Thanks MFP

CheatinLil
CheatinLil Posts: 71 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I sat down to eat my lunch and 1/2 way through I started logging my intake. I had to throw away the rest. I was very surprised how quickly it added up. Todays me threw away 1/2 a flour tortilla and only ate 1 and 1/2. It was too late to do better. The rest of the day I will have to adjust to do damage controI! Thanks MFP

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  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    Whoa. You could've shared!

    In all seriousness, what is your calorie goal and what were the calories in your meal?
  • CheatinLil
    CheatinLil Posts: 71 Member
    Your pic looks great! You can see my food diary but be gentle I'm new and learning. Lunch today was 1,169 and my daily goal is 1607. I guess nothing but fruits and veggies the rest of today hugh?
  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    That's why I prelog. I don't want any surprises midday!
  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    I nearly fell over when I learned how many calories are in a simple tortilla. And here I thought back in the day that choosing the "wrap" over the "sandwich" made it healthy and all...
  • scottyg70
    scottyg70 Posts: 388 Member
    That's why I prelog. I don't want any surprises midday!

    Pre-logging helps a lot. Pre-logging also keeps you from having to throw away perfectly good food! Seriously, as you pre-log you can play around with it so you'll hopefully have meals that are filling, nutritious and under your calorie goal!
  • CheatinLil
    CheatinLil Posts: 71 Member
    Thanks I will try prelogging!
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    carbs add up fast.... i rarely eat bread... mostly rice and fruit and even that must be controlled.
  • zhvah18
    zhvah18 Posts: 158 Member
    Did you create those recipes for the Spanish rice and refried beans yourself? I make both of those things from scratch quite frequently and my Spanish rice is less than a 1/3 of the calories for the same amount and my beans are less as well. I wouldn't trust someone else's "homemade" entry.
  • ren_ascent
    ren_ascent Posts: 432 Member
    Extreme wellness tortilla don't have a ton of calories and they have a bit of fiber:

    Calories 90

    % Daily Values*
    Total Fat 0g 0%
    Saturated Fat 0g 0%
    Monounsaturated Fat 0g
    Trans Fat 0g
    Cholesterol 0mg 0%
    Sodium 350mg 15%
    Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
    Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
    Sugars 0g
    Protein 5g

    Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%

    Calcium 15% Iron 40%
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    That's why I prelog. I don't want any surprises midday!

    Me too!
  • dandelyon
    dandelyon Posts: 620 Member
    Extreme wellness tortilla don't have a ton of calories and they have a bit of fiber:

    Calories 90

    % Daily Values*
    Total Fat 0g 0%
    Saturated Fat 0g 0%
    Monounsaturated Fat 0g
    Trans Fat 0g
    Cholesterol 0mg 0%
    Sodium 350mg 15%
    Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
    Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
    Sugars 0g
    Protein 5g

    Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%

    Calcium 15% Iron 40%

    Yes! I buy these, or an offbrand (fit and active makes one) if I can find it, just so I don't have to skimp on the parts of the wrap/burrito that I really like.
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    Your pic looks great! You can see my food diary but be gentle I'm new and learning. Lunch today was 1,169 and my daily goal is 1607. I guess nothing but fruits and veggies the rest of today hugh?

    Thank you! Sorry I commented and ran, kids! ;) I see, that makes sense. I second attempting to pre log your day, it really makes a difference, even if you leave a few holes for later! Also, I love X treme wellness Ole tortilla shells, definitely worth a look!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Your pic looks great! You can see my food diary but be gentle I'm new and learning. Lunch today was 1,169 and my daily goal is 1607. I guess nothing but fruits and veggies the rest of today hugh?

    Nope - eat a nice healthy dinner and don't worry if you're in the red. One day won't hurt.

    These things happen - just learn from it and move on. Tomorrow you can eat a lower calorie lunch so you have more calories for dinner.

    I have a breakfast scheduled in a couple weeks that will probably be my entire days calories plus some. I'm going to still eat dinner that day (and do a good workout) and I'm not even going to stress about it.

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