IPhone 4 sync erased all my phone numbers

Okay, call me technology-challenged but I'm new to having an iPhone and getting used to the sync-ing process.
Had a Verizon phone ported over to my new iPhone with 100s of phone numbers in the address book. The first time I tried "sync-ing" with my Mac Pro, I was really just trying to recharge the iPhone and get some tunes on it. Next thing I know, ALL of my phone numbers disappear from the iPhone and I have all these useless old email addresses in the contact list of the iPhone.
I'm the type of person who doesn't keep phones numbers in the Address Book on my main computer because I don't need phone numbers in there ... just addresses for my email lists for my business.
So, is all lost?
I noticed that it said the iPhone was "backing up" before the sync-ing process began but can't seem to find the actual back-up file anywhere or any way to "restore" it.

deby_mx wrote:
Thank you for your reply. I'm not sure with what I'm syncing my contacts.
Then it is time you looked.
Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars: Scroll down to Contacts and note what (if any) accounts are listed.

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