Weight Loss for Dummies

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<p>Some “under 500 calories” Panera meals - note, some may be under 500 but may also be high in carbs or fat:</p>

<p>You Pick Two<br>
1/2 French Onion Soup (no Cheese/no Crouton), 80 calories
1/2 Asiago Roast Beef, 350 calories
Water or Iced Tea, 0 calories
Total = 430 calories, 15.5 g. fat, 46 g. carb, 3 g. fiber, 27 g. protein</p>

<p>You Pick Two
French Onion Soup w/ Cheese & Crouton, 210 calories
1/2 Greek Salad, 190 calories
Water or Iced Tea, 0 calories
Total = 400 calories, 26 g. fat, 31 g. carb, 4 g. fiber, 13 g. protein</p>

<p>Greek Salad, 380 calories<br>
Water or Iced Tea, 0 calories
Total = 380 calories, 34 g. fat, 14 g. carb, 5 g. fiber, 8 g. protein</p>

<p>You Pick Two
Baked Potato Soup, 250 calories<br>
1/2 Classic Cafe Salad, 80 calories<br>
Water or Iced Tea, 0 calories<br>
Total = 330 calories, 20 g. fat, 33 g. carbs, 4 g. fiber, 8 g. protein</p>

<p>You Pick Two
Brocolli Cheddar Soup, 190 calories<br>
1/2 Chicken Cobb Chopped Salad, 250 calories
Water or Iced Tea, 0 calories
Total = 440 calories, 28 g. fat, 22 g. carb, 6 g. fiber, 27 g. protein</p>

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<p>Found this info online re the Panera lobster roll.</p>

<p>Nutrition Facts
Panera Bread - Lobster Sandwich, Full, on CiabattaServings: 15 z 1 z
Calories 810 Sodium 1700 mg
Total Fat 22 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 4 g Total Carbs 87 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 4 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 4 g
Trans 0 g Protein 58 g
Cholesterol 155 mg<br>
Vitamin A 20% Calcium 20%
Vitamin C 6% Iron 35%</p>

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<p>Wanted to thank those who suggested myplate/livestrong. created an account last night and learned that I can eat 1750 calories to maintain my weight…I did have a tough time entering my fitness activities. I use an eliptical and wasn’t sure how to enter it as ‘eliptical’ didn’t come up. I wasn’t sure how to translate ‘walking’ to my eliptical activity…if anyone has any tips, I’d love to hear them.</p>

<p>My H is very tall and thin with low bp and low cholesterol. He rarely overeats but what he does eat is pretty unhealthy–big red meat eater, fried potatoes, lots of butter and oil. He is totally disinterested in changing his diet and we frequently don’t eat the same things when we’re together–even for dinner at home. Kind of frustrating. Also difficult for the kids who did not inherit his physique, unfortunately.</p>

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<p>I think I read a newspaper article (perhaps WSJ) where it showed that the calorie counts restaurants give are very inaccurate. That’s why it’s better to prepare your own food (I eat out a lot, too). I think I said this earlier, but a lot of the meals H and I considered fairly “moderate” or “light” from restaurants (such as Arby’s BLT deli sandwhich) were practically a whole day’s worth of calories. It’s all a real eye-opener and you can certainly see why we have such an obesity problem in this country. </p>

<p>And-what possible good is Onion Soup without croutons and cheese? Yuck. That’s just not the way people eat.</p>

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<p>collage…does he cook his own meals? Over 32 yrs of marriage I have changed my H’s eating because I do the shopping and cooking! I refuse to cook two different meals. I still cook beef once in a blue moon for him but now that he doesn’t eat it every day like when we first got married he actually doesn’t feel well after eating steak/prime rib! He can’t eat it out anymore either or he will be running to the bathroom ASAP!! ;)</p>

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<p>I haven’t been to Panera for a while but I would get the Chicken Caesar Salad, no croutons, net 3 grams carbs. I looked up the lobster sandwich to see if I could just eat the insides because it sounds delicious. Is it really $17? Wow.</p>

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<p>YIKES to the sodium counts!</p>

<p>I realize not everyone needs to be concerned with sodium, but it is an issue for me.</p>

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<p>That’s a lot of calories.</p>

<p>I should go take a look at a few Olive Garden entrees.</p>

<p>That was fun. They had two entrees that would be near a full-day of calories for me.</p>

<p>The breadsticks are 150 calories. I used to wolf those things down. You can get the healthy soup and salad with unlimited breadsticks and probably knock off 1,000 calories on the breadsticks alone.</p>

<p>The Tiramisu is 1,000 calories! That’s one sweet indulgence.</p>

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<p>My mother eats onion soup without croutons and chees, and I make it for her. It has to have a rich and excellent broth when you serve it that way. I use a beef consomme broth and fresh sweet onions that are very carefully sauteed in just a touch of olive oil or butter. You get a lot more leeway when you throw in the bread and cheese. I like to just put in a slice of french bread. </p>

