Messed up my diet :(
aifos99
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So my calorie count was going perfect until i thought eating a small bag of peanuts would do no harm then i realize that bag had like over 3,000 calories. How is that possible??? 
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Nuts are very calorically dense. Weigh them on a food scale and pre-package them into baggies in the future if you want them available as a snack.0
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How did you get that 3000 calorie number?
EDIT: I ask because I can do some major damage to my calories/day with nuts but even a couple handfuls are well less than 3000 calories.0 -
Nuts are pretty calorie dense, so it's easy to go overboard on them if you don't portion them out. Chalk it up as a learning experience.0
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Hm, that doesn't sound like a small bag.
But you didn't mess up anything, you just ate a bit more than you intended. Don't sweat it, just carry on as you were before.0 -
Your calorie count restarts tomorrow.
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When you are approaching nuts and seeds as a snack, use a measuring spoon, or swipe a bunch of plastic "ketchup cups" from a fast food place. Those are great for measuring out nuts. When I am wanting walnuts, I only have 2 whole nuts worth.0
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The barcode scan isn't always right. 3000 calories worth would not be a small bag. If you have the bag still, look at the weight on it, then look up how much that is in the database.0 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »
The barcode scan isn't always right. 3000 calories worth would not be a small bag. If you have the bag still, look at the weight on it, then look up how much that is in the database.
Yes, that sounds like a lot. I too am thinking look up what MFP has the calories listed as. You might also look it up on 'fooducate', just to double heck.
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Good grief!! I can't hit the 'C' ? Or what. lol 'Double check'0
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double heck :-)......I will say that to my teenage tonight!0
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That would be about 18 ounces of peanuts. Or around 3.5 cups. Was the bag that big?0
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you didnt mess up. as a recovering binge eater, and weight loss maintainer, I can tell you, I have gone above and beyond my daily calories more than once, and nothing bad happened. Just brush yourself off and keep on logging.0
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and by above, I mean, like a thanksgiving dinner's amount of food on top of my daily calories.
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »
The barcode scan isn't always right. 3000 calories worth would not be a small bag. If you have the bag still, look at the weight on it, then look up how much that is in the database.
I think people assume the barcode scan has to be accurate, but those entries are often user generated and unreliable.
3000 calories' worth of peanuts is close to 4 cups and over a pound. If you didn't eat 3+ cups of peanuts, it's a database error.
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4 cups of peanuts....I am mentally reaching for TUMS now....0
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I just encountered an MFP database error tonight regarding restaurant food. Apparently, CHICKEN fajitas have no protein! Who knew?
You'll figure things out over time, OP, welcome!
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I messed up badly today too. Tomorrow is a new day! Just need to be more mindful, the BOTH of us!0
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Weigh nuts on my scale and put them in snack bags. . . almonds, peanuts, walnuts are my common ones. 28 grams doesn't take up very much room in the bag, but I'm used to it by now.
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »
you diehard you..... I suppose I could too...but I would be in a world of belly hurt!!! That is what age does to you!0 -
So my calorie count was going perfect until i thought eating a small bag of peanuts would do no harm then i realize that bag had like over 3,000 calories. How is that possible???
lol. I obviously haven't read the responses but I don't care what you eat. A small bag of anything isn't 3000 calories.0 -
I frequently find that when I scan a bar code, my info is for a container's worth of product rather than a single serving. Worth checking, just in case.0
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lol 3000 calories in a "small" bag of peanuts?0
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ncboiler89 wrote: »So my calorie count was going perfect until i thought eating a small bag of peanuts would do no harm then i realize that bag had like over 3,000 calories. How is that possible???
lol. I obviously haven't read the responses but I don't care what you eat. A small bag of anything isn't 3000 calories.
Truffettes De France - Chocolate Truffels, 1 container (125 pieces ea.)
6,250 HA!
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ncboiler89 wrote: »So my calorie count was going perfect until i thought eating a small bag of peanuts would do no harm then i realize that bag had like over 3,000 calories. How is that possible???
lol. I obviously haven't read the responses but I don't care what you eat. A small bag of anything isn't 3000 calories.
Truffettes De France - Chocolate Truffels, 1 container (125 pieces ea.)
6,250 HA!
That's a container. Not a small bag.0
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