Weight Loss Challenge - Week 3 - Day 2 - Lost the Battle, But I’ll Win the War!

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It was the chips that did me in! Tough little buggers! I told myself I’d only have a few, but…

Last evening, we had some people over for supper. In many ways, I didn’t do too badly: had a tiny bit of potato salad, kept the steak to 2 oz, had some healthy scallops/olive oil. But I could have kept the wine to 1 glass max — and did I really need to eat those chips?!? They were really tasty — but that’s how they get you! Ha! (I’ll be posting an article within the next few weeks about how junk food companies get you wanting more.)

But, no excuses, right?

Now, here’s where things get interesting. Technically, I only went about 200 calories over my calorie deficit goal. Technically, I’m still below the amount of calories I’d need to eat to maintain my weight. BUT, if I add up what I ate over suppertime (from approx. 6:00 - 7:30PM), the total comes to around 875 calories! I know my body didn’t need that many calories in one shot. So, what did my body do, most likely? Used what it needed and then said, “Wow, look at all these extra calories roaming around. I better store that as fat for future use!”

Lost one little battle, but, no worries, I’ll win the war!

Here are the gory details on what I ate:

Note: This is just for example purposes. I am not a nutritionist!

Food Item	Amount	Cals	Carbs	Prot.	Fat	Mono Poly Sat
Tea, 1 sugar and low fat milk	3 serving	111	21.72	6.18	0.15	0.09 0.00 0.21
Bread - Country Harvest (2 slices)	1 serving	250	39.00	12.00	5.00	1.50 2.50 1.00
Bananas, raw	1 medium (7″ to 7-7/8″ long)	105	26.95	1.29	0.39	0.04 0.08 0.13
Salmon - Kirkland Frozen	0.5 serving	170	0.00	18.50	10.00	0.00 0.00 3.50
Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked	0.5 cup	100	21.64	2.00	0.24	0.07 0.06 0.06
Miss Vickie’s Honey & Roasted Garlic Chips (28 chi	1 serving	260	29.00	4.00	15.00	0.00 0.00 0.00
Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red	2 glass (3.5 fl oz)	148	3.50	0.42	0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00
Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled	2 oz ( 1 serving )	130	0.00	13.82	7.94	3.52 0.36 3.14
Mollusks, scallop, mixed species, raw	3 unit 2 large or 5 small	79	2.13	15.09	0.69	0.03 0.24 0.06
Oil, olive, salad or cooking	1 tablespoon	119	0.00	0.00	13.50	9.98 1.35 1.82
Moishes Potato Salad	0.125 cup	50	4.75	0.25	3.25	0.00 0.00 0.00
Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough)	1 slice, small (2″ x 2-1/2″ x 1-3/4″)	88	16.61	2.82	0.96	0.39 0.22 0.20
SoYummi GoLite - Soy Mousse (Black Cherry)	1 serving	100	15.00	3.00	3.00	0.00 0.00 0.00
Soy Nuts (1/4 cup)	1 serving	190	13.00	15.00	9.00	0.00 0.00 0.00
		1901	193.30	94.37	69.12	15.62 4.81 10.12