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OMG! What have you been shocked to learn the calories of?
leahmfunk
Posts: 13 Member
I always thought I was eating a "healthy" lunch from Arby's on the days I work in the office. I just now figured out the calories in my meal... my jaw was on the floor! I was shocked to realize I was eating 1,660 calories just for my lunch!!!!! That is more than I need in a whole day. No wonder I've gained a few lbs since Sept. Yikes. I had no idea the turkey sandwich I was eating had so many calories!! I used their website to figure out a better selection for me from here on out!
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I was at target yesterday and wanted a salty snack. I was going to get a small popcorn from the cafe but decided to look it up first. Glad I did. It was something like 400 calories. Now that I realize what I can eat for 400 calories I'm not willing to waste them so easily. I ended up getting some special k cracker chips at 110 calories and was satisfied.0
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I had the same revalation when I had the crispy chicken tacos from Chillis. It was over 1600 calories for 3 little tacos that don't even fill me. They were more than the loaded potatoes I also had. I have definitely been paying more attention since joining myfitnesspal.0
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Everything on the Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill shocked me! Even the grilled salmon (pieces...not a whole piece of salmon) with fresh cabbage, etc...was over 500 calories! WTH?0
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Restaurant food is the worst. Now if it is not grilled with no sauce or anything, I just don't get it. You never know if it was slathered in butter or something. Tonight we go out for sushi and I plan to get mostly raw fish and vegetables to keep my calories down. I can splurge a little on rice since I did well in exercise today and I do eat up to 200 to 300 of the exercise calories if I burned 700+.0
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CJ asked for some Beef Summer Sausage. He likes it with Ritz crackers. I was giving him the *what-for* for eating some. Do you know HOW many calories is in that crap? :noway: He said, "Yup. 2 ounces is 140 calories!" I looked at the wrapper he was right! I cut off a good chunk. Weighed it. It wasn't EVEN 2 ounces! So, if you needed a salty treat... Try that. Not the healthiest choice. But. Sometimes...ya just gotta be naughty :devil:0
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Counting calories has been a real eye opener for me. Dh and I are doing this together and have never really realized how many calories we spent each day on regular pop. It is such a waste. I would much rather eat something than drink my calories away
also I never realized how bad my mc Donald's frappe's were. Holy crap my dd and I now call them fatte's
Med Mocha Frappe : 560 calories And 24 grams fat .
I am done with them
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My homemade chocolate chip cookies have 110 calories PER COOKIE. no wonder I'm fat. I'd eat 4 or 5 at a time. Yikes!0
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A Costco hot dog is 500 calories! Too bad I didn't read that before I ate one! oops0
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luvsdeals- I'm totally the same way! Before MFP, I would have eaten 4-5 at a time like you said....now it would be a "treat" to have 1 for the day! It is so eye opening for me to actually count calories. I just can't believe what I used to eat before. No wonder my weight has crept up to 200+ (hightest I've ever been in my life!)
mommabranam- I'm sure I would have eaten 2 for my lunch!!!
I realized I hate drinking away my calories also. I almost always drink water for everything now (besides morning coffee) because I hate "wasting" my calories on drinks.0
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