Counting Calories: Part 2

You can read Part 1 by following the link.

Over the past three years or so, I have had a group of lunches that I rotate between. Salads, raw veggies, tuna with crackers, left overs, etc. There have been a few others obviously, but really, these are my go to lunches. This school year, I have eaten about 3 cups of raw vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, and peppers), ranch dressing, string cheese, and a Pepsi every single day. Thankfully, I like the food. It helped that I was losing weight fast through the first three months of the school year. Just recently, I have added in a half of sandwich.

So, how many calories does that add up to any how?

Sandwich (1 slice bread, mayo, cheese, ham) - 290 calories, 20g fat, 19g carbs, 11g protein

(Yes, my first realization was I need to train convince Chad to buy the low-fat mayo. Although, I should add that this was an area I was pleasantly surprised. I don't always measure the mayo out; I did this time to have a visual. I can honestly say that there is no way I ever put a full tablespoon of mayo on my bread. I didn't this time either; but I just went with it.)

String Cheese - 70 calories, 5g fat, 0 carbs, 5g protein
ranch - 150 calories, 12g fat, 6g carbs, 0 protein

(Yes, I like a little ranch with my veggies. Thankfully, Chad is fully trained convinced he should buy the low fat, which also has a remarkable calorie difference.)

Pepsi - 150 calories, 0 fat, 41 carbs, 0 protein

(Yes, I could give that up. No, I am not going to right now.)

Veggies - these were actually the hardest to come up with the nutrition facts. I finally used this link and some old Spark People entries to figure out my 3c of raw veggies are likely approximately 100 calories per day. I have no idea how many carbs, protein, or fat might be included. Probably little to no fat or protein, but some unaccounted for carbs?

Entering these into Spark People, the lunch time totals are: 766 calories, 37g fat, 66g carb, and 16g protein.

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Added to breakfast, daily totals:

	CALORIES	CARBS	FAT              PROTEIN
Totals:	1,194	122	54                     31
Your Daily Goal:	1,200 - 1,550	135 - 252	27 - 60          60-136
Remaining Today:	6 - 356	13 - 130	0 - 6              29-105

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So far, I am about where I thought I would be in terms of calories. Fat is a little higher than I would have expected. My goal for the next week, is to track several different suppers, and add in snacks. Breakfast and lunch stay so consistent that they are easy to track; snacks and supper are not as easy.