When you find out how many calories are in your favorite meal...

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  • tmartin19710
    tmartin19710 Posts: 41 Member
    Mine would be homemade biscuits with chocolate gravy and bacon. Or Chinese buffet. I don't want to think about the calories of either but I havent had them since July because I just can't justify either .
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    tmartin19710 wrote: »
    Mine would be homemade biscuits with chocolate gravy and bacon. Or Chinese buffet. I don't want to think about the calories of either but I havent had them since July because I just can't justify either .

    Chinese buffet.. when you start adding every little bite and it comes up to 2000 calories or more.
  • ekoth_09
    ekoth_09 Posts: 50 Member
    Haha, I cringe but still eat it. :smiley:
  • Jmacey718
    Jmacey718 Posts: 3 Member
    I just order from a company called Hearty Meals. they sync with fitbit and deliver me meals based on how active i am. foods awesome too
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    stealthq wrote: »
    vivmom2014 wrote: »
    I've never eaten there, but I hear that Cheesecake Factory dinners are in the neighborhood of Whopping Calorie Counts. To me, it's not worth it. But, judging by how popular the restaurant is, a whole lot of people don't share my opinion.

    To be fair, their regular meals are big enough to feed four people. And there is a skinny menu that is perfectly reasonable calorie-wise and for the most part very tasty. The cheesecake is high, but hey. Cheesecake. It isn't much more than one I'd make myself if I made the real thing.

    I was disappointed about bread. I love bread but avoid it most of the time because I love having decent sized meals more.

    Yup, I was going to say I've had appetizers at Cheesecake Factory that were big enough to be two meals. Portion control is almost always the key when it comes to this stuff.
  • Badger_Girl99
    Badger_Girl99 Posts: 2,220 Member
    And there is so much sodium in the stuff, even if the dishes are listed as "healthy". But you know what? You have to live right? If you know you're going to go out to eat, be good the rest of the day. One big ol' meal isn't going to kill you!
  • Badger_Girl99
    Badger_Girl99 Posts: 2,220 Member
    It's not always so much about calories, but what is actually in the dish that matters more. If something is low-cal, they are doctoring it up in some other way to make it taste good.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Badger_Girl99 wrote: »
    It's not always so much about calories, but what is actually in the dish that matters more. If something is low-cal, they are doctoring it up in some other way to make it taste good.

    Usually more spices, vinegar, zests, etc. Good things to do at home, too, if meals are lacking zip.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    edited December 2015
    20 oz prime rib, baked potato (extra butter and extra sour cream), broccoli drowning in butter, bread with butter, plus an apetizer and a salad with creamy dressing. ....
    I don't even want to know!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    mkakids wrote: »
    20 oz prime rib, baked potato (extra butter and extra sour cream), broccoli drowning in butter, bread with butter, plus an apetizer and a salad with creamy dressing. ....
    I don't even want to know!

    I used to get the 10oz prime rib with mashed potatoes and mac'n cheese or something... after the salad bar of course. Then had dessert.

    Good times...
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    Dinner at Montana's was a true shocker...my beloved Peppercorn steak, with sweet potatoes and creamy garlic dip, weighs in at over 800 CALS....550 for the steak alone!! Whenever I set my reports to 90 days, can you ever see the huge spike! Needless to say, we don't go out to eat very often anymore...lol! Lesson learned!
  • oskaribarra82
    oskaribarra82 Posts: 7 Member
    Chorizo fiesta omelette @ ihop it's delicious but I use to eat the whole meal with about 2,250 calories bot counting the drink cause I'd change it every time .... It's my second week trying to control myself .... Reeeeaaaally hard man !!!
  • Tblackdogs
    Tblackdogs Posts: 326 Member
    What I think when reading this thread is how lucky we are to live with such food quantity. I also think that no one needs that many calories at one sitting! I'm hoping to live the rest of my life enjoying restaurants but not leaving them stuffed and feeling "guilty!"
  • hgycta
    hgycta Posts: 3,013 Member
    Where do I start? Pecan Pie, Ice Cream Cake (or premium ice creams such as Haagan Dazs in general), Chinese food, and Crab Cakes (I'm from Maryland and could easily eat a ton of these in a sitting)!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Nothing really surprised me very much. But after reading a few things here and there I think I still refuse to believe how many calories are in spicy sushi rolls. In the back of my head I know it though, and rarely order them anymore.
  • Strivingforhealth12
    Strivingforhealth12 Posts: 98 Member
    I was so sad when I found out the calorie count in a Chick Fil A milkshake. I love their Peppermint Chocolate Chip Shake in December. Now I split a small one with my husband.
  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    I will say that despite my earlier post, I still eat at both restaurants. I'm 9 or so weeks into eating at a deficit, but I still allow myself some leeway.

