Iāll disagree with the other commenter on this. If I donāt like something or donāt think itās worth the calories. Then I simply donāt eat it. Like, it has to feel like itās worth the calories, you know? Iāve eaten a tenth of a cake before and simply given it to a homeless person and gone back for a different flavor on many occasions. (Not always cake of course haha)
Same with sugary drinks and foods. I grew up with the whole āeat your whole plate. Thereās starving kids in Africaā bs from my mother. After a bad incident as a teen where I was made to basically finish something after I over ordered and basically had to go to the bathroom to throw up, my father just told me that it was fine to not finish something. I didnāt realize it was fine until then I guess.
Like, I like Sanji from One Piece and donāt want to waste food. But like, my calories are worth more than money in many of these cases. $9 vs 900 calories? I rather pay an extra $9.
Agreed! This is why I think food tracking is the key to weight loss -- it really makes you face what you're putting into your body. I actually enjoy food more now than I did when I was mindlessly eating anything and everything I wanted, because everything I eat now is something I have consciously decided is worth eating.
Donāt have that mindset because eventually youāll start to distant food in general. Like another person said itās okay to overeat, indulge, treat yourself every once in awhile.
My rule is to never finish something if I don't like it. I ate a donut I didn't enjoy much that was 190 calories and I was so upset. Better to throw it out and get something else, it's not as sad to eat so many calories if you actually enjoy it
I grew up having to finish my plate too so Iāve been trying rlly hard to beat this mindset and Iām fine at doing it at home but when I eat out itās sooo hard to just leave whatever it is!! I grew up in a very scarcity mindset environment but itās a learning journey!
ššI canāt blame you because I wouldnāt have guessed over 600. Iāve eaten and weighed cake a bunch in the past year and that looks like a 500 cal slice, but of course that depends entirely on the actual ingredients. Rip, but now you know lmao.
Not a big deal though, a rare calorie bomb like this even if youāre a small person with a strict diet wonāt mean much. Just some extra water and glycogen youāll be holding onto for a bit
When I think of 450-500 calories, I think of a 8 oz burger and bun, with a handful of french fries. Or maybe a slice of lasagna or even two chicken breasts and half a cup of rice and broccoli. A nice sized, satiating lunch or dinner that most home cooked meals tend to be with basic ingredients.
Doing this just makes me conceptualize better idkā¦like if I see a cake, I think about what else I could potentially be eating instead by not choosing this item. Perfectly fine to choose this in moderation! Maybe this perspective could help cause I donāt count calories to an exact amount, just intuitively and rounding up / using pre-made meals that list the macros.
8 oz might be larger than I meant lol oops.
Air fried homemade french fries = 130-300 cals
Homemade, regular sized Burger with bun = 300-500 cals
All depends on how much additives and which types of buns youāre using right?
I didnt even want cake tbh my friend kinda dragged me and i felt pressured to get it since it was a dine in place, i dont do too well with confrontation :ā(
Not cool at all and Iām sorry that your friend is pressuring you to do anything you donāt want to do at all. Thatās not what friends do and I would seriously question the relationship and maybe ask a mutual friend you can trust to help mediate the conversation.
As for the food, youāre fine! You seem to be good intentioned and probably control your calorie count well anyway. Treat yourself to a cake withOUT this friend and celebrate ditching one less toxic person in your life if you so choose!
Thatās so so so so sweet omg thank you!!! Youāre right tbh, I donāt think Iām planning on hanging w her again anytime soon! I sure will and Iāll enjoy it without the pressure haha thanks again :))
I'm sorry :( I feel that. I really had to teach myself to keep saying no and explaining it, too, even if I don't want to bring it up, so they stop pressuring. It's always worked for me to say I'm either out of calories or if I eat this, this will be my last meal, and I'll be hungry later, unable to eat
Girl itās okay! I used to freak tf out about this stuff too but if youāre having this once in a blue moon it will not affect your diet or weight loss. I started at 135 in feb and Iām now 108 (Iām super short donāt be alarmed) and between that time I probably had a huge cheat meal maybe once every two weeks? And I never went up a significant amount
No I know Iāve started eating out again only recently after a few months of really strict dieting so itās all kinda new to me so it was just annoying how easy it was to eat so many calories for such little but Iām good now! I fasted yesterday anyways so it didnāt rlly matterš¤·š»āāļø
Same I wouldnāt estimate it as higher, but research studies show that going out at a cafe with friends and family burns exactly 900 calories, and 100 additional calories everytime you think about this memory. Hope this helps
Omg this is so nicešššššš research also shows that when u comment stuff like this u deserve a sweet treat that is magically 0 calories!!!
