chicken wings

Try eating them naked. No sauce?

Go for the gusto!

Try moving your weigh in to like Wednesday morning or even Thursday morning. Maybe fast a little the night before, like don't eat past 7pm or something like that so you can have a more accurate weigh in. Drink lots of water
I would not be surprised that eating wings the night before your weigh in would effect the number on the scale. Hope this helps!

Having just made buffalo chicken wings at home, the sauce tends be relatively low calorie, so maybe try asking for it on the side so you can control the amount. Also, see if grill or baked is an option instead of fried.

i have the same kryptonite. wing wednesday is my well documented cheat/failure night. lol

each wing is 100cal, is what i round to, so 10 wings is 1000 calories, plus a LOAD of saturated fats and sodium. 1000 calories for me is half my calories for the day, so I'd say that would put me over.

I am sure they are breaded (somewhat for coating) and deep fried. I would imagine that adds something to the nutrional info, and yes could cause some water retention. I wouldnt worry about it. I cant give up wings, nor would I ever consider it.

If its an option to have them non coated and baked with hot suace, that may make a small difference.

I think i would rather die than give up my hot wings lol

It will depend on the type of wing you are eating (whether it's breaded, and then if so, with flour vs. breading), but wings are essentially fried food. Almost all wings (unless you're making them) are fried in oil - even if they're grilled - you should ask (my local sports joint makes THE best grilled wings - they're fried first, and then grilled crispy - not great).

So deep fried food can be bad - my understanding is that it translates to between 70-150 calories per wing before you add the sauce. Sauce will again differ. Typically, the hotter the better (most places cut the hot to medium to mild by adding butter). There's a lot of places that have other sauces though that may be ok - just don't be afraid to ask.

For example, if they're coating your wings in straight Frank's hot sauce - don't fret - you'll likely only adding 5 calories per wing. But some sugary bbq sauces can add way more than that - taking your wings from 100 calories a piece to 150 a piece.

If you've got the calories - go for it. Just don't be afraid to ask questions about the cooking method and sauce types, and then track accurately.

*edited to up the wing calorie range - just found some batter fried ones that are actually 150 a piece.

It'll take your body about 2 or 3 days to "get back to normal" after the elevated intake of fats and sodium. And, I don't know of any "Wing Nights" that do not include a few cold ones, that too may add to the weight retention.

Try this, If Wing night is Thursday, change your weigh in day to Wednesday, that will give you as many days as you can to work them off... also, up your exercise on Friday knowing that those 45 minutes are only trying to erase the damage meaning, that exercise isn't going to tap in to what you are trying to lose, only acting as damage control.

I know, it's a rough life.

anglemd80.. thats the best part, the sauce! lol

umm i wouldn't say they are LOADED with sauce, at least 3/4 of the wing has some on it... at the very most 10 wings? and no not drinking

Check around on this site and others, but in talking with a nutrutionist (I love wings and asked pretty much the same question) she told me there are about 100 calories a pop with any kind of sauce (more with breading). 100 x 10 = 1000 cal. Kind of a bummer!:sad: Would that bust your week? Only you can say, but it will probably bust your day.

i guess i haven't ever up'd my cal intake since I have started mfp either.. mfp put me at 1200 cals. When I first started I was losing weight really easy..this was at 167lbs. I easily lost 12lbs and then hit a plateau. I got off track for awhile and gained back about 5lbs so now I am sitting at 162 and haven't been able to lose anything since.

i am currently doing insanity, on day 12. and I am 90% of the time under my calorie goal, trying to eat healthy (although, yes, i could be doing better at this!)

I am kinda wondering about the "calorie shock" thing, where I up my calories for a week or so and then drop back down to 1200? have any of you tried this? does it even work? is it a crock?

or should I be uping my cals in general? hmm

I have a co-worker who subscribes to the belief that you have to "fake" your body out. He's lost over 80 lbs, so he must be doing something right.

I go to buffalo wild wings and they have "naked" tenders under their appetizer menu. They're just pieces of grilled chicken with your choice of sauce served on the side. I find that what I missed most about chicken wings was not the fried goodness, but the flavor of the sauce. With that option, you still get flavor, but not as many calories. I just give half the fries it comes with to my bf and it's all good!

Are the battered then fried? Try getting them naked and dip em in the sauce. Saves a lot of calories and carbs....