Y'know that weight that just seemed to creep up on you "over night"?
Are sweatpants suddenly a pretty solid replacement for the jeans that weren't fitting and have you found yourself budgeting to buy some Spanx?
Well, we can contribute this to a LOT of things - but generally it's the lack of knowledge about how many calories are REALLY in certain foods.
So, let me blow your mind.
Most people who decide to embark on a more health conscious life style automatically assume that salads are the go to diet food.
Not that you can't order a salad, which I've mentioned on my blog plenty of times before.
But, the best tasting salads are STILL just as bad for you as the french fries from the grill.
- The Chicken Caesar Salad. It's been on special all month - perfect, right? WRONG. This salad is one of the most calorie dense salads...ever. Let's take a look:
- Grilled Chicken. 4 oz = 150-200 calories.
- Croutons. 1/2 cup = 70-100 calories.
- Parmesan Cheese. 1 oz = 150-200 calories.
- Dressing. 2 tbsp =120 calories. (We receive around 4 tbsp - sometimes more.)
- Add it up! 610 - 740 calories for ONE salad!
Do you understand the beautiful things you can do with 740 calories?
- 37 cups of green beans. Season them with some garlic salt and pepper - YUM!
- 7 bananas. They're going to be extinct, soon. Eat 'em while you can.
- 2 McChickens. Yeah, you can eat some delicious, greasy,
fatI mean fast food! - 7 grilled chicken breasts. Yeah. 7 of those suckers, what's up?
Another big mistake is assuming that "grilled" = fat free.
(Unless you ask - that chef is probably pouring your body weight in oil and butter onto that chicken.)
- ALWAYS ASK. No matter what - I ask for no butter or oil, along with a question about whether or not the meat/vegetables are soaked in butter and oil or water.
- BE SMART. Now you know that creamy, full fat dressings can really do a number on your calorie count - so aim for the lower fat, lower calorie dressings.
Remember, it's the smallest changes that count.
*Members of my family have merely cut out drinks that contain calories (soda, tea and juices) and have dropped up to 15 pounds in ONE month.
What are YOU going to do this week to take another step towards your healthy lifestyle overhaul?
P.S. You're beautiful!
XOXO,
Ms. Wisely
I've heard before that salads can be really heavy with calories, but the thing that stands out to me is that you said bananas are going to be extinct??
ReplyDeleteWhy,and how? Can you link to something. This will be more devastating to me than eating plain salads >.<
There you go! It's very sad, I agree.
ReplyDeletehahaha you're funny. I love it. Seeing what we could eat with 720 wasted on a fatty ceasar salad does blow my mind.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the compliment!
This week.... I'm going to avoid taking my stress out on my food cabinet. Suggestions? Working out I find is a much better way to relieve stress.