A Bacon Cheeseburger - 783 calories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARighteousWoman
ARighteousWoman Posts: 35
edited September 30 in Introduce Yourself
OK...seriously?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!
LAWD, gotta get better at this....
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  • kalelwifey
    kalelwifey Posts: 172
    make one at home...only like..450
  • kylatreymom
    kylatreymom Posts: 10 Member
    Wow!!! did you eat that??? It's really crazy how many calories are in some of this food nowadays. i try to go to McDonalds for a quick meal and its hard to stay within my calorie limit.. AHHH!!
  • ARighteousWoman
    ARighteousWoman Posts: 35
    thanks! i'll try making one at home...i mean, i dont really eat cheeseburgers but was just craving it...i guess i shoulda fought the craving....
    NEXT TIME!
  • Brooke1585
    Brooke1585 Posts: 80 Member
    Isn't it crazy that before starting to count your calories, you didn't even think about how much something you ate was?!?! Before starting on here I remember getting McDonald's for breakfast, fast food for lunch and then again for dinner - one day I calculated all of what I would eat, I was amazed by how many calories I was eating and not even realizing it. Thank God for MFP. :-)
  • jmgj27
    jmgj27 Posts: 531 Member
    I know - there were ring doughnuts around at work today and I thought about having one as a better choice than a jam doughnut. I checked it before I ate it (thankfully). 396 calories. For a freaking ring doughnut! Sheesh!
  • ARighteousWoman
    ARighteousWoman Posts: 35
    i am telling you....those doughnuts are the devil! loool
  • javablondie
    javablondie Posts: 411 Member
    Honestly though, that's not too shocking - I mean we all know (I think) that a cheeseburger isn't going to be low. Look what I just noticed on Gordon Biersch's nutritional info online today:

    Chicken Pesto Fettucini 1 serving
    2160 calories !!!!!!!!!! (I did not make a typo. See their website)
    142g fat
    123g carbs
    98g protein
    3420mg sodium

    So compared to their Gordon Biersch Cheeseburger, you could have 2.8 cheeseburgers or 1 order of their chicken pesto fettucini. Classic example of needing to see the numbers! One could easily think, hmm, chicken & pasta, yeah that's way better than a CHEESEBURGER. Although that would be wrong. (I'm not endorsing either of these - they are both horrible choices for me anyway.)

    Gordon Biersch Cheeseburger 1 serving
    770 calories
    46g fat
    25g carbs
    62g protein
    1520mg sodium

    :) Scary stuff.
  • juicygurl1
    juicygurl1 Posts: 195 Member
    Don't beat your self up, how many did you eat? besides if you work out hard you can burn off a good deal of those calories, and don't forget tomorrow is another day!
  • icandothistrish85
    icandothistrish85 Posts: 116
    Man, I make a killer Turkey Bacon Cheeseburger at home for less than 200 calories! Almost 800 calories for a burger? Does it come with a free difibulator as well? *kitten*, that's ridiculous!
  • Trixtabella
    Trixtabella Posts: 471 Member
    I feel your pain, went to Wetherspoons and had a wrap today said in the menu that it was 375Kcals so anyway came and it was southern fried chicken!!!! Not chicken breast so I ate it and then when I logged it at home loads of kcals. Not over the daily amount but feel bad about eating anything else today lol.
  • ARighteousWoman
    ARighteousWoman Posts: 35
    Don't beat your self up, how many did you eat? besides if you work out hard you can burn off a good deal of those calories, and don't forget tomorrow is another day!

    THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT...yea, i just had one... and i am going to BURN IT ALL OFF....but it just puts things in perspective.... :)
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    I'd rather have steak .. or crab legs - crab legs aren't fattening at all!

    I'm cutting WAY back on ground beef - i'd like to cut it out altogether - it's just FAT and very little nutrition, I think
    also, cheese on a sandwich only adds fat - I'm saving MY cheese for the low fat kind & in cubes so I can taste it =D
    and don't even get me started on that hamburger bun ...

    live and learn
  • lalalalyndsey
    lalalalyndsey Posts: 565
    The key words here are bacon - cheese - and burger... all sound high cal to me!! I agree with kalel... make it at home and you can use turkey bacon, lowfat cheese, lean ground beef, and a wheat bun or sandwich/bun flatbread to cut the cals! Oh well, better luck next time! :)
  • Jconner30
    Jconner30 Posts: 311
    Yea, I used to eat a double-whopper from Burger King, suck down a large coke and some fries like it was nothing. Now, if I am craving a whopper, I get a single meat with water and no fries. I still feel guilty because they are dripping with calories - BUT - as long as its not a lifestyle, its ok to have one every now and then...

