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    So easy to drink excess calories

    Posts: 357 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    This is something I got a wake-up call on recently. A person can consume a whole lot of calories in smoothies and other drinks. Just because it's liquid doesn't mean it's low calorie ;)

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    • Posts: 4,286 Member
      yeah....stupid alcohol was a gut punch for that. Used to drink a 1.5 L bottle of wine and then dive into whiskey. I never ate that much to gain as much weight as i had lol. Was id say 75% alcohol xD
    • Posts: 397 Member
      For sure!!! My husband lost a ton of weight when he decided to just cut back on soda, didn't even change his diet for the first 40lbs. When he does decide to have soda and energy drinks it always blows my mind how fast it adds up when we count his calories at the end of the day.
    • Posts: 1,406 Member
      That got me when I first started. I was making a smoothie as a snack then figured out it was around 700 calories
    • Posts: 1,899 Member
      I would like smoothies with all the fruits...veggies....protein powders but it all adds up to some whopping calories and I would rather eat may calories!
      Same goes for alcohol!!! Just cause it's liquid does not mean it changes to calorie free ;)
    • Posts: 3,997 Member
      I use to drink 4-6 cans of Coke and 2-3 cans of Bud a day!

      That was about 900-1200 cals/day. My weight quickly dropped when I stopped doing that. Duh! :astonished:

      I still drink some scotch, draft beer and wine but only with great w/o moderation and I continue log everything I eat and drink to stay on track.
    • Posts: 7,492 Member
      I never drank any of my calories when I was losing, such a waste of calories.
    • Posts: 1,001 Member
      Many of my calories when I was overweight were from Coke...3 or 4 a day or more. Avoided it while I lost and now I can add them back in as long as I track. But it can annoy me that I feel later that I'd rather have a little more food instead of that last pop.
    • Posts: 4,286 Member
      dsboohead wrote: »
      I would like smoothies with all the fruits...veggies....protein powders but it all adds up to some whopping calories and I would rather eat may calories!
      Same goes for alcohol!!! Just cause it's liquid does not mean it changes to calorie free ;)

      Unless its christmas. No calories on christmas. :D
    • Posts: 3,985 Member
      Yup, I cut way back on wine and BOOM. Luckily, I’ve never really liked juice, soda, smoothies, etc
    • Posts: 865 Member
      Yup! I’m not a soda drinker but in my heavy days I was a latte and mocha drinker. Jeeeeez it was a ton of calories. Like 500 a day just from a caramel latte.
      I gave it up a little over a year ago other than the very seldom treat (had a holiday one today!)
    • Posts: 465 Member
      Agree, Cherry cola was my big weakness, so hard to walk past them in the supermarket even now :)
    • Posts: 10,179 Member
      Yup. I use at least 8 oz of water ice in my smoothie. Still, it's over 500 calories and worth it because of lots of protein, fat, and nutrients.
    • Posts: 7,097 Member
      Yep, when I was losing weight over 12 months I didn't have soda for the first 6 months. Then I decided I felt like a coke, and managed to fit in one 200 ml can in my calories one day.

      Even now in maintenance, I only drink one or two 200 ml cokes or sodas a week. I basically never have enough calories for a regular size can.

      Gotta save calories for chocolate and alcohol! :wink:

      As for smoothies, they're not something I ever thought I needed or were worth the calories.
    • Posts: 9,520 Member
      JaydedMiss wrote: »
      yeah....stupid alcohol was a gut punch for that. Used to drink a 1.5 L bottle of wine and then dive into whiskey. I never ate that much to gain as much weight as i had lol. Was id say 75% alcohol xD

      I'd use that same 1.5Lt bottle to serve a whole family!!
    • Posts: 102 Member
      My coffee with 2 creams is 70 calories. Thats an egg! So two coffees = breakfast!!
      I feel the ssme way about fats.
      2 tbl of oil = 1 avocado.
      Id rather have the avocado!
    • Posts: 316 Member
      Guilty! When I notice the weight creeping up if I go back to measuring and portion controlling my coffee (I use milk and creamer) I usually lose about 2-4lbs within 4 weeks or so with that being my only change.
    • Posts: 3,574 Member
      NoxeemaJackson wrote: »
      My coffee with 2 creams is 70 calories. Thats an egg! So two coffees = breakfast!!
      I feel the ssme way about fats.
      2 tbl of oil = 1 avocado.
      Id rather have the avocado!

      That's why I started drinking my coffee black.
    • Posts: 1,092 Member
      So true!!!
    • Posts: 4,372 Member
      I lost drinking a lot of smoothies. They were probably about 600-cals but they really filled me up compared to eating 600-cals. It all probably matters how full you get on them and what you would eat if you didn't drink them.
    • Posts: 3,565 Member
      Generally, yes- liquid calories are a waste. But not all smoothies are created equally. I have about a 300 calorie breakfast smoothie made with frozen bananas, skim milk, and protein powder that has plenty of protein & gets me through the morning easily. I also make a smoothie as the veggie/fruit component of a meal (like burgers & "shakes") with lots of spinach, skim milk, 80 calorie greek yogurt, and frozen berries. We split it as a family and it runs about 100/serving.
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