Comments | blk: of cars and calories and everything in between

blk

of cars and calories and everything in between

Jul 28, 2010 12:51

Poll
( taking bites )

poll, body, food

Comments 39

beaq July 28 2010, 16:56:02 UTC

High side for me if I'm in a depressing office job. About right if I'm reasonably active.

mzrowan July 28 2010, 16:56:10 UTC

I have no idea how much food 2000 calories translates to.

blk July 28 2010, 16:59:03 UTC

Oops, that just reminds me that I forgot the option "I have no idea!" :)

katybeth July 28 2010, 18:03:17 UTC

I choose that option!

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zevinboots July 28 2010, 17:01:46 UTC

I'm confident that I could eat that much in a single meal. Probably without even trying too hard.

Ditto, especially when eating out. An appetizer, main course and dessert at a steakhouse, ribshack or fast food restaurant easily add up to 2000 calories.

blk July 28 2010, 17:05:07 UTC

This is one of the reasons I have difficulties eating out, and not just because I'm a cheapskate. It is hella hard to feel like I'm getting a good deal when I want it all and can only eat (what feels like) a few bites. And taking home leftovers is frequently really not an good option.

zevinboots July 28 2010, 17:08:25 UTC

I *heart* leftovers.

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dachte July 28 2010, 17:05:28 UTC

I would be delighted to know how many calories I take in at every meal (and snack), but the things I eat don't tend to have those labels - how much is a banana? How much is one of Taza21's mujadara wraps? How much are portabella sandwiches from T'd'O? I've been curious about this stuff for awhile...

Ironically, for people eating reasonably healthy diets, probably the most measurable foods they eat are the worst - the occasional slice of cake I get at Crazy Goat almost certainly has labels that their employees could read me if I were interested.

catya July 28 2010, 17:08:01 UTC

there are lots of websites / apps for iDevices that have this info, if you want it...

blk July 28 2010, 17:20:51 UTC

Simple foods like a banana or things you fix yourself are fairly easy with various nutrition websites that are out there. And many people have input numbers for various plates at a lot of common restaurants. But eating dishes at smaller restaurants is a big difficulty for counting. Which is part of why I need to correlate how I feel to how much intake I have, because I'm never going to be able to track numbers for every meal.

flamingjune07 July 28 2010, 17:16:28 UTC

I should eat about 1800 calories/day and I feel better when I do, but a lot of the time I do eat about 2200....