    About donughts... Yea, I ate one the other day and it was SOOOOOOOOO freakin good! I burned it off when I ran though :)
  • kylatreymom
    kylatreymom Posts: 10 Member
    Yes exactly. My co worker and i were both craving a krispy kreme donut and we split it. by doing that i satisfied my sugar craving and ate less that 100 calories. But yes @Brooke1585 i was eating the same thing, breakfast, lunch and dinner and was wondering why i was gaining so much weight. Now, if i am craving something from McDonalds, i choose either breakfast or lunch and eat lightly for the rest of the day.
  • destiny_206
    destiny_206 Posts: 430 Member
    And thats without the french fries! Its insain what a lot of us lived on. Im glad a lot of places are starting to post calorie counts, it makes you think before you eat.
  • ansonrinesmith
    ansonrinesmith Posts: 741 Member
    I use to have TWO Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagels from McDonald's on the weekends. LORD HAVE MERCY!
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    to cut my calories and eating junk, when I totally want a fast food burger I ditch the bun and eat the meat and cheese :) I also may do a side salad or fruit just depends
  • imustbegood
    imustbegood Posts: 228 Member
    Have to say I was shocked at some of the calories in burgers - luckily I had looked at the back of the tray liner before I ordered and went for chicken selects.... 385 I think they were !!!!! In the days before mfp tho would have had a burger meal and not thought twice !!!!
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    Man, I make a killer Turkey Bacon Cheeseburger at home for less than 200 calories! Almost 800 calories for a burger? Does it come with a free difibulator as well? *kitten*, that's ridiculous!

    Turkey bacon is the worst it is not even real food!! Get your good saturated fats from the real thing, god created bacon LOL
  • jamesdelong
    jamesdelong Posts: 177 Member
    Isn't it crazy that before starting to count your calories, you didn't even think about how much something you ate was?!?! Before starting on here I remember getting McDonald's for breakfast, fast food for lunch and then again for dinner - one day I calculated all of what I would eat, I was amazed by how many calories I was eating and not even realizing it. Thank God for MFP. :-)

    Exactly.. now I know if I were to go back say a year and choose any weekend right after I got paid I bet you that in those 2 days I consumed well over 5000 calories. I'm so happy I change my habits.
  • Britt2Fitjrny
    Britt2Fitjrny Posts: 558 Member
    I agree it’s crazy! Now that I know more about calories and how much your body really only needs it really makes you think. Sometimes when I’m having cravings I will hop on MFP and look at how bad it is and that alone can change my mind. Some things are just not worth the extra chubby roll. :) haha
    All I have to say it I love the feeling of being in control and watching my weight drop down. One of the best feelings in the world. :) but a simple little thing like the 783 cal burger isn’t going to do much damage. It would if you ate it daily but one time is not too bad. Don’t let it get you down and set you back.
  • andrea299
    andrea299 Posts: 3
    mac d is a nigtmare, yesterday i had a quick lunch there with my son only to find out when i logged it that the lunch cost me my daily calorie allowance !!!!!!!!!!!!! ......... it was nice though!
  • kylatreymom
    kylatreymom Posts: 10 Member
    I use to have TWO Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagels from McDonald's on the weekends. LORD HAVE MERCY!

    OMG yes!!!! i was craving one of those bc of all the billboards so i stopped to get one. i checked the calories because i couldnt decide between the steak and sausage.. i ended up getting the sausage and only ate half. the steak has about 600-700 calories just for ONE!!!
  • colleen656
    colleen656 Posts: 25
    nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!!:laugh:
  • kylatreymom
    kylatreymom Posts: 10 Member
    nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!!:laugh:

    AMEN TO THAT!! My friend uses the same quote and wrote it on my board at work!!
  • ARighteousWoman
    ARighteousWoman Posts: 35
    nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!!:laugh:

    AMEN TO THAT!! My friend uses the same quote and wrote it on my board at work!!

    one day.... woo-hoo!
  • JWeaser
    JWeaser Posts: 302
    Morans frozen patties come in 96/4 and are really good, only 140-150 calories, can't remember but they really do help those cravings. We are having some tonight in fact.

    Just checked the ol diary - 150 calories and 5g of fat. Not bad at all.
  • wonnder1
    wonnder1 Posts: 460
    Nothing beats the Olive Garden experience. I accidentally had over 3000 calories at one meal. I mean, it was my cheat day-but that was excessive by any stretch of the imagination.
  • TanajaP
    TanajaP Posts: 57 Member
    wow. i had a double patty melt last night with 2 kinds of cheese and it wasn't that high in calories. =x and if it was -shrugs- it was delicious and i lost weight. lol

    fat is not the devil so i don't worry about it.

    you know that you're going to work it off so in my opinion that only makes it taste that much better!
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