Wow what a difference

suziecue20

Before I started weighing and logging with MFP I would take the calorific values given in recipe books as 'gospel'. I've just weighed out and logged a recipe for cider and mustard chicken which I am having tonight and wow what a difference......my book (101 Low Fat Feasts) gives a cal. value of 235 for the dish but when I weighed and logged everything it comes out at 370 calories (140 calorie difference). The recipe just says 2 skinless chicken thighs per person. I love a lot of the recipes in this book but imagine if I just did 'quick add' every time I logged a home made meal (which I do every night)...I don't think I'd ever make any headway. I am not saying my logging is perfect but I try to be as accurate as I can.

When people on here tell those wondering why they are not losing weight on their allotted calorie intake that they need to weigh everything they are soooo right.

queenliz99

suziecue20 wrote: »

Before I started weighing and logging with MFP I would take the calorific values given in recipe books as 'gospel'. I've just weighed out and logged a recipe for cider and mustard chicken which I am having tonight and wow what a difference......my book (101 Low Fat Feasts) gives a cal. value of 235 for the dish but when I weighed and logged everything it comes out at 370 calories (140 calorie difference). The recipe just says 2 skinless chicken thighs per person. I love a lot of the recipes in this book but imagine if I just did 'quick add' every time I logged a home made meal (which I do every night)...I don't think I'd ever make any headway. I am not saying my logging is perfect but I try to be as accurate as I can.

When people on here tell those wondering why they are not losing weight on their allotted calorie intake that they need to weigh everything they are soooo right.

The truth