watermelon calories

xesixb

maasha81 wrote: »

Now I want ice cold watermelon with some feta cheese and touch of mint leaves

that sounds like my entire summer

FoxyLifter

salmaelbardissy wrote: »

FoxyLifter wrote: »

I only want to see a pic of it's on a scale.

I dont have one

Then get one! Trust me, they make a world of difference.

Here's a link to one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004164SRA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1433361288&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=food+scale&dpPl=1&dpID=51RcCqW6n8L&ref=plSrch

Happy Weighing!!

seska422

SherryTeach wrote: »

I think photos of food are a poor way to judge their weight. Sizes in photos are extremely deceiving since they are all relative to the other things in the photo. I'm pretty sure I could shoot a photo of my eleven pound dog and make her look like a Saint Bernard.

This.

Since I have that exact brand of scale, I can use the size of the scale as a gauge for the size of the bowl and the watermelon.

One option is to include a ruler or a quarter or something so that the size of the things in the picture can be determined.

BWBTrish

bbontheb wrote: »

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

the OP is told by other members in another posting of her, to weigh her food and get a food scale.

But i guess we get to post pictures of portions of food she want to eat. So she can log it accurately. Because apparently she dont get a scale and it is our responsibility to show her portion sizes.

You don't need to be snarky. I for one have a scale and like to see a comparison of items of say 100g. Learning visual sizes for when you can't rely on a scale is a good skill. My portion sizes were wayyy out of whack. Now, if you come on here acting like you are doing work for the OP and are annoyed by her asking-please leave the thread.

the point is that OP places post about she is gaining weight ( other post) how to lose etc

Members here try to help her, but she dont react on the fact that she most weigh her food to log more accurately.
Now we get the weigh food for her and post pictures of what the food portion looks like of the foods she wants to eat????
Little bit crazy dont you think?

We are not talking here about one post you know. Or people dont want to help her.

She just dont weigh her food and now we have to do it for her lol I think it is her journey, her goal and road. We gave her advice. But it is her own decisions and responsibility to take that advice or ignore it.

Nothing snarky about saying the truth.

BWBTrish

SherryTeach wrote: »

I think photos of food are a poor way to judge their weight. Sizes in photos are extremely deceiving since they are all relative to the other things in the photo. I'm pretty sure I could shoot a photo of my eleven pound dog and make her look like a Saint Bernard.

indeed and like i wrote before.
Are the people here going to post all the food she ask for now for her daily intake?

Would be kinda hilarious, i admit.

Coolhandkid

I was actually a little surprised watermelon had as many calories as it does when I had some recently (read: an admittedly enormous piece). I thought it was "98% water".

lishie_rebooted

I had 710g of watermelon as a snack.
Depending how I took the picture and if I left nothing in for scale, it could easily look to be 200g or so.

Asking for pictures is largely useless

Abby2205

Oh man, watermelon. Several years ago two of my relatives went on a health kick and constantly informed us about all the foods they couldn't eat, they were poison, etc. Watermelon was apparently the worst fruit you could eat because "it had the most sugar". Even back then I thought how could this be? It's so watery! Turns out they meant on a strict "% of calories provided by sugar" basis. The fact that on an absolute basis, watermelon is low in sugar and calories, apparently meant nothing because SUGAR.

evileen99

I want to know who eats only 100 grams of watermelon. Watermelon has .3 calories per gram, you can have a little more.

ManiacalLaugh

Abby2205 wrote: »

Oh man, watermelon. Several years ago two of my relatives went on a health kick and constantly informed us about all the foods they couldn't eat, they were poison, etc. Watermelon was apparently the worst fruit you could eat because "it had the most sugar". Even back then I thought how could this be? It's so watery! Turns out they meant on a strict "% of calories provided by sugar" basis. The fact that on an absolute basis, watermelon is low in sugar and calories, apparently meant nothing because SUGAR.

WeightWatchers perpetuated this myth, at least a while ago, they did. Every time my grandmother saw me eating some, she'd say the same thing. "You know, WeightWatchers says that's the only fruit you're not supposed to eat because it has so much sugar in it."

I'm not surprised it's still floating around.

bbontheb

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

bbontheb wrote: »

TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »

the OP is told by other members in another posting of her, to weigh her food and get a food scale.

But i guess we get to post pictures of portions of food she want to eat. So she can log it accurately. Because apparently she dont get a scale and it is our responsibility to show her portion sizes.

You don't need to be snarky. I for one have a scale and like to see a comparison of items of say 100g. Learning visual sizes for when you can't rely on a scale is a good skill. My portion sizes were wayyy out of whack. Now, if you come on here acting like you are doing work for the OP and are annoyed by her asking-please leave the thread.

the point is that OP places post about she is gaining weight ( other post) how to lose etc

Members here try to help her, but she dont react on the fact that she most weigh her food to log more accurately.
Now we get the weigh food for her and post pictures of what the food portion looks like of the foods she wants to eat????
Little bit crazy dont you think?

We are not talking here about one post you know. Or people dont want to help her.

She just dont weigh her food and now we have to do it for her lol I think it is her journey, her goal and road. We gave her advice. But it is her own decisions and responsibility to take that advice or ignore it.

Nothing snarky about saying the truth.

Yes, it comes across as snarky. Not very helpful tone by far. No, I don't consider it a "little bit crazy." If you don't want to be helpful, why not post elsewhere. Truth doesn't mean you have to be rude. Apparently "she don't get a scale and its our responsibility to show her portion sizes"....yes, sounds pretty snarky. No one is saying it's your responsibility. She is asking for help, you are acting rude.

bbontheb

Oh, and BTW she might not have funds to buy a scale right now or ability to get one. I think you made your point. We can still be helpful without making more people feel bad about posting on MFP.

cupcake122014

bbontheb wrote: »

Oh, and BTW she might not have funds to buy a scale right now or ability to get one. I think you made your point. We can still be helpful without making more people feel bad about posting on MFP.

I totally agree @bbontheb!!! Thank you for speaking up. It sickens and saddens me to see grown adults acting like childhood bullies. An all too frequent occurrence. Let's keep it positive and help one another. If you can't be positive, or present your concern in a caring and constructive way, DONT POST!!! I have a theory that the MFP bullies are unsuccessful in regards to their own health goals, so they sit around eating crap and spreading their negativity in an attempt to make themselves feel better. If that same energy were to be channeled into some form of exercise I bet they would all be much happier people.

bbontheb

Thank you ^ I totally agree!!!!