Disney Calories

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Does anyone know if there is a website or book anywhere that lists nutrition information for Disney restaurants? Normally, I am the type of person that figures, I'm on vacation, live it up, who cares, eat what I want. However, I have been doing really well losing weight lately and want to continue through my vacation not to go back to my old ways. I have struggled my whole life, and this time I don't want to quit. I always lose weight for vacations and then when I get there I ruin it and come home back where I started. Don't get me wrong, I will definitely still treat myself and eat a little more than I have been, but I would like to be able to still regulate myself and not go overboard. Any idea where I could find such information?

THANKS :teeth:

PS- I have the Passporter and I know some restaurants have the little tape measure symbol, but I am looking for fat, calories, fiber, Weight Watchers points, etc...
 
Thanks ! Unfortunately, it's not as cut and dry as some eating habits.

If you are a vegetarian or a vegan- don't eat meat.
If you are on low carb/Atkins- don't eat carbs.
If you are lactose intolerant- don't eat dairy.

However, I am watching calories and trying to do Weight Watchers and for that I would need to know caloric amounts, fat grams, serving size, and fiber grams. I thought maybe there was a book or something somewhere. Thanks again for the help!
 

Oooh! That looks very interesting. Thank you so much, I can't wait to read it. I did search on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites and the only thing I found was a Birnbaums Dining Guide that is going to be released in October. Looks really good, but I don't think it has any nutritional information.

Thanks again!
 
According to my friend Peggy, calories don't count at Disney anyway. ;)
 
:teeth: I knew someone was going to say that :teeth:

It used to be my motto too (and check with me in 80 days when I leave and see if it is again ;) ) However, this time I really need to stick with it. My weight is affecting my life WAY TOO MUCH and I am so self conscious and it's just getting to be that enough is enough (I won't bore you with the details.) I went to the site that Dan gave me but it was mostly people just saying that you can pick and choose healthier items. I don't know about you, but if I have a menu in front of me with a cheeseburger and fries or steamed vegetables and fish- I'm going for the cheeseburger unless I have something visual that tells me my choice is going to cause me a difference of 800 calories. I have no willpower :rolleyes:
 
One thing you need to keep in mind is that you will be doing a lot more walking than usual so you will be able to give in a little.

Surely you will find something on the Net for Disney and Weight Watchers. It seems like I've seen people talk about it on here before.
 
On another board here a person asked about the calories in a smoked turkey leg. Well, I looked up the calorie count for one turkey leg with skin and it was 1136 calories. The spices and smoke flavor used in the product won't add too many by themselves. If the legs have any coating of oil (to prevent dryness) add a couple hundred more calories.

Another way to figure approximate calories is to look up some recipes for Disney foods and calculate the calorie counts for the ingredients. The Orlando Sentinal often publishes recipes for Disney foods (in the Thought You'd Never Ask column) and they always include the calorie and other nutrition info at the end. Some of the calorie counts are shocking.
 
Great point about the walking

and

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about the turkey leg calories!!!!
 
I swear it seems like we eat as if each meal is our last when we are at WDW. We walk so much we are all hungry all the time. We, my DH and I, seem to lose weight while we are there. It is so weird! If we would just walk at home I think we would be very happy with our weight all the time!! :tongue:
 
Walking around your neighborhood block is NEVER as fun as walking to Splash Mountain :( If we had Disney attractions in our neighborhoods we would walk all the time :teeth:
 
Wait a minute... I thought everything in Disney was fantasy.. you mean those calories are real??:eek:
 
My feeling is that you can't go the rest of your life counting every calorie so you NEED to figure out how to live in the "real world". IMO, people who learn how to function at restaurants and without their scales and books are the ones who keep the weight off long term.

That said, as my former WW leader used to say, it's not about willpower, it's about SKILLpower. Here are a few tips:

1) drink lots of water. Lots and lots and lots then drink some more. Thirst is pretty often disguised as hunger, plus you need to stay hydrated in the hot florida sun. When you sit down at a restaurant, don't order until you've downed at least one full glass of water.

