Help with calories today?

Natrasha

A couple days ago I posted about sometimes dropping a couple hundred calories below my 1500ish that I'm trying to eat. Today is looking to be a big problem, because I brought a can of soup for lunch. Here's my day (calorie counts per Lose-it app):

B- Hard boiled egg, greek yogurt (full fat): 308 calories
L- Chicken & Penne soup (whole can): 180 calories (also high in sodium!)
S- Banana: 90 calories
D- Chile Grilled Cheese: 630 calories
BTW, this is delicious: 
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/hot_chile_grilled_cheese.html 
So my total is 1208 right now. Tonight I'll be in a *slightly embarassed* pole dancing fitness class, and I have no idea how many calories that will burn.

Clearly I need to beef up my lunch, but a salad won't get me many extra alories, and I don't want to eat too much more fat today, between the cheese, yogurt, and egg I'll already have had.

Help?

OuachitaTrixie

maybe a veggie snack between banana and your class? like a cucumber (30ish) and a smoothie tonight after your class?

or just keep your calories low today and have a hefty meal tomorrow, like pizza or some other type of splurge

raynes

One of the things I've done in the past to beef up canned soups is to add in extra chicken.  Mind you, it's a bit late for that, but it might help in the future.

For today, I'd add in another snack later, or even some dessert.

Good, healthy fat =/= fat on your thighs, so don't be afraid to have more nuts, or some avocado or something like that!

Natrasha

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_calories-today?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:d0f9e9bb-b1d2-44ba-ac13-21c00731eb9ePost:aa814399-88b1-4127-98dd-707d39ae9dfa">Re: Help with calories today?</a>:
[QUOTE]One of the things I've done in the past to beef up canned soups is to add in extra chicken.  Mind you, it's a bit late for that, but it might help in the future. For today, I'd add in another snack later, or even some dessert. <strong>Good, healthy fat =/= fat on your thighs, so don't be afraid to have more nuts, or some avocado or something like that!
</strong>Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]

That is incredibly encouraging! I bought some almond butter, thinking I could eat it tomorrow. But I'll eat it today with my banana. I was thinking about olives or nuts, but I was worried about the fat thing again.

I also bought some popcorn- 2 cups for 150 calories, so that will help me too.

sb9411

How about adding another snack? One can of soup wouldn't fill me up unless it was chalked full of fiber? How about green beans? Fiber bar? Peas?