Today I had a rude awakening. Up to 1 week ago, I ate a bagel with cream cheese and an IC mocha from panera bread every week day and most weekends for breakfast. I loved these things and even though I added 30 minutes to my commute to drive there, park, and wait in line, I did it almost every day from the time I discovered the place (about 3 years ago). The only time I stopped was when I went to weight watchers before. Never did it occur to me to look up the nutritional information on line and see what exactly I was eating. Bagel = 370 calories and 7 grams of fat, cream cheese = 190 calories and 18 grams of fat, and, my favorite, the ic mocha = 630 calories and 28 grams of fat! For a grand total of 1190 calories with 53 grams of fat for my breakfast, a whopping 27 points before noon. And I didn't stop there, I still ate a healthy lunch and a sizable dinner. Let's calculate the pounds I could have lost if I just stopped drinking the IC mocha. 630 calories * 5 days/week * 52 weeks/year * 3 years / 3500 calories / lb = 140 lbs! I know it isn't that simple, but DAMN! That is all I can say.
# posted by amy @ 7:57 PM
