I can't believe I used to eat that!!

Robbnva wrote: »

Haven't had a burger since I started losing, I just got a coupon for a free burger at ruby Tuesdays and I love their smokehouse burger. 1,600 calories but I'm going to eat it since its this one time. I'm contemplating eating half or removing the bun but the day I'm going I have to fast for blood work so no breakfast and this as my lunch. Plus if I go to the gym. I won't be so bad lol

I have not had a burger since as well, but I plan to, just to show myself I can, and enjoy it. I have to go for blood work soon as well, so maybe I'll take your idea. Just not Ruby Tuesdays'. Perhaps Five Guys minus the five pounds of fries they typically pack per order.

CEREAL.
A gigantic bowl of cereal.
Weetabix, Shreddies, All-Bran, Special K topped with milk and a big spoonful of sugar of course.

I used to eat so much Special K I had to stop buying it.
I also used to add a spoonful of sugar to my cereal which I'd never dream of doing now. I sometimes chop in a banana if I want the sweetness and it's so much tastier than sugar!

Oh I can't believe I forgot... Huge bowl of rice pudding (probably 2 cups worth) with 2 tablespoons of Nutella... So what, a 1000 calorie snack?

I used to eat an entire box of mac and cheese to myself, and I'd add 2 tablespoons of cheese wiz to it. It made me feel completely terrible but it was so good.

8 servings size bowl of Potato Buds instant mashed potatoes with 1/2 stick of butter and lots of salt. For lunch whenever I craved "comfort food". And then feel bloated and miserable for the rest of the day. Ugh.

Tons of saltine crackers, at least half of a package in one sitting, sometimes with peanut butter. White rice with cheddar cheese. Three beef hard shell tacos with tons of cheese and sour cream. Frozen fettuccine alfredo dinners, sometimes having two for one meal.

EDIT: forgot half a box of Tobasco Hot & Spicy Cheez-its in one sitting. My favorite kind.

I used to drink 24 monsters in a week

hahaha! I love some of these posts!!

My low point... the frito bean dip with the cheapest, saltiest tortilla chips I could get my hands on!

I don't think I ate anything really outrageous, but when I was young and slim I used to do a lot of home baking, which included pastry, cakes, etc. I used to make leftover bread into tarts - a pastry base, filled with breadcrumbs mixed with syrup, or honey and grated apple, and baked. Very delicious with custard, but incredibly sugary!

And when I lived in Scotland, I did occasionally have deep-fried pizza. I also used to happily eat the occasional cream cake.

I didn't tend to go overboard once I put on weight (but I still did put on the weight, so must have been eating too much overall, even if it wasn't particularly high calorie foods).

I used to bake a lot and eat wayyy more than single portions. If I made blueberry muffins, I would eat 3 or 4 a day until they were gone. I used to sometimes make sticky date pudding too. After plugging the recipe into MFP, I have discovered that a single serve is 500 calories. I never thought it was healthy but 500 cal on one dessert is extreme. Plus I would have it with ice cream. I would also sometimes get the mini jellies (jello for the Americans) from the Asian grocer and eat the whole packet of them in one sitting.

It makes me cringe now but I know that I could probably still go straight back to those habits if I'm not careful. I don't buy/make my trigger foods anymore. If I know that I can't control myself with certain foods, they don't come into the house. I still have sweet things but not the same sweet things that I ate in excess.