<p>You are right about restaurant foods having a lot of calories. This past year, I have not eaten out much at all, and looking at the counts at the menus has made me shocked. A tuna sandwich for me involves just a smear of tuna. Not so when you eat out. And I tend to use the thinner sliced breads at home. </p>

<p>My lobster sandwich was whopping big. Much bigger than the average and I took the bigger half to eat and added some extra mayo and ate the pickle as well so that’s why I rounded it to 500 calories. The ciabatta was thick and generous as well. The person at the next table had the same sandwich and it looked paltry next to mine to the point that she said something. I had told the sandwich maker that this was my reward meal of the day, so that may have had something to do with it. My soup was also thick with chicken chunks. All in all, it was a very generous meal. If the actual calorie count is a bit less, that’s fine with me.</p>

<p>I am still stuffed and couldn’t eat a bite of anything. Gonna be hard to start dinner in the next half hour feeling the way I am, but I have a bunch of people to feed. I may not eat much. I was not hungry at all last night either and really didn’t finish my salmon salad. Taking my main meal in the middle of the day might be the way I should go, but then I have the problem of the hordes I have to feed for dinner.</p>

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<p>BCEagle, I shudder at what Olive Garden entrees have as calorie counts. I can taste those calories. It’s been a while since I’ve been to one but I remember well. I will be enjoying a meal at California Pizza next week, Panera a few more times since I won’t get the lobster again–that roast beef sandwich souunds good though. I also have a coupon for the local Chinese restaurant. At least this diet is going to be fun for me. I’ve had a long dry spell in eating out. I feel a bit guilty using this cards as I feel I should be giving them to my college kid, but they were gifts to me.</p>

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<p>Ooh, Olive Garden breadsticks, 150 calories and 28 grams of carbs each. I have hosted many a swim team dinner with Olive Garden food – can’t tell you how many hundreds of those breadsticks have been eaten in my house and I put away quite a few of them myself. Yikes.</p>

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<p>For a truly fattening dessert, I highly recommend Hula Pie from Duke’s. H and I ordered a slice to split thinking, what the heck. When the waiter brought us a huge mound of mac-nut ice cream covered in lush chocolate frosting, we looked at each other, reached for our iPhones and looked up he nutritional info. One slice of this Hawaiian treat has a measly 1800 calories. LOL! Ah, it would take only 18 miles for me to run to burn it off.</p>

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<p>I know I shouldn’t say this, but dang! I wish our Panera had a Lobster sandwich! I’d be real curious to try it (just once!). Maybe it’s an east coast thing???</p>

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<p>Not just an East coast thing, Abasket. Only the one Panera in our area carries it. I’ve been to others and they don’t even know what we are talking about. Maybe in New England they all do. It is terribly expensive but a beautiful sandwich with lots of big chunks of lobster, not a mashed up type lobster spread. It’s a favorite of mine, but last year, i might have gotten it once a month as a treat and shared it with my mother who also loves lobster. They use a huge slab of the ciabatta bread for it. I got a particularly huge sandwich today. I could not even bite into it, but even the regular way is so good. If you ever find your way near NYC, PM me and I’ll treat you to half.</p>

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<p>There’s not much good to be said for fried potatoes, but the rest of that diet is perfectly healthy. Red meat is a terrific source of protein, butter and oil are fine – better if it’s olive oil. His diet may well explain his blood pressure and cholesterol (at least some of the cholesterol numbers). Low carb/high fat diets tend to lower blood pressure, reduce triglycerides, and increase HDL “good” cholesterol.</p>

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<p>French Onion soup, even with a slice of cheese and the crouton, is actually a pretty good low-cal lunch. I often have a full can of Progresso Onion soup, doctored up with a cup of vidalia onions carmelized in a TSP of olive oil. Slice of cheese and croutons, popped under the broiler. The whole thing is under 400 calories and I can barely finish it. Actually, soups in general (excluding cream soups) are a pretty good diet lunch.</p>

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<p>Two Ls. Ellipitical.</p>

<p>BTW, I would strongly recommend ignoring the calories burned from exercise when you figure your diet goals. Thinks of extra exercise as a bonus.</p>

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<p>The chicken orzo soup at Panera was delicious and filling and quite a bargain at about 150 calories. You can get an apple, chips or chunk of french bread with it too. I may get that some time without a sandwich.</p>

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<p>H & I like to share a can of Amy’s Organic Soups, Fat Free Chunky Vegetable, 60 calories, no fat or cholesterol, also gluten free.</p>

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<p>collage1, try spelling elliptical with two l’s. For my weight at least elliptical theoretically burns 634 calories an hour, while walking at my normal speed (3.5 mph/17 min mile) is only 331. I think they overestimate how hard I work on the elliptical though unless I really push myself to get my heart rate up.</p>

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<p>I would not put elliptical at 600 calories an hour unless your heart rate is equal to a running heart rate- well into the aerobic exercise zone. Should be a little hard to talk.</p>