What food as surprised you with the number of calories, fat,

Pick a food :frown: They all had more calories than I would have figured before I started logging.

What was devastating to me was the amount of calories I'll be able to eat on maintenance -- you know that 2000 calorie a day diet all the health agencies recommend? Yeah, right. My maintenance calories once I get to my goal weight will be less than 1500 net calories. It's depressing to contemplate: I get to my goal weight, yay, and then I get to eat like I'm on a very strict calorie-restricted diet for the rest of my life if I want to stay there.

I try not to think about it too much. But every time I'm reminded that a guy who's 6 feet tall gets 2000 calories for maintenance just automatically, before exercise, I want to cry.:sad:

This might sound stupid because most people would think it is a given, but nuts. I knew they were high in calories- just didn't know HOW high. :grumble: I can't believe how many cashews I used to eat as a "snack" seriously, like half a day's calories with no second thoughts! No wonder...haha

On the flip side- guacamole pleasantly surprised me! I thought it had waaaay more calories in it.

Margarine! I stopped the whole family from eating butter 10 years ago, and switched to margarine. Cuz it's much healthier. right? WRONG!
1 tbsp butter = v 12g of fat
1 tbsp margarine = 11g of fat!
Are you kidding?
so now i buy a low cal margarine, 4g of fat....

Granola bars.

I thought those things were supposed to be healthy!

And yogurt to be honest.

I dont like it enough to waste 100 calories on it...

they have 90 calorie Granola bars and they taste pretty good. Quaker makes them

I had a blueberry scone from Starbucks... I ate it before looking to see the calories. I think it was close to 400... I ate my whole dinner's worth of calories in one scone!

Macaroni and Cheese... Holy Crapolla!!! A serving is 1 cup, ONE measly cup, who eats a CUP of Mac and Cheese???
400 calories for that.... I almost cried when I realized it!

Then I ate at a friends not that long ago and it was on the plate, she was kind and only gave me a "taste", 200 calories later, I realized it doesn't really taste as good as I remember! Course, I'm 30 pounds lighter, and having not eaten a whole lotta processed foods for a couple months.

Sonia

Granola bars.

I thought those things were supposed to be healthy!

And yogurt to be honest.

I dont like it enough to waste 100 calories on it...

Nature valley is good. I like the sweet and salty bars it's 160 calories not to bad or the peanutbutter ones are 190 calories for two. And light and fit yogurt is 80 calories. That's what I eat sometimes. Pretty good.

they have 90 calorie Granola bars and they taste pretty good. Quaker makes them

We all know beer is empty calories, carb-loaded, blah blah blah. But some take it to the extreme. My absolute favorite beer, Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Barleywine-style Ale. One 12 ounce bottle is 520 calories. Let me repeat that, ONE 12 OUNCE BOTTLE OF BIGFOOT IS 520 CALORIES! And to think I used to drink that by the sixer!

Most restaurant salads. Even without the dressing or with a low cal/fat dressing, it is possible to walk outta there just having eaten a 1200 calorie salad (or more). Scary, when I can make a delicious salad at home for under 200 calories, and that includes chicken and some sort or dressing or vinaigrette.

THIS^^ I always feel awkward ordering a salad when going out to eat with friends. I HATE it actually, to the point that I try getting out of going out. It's impossible to make a lot of places my friends go even remotely healthy.

I ate an avocado. Then logged it--over 300 calories! Now I weigh each piece and calculate gram weight and convert to calories before eating. It's like eating mayonnaise or butter.

Also, booze. I like to have some vodka drinks with my husband after a long day. Usually I have two drinks, each with 2 oz. vodka-- that's 120 calories per drink, even when only mixed with soda and a tiny squeeze of lemon. Fortunately with working out I can earn the calories and still enjoy them. When I waited tables it was common to have 3 or 4 drinks after work and I knew people who had much more than that!