What did you eat today? (calories, eating, weight, calculator)

[UnexpectedError]

Or any full day of meals. I've been thinking back on all I ate yesterday which was a little more than usual and I still come up short on calories. I am underweight and not necessarily working to gain, but I'm trying to stay mindful of what I eat to make sure I don't slip farther down. So, my meals:

Breakfast:
cherry yogurt from Whole Foods
slice of wheat toast spread with nutella
=about 400cal

Lunch:
Leftover homemade chicken tortilla soup, 2.5 cups
=about 375cal

Dinner:
a sad attempt at snazzy mac and cheese with mozzarella, bacon, and sundried tomatoes
best guess = 568cal

Snacks etc:
A rare craving for milky way=125cal
reeses cup mini=35
red wine=150

Total cal=1658

Maybe I'm grossly underestimating the calories in some of these foods, but this was more than usual for me. I skip breakfast half the time and certainly don't have candy on a daily basis. I know the day was lacking in the fresh fruits and veggies, but that doesn't explain the low calorie total.

Am I just crazy, or does this not look like enough to fill a normal gal? What does your daily intake look like?

[onepanda]

What do you mean by "about"?
How exactly are you estimating the calories and why not just measure them exactly if you really want to know?

To determine "normal" we would need to know things like your weight, height, and age.


So far I've had 2422 kcal and will consume at least another 1600 before bed time

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Its 2:45pm, for lunch I had a bowl of Pinto Beans mixed with a bit of ground turkey, chili pepper, tobasco and Russian Kasha type Buckwheat stuff. Side of 2 persian cucumbers and 3 small cherry tomatos. Washed it down with water.

Earlier today I had a banana, a bowl of rasin bran and a handful of raw unsalted almonds.

[UnexpectedError]

Originally Posted by onepanda

What do you mean by "about"?
How exactly are you estimating the calories and why not just measure them exactly if you really want to know?

To determine "normal" we would need to know things like your weight, height, and age.


So far I've had 2422 kcal and will consume at least another 1600 before bed time

Because I don't measure out exact amounts of food before I eat it? And I'm using a random online calorie calculator and getting the closest match I can.

My stats? Sigh.
height: 6'0
weight: 123lbs
age:23

And I'm a chick, if that wasn't implied.

[OngletNYC]

Originally Posted by UnexpectedError

Because I don't measure out exact amounts of food before I eat it? And I'm using a random online calorie calculator and getting the closest match I can.

My stats? Sigh.
height: 6'0
weight: 123lbs
age:23

And I'm a chick, if that wasn't implied.

You definitely need more calories. Just add a lot of veggies and a small amount of fruit to what you are already eating an you will be fine. I'd switch the snacks to something useful too, like a handful of nuts.

[tickyul]

NO breakfast...................Liver for lunch..............dinner......who knows.

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Farmers Scramble at Corner Bakery with orange juice earlier today.

Dinner was tukey chili w/brown rice and raw broccoli.

[TabulaRasa]

Breakfast was a boiled egg, a little bit of vanilla yogurt, and a handful of almonds. Coffee with half and half.

Lunch was a cup of Trader Joe's roasted corn soup, some stone-ground wheat crackers for dipping, Granny Smith apple wedges and a few cubes of cheddar.

Dinner was roast turkey breast, cranberry relish, and garlic roasted sweet potato chunks (doing some Thanksgiving test runs).

This evening is a pumpkin square and black coffee.

[Jellybean50]

Fage Greek yogurt, and 2 cups of coffee for breakfast.

Baked Salmon and asparagus for lunch.

After working on the deck and in the yard all day - pizza and beer for dinner

[Rift]

Breakfast: 3 Waffles, 4 pieces of bacon, water
Lunch: Small burger, Apple slices with some cheddar cheese, water
Dinner: Roast, Rice, Broc, 2 Biscuits, water
Dessert: Little bit of some ice cream, water