So excited

Chewitz

Getting my food scale and more accurate bathroom scales tomorrow

Little nervous too because I go with what is on packets so probably overeating

Ate my so called 102 calorie oatmeal earlier wonder how many calories I really had *facepalm*

999tigger

Thats a very small or watry oatmeal. Btter to get an accurate understanding of portion sizes now. Learn to be consistent with bathroom scales, same time and conditions and be ready for fluctuations. Use soemthing like trendweight.

Chewitz

It was very watery oatmeal lol

Thanks for the advice

Carol_

That's good news! I love new stuff for my diet!

999tigger

Just use them as a tool, dont worry too much. Scales give you information, kitchen ones help you control your deficit more easily. I will make your weight loss more likely, so its a ood habit to have.

Bathroom scales just ive you data, use them at a frequency which suits your personality, they cna be motivating for some and less motivating for others. Its just data, so understand about fluctuations and have a realistic idea of rates of loss.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

Is a good rule of thum to show the slow and steady weight loss rates. Some weeks you might lose more and other weeks not at all. Be patient.

Chewitz

Carol_ wrote: »

That's good news! I love new stuff for my diet!

Thanks

Chewitz

999tigger wrote: »

Just use them as a tool, dont worry too much. Scales give you information, kitchen ones help you control your deficit more easily. I will make your weight loss more likely, so its a ood habit to have.

Bathroom scales just ive you data, use them at a frequency which suits your personality, they cna be motivating for some and less motivating for others. Its just data, so understand about fluctuations and have a realistic idea of rates of loss.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

Is a good rule of thum to show the slow and steady weight loss rates. Some weeks you might lose more and other weeks not at all. Be patient.

Great advice

Many thanks

TimothyFish

999tigger wrote: »

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

I don't know why people keep posting this. I haven't seen anything to indicate that there is any truth to it. I have about 10 lbs to lose and I've lost about 2 lbs in both of the last two weeks.

Chewitz

Scales are here woohoo

Can now see how off packets can be

A typical turkey breast steak was meant to be 100g well I weighed all three one was 119g another was 121g and the other was 139g

And as for the bathroom scales they are awesome says your current weight and what you weighed last time

Very happy customer

maxit

TimothyFish wrote: »

999tigger wrote: »

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

I don't know why people keep posting this. I haven't seen anything to indicate that there is any truth to it. I have about 10 lbs to lose and I've lost about 2 lbs in both of the last two weeks.

The rationale is to stress the body less by maintaining a deficit more proportionate to TDEE. I would focus not on whether it represents "truth" and more on whether it is "useful." For some of us with lower calorie needs overall, which tends to happen with fewer pounds to lose, a 250 calorie deficit still allows sufficient calories for adequate nutrition, where a larger calorie deficit would not (hence the "ideal"). It may not be ideal for you.