Weight Loss Challenge – Week 3 – Day 2 – Lost the Battle, But I’ll Win the War!
Posted in: July to October 2009, Suzanne's Weight Loss Journey, Week 3
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 |
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| Tea, 1 sugar and low fat milk | 3 serving | 111 | 21.72 | 6.18 | 0.15 |
0.09
0.00
0.21
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| 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
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| 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
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Workout
No workout today; legs were feeling tired and needed a rest.
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Suzanne is the owner of FitWatch. She's had strong interest in nutrition and exercise for over 20 years, and is an ACE-certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach. Back in 2002, she started FitWatch.com because she wanted to help people lose weight by creating helpful tools and calculators. A huge fan of calorie counting, Suzanne created the FitWatch Fitness Tracker to make it easy for people to count their calories.