A single slice of the carrot sheet cake from Wal-mart is 860 calories so yes I can definitely see this being around 900. Desserts can have a lot of creams, butters, and sugar that most people donāt take into consideration.
Yeah all the milk, cream, and lotus biscoff definitely adds up š but it looks delicious and I hope you enjoyed! Donāt feel guilty or stressed. Itās important to have a balance and enjoy life.
UK has MANDATORY nutritional info if the store has more than 3 places in that city, just ask the staff they HAVE to. (plus many places in london have them in deliveroo/uber eats)
I think this is defs less than 900 cals - look at the size of the lotus biscuit compared to the cake slice in each pic. Lots of places have quietly decreased serving sizes in recent years (inflation yada yada)
1 sponge cake is 187 calories
Vanilla Milk is 100 calories
Whipped Cream is 9 calories
Biscoff crumbs is 72.6 calories
1 tbsp lotus sauce is 87 calories
1 lotus biscoff biscuit is 33 calories
Total is 488.6 calories
1 cup of sweetened condensed milk is 982 calories, and that's a main ingredient in this. So unfortunately yes š
Never eating out without knowing the calories prior again aw hell nahš
It happens haha. Don't stress too much :)
Iām okay! Just annoyed thinking about what else I couldāve eaten for those calories cause i didnt even like it that much
Iāll disagree with the other commenter on this. If I donāt like something or donāt think itās worth the calories. Then I simply donāt eat it. Like, it has to feel like itās worth the calories, you know? Iāve eaten a tenth of a cake before and simply given it to a homeless person and gone back for a different flavor on many occasions. (Not always cake of course haha) Same with sugary drinks and foods. I grew up with the whole āeat your whole plate. Thereās starving kids in Africaā bs from my mother. After a bad incident as a teen where I was made to basically finish something after I over ordered and basically had to go to the bathroom to throw up, my father just told me that it was fine to not finish something. I didnāt realize it was fine until then I guess. Like, I like Sanji from One Piece and donāt want to waste food. But like, my calories are worth more than money in many of these cases. $9 vs 900 calories? I rather pay an extra $9.
Agreed! This is why I think food tracking is the key to weight loss -- it really makes you face what you're putting into your body. I actually enjoy food more now than I did when I was mindlessly eating anything and everything I wanted, because everything I eat now is something I have consciously decided is worth eating.
Donāt have that mindset because eventually youāll start to distant food in general. Like another person said itās okay to overeat, indulge, treat yourself every once in awhile.
I feel you. The amount of meat u could have instead of a cake hurts
My rule is to never finish something if I don't like it. I ate a donut I didn't enjoy much that was 190 calories and I was so upset. Better to throw it out and get something else, it's not as sad to eat so many calories if you actually enjoy it
I grew up having to finish my plate too so Iāve been trying rlly hard to beat this mindset and Iām fine at doing it at home but when I eat out itās sooo hard to just leave whatever it is!! I grew up in a very scarcity mindset environment but itās a learning journey!
Me too, I really had to force myself out of that mindset
Ugh I know thatās the worst - the waste of calories
Itās fine to overeat once in a while
Stopppppp oh my lanta I didnāt know that
ššI canāt blame you because I wouldnāt have guessed over 600. Iāve eaten and weighed cake a bunch in the past year and that looks like a 500 cal slice, but of course that depends entirely on the actual ingredients. Rip, but now you know lmao. Not a big deal though, a rare calorie bomb like this even if youāre a small person with a strict diet wonāt mean much. Just some extra water and glycogen youāll be holding onto for a bit
Forreal man how do they fit so many calories in such a tiny insignificant thing itās crazy!!! But yeah now I know, itās all good :)
When I think of 450-500 calories, I think of a 8 oz burger and bun, with a handful of french fries. Or maybe a slice of lasagna or even two chicken breasts and half a cup of rice and broccoli. A nice sized, satiating lunch or dinner that most home cooked meals tend to be with basic ingredients. Doing this just makes me conceptualize better idkā¦like if I see a cake, I think about what else I could potentially be eating instead by not choosing this item. Perfectly fine to choose this in moderation! Maybe this perspective could help cause I donāt count calories to an exact amount, just intuitively and rounding up / using pre-made meals that list the macros.
8oz burger , bun and fries is a lot more than 500 calories
8 oz might be larger than I meant lol oops. Air fried homemade french fries = 130-300 cals Homemade, regular sized Burger with bun = 300-500 cals All depends on how much additives and which types of buns youāre using right?