2) start EVERY meal with a salad, dressing on the side. Drink another water with it. If you fill up your stomach with salad and water even if you order the most evil thing on the menu you won't be able to eat all that much of it because you will be more full.

3) Don't finish it because it's on your plate or because you paid for it. If you think that is an issue, order a salad and an appetizer instead of a main meal. When I am "in the mode" I can pretty easily stop when I am done and send back a half full plate. DH and I also love to share things.

4) If the "fancy food in fancy sauce" sounds way better than grilled chicken with steamed veggies, get the fancy food in sauce and get the sauce on the side. Like with dressing, dip your fork in the sauce then spear your food. Don't feel like you are denying yourself because after a day or two you will fall off the wagon and gorge on bad food.

5) Avoid buffets unless you can eat a couple of plates of salad before making your selections.

6) WDW days are long days. Eat every couple of hours, and try to have at least some protein with every snack. Nuts are a good snack for staving off the hunger. Don't "save your appetite" for a big meal, that's the road to overdoing it. Willpower is a LOT easier if you are not starving when you first sit down to eat.

7) Plan a few treats. Say "I love mickey bars, on my last day in the parks I will have a mickey bar." This way you have something to look forward to and it's a lot easier to pass up all of the treats along the way if you have something to look forward to. Yes, you're playing a mindgame with yourself but to me any feelings of deprivation soon lead to wanting to eat everything in sight.

I hope some of that helps. People ask me how I have so much willpower when I am "on" (when I am good I am very very good but when I'm bad I'm horrid). It's not willpower at all, it's just setting things up so that I don't HAVE to make tough choices... a touch choice is when my blood sugar has plummeted and I'm not, tired, cranky, maybe even shaky and I just want something bad and I don't care. A tough choice is when I deny myself to the point that I have to wonder why I'm doing this in the first place. Avoid tough choices and you don't NEED to have willpower to resist bad foods, you will just feel happy making the better choices for yourself.
 
Thank you for the advice. It sounds very similar to Dr. Phil's book, have you read it? Setting up a 'no fail' environment. I have done that and I am fine at home or at work when I can control my environment. I just need to work on being able to stick to it outside of my comfort zone. Tonight, I had grilled chicken and broccoli (which are actually 2 of my favorite foods) and DBF brought home a small pizza for himself. I didn't even let myself think about wanting some. I just ate my chicken and broccoli and drank lots of water like you suggested and I felt so full that I didn't even want any pizza. I think by eating like this for 3 months up until when we leave I will have myself in such habits and routines that 'willpower' won't be an issue.

As far as the calorie counting and relying on books, I took a little offense to your comment. I'm sure you didn't mean it harshly, I just struggle at first and I was proud that I was doing so well and then to see that upset me a little. I'm doing it the only way I know how for right now. What you said did make sense, but I have to start out that way to get myself in the groove, and then after about a month I can make wise choices without relying on books, journals, etc... Thanks so much for the tips. They were VERY good and I'm sure I'll do fine once I get there.
 
If you pose your question on the WISH board, you'll find quite a few WWs who have successfully stayed on program (or close to program) while at WDW.
 
Different things work for different people, and if you are comfortable counting calories and it is working for you, then keep with it!
 
I actually went to the WISH board a week ago when I started this and clicked on a thing where it said you could join and it said the page could not be found. How do I join? I would love some tips and moral support ;) Thanks!!


PS- I already lost 8.5 pounds...now I won't get my little ribbon thingie ;)
 
Ouch! We must have been having a board glitch when you visited.

All you need to do to join is post on the "Take the WISH Challenge" thread.

We have lots of WWs (even a WW leader!), lots of Atkins and low-carbers, and lots of walkers, runners and exercisers.

WISH is a great place to get a little extra motivation or moral support, get new menu ideas, find out about new products you can find at your grocery store...

We've had several threads over the past year or so that deal with staying on program (well... CLOSE to on program :teeth: ) while on vacation at WDW. It's a common dilemma for this group!

Here are a couple of threads that have some good tips:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=441566&highlight=+Weight++Watchers++vacation

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=293637&highlight=+Weight++Watchers++vacation

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=333716&highlight=+Weight++Watchers++vacation

We'd love to have you!
 














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