Holy Crap! Over Half My Calories and Almost All My Carbs for the Day in One Meal - Surprise!

I know what you are thinking. " This jackass finally snapped and at McDonalds" NOPE!

This shows the importance of plugging in the recipe to MFP BEFORE making it.  I saw this recipe for "Paleo Porridge" on Pinterest. Recipe sounded innocent enough. Some almond meal, some flax, almond milk, a small amount of unsweetened shredded coconut, an egg. I thought GREAT, I have a big workout day ahead of me this could be good for all the energy I will need today. Seemed a bit light on protein so I added some, added a little Quinoa, Hemp, Chia just to round out the flavors a bit. It was very very good. 

1012 calories, 66 carbs, 58 g of fat, and 22 fiber, 58g protein. Thank god I could only eat half and thank god I have time for 2 workouts today. Good news is its all healthy stuff that each has its own benefits

OMG....

 

Let me back Keith up by saying: I don't eat anything I haven't tracked via MFP and I think that's a big part of my success so far.

I think you have have to fairly religious about this if you want to give yourself the best chances.  If I don't have a reasonable assessment of a foods content for protein/carb//calories/fat (in that order for me), then I go hungry before eating it (really I just find alternatives).  Since a lot of food become repetitive, I do sometimes log it after I eat it, but only when I've seen the numbers enough to know the counts without checking.

Some other useful rules I use:

(1) I never try new foods without consulting MFP, or another source, first for the numbers.

(2) I read the labels of everything before eating it and have put things back on the shelf that didn't fit.

Preaching to the choir here I know, but these are always good things to stress for best results.

Good heavens! I think I'll stick to the real deal with whey added. All the protein, half the calories. (Of your half serving)

On the good side - it tasted good - and you learned the lesson we all do of write before you bite. I've been caught a few times too.

Kelly-Anne

When I was doing paleo, I maintained/lost eating about 50% more than when I was eating grains, sugars, dairy, etc....but yeah, most recipes are killers in the calorie/fat columns.