THANKSGIVING CALORIE CALCULATOR FOR BEFORE!!

MrsTomkins
MrsTomkins Posts: 64 Member
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Guys!!

I found this and thought it was so amazing that I would share. I know everyone is stressing about their will power next week but this website allows you to prepick your food and then tells you how far you would have to walk to burn em off.. SO PLAN AHEAD!! know the general nutritional value of the most common foods before you go.. I know when I see the fat content on some of the deserts before.. it keeps me far far away from them

http://walking.about.com/library/cal/blthanksgivingcalories.htm

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  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    Thats brilliant! Thanks!
  • Bella3119
    Bella3119 Posts: 104
    thanks!
  • katieschmatie7
    katieschmatie7 Posts: 1 Member
    This is awesome, thank you for sharing!
  • MelanieL1984
    MelanieL1984 Posts: 46
    Wow! I did it!!! I didn't like what I saw....I would have to walk 25 miles to work off what I wanted to eat!!! Lol. Thanks for the link!
  • nakabi
    nakabi Posts: 589 Member
    Thank you for sharing this!!!
  • MrsTomkins
    MrsTomkins Posts: 64 Member
    haha ya mine was like 15 miles!! seeing that will definetely keep me sticking to the veggies and passing on the stuffing!!
  • sehein7
    sehein7 Posts: 78 Member
    That's great, thanks! I guess I should get my walking route planned now!!
  • smlamb33
    smlamb33 Posts: 342 Member
    Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!
  • wrevhn
    wrevhn Posts: 864 Member
    wow, it really adds up. i'll have to eat quite lite for the other meals. and do some serious damage controlling burn after. hmmm.
  • MrsKrebs1
    MrsKrebs1 Posts: 2
    Holy Cow!!!
    This is really great.
    Everyone should check this out before eating on Thanksgiving!
    Thank you.
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    This is great! Thank you for sharing - I found that I won't have to sweat quite as much as I expected!
  • schnugglebug
    schnugglebug Posts: 330 Member
    Not to bad would be my usual caloric intake for the day so as long as I ONLY ate thanksgiving dinner that day I would be fine...
    but I AM in Canada so our thanksgiving was last month :D

    Enjoy my American friends :D
  • FitnessBarbie99
    FitnessBarbie99 Posts: 277 Member
    Wow! I thought I had a conservative meal and it rang up at over 900 calories!
  • kristilovescake
    kristilovescake Posts: 669 Member
    Awesome! Thanks!
  • khk2010
    khk2010 Posts: 451 Member
    That is sooooo cool. Thanks!
  • pacountrygirl
    pacountrygirl Posts: 3
    This is great! Thanks for sharing!!
  • mfpseven
    mfpseven Posts: 421 Member
    oh wow, and they left off the baked mac and cheese, the chocolate cherry pie, and the jello salad no wonder we all passed out afterward
  • vanillasugar
    vanillasugar Posts: 246 Member
    Yikes! Thanks for sharing...I think :tongue:
  • Kany
    Kany Posts: 336
    hahah! Thanks for the link! Here's what I plan to eat!

    One mixed drink, One glass of wine, One ounce of potato or tortilla chips, Six ounces of cured ham, Six ounces of white and dark turkey, Six ounces of prime rib, A slice of pumpkin pie, ...that comes to 1670 calories. You will need to walk 16.7 miles, 26.93 kilometers, or 33400 steps, assuming you cover one mile in 2,000 steps.

    I will have to go biking twice during the week!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Wow - way to put it in perspective! Our usual fixins plus a couple pieces of pie gets me almost as many calories as I'd eat for a whole day! The plan is to do some yardwork before we eat though so I think I'll be ok. Maybe go for an after meal walk too...
  • Lula16
    Lula16 Posts: 628 Member
    thank you! it defenitely comes in handy!
  • NickyCat101
    NickyCat101 Posts: 69
    Thanks! Great idea!
  • spikesmom
    spikesmom Posts: 441 Member
    Thanks! Hubby and I need to get up early and go for an extra long bike ride that day!
  • JS70
    JS70 Posts: 95 Member
    Wow! It tells me I have to walk 9.45 miles to burn all of those calories! I will have to think twice about what I put on my plate!
  • Ifly4free
    Ifly4free Posts: 203 Member
    Thanks for posting. I checked it out. About 1500 cals for me. Not as bad as I thought.

    Tracy
  • melodieann11
    melodieann11 Posts: 24
    UH!!! I think thanksgiving dinner will be the only thing I eat that day!!! An I think I will be doing 60 minutes of cardio later in the day to burn some of it off!!
  • wendibartel
    wendibartel Posts: 132
    Yikes! 1570 for my total. Oh well it is all worth it if you plan to work it off in the end. This year I am cooking for myself and the leftovers so Maybe I will plan to just space my one meal into three smaller ones.
  • lynxcoco
    lynxcoco Posts: 58 Member
    I have to walk 25 miles! LOL Guess I'll rethink my choices. Thanks for the heads up!
  • ratherbeskiing
    ratherbeskiing Posts: 847 Member
    oh man. glad I am doing the turkey day run!
  • KLDunford
    KLDunford Posts: 41
    I think it's all about portioning it right. I plan to work out (if the gym is open on base) Thanksgiving morning/afternoon or if it's closed, eat good & exercise a good amount the week prior before & after.
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