Biggest logging shock?

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  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    Nutella, peanut butter, oil, cheese, sausages....all the nicest things! :expressionless:
  • hereslibby
    hereslibby Posts: 93 Member
    My biggest shocker was that I "thought" I was eating healthier, but I was still packing in the calories. Every time I would log in what I thought was low calorie, it would be much much more than I thought!
    It did surprise me how affective logging in all of my food consumption would make it easier to lose weight. Just be aware of what I was putting in my mouth helped me lose weight. It's still a struggle, but after a many months of doing it, it's gotten so much easier!
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    One stupid pop-tart is a serving, not 2 like they are packaged.

    This was a huge downer for me to learn that. Huge. I don't bother with Pop Tarts anymore. So not worth it for ONLY ONE
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    The biggest shock was not anything I logged because I didn't start logging until I was ready to make the change. But, after doing this for a few months and learning about portion control calories I am pretty horrified at the shear amounts of food I was eating every day. Most of that being pretty unhealthy. A bowl of cereal was easily 4 times what it should have been, all the huge restaurant portions....yikes!
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Lots of them. How few calories in a teaspoon of sugar. How few calories in 1 tsp of butter. How many calories in a cup of flour.
    How many calories in everything at Sonic.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    My breakfast smoothies that I measured with a measuring cup and spoons was WAY more calories than I realized. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't losing unti i started using a scale instead. Turned out I was double what I thought I was doing.
  • Catherine_and_Hobbes
    Catherine_and_Hobbes Posts: 81 Member
    No real shocker but how disappointing eating healthy while eating out is....because it’s always the highest in sodium no matter what.

    Can’t quite pack my own meal when dining out with friends....
  • fuzzy_l0gic
    fuzzy_l0gic Posts: 69 Member
    Like most people, what is considered a “portion” on packaged foods was my biggest shock. Before logging, a box of cereal (Fruity Pebbles were my favorite) would only last 3 servings. During logging, even for my bulk, I would stretch it to 9-10.
  • Patricehm16
    Patricehm16 Posts: 67 Member
    suerlewis2 wrote: »
    Morning All

    I'm new here and am logging over the holidays before I start my lifestyle changes, to have a record of just how awful I treat my body at the moment, and of course identify the real "hot-spots." I promised to be brutally honest. Oh boy.

    After just one day - my very first day - there is no longer any mystery of why I am over-weight!

    I knew it would be bad, but it was almost comical HOW bad. :o

    So I'm curious - what was your biggest logging shocker? No need to be specific if you don't feel comfortable - and of course please post the positive ones too !

    I'll start.

    Yesterday, I consumed more than 2000 calories OVER my goal. The only number not in the red was protein. WOW. Very motivational.

    Tomorrow's a new day with no mistakes in it!!!
  • suerlewis2
    suerlewis2 Posts: 126 Member
    Yesterday, I consumed more than 2000 calories OVER my goal. The only number not in the red was protein. WOW. Very motivational.

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    Tomorrow's a new day with no mistakes in it!!![/quote]

    Well it wasn't strictly the next day, but since the NewYear I'm doing good. Seem to be keeping things straight because, not in any small part, I've meal prepped. And I know damn well that if I hadn't prepared meals, I'd be sat here with a plate of Stilton, Grapes, Walnuts and Crackers - along with a glass of Port.
  • AprilNewYear18
    AprilNewYear18 Posts: 45 Member
    edited January 2018
    My biggest thing has been noticing how often I reach for sweets. Ahh. Also, the amount of calories in salad dressing is insane.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I wasn't particularly shocked by any calorie numbers...the eye opener for me was serving sizes. I used to put mounds of food on my plate...a good 2-3 servings of whatever it was on a regular basis and then go back for more.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Cereal - a 30g portion wouldn't fill a hole in yer tooth!
  • AbbyPort89
    AbbyPort89 Posts: 28 Member
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    Cereal - a 30g portion wouldn't fill a hole in yer tooth!

    This was the biggest shocker. I had no idea a serving of cereal was so small! I really miss cereal, its just so calorie dense I cant justify it.
  • weightforme8134
    weightforme8134 Posts: 53 Member
    One time I kept searching favorite fast food of mine in the database. Sonic is horrifying! Over 1k for a bacon cheeseburger alone (doesn't include fries or the soda) haven't been to sonic since!

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