Unbelieveable!
Jeremy found this as part of a Fark headline. He read the stats to me and I absolutely could not believe it.
If you aren’t going to the link I’ll go ahead and tell you, it’s a milkshake available from Baskin & Robbins that has 2600 calories with 1220 of them from fat. I feel a coronary coming on just reading that. It’s a huge (36 ounce) shake, but I’m sure I could drink it. How many people are drinking these with no clue?
For those who need a little perspective, according to Cooking Light magazine a woman 25-50 years of age should take in no more than 2000 calories in a day. When I had my last heart rate test at the gym my number was around 1600 to lose weight. In a one hour spin class I usually burn between 500 and 600 calories. That means that if I drank (DRANK I wouldn’t even get to chew it!) this shake I would have to work my ass off in 5 spin classes JUST TO STAY AHEAD of the calories. And that doesn’t even account for the 59 grams of SATURATED fat. I wouldn’t be able to have a cholesterol test for like 3 months!
I guess my point is this, know what you are using for fuel. Fuel, that’s how I’ve come to look at food most recently. Is what I’m putting in my body going to help me do what I need to do? Is it going to get me through the day? through the stress? through the work-outs? If I eat crap I’m going to feel like crap. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of feeling like crap.
Eat consciously, be aware. Even when you splurge, be aware.
P.S. another possible word for the year: Focus
January 10th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Ashamedly I have had a few of those. I had no idea they were that bad for you. It didn’t even taste like 1,000 calories. Wow, something I will be avoiding in the future. I could have ate a cup of Ben and Jerry’s for less calories, shocking!!!