loving my new digital food scale

KimWillBeThin81
KimWillBeThin81 Posts: 64
in Health and Weight Loss
I am loving my new digital food scale. About two weeks ago my old plastic cheap scale finally bit the dust. And man am I glad it did. I honestly can't tell u why I kept that pos for as long as I did. I guess I should have gotten rid of it long ago but I really didn't understand how bad it really was until I bought my new one. Plus I cannot tell u all how bad I miscalculated foods just by "eyeballing" them. My idea of a "small" or medium anything, especially apples and potatoes is so different than MFP's. Finally now I can confidently know how much I am really eating and the correct numbers. This is really going to help in my wright loss. Best investment I have made so far.

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  • KimWillBeThin81
    KimWillBeThin81 Posts: 64
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  • squatmami
    squatmami Posts: 58 Member
    Do you weigh everything ? I've actually got some of those scales and i also bought those plastic cup measures so i now know if it actually is 1 cup of rice im eating lol , ive just rejoined mfp so looking for tips for my monday start ;)
  • SlimMe37
    SlimMe37 Posts: 133 Member
    I've had a digital scale for a few years. They are really good
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    squatmami wrote: »
    Do you weigh everything ? I've actually got some of those scales and i also bought those plastic cup measures so i now know if it actually is 1 cup of rice im eating lol , ive just rejoined mfp so looking for tips for my monday start ;)


    You should weigh the rice and preferably raw. Yes I weigh everything I can. Apples, rice, chicken, peanut butter, mixed veg, shrimp, to name a few. Use the Tare button to zero out the weight of your plate even if it already has other foods on it. You could also do this with whatever cooking container you'll be Using. I use it for my little rice cooker. I also just let the scale time out and don't bother hitting the off button

    You should search the site for tips and tricks on using a food scale there's so much helpful information on here!
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    KimWillBeThin81 wrote: »
    I am loving my new digital food scale. About two weeks ago my old plastic cheap scale finally bit the dust. And man am I glad it did. I honestly can't tell u why I kept that pos for as long as I did. I guess I should have gotten rid of it long ago but I really didn't understand how bad it really was until I bought my new one. Plus I cannot tell u all how bad I miscalculated foods just by "eyeballing" them. My idea of a "small" or medium anything, especially apples and potatoes is so different than MFP's. Finally now I can confidently know how much I am really eating and the correct numbers. This is really going to help in my wright loss. Best investment I have made so far.

    Excellent step in logging accurately! I wish you the best in your health and fitness goals :)

  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Peanut butter especially! It's so easy to miscalculate and when you only have 250 calorie deficit a day, that one can easily sabotage your whole day.

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