Anyone else shocked?
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missmatalini wrote: »Once you decided to make the lifestyle change, were you as impacted by your past habits as I was?
I was pleased.
I gained 15 kg over 4 years, and then starting mid-Feb I began to lose it. Mid-June it was gone.
But I did some calculations ...
There is an assumption that 1 pound is 3500 calories.
15 kg = 33 lbs
33 lb * 3500 cal = 115,500 cal.
In other words, over 4 years I ate an extra 115,500 cal.
115,500 cal/4 years = 28,875 cal/year
28,875 cal/365 days = 79 cal/day
In other words, I was over eating by a mere 79 cal/day! I was so close!!
That was very encouraging because dropping 79 cal/day from my diet is quite doable and sustainable.
Also exercising an additional 79 cal/day is quite possible too. That's walking just under 30 min ... or cycling about 3.75 km.
Now that I am aware of all that, I should be able to maintain my weight without too much effort.
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What did surprise me a little was how many calories there are in things like cheese, nuts, and pears.
I had a pretty good idea about the calories in bananas, apples, mangos, veggies, bread, etc. ... I have been reading labels and nutritional information for years. But I didn't start weighing my food until I started here and those three things (cheese, nuts and pears) worked out to quite a bit more than I thought.0 -
I'm more shocked by how many calories can be in foods considered "healthy". You eat something and think you're doing well, look it up later and it's got 4 times more calories than it should for what it is. There are some salads out there that have two days worth of calories. Even without added dressing.0
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I'm more shocked by how many calories can be in foods considered "healthy". You eat something and think you're doing well, look it up later and it's got 4 times more calories than it should for what it is. There are some salads out there that have two days worth of calories. Even without added dressing.
Like which?! 0 -
Never eat more than you can lift.
__Miss Piggy
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I used to eat so much butter, and so much cheese. A slice of toast with a layer of butter half a centimetre thick? My idea of heaven. Actually make it two slices.
And can we talk about mayonnaise? I still don't fully understand how something so light and fluffy can have so many calories. It's basically just air!!0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »thorsmom01 wrote: »Yes !! I was shocked to see how much i was truly consuming. I used to think i was having one serving of cereal. When i came here and started weighing it out, it was actually almost five servings! ! I had no idea !! Mfp has also taught me many valuable lessons about portion control and moderation.
Oh lawd, pasta. After doing the old Fat N Fibre plan on WW, I actually though that pasta, being low fat, was a GREAT choice!! Pasta with a lean meat bolognaise... Holy hell, hello near 1000 calories in a big bowl. I'm a volume eater and could happily polish off a giant pile of pasta.
Also WW used to peddle sushi as being a great choice! I'd have 3-4 rolls for lunch and feel like I did good - hello 800 calorie lunch!]0 -
I had to buy a food scale after being sticker shocked by serving sizes. Makes a huge difference0
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when I added up what was a 'typical' day for me i was really really shocked at how much I was actually eating like i could easily rack up 1000-1500 calories a day just from chocolate! thats not even counting the other food I was eating along with it.
I was surprised by the amount of calories the "lite" milk i drink has in it, its still obviously far less than the same size serve of full cream milk would have but it was still a surprise not quite as "lite" as i thought so i now make sure i do measure it properly when i ad it to my cereal and i have barely any in my coffee/tea now.
Cereal was a bit of a surprise for me, certain brands i found out i could actually have quite a large portion for a reasonable amount of calories...some are awful though like half a cup of cocopops is like 200cals.
There are some foods though that I refuse to go 'diet version' of though, like cheese Lite cheese is not cheese...im not sure wtf it is but its definitely not cheese. Longlife skim milk is also not something i can get on bored with, its like milky dishwater. and like diet chocolate/lollies I'd rather just eat one serve of the real thing to get the cravings to go away then trying to trick myself into believing that sugar-free chocolate tastes good0 -
I used to eat cereal for breakfast most days. When I began to weigh my food I realized that I was not even close to the recommend serving size of 30g +150ml of milk, but rather filled my bowl with 150g-200g + 400ml milk, easily making this an 800 calorie breakfast.
I still eat cereal these days, just smaller portions of it. The serving size of 30g is ridiculous though in my opinion, I eat more than that every time, usually between 80g-100g.0 -
The cereal was a shocker for me too. I always ate a huge bowl for breakfast, and have now discovered that this was a LOT of calories. omg. Thankfully I can't do that anymore because of the blood sugar crash that it gives me mid-morning. So now I still eat cereal, but I use a small bowl, measure and weigh, and eat it as an afternoon snack when it fits into my daily calories. But omg was I eating a lot of cereal calories before! oy
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Faithful_Chosen wrote: »I'm more shocked by how many calories can be in foods considered "healthy". You eat something and think you're doing well, look it up later and it's got 4 times more calories than it should for what it is. There are some salads out there that have two days worth of calories. Even without added dressing. Like which?!
