Really surprised how many calories are in some things

Obviously for most things you have an idea of whether they’re healthy or not, but it wasn’t until I started taking my weight loss seriously and counting calories that I really realised just how bad some foods are. Foods I used to eat constantly not knowing how bad they were.

One example: My local supermarket has a 20 pack of small brownie bites. Tiny ones, like the size of 2 plastic bottle caps. I know they’re chocolate, they unhealthy, but I was genuinely shocked when I read the nutritional information to find out each of these tiny bites had 62 calories. I would frequently eat 10 in a go, the whole box if I was feeling particularly hungry/sad/stressed. That’s half my daily intake!!

Another is Greggs for my uk people. Did you know a sausage roll has 328 calories? That’s not insanely high, especially if you work it into your intake right. But at work I used to eat 2 or 3 for lunch sometimes if I was hungry. Like several times a week, then I’d wash it down with a full sugar drink, maybe a donut or cookie as well. And before you know it that’s half my daily intake too, just for lunch.

And one (or two) more which I was particularly horrified at, is tortillas and pitta breads. I’m a big fan of both of these for making wraps, fajitas, enchiladas and the like. I always liked having stuffed pittas for breakfast or lunch. But again, only started checking recent;y to find out that (at least from my shop) a single tortilla has 218 calories, and a sine pitta bread has 270. Again, fine in moderation. But I was there making fajitas for my tea under the impression it was a relatively healthy meal. But 3-5 tortillas, and the chicken and the salsa and spices and vegetables. Very quickly adds up to way more calories than I bargained for.

Has anyone else found they just have genuinely no idea how many calories are in some things. This is not to say you should give up on favourite foods at all, I certainly won’t. But definitely more in moderation, instead of a few times a week maybe a few times a month. Or with substitutions, for example last night I had lettuce wraps which were delicious.

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HELP W WEIGHT LOSS PLS !!

hello everyone!! so i’m trans and i’m taking testosterone. for so many years i’ve been dreaming of having a flat stomach and toned abs and everything like that and have never been able to. last year i went from like 80kg to 65 just by cycling or walking everyday and eating one meal a day and it felt nice to finally have people tell me i’ve lost a lot of weight, it really did. but now i know that wasn’t healthy. one meal a day is nothing. i recently moved to the US and my weight escalated like i’m at 76 kg rn but dont look like ive gained THAT MUCH but with testosterone and fat redistribution everything’s going into my abdomen and i dread it. i really do. i’ve started to weight train for a bit now and my arms are way more toned and so is my back. i tried to count calories for a bit but i just can’t. you see i have body dysmorphia and dysphoria and i’m pretty sure i have an ED bc when i was counting i would feel so miserable and also got obsessed with it, it’d stress me out. I don’t know what to do anymore i want to reduce body fat first and body mass. i want to be “skinny” or look very skinny and then work on muscle gain but idk what’s the best way to do that. also what can i eat? everything? idk!!! i know being in a caloric deficit is vital and that’s what i’m doing. i’ve also been weight training just my upper body bc that’s what makes me feel the most uncomfortable with myself but idk many ppl say u can’t lose both body fat and gain muscle at the same time so what then? i can’t count my macros and calories bc its bad for my mental health. i know i am not reaching my protein goals and cant buy things all the time so how will i ever look the way i want to?? tbh rn i would just like to be skinny, no abs or anything. i just wanna reach that and then work from there. please help

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I keep falling off and jumping back on the wagon to weight loss

I didn’t really know how to phrase my title. I’m 26F, 165cm and have had eating disorders for as long as I remember. When I was young I did so much sport that i didn’t gain weight - but then something not so nice happened and it got more jittery.

Nearly ten years ago, I had a bout of something dangerously close to anorexia where I starved myself and went from 65 to 45kg in just under 3 months. When I recovered I was hurled into the other direction. I went up to 88kg in beginning of 2019, and I managed to drop a few kilos. I then went to see a nutritionist, lost a few kilos, gained them back, and then managed to lose more, getting to 72kg in December 2020. I was 4kg away from not being overweight anymore (68, although ultimately my goal weight is about 60).

After an unfortunate incident, I ate my emotions away again and gained again, getting back to 80kg. I tried calorie counting and working out but it didn’t work very well with me, I’d just obsess over numbers and ultimately it became unhealthy for my mental health.

After being ill, I have just resurfaced from 4 days of ridiculously bad eating and I’m bracing myself to start what my nutritionist has prescribed (healthy eating, relearning proper portions etc). Before my binge I weighed 78kg, I’d therefore like to lose at least 10 but ideally 18kg and I feel like I’ll never achieve it. Right now I am bloated, guilty and feel like shit. I know all the tricks tips, I drink lots of water and even if I don’t see much on the scale (or arguably too much …) I’ve been told that I look like I’ve lost a bit.

