Any other Aussies using kg instead of lbs out there

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  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Depends on the audience.

    Talking to people at work, in real life I use kj and kg.

    On the internet I tend to use calories and pounds since that's what most people I'm talking to are using.

    I assume that people using pounds and calories probably aren't as familiar with the conversion to kg and kj.

    Also saying you lost 100 pounds sounds more impressive doesn't it?
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    I convert to lbs when aiming for a small loss means a round number!

    And I count in cals and to be honest haha I thought the kj on packets was some annoying overseas packaging thing..I actually didn't realise it was Aussie until I was on mfp but I easily convert all differences in my head. Most of the time they have the cal conversion too though.

    Kj looks too "big". Can't handle that .
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    mrsbaldee wrote: »
    Kj looks too "big". Can't handle that .

    I think the other way, that calories are too small. Not accurate enough. 1-2 calories doesn't sound big but that's like 1-2 prices of chewing gum :open_mouth:
  • KiwiAlexP
    KiwiAlexP Posts: 186 Member
    Kiwi using kilos and kilojoules. Weight sounds better in kilos and most packing in is kilojoules so I'm used to it - the bigger number also feels more substantial. I do have an app on my phone to do the conversions into calories/pounds (and vice versa) when I need to interpret something on the message boards
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    mrsbaldee wrote: »
    Kj looks too "big". Can't handle that .

    I think the other way, that calories are too small. Not accurate enough. 1-2 calories doesn't sound big but that's like 1-2 prices of chewing gum :open_mouth:

    Gum has calories?












    Hehe.

    Nah, I'm good. Cal counting has been good enough for me. Pretty laid back.


    Unless people mention pig stuffing.
  • pitchf0rk
    pitchf0rk Posts: 34 Member
    I'm not Australian but European (Liechtenstein) and we do use the metric system.
    But on our packaging it always indicates the kj and kcal. And honestly, I've never heard anyone here using the kj.

    But I get very confused with all the pounds and stones and cups. I see why people would measure fluids in cups. But I don't get how you could seriously measure fruits in cups....
  • beliwoohoo
    beliwoohoo Posts: 6 Member
    I'm Australian, in Perf, and I would love to add people who speak da metric. I can't fathom (bad pun intended) imperial measurements. Please add me if you are overweight, and trying to correct your shite nutrition problems : )
  • minties82
    minties82 Posts: 907 Member
    edited September 2015
    I'm also more than happy to get some metric peeps on board! I'm not sure whether to congratulate my 'murican mates when they lose 0.2lbs a week...what the heck even is that?!

    All of our food packaging has kilojoules on it in NZ, would make no sense at all for me to use calories. They make my brain hurt.
  • linaj1988
    linaj1988 Posts: 33 Member
    Yay metric people !! I'm from Sydney, I'll add you all :)

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