I feel like you’ve been scolded a few times about your diet on here. I wouldn’t get too obsessive over 500 cals in the grand scheme of things.
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You just sort of…decided…that the calorie content of the box was double what was stated?
As @loganator, points out, you should avoid obsessiveness around eating.
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Well, it was 560g for the box and the second ingredient was butter…
Good point though about the food obsession though
I’m with @EmilyQ on this one. I don’t think get to decide how many calroies are in the box.
I just usually think of it the other way around 
Like, no way in the hell was there there 800 calories calories in that!
I’m still starving.
500 calories is nothing. i really wouldn’t worry about,
Over here, they use a third party to administer the test. I signed up, went to the site, checked in, and took it on a computer and got my results instantly. The NSCA wants to be the big name so I’m guessing you could find a place.
The labels have to be accurate (ish). If it said 480 cals per serving and then said it had two servings then the total would double that. If you added butter per the instructions then the nutrition label should clarify that. Boxes of cereal have the calories per serving with the cereal only and then with 1/2 a cup of skim milk.
Do the opposite. Eat another 1000 calories and then go back to normal eating for the week. Your metabolism will ramp up to compensate for the binge and your body will actually burn more fat than you ate as a result. The net result will be a loss of fat.
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Well the label said 480 for the entire box and I didn’t add butter… so…
Hmm that’s very interesting… I’ve never heard that perspective before
Well, that explains how I managed not to get fat from my old almost weekly restaurant blowouts back in Shanghai…
Although, I definitely wouldn’t consider them healthy.
I’m curious about your process for determining that the caloric content was probably more accurate for half the box, and hence you should diet it off. I think it’s important that you be curious about your process in this, too.
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Well, it is 560g for the box and 15%water which leaves about 1lb of chicken
Given that 1lb grilled chicken is about 5-600kcal and both butter and canola oil are on the ingredient list ( a ton of fat drained out when I baked it so it couldn’t have been low fat by any means) ,the box can’t be 500
You realize that the nutritional information is based on the raw weight, right? A pound of chicken usually nets about two thirds of that in actual weight. If a product gives nutritional information for a meal like you describe, then that’s the nutritional content. There’s no trickery involved.
If you make the same meal on your own then it would be different. Where did you come up with this idea that you couldn’t trust the nutrition labels? (I mean, we probably should question them from time to time, but that’s a different discussion altogether and we can use them as a baseline)
In the UK, the manufacturer has to specify what portion size is included in the nutritional information. I would assume similar applies in the US, otherwise the system would be massively open to abuse.
Correct. The box or container will show the amount of food inside in ounces and grams. The label will specify the serving size such as 3/4 of a cup and then how many servings per container. If the item is meant to be consumed as one meal then it will say that on the label as well, but it still gives the size in grams or ounces in case you want to share or split it up.
So in this case, if it has one serving and says it’s 560 grams, then I would only worry about the weight if I split it up. Otherwise, I just count the calories for the whole container.
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@ChickenLittle @dagill2 @whang @Frank_C @EmilyQ
Thank you guys so much. I honestly wasn’t expecting anything, much less advice. My parents (and my more rational side) would say the same things, but it’s nice to hear the stuff from people who lift/care about fitness and bodycomp.
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I think you are a total badass! You are smart, beautiful and strong AF. I believe you have more potential than you even realize. Once YOU figure that out, you will be unstoppable!
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To get this thread back on track…
I hung out with a friend outside of class for the first time. Yes, it took 18 years for me to be able to hang out with a friend without parental arrangement (ie playdates)
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As I read this, something occurred to me. Usually, I wouldn’t suggest that young folks spend time on the internet to learn about life. But, Anna receives tons of information from people all over the world on here. This place can be quite educational in terms of health and fitness as well as culture.
I also think it provides a more comfortable way for younger people to ask questions that might feel a bit awkward if asked to someone they knew face to face. I think I might’ve found a positive thing about the internet!
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100% Beyond the expected fitness and nutrition stuff, I’ve learned about college admissions, life in NYC/Pittsburgh/California (very helpful in the college process), politics, childcare, relationships, personal finance and the realities of adulthood. Definitely more than I have the courage to ask my parents for…
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You’re also getting a wide age range with this crowd. We all have different backgrounds but I think there’s quite a bit of overlap so you get a nice smooth scale of perspectives instead of just one or two hard line opinions.
I was born in 84 and consider myself to be at the tail end of the pre idiot millennial generation (no offense). Some consider my age to be part of that generation. I grew up with text books, encyclopedias, and the dewey decimal system. I also learned how to use the internet as soon as it came out. I’d like to think I got the best of both worlds. I learned how to do things before and after this technology boom.
I also grew up in the country and was responsible for many chores. I was trusted to do a lot as a child. I can remember operating a mini excavator as a 5th grader. I’d dig holes, play with my GI Joes, and then fill everything in when I was finished. I can’t imagine letting one of today’s 10 year olds operate that thing.
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