 4,000. I did get some swims in though :smile:
  • threefancy35
    threefancy35 Posts: 21 Member
    Our holiday meal is on Sunday. I'm not expecting to go over. My MIL isn't a good cook and she insists on making the meal :-1:
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    a little over 3k.
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    Maybe 3k.
  • tartansheep
    tartansheep Posts: 122 Member
    2,200 but i burned off around 600
  • saofei
    saofei Posts: 8 Member
    1200 cal. I had korean dinner kimchi tofu beef rice and fish thats 300 cal+150 lobster soakes in vinegar and spices. Apicy foos makes u brn ur metaboliam faster. and lunch Chinese food. Veggies with chicken, lobster but ya know we cook very healthy .
    I'm Chinese so yeh xD.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Probably 2500. Breakfast, ham with two sides (one of which I didn't finish), desserts, and a sandwich with leftover ham.
  • IILikeToMoveItMoveIt
    IILikeToMoveItMoveIt Posts: 1,172 Member
    1450 here. It was kinda hard too! I'm proud of myself to have been within my calorie limit.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    I'm not sure about Christmas day, as I had no internet or cellular service and I didn't care to write it all down on paper. Probably 3,000 ish, as I ate "light", lol. Today (26 December), I hit 4,000+. We have no leftovers, so it's back to business as usual starting tomorrow.
  • CariJean64
    CariJean64 Posts: 297 Member
    I have no idea. I decided long ago that Christmas Day was the one day in the past year that I would allow myself to not log specific foods. I did a Quick Add of about 4000 and let it go at that.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited December 2014
    AquaticQuests wrote: »
    So apparently the average American consumes 7,000 calories on Christmas Day (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/calories-average-american-eats-christmas/story?id=27816914)!
    How many calories did you have on Christmas Day?
    :smile:

    About 1700 calories. I was full at that amount so I can't imagine myself consuming 7000 calories in one day. I looked at what they thought people were consuming and that is nothing like what I have ever had.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Not sure, but I bet it was close to 6,000-8,000.
  • doeharris74
    doeharris74 Posts: 8 Member
    I actually logged in yesterday and hit 1688 so 488 over my usual 1200 on non exercise days :\
  • knightreader
    knightreader Posts: 813 Member
    about 500 probably, and thats a high estimate. didnt feel well and didn't eat much of anything all day. will say that it was good at the end of the night not feeling like i was gonna explode due to overeating.
  • zeal26
    zeal26 Posts: 602 Member
    I would guess 4000. Didn't attempt to keep track though and there was a lot of food throughout the day.
  • Swiftlet66
    Swiftlet66 Posts: 729 Member
    Maybe about 1600 for whole day? I don't like to stuff myself...
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    I was around 3000
  • mxmkenney
    mxmkenney Posts: 486 Member
    Didn't log but probably 3500-4000... but it was Christmas. Today I ate around 2000, but was still over my calorie goal by 500. I NEED to get back in the gym before the extra calories start showing - I've been lazy these past two weeks!
  • Rabid_Hamster
    Rabid_Hamster Posts: 338 Member
    edited December 2014
    didn't log my Christmas dinner. However, I don't drink eggnog, let alone the 3-4 glasses that were mentioned in the article. I'd estimate mine to be about 2250-2500.
  • Train4Foodz
    Train4Foodz Posts: 4,298 Member
    About 4500 (logged loosely) +/- for alcahol (I logged that at 1400 but in all honestly it was probably a little more)
  • healthnewlife
    healthnewlife Posts: 30
    like 1500-1600 lol i don't know why christmas has to be associated with binge eating a to of food or eating so unhealthy. enjoy time with family not eat til you can't breathe.
  • Out_of_Bubblegum
    Out_of_Bubblegum Posts: 2,220 Member
    2600 here.. and having to really hold back on leftovers to keep from going over today!
  • Serenstar75
    Serenstar75 Posts: 258 Member
    edited December 2014
    1969 one day and 2300 the other. I really don't even know how or where someone would PUT 7k.
  • deb1385
    deb1385 Posts: 5 Member
    2300 for christmas eve, 2800 for christmas day
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I guesstimated it to be around 800 calories (possibly less) by the end of the night. I was sick for Christmas, and had been vomiting the night before and the morning of, so 800 was about all I could "stomach," literally. And it wasn't even holiday food. It was boring stuff like juice and soup and plain toast, because Christmas food wouldn't have stayed down. Worst. Christmas. Ever. :p

    I don't think I'm gonna make all my calories today, either, because I still get a bit queasy, even eating small amounts. I'm trying, though. I'll make it up on New Year's! ;)
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    knightreader wrote: »
    about 500 probably, and thats a high estimate. didnt feel well and didn't eat much of anything all day. will say that it was good at the end of the night not feeling like i was gonna explode due to overeating.

    I feel you. :s
  • akuster0211
    akuster0211 Posts: 3 Member
    healthnewlife wrote: »
    like 1500-1600 lol i don't know why christmas has to be associated with binge eating a to of food or eating so unhealthy. enjoy time with family not eat til you can't breathe.
    1635 for me. And I remember reading a thread like this the day after Thanksgiving where people were 'pitying' those who didn't go over 2k calories and even openly mocking them for choosing not to eat gravies, creams and desserts. Anyone who defended those people were mocked as well. I don't understand why it's socially acceptable to be a glutton certain days of the year - as well of worthy of mockery to not be - but any other time of the year it's something to be proud of that one is not a glutton. Not quite double standards, but annoying all the same.
  • AmigaMaria001
    AmigaMaria001 Posts: 489 Member
    edited December 2014
    akuster0211 wrote: »
    healthnewlife wrote: »
    like 1500-1600 lol i don't know why christmas has to be associated with binge eating a to of food or eating so unhealthy. enjoy time with family not eat til you can't breathe.
    1635 for me. And I remember reading a thread like this the day after Thanksgiving where people were 'pitying' those who didn't go over 2k calories and even openly mocking them for choosing not to eat gravies, creams and desserts. Anyone who defended those people were mocked as well. I don't understand why it's socially acceptable to be a glutton certain days of the year - as well of worthy of mockery to not be - but any other time of the year it's something to be proud of that one is not a glutton. Not quite double standards, but annoying all the same.

    1350 and treadmill took off 120. I so agree about gluttony just because it's Christmas or any holiday. Even when I was fat I never tried to make myself sick over eating.
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