Pick just about any of them from the Cheesecake Factory or Chili's to start.0 -
Faithful_Chosen wrote: »I'm more shocked by how many calories can be in foods considered "healthy". You eat something and think you're doing well, look it up later and it's got 4 times more calories than it should for what it is. There are some salads out there that have two days worth of calories. Even without added dressing. Like which?!
Pick just about any of them from the Cheesecake Factory or Chili's to start.
I am not American so I don't know the brands. I'll look them up. I just can't figure out for the life of me what you have to put into a salad to make it that calorie dense before dressing. I am shocked!0 -
smotheredincheese wrote: »And can we talk about mayonnaise? I still don't fully understand how something so light and fluffy can have so many calories. It's basically just air!!
THIS!!! What is up with that?!
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Yes, I started logging on here and then realised just how much I was eating.
The snacking on cheese and crackers with a glass of wine without realising the amount of calories I was downing in a short space of time hit me hard.
I think the portion sizes has shocked me, cereal, pasta, cheese all of these I used to eat far too much of in one sitting without knowing that I'd had way too many portions in what I thought was an acceptable amount.
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Faithful_Chosen wrote: »Faithful_Chosen wrote: »I'm more shocked by how many calories can be in foods considered "healthy". You eat something and think you're doing well, look it up later and it's got 4 times more calories than it should for what it is. There are some salads out there that have two days worth of calories. Even without added dressing. Like which?!
Pick just about any of them from the Cheesecake Factory or Chili's to start.
I am not American so I don't know the brands. I'll look them up. I just can't figure out for the life of me what you have to put into a salad to make it that calorie dense before dressing. I am shocked!
Caesar salad can be horrific. If it's a proper one, it can run higher calories than a chicken parma, including chips.0 -
missmatalini wrote: »I'm about to hit a month long streak of logging, and I've truly benefited so much from being active in the community here. I've learned so much from all of you and owe a lot of my success to the insight and support!
A few times this past week as I've been logging in my food, I've reflected on past eating habits and I continue to be shocked by how much I was eating and how unaware I was of it. I always used to say that I really didn't eat that bad, which is true, I don't, but I was eating so much of it that it's a no brainer why I was packing on the weight the past 4 years.
Once you decided to make the lifestyle change, were you as impacted by your past habits as I was?
I was actually the other way round. When I first started logging (in July 2012, losing baby weight) I was eating around 1200 calories per day. I have now learnt that I can eat 1600 calories a day and still lose. That's an eye-opener for the girl who thought you had to starve to lose weight! Now I'm losing after my 3rd baby, and it's been so nice to not have to restrict myself to such low calories.0 -
BILLBRYTAN wrote: »What shocked me was the amount of garbage I was eating. While losing weight I literally ate more calories than I did before. CALORIES ARE NOT THE ENEMY, NON-FOOD GARBAGE IS!
You shouldn't eat garbage...
Why not?
I've literally eaten garbage. When I was 21 after rent I didn't have much money. So my housemate would get food out of the skips after the local market closed and we'd eat it. We were all fine and it was better than starving. So if literally eating garbage doesn't kill you processed foods in moderation probably won't either0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Faithful_Chosen wrote: »Faithful_Chosen wrote: »I'm more shocked by how many calories can be in foods considered "healthy". You eat something and think you're doing well, look it up later and it's got 4 times more calories than it should for what it is. There are some salads out there that have two days worth of calories. Even without added dressing. Like which?!
Pick just about any of them from the Cheesecake Factory or Chili's to start.
I am not American so I don't know the brands. I'll look them up. I just can't figure out for the life of me what you have to put into a salad to make it that calorie dense before dressing. I am shocked!
Caesar salad can be horrific. If it's a proper one, it can run higher calories than a chicken parma, including chips.
I'm shocked
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When I first started to log my "healthy" meals, I shuddered to see how many servings of it I was actually eating, and how easily I could down 3-4000 calories in a day and not even feel that full. Another eye-opener was when I got my food scale and started weighing things out, realizing how not every "cup" or "one medium sized" something adds up to the same amount.
Also, restaurants and recipes in cookbooks occasionally make me cringe. Over 1000 calories for a "normal" meal? It's no wonder we are so completely unaware by serving sizes and the amount of calories we consume when a cookbook offers something that looks healthy and home-cooked or a restaurant offers a friggin' salad that's worth more than your daily calories.0
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