If this doesn't keep you on track for Thanksgiving, nothing will....

Kathy S.
on 11/23/15 10:00 am - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Close your eyes and go back to all your family gatherings and Thanksgiving dinners before WLS.  I started wearing my new stretch pants a few days early to get more room.  I started baking and cooking days before. Bought butter by the multi box and sugar, sugar, sugar.

Here is a break down of a Thanksgiving dinner....  ANY QUESTIONS?  

Turkey (dark meat with skin)
Serving size: Two or three slices (8 oz.)
Calories: 424
Fat: 17.8g
Carbs: 0g

Stuffing
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 320
Fat: 18g
Carbs: 42g

Green bean casserole
Serving size: 1 serving
Calories: 161
Fat: 9g
Carbs: 17g

Mashed potatoes and gravy
Serving size: 1 cup + 1/4 cup
Calories: 237 + 206 (443 total)
Fat: 9g + 16g
Carbs: 35g + 8g

Cranberry sauce
Serving size: 1 slice
Calories: 86
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 22g

Cornbread
Serving size: 1 piece
Calories: 173
Fat: 5g
Carbs: 28g

Sweet potatoes with marshmallows 
Serving size: 1 heaping scoop
Calories: 609
Fat: 8.8g
Carbs: 131.6g

White wine
Serving size: 1 glass
Calories: 122
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 3g

Pecan pie
Serving size: 1 slice
Calories: 503
Fat: 27g
Carbs: 64g

Pumpkin pie
Serving size: 1 slice
Calories: 316
Fat: 14g
Carbs: 41g

Total
Calories: 3,157
Fat: 124g
Carbs: 388.6

Total if you go back for seconds (who doesn't?)
Calories: 6,314
Fat: 248g
Carbs: 777.2

 

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

MargieDTCSC
on 11/23/15 11:43 am
RNY on 09/21/15

...and that doesn't even include the macaroni and cheese.

(deactivated member)
on 11/23/15 11:43 am

WHOA!!!!!  I know things can vary with recipes but I am from the south, so I'm sure those calories are definitely present in the cooking.  Good gracious!!!  

rustimart
on 11/23/15 11:48 am - Corona Del Mar, CA

And don't forget the calories that we add when we're the ones cooking. Have to taste and re-taste to make sure everything is seasoned properly. That a meal in itself.

Grim_Traveller
on 11/23/15 1:06 pm
RNY on 08/21/12

Add another 800 calories for all the butter I would put on top of things.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Deanna798
on 11/23/15 1:21 pm
RNY on 08/04/15

I posted this on my Facebook just now, and my MO vegan brother commented that I had to remember that not all calories are equal.

I guess 3100 calories of tofurkey is better than 3100 calories of the real bird? 

Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20

Kathy S.
on 11/23/15 1:40 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

Kathy S.
on 11/23/15 1:39 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Well just smack my southern self! How could I forget the Mac and Cheese!

 

Nutrition

Amount per serving (8 total)

  • Calories:
  • 621 kcal
  •  
  • 31%
  • Fat:
  • 43.1 g
  •  
  • 66%
  • Carbs:
  • 29.8g
  •  
  • 10%
  • Protein:
  • 29 g
  •  
  • 58%
  • Cholesterol:
  • 197 mg
  •  
  • 66%
  • Sodium:
  • 919 mg
  •  
  • 37%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

 

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

(deactivated member)
on 11/24/15 6:37 am

I was watching the Food Network yesterday and I saw the Pioneer Woman. The only reason I put her on is she has a basset hound. 

As I watched she was making mashed potatoes. I mean if you want to eat them go ahead. She made ten pounds of potatoes with 4 sticks of butter then put two large packages of cream cheese. Then she added heavy cream. Even when I was Mo I did not make things that fattening. I was OB because I ate everything and hid and ate more. 

I was really grossed out by this. 

 

Kathy S.
on 11/24/15 7:16 am - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Seriously?  Butter, yes but cream cheese and heavy cream?  Let's just call them heart attack taters. I agree it doesn't sound delious either. 

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

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