How many calories?! Learning from my mistakes

I'm sure you've all be there at some point. You sit down to a nice meal and thoroughly enjoy the whole thing thinking you've made a healthy choice. A couple of hours later you finally get around logging your meal in MyFitnessPal and your jaw hits the floor. I ate WHAT?!? To be honest I've had this happen quite a few times lately. I now know better, but here are some 'healthy' foods that I will think twice about ordering again!

**I was planning on adding some sweet pics of these meals, but I wasn't able to go out and take them all myself and I'm pretty sure it's illegal to post the pics from google, so I apologize about the lack of images! Time to start busting out my DSL ! 

1. Jimmy John's #12 Beach club unwich

You're skipping the bread so this should be good right? This unwich actually contains 470 calories, 37.5 grams of fat, 90mg of cholesterol, and HALF your daily value of sodium!


2. Applebees green bean crispers (appetizer) 

Sure they're deep fried, but they're mostly green beans right? They can't be THAT bad!? To most peoples credit, you probably wouldn't eat the whole appetizer yourself, but would you guess that a plate of these crispers has 900 calories, 86 grams of fat, 65 carbs and 1550mg of sodium?! Yeah, it surprised me too! If you're planning on eating the whole plate, you're better off going to the mozzarella sticks! 

3. Caesar salad with grilled chicken (applebees) 

Can you tell I like applebees? There aren't many restaurant options up north so we tend to visit the same few frequently. I've always heard that Caesar dressing was a huge calorie tank but I figured it wouldn't be too bad of a choice. The chicken was even grilled and not fried ! Lone be hold it came out to 800 calories and 56 grams of fat. Don't automatically think your salads are safe! If you went for the pecan crusted chicken salad you would have found yourself 1340 calories in the hole for the day! 

4. Vitamin Water 

The description just sounds healthy! Most flavors carry 120 calories and 31 grams of sugar! the Vitamin water now has a 'zero' brand that is much better if you're craving a sweet drink with less calories. 

5. Apple cider

It's that time of year! Apple and pumpkin everything. I've never thought twice about getting cider before, but this year when I checked into it I found it to be around 117 calories and 27 grams of sugar for one cup. As someone who is trying to limit my sugar intake this seasonal favorite is going to turn into a very RARE treat. (aka stealing sips from my husband's glass)


Yep, I've made all the above choices but now it is so nice to know better :-) My weight loss has been SLOW lately but I'm trying to keep my head up and push through. Time to plan a workout for tonight and get motivated!

With love,
Sarah