This is more of a rant than anything, battling eating disorders and emotional eating is difficult, so thank you to this community where I don’t feel alone, and because this is one of my first steps to holding myself accountable !

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How High is Too High for a Calorie Deficit?

TLDR: 28F, 145lbs, 4x/week 1hr workouts, 1000 cal/day. Should I increase if my energy is good and I’m not hungry between meals?

Due to my own folly, COVID, and multiple moves, I gained about 40 pounds, creeping back up to my pre-college weight, and lost all my strength + visible muscles from hobby powerlifting. But I started working out on August 5, moving from 28F 5’4.5” 154lbs down to 145lbs on September 13. I am very happy with my results- I’m fitting back into my US6 jeans (was firmly in US8) and my men’s M shirts are very very loose at the stomach now. 4x per week weightlifting and cardio have gotten my endurance back up to the point that I can outlast my 5 year old! I haven’t felt this great in years, I’m full of energy and confidence. I wouldn’t mind losing about 20 more pounds but I’m more focused on achieving a leaner shape visually than a number on the scale. Buuut my friends and family are concerned after I shared that my quick weight loss was due to a steep calorie deficit. I didn’t have access to a stove/oven for a month, so I would eat two 300~ cal Healthy Choice meals and a 200 cal protein bar between 2-8PM every day. And I’ve gotten into the habit of it, so I’m just not hungry between the meals. I typically have to remind myself to eat, since I get distracted very easily. I don’t drink my calories since I don’t like soda and snacking isn’t my thing since getting COVID permanently impaired my ability to taste sweets. It isn’t so much that I’m still shooting for 1k per day so much as that it’s what it ends up being through habits I’ve formed.

I have plenty of energy at the gym and at home, plus I don’t feel hungry, so I feel like the concern about my 1k calorie deficit is a bit much, but I figured I’d ask some folks with more experience. Is there any benefit to reducing my calorie deficit if I feel fine?

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What causes spikes in weight loss?

I don’t really care about my day-to-day weight loss all that much, but have been recording it every day because it’s an option in the calorie counting app, and I just like documenting things. Since I’m doing this, though, I noticed that my weight has been dropping in, like, sudden bursts.

For example, I went down a pound, held that for three days, went up a pound… nothing out of the ordinary, but then I dropped three pounds the next day, and another three the day after that. I did what anyone would do: I bought a new scale, and started including the digit after the decimal point so I would have a clearer picture of what’s going on.

I held that weight for another six days, and then in the last three days, have lost another three pounds. I would understand if they were fluctuations, losing weight and gaining it back just as quickly… but I don’t know what to make of what’s actually happening. Like, I’m not worried about it, I’m sure it’s not too unusual, but I’d love to know what causes that pattern. Is going out to eat with my girlfriend in the area of once a week giving my metabolism a little kick-start or something?

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I couldn’t resist the fries, feel pretty down rn.

I couldn’t resist the fries.

My bro just entered my room and said “want some fries?” I immediately said yes and started eating. The second I’m done I started regretting it and feeling so bad about it. Would cutting some food from my breakfast help even this? The fries are adding more calories over my daily calories.

And while I’m at it, how do I stop this mindless eating? Like, my diet will go smoothly until I see a food I like/someone offers me something and I can’t stop myself from eating it even tho I know its gonna hinder my weight loss journey. I keep telling myself to not eat these stuff and stick too my not even strict diet! It just feels impossible to me at this point tbh.

I’m at 91kg right now and my goal is 85kg before extending it to 80kg until I meet my final goal.

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Not seeing change

Hey all,

I'm 100kg/220lbs, I've lost about 6-7kg, there abouts, in the last 3-4 months while putting on muscle. I started going to the gym late may/early june. My workout is dominated by heavy weights. My warmup consists of setting machines as high as I can handle and do reps of that for a spell before moving onto free weights. I deadlift/squat 120kg, 100kg, respectively, increasingly as I become more able. I feel like I'm getting stronger, but my main reason to go to the gym, with muscle building a secondary, was weight loss. I spend about an hour in the gym every day or every second day with, usually but not always, an hour in the pool doing laps to follow, as my gym has one. My diet is very plain and has been since I started. I don't usually have breakfast nor lunch, but if I do, it's a small one consisting of fruit or a protein shake. I then go to the gym as above and afterward have a protein heavy meal, usually chicken breast with rice & broccoli, or several eggs instead of chicken breast, then I don't usually eat anything else the rest of the day. If I do get hungry, I either try to fill myself with water or some healthy snack. Sometimes have cheat days, but they're rare & far and few inbetween. Despite all my efforts, I haven't really noticed a change in look, and 6-7kg doesn't seem all that much for 1-2 hours of exercise every day for 3-4 months. Any tips? Am I doing something wrong?

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