I have not ate much today cause Im not at home, and I got a new job so I treated myself to a pepsi, other than the one pepsi I have been doing very well on a strict healthy plan. But I munnched down on some peanuts thinking they were good for me then I decided to look them up! One cup of shelled peanuts = 800+ calories I feel so bad that took up the rest of my calories for the day, I didnt eat a whole cup I dont think we were snacking out of a big bowl . from now on I look at calories before I eat anything which I normally do.
It stinks that peanuts are so calorie-dense, I'd like to eat a lot more of them than my calorie allowance lets me! But oh well, there's a learning curve to getting healthy so don't worry about it, and now you know for next time!
Its OK, many of us are "nut victims." In fact, a lot of diet sites talk about nuts because while they are healthy, it is very hard to put them down, and eating healthy food and eating at a calorie deficit does not always go hand in hand (although ideally I would like to do both). I just count my nuts if I eat any because a small handful for me is easily like 20 and I would think it was 10. On the plus side, at least you caught yourself!
Cashews! I don't let a jar of cashews cross my threshold. I have had issues with the peanut butter and 1 tablespoon is 100 calories. Who eats one tablespoon? It's more like one, two, three... five? spoonfuls right out of the jar. So long as I don't get started I can avoid the PB though, just not those darn cashews!
Yes one cup of shelled peanuts is 863 calories and noo lol I didnt eat the shells and it is good kind of fat but still if u eat alot its bad! Like pretty much anything else.
I feel your pain! I used to eat a 100g back of peanuts knowing how bad they are calorie-wise because I love them so much! Now I've gotten to a place where I can take a 15g handful, enjoy them and still be on track for calories. That may never be the case for you–I have other trigger foods I can't keep in the house because I will eat ALL of it–but at least you know now!