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Well, I learned a lesson this morning! I decided to indulge in the "normal" breakfast I was eating EVERY day for several weeks: Sausage & Egg on an English Muffin with butter and mayo. I knew it would be carby, of course, but I had no idea that it would be so high in calories. If I would have just had the sausage and egg, it would have been THREE-HUNDRED-AND-ONE calories LESS! If there wasn't an English muffin, I wouldn't have had the calories from the mayo and butter. Won't do that again anytime soon! Total breakfast (including the cream from a cup of tea) was 625 calories! No wonder I was gaining weight so fast!
Diet Calendar Entry for 17 October 2019:
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2311 kcal
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Fat: 166.88g | Prot: 69.79g | Carb: 146.25g.
Breakfast: Thomas' Original English Muffins, Duke's Mayonnaise, Butter (Salted), Egg, Great Value Sausage Patty, Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Herbal Tea. Lunch: Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, Wellsley Farms Garlic & Butter Croutons, Lindsay Sliced Black Olives, Tyson Foods Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Iceberg Lettuce (Includes Crisphead Types). Dinner: Butter (Salted), Walden Farms Calorie Free Pancake Syrup, Oscar Mayer Center Cut Bacon, High-Fiber One-Minute Flax Muffin. Snacks/Other: Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, Twinings Earl Grey Tea, Atkins Endulge Chocolate Coconut Bar (MINUS Sugar Alcohol), Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless), TAPIOCA PUDDING - Part 2% / Part Cream. more...
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Debbie! I'm just so happy for you! I couldn't give a fig how many calories your breakfast was, but you sound happy and on the road to making the changes that will keep you going the right direction! 😁 ❤️💯 Tomorow your breakfast will be a bit different I'm sure!
17 Oct 19 by member: melissatwa
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Nice sleuthing on your own choices. Sometimes we need to do that for sure.
17 Oct 19 by member: liv001
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Knowledge is power. Good job!
17 Oct 19 by member: jengetfit123
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Lesson learned and you're moving forward. Happy happy for you
17 Oct 19 by member: tatauu22
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Maybe look for the flatter English muffins? Lower calorie substitutions is progress too.
17 Oct 19 by member: moopie321
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Good morning Debbie! I love reading your latest posts, it's like seeing you waking up after a long sleep. You're doing great, keep up the good work! (((HUGS))) 💛💜💚
17 Oct 19 by member: shirfleur 1
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Hi Debbie have a nice day. :)
17 Oct 19 by member: ny_shelly
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17 Oct 19 by member: Sarah1950
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Right? Might as well of had ice cream lol.
17 Oct 19 by member: FloridaAngel
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Debbie, get creative. I buy English muffins that are 120 calories. When I want an egg I fry without added oil and have 1 slice of bacon. Don't use butter or mayo. The muffin with egg and bacon is still only 245 calories. I like a dash of hot sauce on top. I find the muffin moist enough without added condiments.
17 Oct 19 by member: SherryeB
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You can always use Mission's 45 calorie wraps. This is my go to bread substitute.
17 Oct 19 by member: ag3ntsm1th
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I've done that. Several times. I mark it up as a learning experience. Yesterday I had half of a flax muffin (recipe I got from you). Filling. I love. BUT I've learned high in calories so I half or/and watch what I have with it.
17 Oct 19 by member: meonadiet
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This is why tracking calories is critical. Learning these things makes eating well so much easier. Great NSV!
17 Oct 19 by member: love2educate
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Debbie...suggestion? Thomas' LIGHT English muffins are 100 calories each and taste the same to me. Also, Kraft Olive Oil mayo is 50 calories a serving (1/2 the calories) if you must have mayo. I bought some and it is sitting in the cabinet, unopened. I cut out mayo when I joined FS and watched a ton of calories disappear. Mayo is another problem area for me...as I love tomato sandwiches with mayo. Must. Distance. Myself. From. Mayo. Understand the craving. Onward, friend!
17 Oct 19 by member: binkytexas
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Seconding binky. Those English muffins arw good. And i get helman's light mayo and daisy light sour cream.
17 Oct 19 by member: jengetfit123
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