Shocking first day of food tracking
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It was a huge eye-opener for me too. It made me realize how much mindless eating I was doing...even when I wasn't hungry. And, I made my mental list of foods that I really don't like enough to justify spending the calories on them.7
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I started counting calories off and on at the age of 14.. I'm now 56. And I still groan and am surprised with some things! Biscuits and other baked goods have an enormous amount of fat and calories, perhaps that's why they are so delicious.
Try to make your own version. Swap the biscuit for a wrap or fiber rich toast. Try turkey bacon or chicken sausage. Add spices and salsas to up the flavor. And you'll likely save a few bucks and calories.4 -
When I first started here, I just tracked my food, without trying to restrict. But seeing what some of the calorie costs for food I was eating made it easy to drop those foods really quickly, especially when it's just mindless snacking.7
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It's the BASIC reason why the average American is overweight. Many have NO IDEA how many calories they eat a day and always claim they don't eat that much.
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slimbyjune18 wrote: »It’s shocking and eye opening. 25g of cheese looked tiny at first. Like others say use a food scale, it’s surprising how much of other foods you can eat (esp veg, salad, fruit). I find it really helpful to plan meals out using the restaurant website nutritional info now too.
I know I found a recapie for a salad that called for 1 oz of cheese but it was 115 calories so trying to keep my calories lower today I just cut the cheese out. That’s one good and bad thing about me. I don’t follow a specific restricting diet but I’m not much of a dairy or meat eater. So it makes my diet naturally high carb low protein which I’m trying to change.
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I switch out my breakfast sandwich for some grapes today. So instead of 700 calories my breakfast was only 65 today.12
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How shocking! Bet you’d never look at your breakfast sandwich the same again. This app is brilliant, reallly saves lives
Thankfully the sandwich is not an everyday thing for me. It was one of those times I needed something quick on my way to work. But next time I decided to go for all the calories in one meal I’m choosing a doughnut haha
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Are you using a food scale yet? If not, wait until the first time you see how small a "serving" of peanut butter actually is.
I am not using a food scale yet. Just trying to stick to measuring cups because that is what I have already. I Might have to invest in a food scale soon though.6 -
wait until you log that first double whopper with cheese and large fry3
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Are you using a food scale yet? If not, wait until the first time you see how small a "serving" of peanut butter actually is.
I am not using a food scale yet. Just trying to stick to measuring cups because that is what I have already. I Might have to invest in a food scale soon though.
Would recommend it. It's a big eye opener for some stuff.6 -
Are you using a food scale yet? If not, wait until the first time you see how small a "serving" of peanut butter actually is.
I am not using a food scale yet. Just trying to stick to measuring cups because that is what I have already. I Might have to invest in a food scale soon though.
It will be the best $15 - $30 you'll ever spend. I had a cheap one first ($10 or so)... I gave it to my friend because I wanted one with a bigger display so I could read it more easily, especially when I had my large mixing bowl on it for recipes.
Seriously - it's not that expensive - and will be your BEST weight loss / control tool apart from MFP.13 -
Yes that first week is a real eyeopener. Personally I traced a full week without too much judgement stopped some bad habits but did not change much at all I took it as a chance to learn first. Only after a week or so I started to make more significant changes1
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My rubbish bin mentality got to me yesterday. I have been doing really well, then, my older son left a piece of pizza on his plate. As it glistened and shone at me I thought what a waste. Then it was in my mouth. I have decided the best course of action is to ask him to through his leftovers in the bin.10
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My rubbish bin mentality got to me yesterday. I have been doing really well, then, my older son left a piece of pizza on his plate. As it glistened and shone at me I thought what a waste. Then it was in my mouth. I have decided the best course of action is to ask him to through his leftovers in the bin.
If you look at it as "a waste" to eat it when you do not need it - that may help you overcome that. It is a waste to consume excess calories - it is a waste because it counters the work you've done to become healthy and creates more work for you to get rid of those excess calories and fat. It serves no nutritional purpose if it puts you over your daily calories - unless you plan on eating less the next day.
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I'll never forget the moment I stopped after a day of bicycle touring (a large distance, so I could afford the calories) and had a dinner at a Cracker Barrel near Saginaw, Michigan. 3000+ calories in the dessert, not even beginning to include dinner. I only logged when I got back to my hotel room, and my jaw actually dropped.
And then I rode long distances for the next 4 days as well, so it didn't matter. 4 -
Are you using a food scale yet? If not, wait until the first time you see how small a "serving" of peanut butter actually is.
I am not using a food scale yet. Just trying to stick to measuring cups because that is what I have already. I Might have to invest in a food scale soon though.
+1 for food scale usage. Link to the one I have below, have had for over a year, no frills, no issues with it, enough different units I can almost always find a database entry unit to match. <$10
https://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Digital-Multifunction-Kitchen-Elegant/dp/B004164SRA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1515003985&sr=8-3&keywords=ozeri+food+scale2 -
My rubbish bin mentality got to me yesterday. I have been doing really well, then, my older son left a piece of pizza on his plate. As it glistened and shone at me I thought what a waste. Then it was in my mouth. I have decided the best course of action is to ask him to through his leftovers in the bin.
If you look at it as "a waste" to eat it when you do not need it - that may help you overcome that. It is a waste to consume excess calories - it is a waste because it counters the work you've done to become healthy and creates more work for you to get rid of those excess calories and fat. It serves no nutritional purpose if it puts you over your daily calories - unless you plan on eating less the next day.
This is how I think of it. It's just as wasteful to eat something I don't need as it is to throw it away. Whether energy is put into the trash or stored as excess fat on my body, it's equally wasteful.9 -
My rubbish bin mentality got to me yesterday. I have been doing really well, then, my older son left a piece of pizza on his plate. As it glistened and shone at me I thought what a waste. Then it was in my mouth. I have decided the best course of action is to ask him to through his leftovers in the bin.
"Glistened and shone at me"
Love it!
Luckily me and cheese don't play well together, but I have a sweet tooth from hell.
The great thing about MFP is it gives you the tools and lets you ask the question....does it fit my macros for the day? If not, can I do something to offset it like exercise or modify my food to compensate? Also, I have my milk coffee and cake (treat) every day and I sit down and savour it. Keeps me on the straight and narrow!
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In a weird way, the more "packaged" convenience foods you eat as you start, the "easier
for the "eye opener". The more chain restaurants you eat at, the easier for the "eye opener", though I predict that law for chain restaurants to list calorie counts will go away soon.
It's amazing, isn't it?1
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