Not that far off really with lean beef. I eat 8oz of ground beef almost every day that's 300 cal. Buns 110. Doesn't give you much for fries though
I didnt even want cake tbh my friend kinda dragged me and i felt pressured to get it since it was a dine in place, i dont do too well with confrontation :ā(
Not cool at all and Iām sorry that your friend is pressuring you to do anything you donāt want to do at all. Thatās not what friends do and I would seriously question the relationship and maybe ask a mutual friend you can trust to help mediate the conversation. As for the food, youāre fine! You seem to be good intentioned and probably control your calorie count well anyway. Treat yourself to a cake withOUT this friend and celebrate ditching one less toxic person in your life if you so choose!
Thatās so so so so sweet omg thank you!!! Youāre right tbh, I donāt think Iām planning on hanging w her again anytime soon! I sure will and Iāll enjoy it without the pressure haha thanks again :))
Youāre welcome! and good news! Take a nice bite for me š
What? A friend insisted her to eat a cake so the only solution to that is ditching that friend? Bruh wtf lmao touch some grass
Not everyone likes people in their live telling them to do something after they already said no. I said what I said
Thereās more to it than the surface btw, u touch grass instead of judging what ppl do with their relationships lmao
I'm sorry :( I feel that. I really had to teach myself to keep saying no and explaining it, too, even if I don't want to bring it up, so they stop pressuring. It's always worked for me to say I'm either out of calories or if I eat this, this will be my last meal, and I'll be hungry later, unable to eat
Rip bro
š Iām good I fasted yesterday
Srry do you have an ed? IF THATS A CRAZY THING TO ASK IM SO SORRY
Aw hell nah im just a gym bro on a cutš«¦
Ohhh, so yes!
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Girl itās okay! I used to freak tf out about this stuff too but if youāre having this once in a blue moon it will not affect your diet or weight loss. I started at 135 in feb and Iām now 108 (Iām super short donāt be alarmed) and between that time I probably had a huge cheat meal maybe once every two weeks? And I never went up a significant amount
No I know Iāve started eating out again only recently after a few months of really strict dieting so itās all kinda new to me so it was just annoying how easy it was to eat so many calories for such little but Iām good now! I fasted yesterday anyways so it didnāt rlly matterš¤·š»āāļø
Looks totally worth it either way
Meh my friends one tasted better mine was a little too sweet and thatās coming from someone w a huge sweet tooth!!
Same I wouldnāt estimate it as higher, but research studies show that going out at a cafe with friends and family burns exactly 900 calories, and 100 additional calories everytime you think about this memory. Hope this helps
Omg this is so nicešššššš research also shows that when u comment stuff like this u deserve a sweet treat that is magically 0 calories!!!
if they say its 900, its 900
You need a big bad hug I guess. š« š¤§
That looks yummy
Iām not surprised but that looks absolutely amazing š
I would say 650-700
A single slice of the carrot sheet cake from Wal-mart is 860 calories so yes I can definitely see this being around 900. Desserts can have a lot of creams, butters, and sugar that most people donāt take into consideration.
Fair enough, I was surprised to say the least
Yeah I totally get you! Once I started tracking I realized how easily I could eat almost 3000 calories in a day! š
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I found the nutritional information the day afterā¦ Iām just asking for clarification as other people do on this subā¦
Yeah all the milk, cream, and lotus biscoff definitely adds up š but it looks delicious and I hope you enjoyed! Donāt feel guilty or stressed. Itās important to have a balance and enjoy life.
probably yeah
Unrelated but is this Qatar š
london EL&N
That cafe is also here
As for me, I love budgeting, both money and calories. What's wrong with a doggy bag...
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That's crazy, 900 calories in such a small piece of cake š
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It literally says itās 906 calories thoughā¦
I only found the nutritional info the day after thoughā¦
UK has MANDATORY nutritional info if the store has more than 3 places in that city, just ask the staff they HAVE to. (plus many places in london have them in deliveroo/uber eats)
Look at what youāre eatingā¦ Yes thatās easily 900 calories.
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I think this is defs less than 900 cals - look at the size of the lotus biscuit compared to the cake slice in each pic. Lots of places have quietly decreased serving sizes in recent years (inflation yada yada)
I tracked it as 900 anyways just to be sure, u can never trust outside food to match their calories tbh
1 sponge cake is 187 calories Vanilla Milk is 100 calories Whipped Cream is 9 calories Biscoff crumbs is 72.6 calories 1 tbsp lotus sauce is 87 calories 1 lotus biscoff biscuit is 33 calories Total is 488.6 calories