Counting Calories: Part 1

A few weeks ago I talked about my weight journey. After gaining back 10 of the 27 pounds I lost, I was just stuck there for at least six months. Then I lost 10 pounds in three months time; but again have found myself stalled for almost another three months. In the previous post, I said I was thinking about adding some calories back into my diet. Having done that, I realized I wasn't sure how many calories I was eating each day. So, I decided to take the time to add 'em up! I am breaking it into three separate posts, mainly because I just have counted everything up yet.

Breakfast seemed like the most obvious place to start.

I am on week three of eating (drinking?) the make-ahead oatmeal smoothies. My favorite thus far is the apple cinnamon peanut butter ones. Trust me, it tastes much better than it sounds.

Here is what was in the last batch:

1/2c Oats - 150 calories
3tsp chia seeds - 90 calories
2c milk - 220 calories
1/2c yogurt - 105 calories
1 1/2c applesauce - 270 calories
5tbsp peanut butter - 450 calories
cinnamon

Total calories: 1285 divided by 3 smoothies =  428 calories

I also figured out that each smoothie has 14.8g protein, 17.1g fat, 7g fiber, 55.6g carbs

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I wasn't sure how those numbers stacked up to where they should be. So, I plugged them into Spark People (which I haven't used regularly for a long time).

	CALORIES	CARBS	FAT	PROTEIN
Totals:	428	56	17	15
Your Daily Goal:	1,200 - 1,550	135 - 252	27 - 60	60 - 136
Remaining Today:	772 - 1,122	79 - 196	10 - 43	45 - 121

I would say the only number that looks high to start the day with is fat. I would also say depending on where the numbers end up at, I can make changes by using skim milk, sugar free applesauce, and a low fat peanut butter.
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I will add up lunch, snacks and dinner to see where I am sitting total, and make changes as needed.

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What are your daily totals? How have you overcome a weight loss plateau through either diet or exercise?