    I definitely eat out less, but I'm down 19 pounds even with a few days at maintenance or more.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Nothing really surprised me very much. But after reading a few things here and there I think I still refuse to believe how many calories are in spicy sushi rolls. In the back of my head I know it though, and rarely order them anymore.

    Realistically how many calories in a spicy sushi roll? My favorite is the jalapeno roll. It has rice, spicy crab, tuna, eel, avacado, jalapeno... I know the spicy crab is made mayo. I always log specialty rolls at 400 calories each. I'm a way under estimating?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Nothing really surprised me very much. But after reading a few things here and there I think I still refuse to believe how many calories are in spicy sushi rolls. In the back of my head I know it though, and rarely order them anymore.

    Realistically how many calories in a spicy sushi roll? My favorite is the jalapeno roll. It has rice, spicy crab, tuna, eel, avacado, jalapeno... I know the spicy crab is made mayo. I always log specialty rolls at 400 calories each. I'm a way under estimating?

    The avocado adds a bit, and of course the mayo. I'm not sure. 400 seems alright but I eat 4 rolls when I eat sushi.
  • IILikeToMoveItMoveIt
    IILikeToMoveItMoveIt Posts: 1,172 Member
    edited December 2015
    I ate a 3lb steak, two pitchers of beer and a generous portion of double chocolate cake on vacation at Big Texas Steak House. That as well as a double burger, fries, chips, quesadilla and ice-cream for lunch at Denny's. That day was so far into 8000 calories it might as well have been 9000... It was one day, and I planned for SOME of it...but holy moley, that was the biggest calorie count I've had since I started counting. I'm afraid to think how much I was eating and drinking before... Steak and beer (and sushi!!) is always something I can embarrass myself with. lol
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Nothing really surprised me very much. But after reading a few things here and there I think I still refuse to believe how many calories are in spicy sushi rolls. In the back of my head I know it though, and rarely order them anymore.

    Realistically how many calories in a spicy sushi roll? My favorite is the jalapeno roll. It has rice, spicy crab, tuna, eel, avacado, jalapeno... I know the spicy crab is made mayo. I always log specialty rolls at 400 calories each. I'm a way under estimating?

    The avocado adds a bit, and of course the mayo. I'm not sure. 400 seems alright but I eat 4 rolls when I eat sushi.

    I eat 5 :)
    But that's usually after a 5 mile run in the morning and "fasting" or eating really light all day.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Nothing really surprised me very much. But after reading a few things here and there I think I still refuse to believe how many calories are in spicy sushi rolls. In the back of my head I know it though, and rarely order them anymore.

    Realistically how many calories in a spicy sushi roll? My favorite is the jalapeno roll. It has rice, spicy crab, tuna, eel, avacado, jalapeno... I know the spicy crab is made mayo. I always log specialty rolls at 400 calories each. I'm a way under estimating?

    The avocado adds a bit, and of course the mayo. I'm not sure. 400 seems alright but I eat 4 rolls when I eat sushi.

    I eat 5 :)
    But that's usually after a 5 mile run in the morning and "fasting" or eating really light all day.

    Yeah, my short butt doesn't run or do any cardio.

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Tblackdogs wrote: »
    What I think when reading this thread is how lucky we are to live with such food quantity. I also think that no one needs that many calories at one sitting! I'm hoping to live the rest of my life enjoying restaurants but not leaving them stuffed and feeling "guilty!"

    I know, it's crazy when you think about it. So much waste, and some people are starving.. messed up world we live in...

    But about your second point, I mostly can't do it anymore sadly. In order to enjoy one good restaurant meal, I have to basically be hungry the rest of the week. And that's for maintenance calories. It sucks. Of course, for me a good restaurant meal ends up with dessert, so that's what always screws me over. I'm trying to learn to be satisfied with just an entree but it's tough.

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