Tracking oil & butter
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I don't worry about oil or butter too much, but if I use it while cooking, I'll usually add an extra 50 calories to my meal. Its not 100% accurate, but its reasonable.1
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lemurcat12 wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »As long as you are consistent then you'll be ok.
Pretty much this -- if you do this, understand that you might be eating more than you think (a lot more if you use a lot) and be consistent and adjust based on results.
That said, what I do is log what I put in the pan, assuming that I am probably not getting it all in reality, but I log it and use tsp and tbsp, so I might be undercounting what I put in anyway, so it evens out. Or it doesn't, but I'm consistent and adjust if needed.
Pretty much what I do too and figure if I don't consume that whole amount its not going to be that huge of a difference.
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Yes! I measureby tsp or tbsp as on Orlistat so have to be very careful not to go over my fat limit of 15g fat per meal.. I probably overestimate to be on the safe side... hoping to come off the pills in the next 6 months but eating lowish fat and 1600 cals a day working so far!0
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Another OCD logger. If I'm putting oil or butter in scrambled eggs I'll weigh it and log it completely because it absorbed completely (pancakes too etc) If I'm putting 10g in to coat my pan on something like chicken I may log it as half that since most stays in the pan but there is SOME on my chicken or meat etc.0
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mrsnattybulking wrote: »Another OCD logger. If I'm putting oil or butter in scrambled eggs I'll weigh it and log it completely because it absorbed completely (pancakes too etc) If I'm putting 10g in to coat my pan on something like chicken I may log it as half that since most stays in the pan but there is SOME on my chicken or meat etc.
thats how i do it.
works for me and isnt troublesome1 -
I log everything I use. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate.1
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Once upon a time I had a clean skillet. I weighed it. I sprayed olive oil into the pan. This was not a 1/4 second spray as the nutrition label lies. Rather, it was enough to satisfy my need that the pan be lubricated. Then I weighed the skillet again. It weighed 1 gram more. Ever afterward I log 1 gram of olive oil when I spray Pam into my skillet. OCD would be if I weighed it every time.
OCD would be weighing the bacon fat I collect for soap-making to subtract those calories from my log.0 -
Bacon fat that renders isn't counted if you log cooked bacon. Is it OCD that I add bacon fat back in if I cook eggs or vegetables in the fat after cooking bacon?0
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Hi guys, sorry this thread is so old but can someone confirm if you have to measure coconut oil solid or liquid? Would the weight change drastically? X0
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I track butter if using in a pan but when I use oil, it's cooking spray and I don't track that. I never deep fat fry in oil anymore. I air fry most my stuff. oops didn't realize this is zombie thread. :-P0
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I log everything that goes into the pan. Bottle of oil on scale, tar, oil into pan, bottle on scale again, read of weight in grams. Easy.0
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rosiekateburns wrote: »Hi guys, sorry this thread is so old but can someone confirm if you have to measure coconut oil solid or liquid? Would the weight change drastically? X
Coconut oil should have the same weight solid or liquid.1 -
Lol, why waste your time weighing the oil you're cooking with? First you need to understand what is ghee? It will not affect your fullness in any way if you are active enough in the gym. There is one rule for all people: if you want to lose weight, you need to spend more colors per day than you get. This rule applies to all people who want to get rid of excess weight. Counting calories is possible and perhaps even necessary for those who have problems with excess weight. But counting how much ghee you ate in a day is very stupid, it's not worth doing this. It is better to devote more time to the gym than to such a senseless action.-3
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