Okay, now I get this calorie counting thing and why it's important. I logged my calories and when it was time for dinner I decided I was going to have a cheeseburger (beef, because I seem to be low on iron today) and the rest of the tater tots in the freezer. So I logged everything while I was cooking, including the 2 servings of tater tots (16 pieces).
Then I said "no" to the cheese; the burger was going to be tasty enough with lettuce, tomato, and a honey-wheat english muffin for the bun. 70 calories saved.
Then - and this is the good part - I ate the first 8 tater tots and STOPPED eating. I felt that I was full enough. A whopping 150 calories saved!
And that 220 saved kept me in my goal range for the day! Yay, I understand now why this works and why so many people do it this way.
Thanks for indulging yet another post from me. It was just so exciting, I had to share.