You don't use a food scale?
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But does anyone carry a personal scale? I have a gram scale that I use for measuring spices and coffee at home that I could stick in my pocket.0
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Great post.
I think where I need to change is by weighing items I have been counting as slices etc.
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No, actually, I don't. I did once upon a time, but it got tedious. I will say here I am not anti-food scale. It can be a valuable tool, especially starting out. I have one, but I find using a guide I learned from Bill Phillips (Body for Life) has always done right by me. Lean meats are a portion the size of my palm. Good carbs (vegs, etc) are about the volume of my clenched fist (roughly 1 1/2 cups). I eat clean, absolutely no processed foods or processed sugars. I log my meals but I don't stress about calories (in fact, I find I am usually well under my calorie goal). I use that as a guide, just as I use the scale as a guide. My big thing is quality of food. A grilled chicken breast will be different than one covered in sugar rich sauce fried in butter. They may weigh the same, but carry different ingredients. Oh yes, I might add, using smaller plates has helped tremendously.2
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LeGypsyRov wrote: »No, actually, I don't. I did once upon a time, but it got tedious. I will say here I am not anti-food scale. It can be a valuable tool, especially starting out. I have one, but I find using a guide I learned from Bill Phillips (Body for Life) has always done right by me. Lean meats are a portion the size of my palm. Good carbs (vegs, etc) are about the volume of my clenched fist (roughly 1 1/2 cups). I eat clean, absolutely no processed foods or processed sugars. I log my meals but I don't stress about calories (in fact, I find I am usually well under my calorie goal). I use that as a guide, just as I use the scale as a guide. My big thing is quality of food. A grilled chicken breast will be different than one covered in sugar rich sauce fried in butter. They may weigh the same, but carry different ingredients. Oh yes, I might add, using smaller plates has helped tremendously.
Congratulations on finding something that works for you! I would still argue that most people (myself included) need a food scale to stay honest with themselves. Also, “clean eating” would be difficult for me as I think I would end up feeling too restricted and end up binging. I like to know that I can eat absolutely anything as long as it fits within my calorie goal.
To each their own, though! Cheers 🍻2 -
sarahlucindac wrote: »Congratulations on finding something that works for you! I would still argue that most people (myself included) need a food scale to stay honest with themselves. Also, “clean eating” would be difficult for me as I think I would end up feeling too restricted and end up binging. I like to know that I can eat absolutely anything as long as it fits within my calorie goal.
To each their own, though! Cheers 🍻
Agreed! It was invaluable when I was first starting out. Just offering an additional venue for those who might get discouraged.0 -
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I always try to use a scale when I can. Living on campus at uni and having to have my meals in the cafeteria makes it hard though lol I try to overestimate the cals instead of underestimate, so I'm still losing weight. Food scales make things so much easier though0
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Some do. I don't. Personal preference.1 -
But does anyone carry a personal scale? I have a gram scale that I use for measuring spices and coffee at home that I could stick in my pocket.Why would we need to "carry" a personal scale? Does people take scales to restaurants and/or friends and family gatherings?quiksylver296 wrote: »Some do. I don't. Personal preference.
I have heard of people doing it and I was curious if there was anyone here who did and what their experience was. When I was in JC, they told us to do so many things - one of them was to carry a scale and weigh our portions at restaurants. (they also said that you could take your own food to a restaurant and have them heat it for you
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quiksylver296 wrote: »We have many new members who have been around for about three weeks now. And there are lots of posts saying "I've been doing this for three weeks and haven't lost any weight!" Many responses to those threads tell the member to use a food scale. This video illustrates why a food scale is such a powerful tool for most people's weight loss. (Although I wish it used peanut butter instead of oatmeal.
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https://youtu.be/XpHykP6e_Uk
If anyone has any other infographics or videos that are pro-food scale, add 'em!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p12 -
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All I have to say is....scary!!0
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A food scale has been a LIFE SAVER for me! Can't live without it. If I don't use a food scale my "one serving" of mayo on my sandwich suddenly goes to 5. LOL! ♥5
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Even when I'm not tracking as strictly as I should (pure laziness), I still take the time to weigh out all my foods at home. Whether I'm logging them or not. It's just a habit I've created and plan on sticking to long after I'm done here.2
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wonderwhit86 wrote: »A food scale has been a LIFE SAVER for me! Can't live without it. If I don't use a food scale my "one serving" of mayo on my sandwich suddenly goes to 5. LOL! ♥
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I've started here - again. I've bought a food scale because I don't know portion sizes. I have no idea what a realistic portion of potatoes, lentils etc etc looks like. So this time I'm going to try weighing everything not just doing it by eye or cups, my eyes obviously don't work and my cups are breakfast cups instead of espresso cups
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I weigh everything i eat at home...if i eat out which isnt often i dont weigh anything but dont go too mad anyway. Ive learned from experience that even when i thought i was doing a good job eyeballing after weighing for a while the serving slowly got a bit bigger so now its weighing everything for me...food scales for food rather than cups and a jug for ml for liquids
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roundbutsound wrote: »I've started here - again. I've bought a food scale because I don't know portion sizes. I have no idea what a realistic portion of potatoes, lentils etc etc looks like. So this time I'm going to try weighing everything not just doing it by eye or cups, my eyes obviously don't work and my cups are breakfast cups instead of espresso cups
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Yesterday was the LAST "day one" for me, I started backlogging foods I had eaten over the weekend as a sort of practice. A ) I was horrified by how many calories I passively ate. B ) I quickly realized that in order to get the most accurate log and diet I needed a food scale. I picked one up from my local Walmart on my way home from work (may not be perfect but its better than nothing). Cooking dinner was like an event with all the measuring and such, but I'm really glad I did. I feel much more in control of what I'm putting into my body and feel super confident in my logging.9
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Yesterday was the LAST "day one" for me, I started backlogging foods I had eaten over the weekend as a sort of practice. A ) I was horrified by how many calories I passively ate. B ) I quickly realized that in order to get the most accurate log and diet I needed a food scale. I picked one up from my local Walmart on my way home from work (may not be perfect but its better than nothing). Cooking dinner was like an event with all the measuring and such, but I'm really glad I did. I feel much more in control of what I'm putting into my body and feel super confident in my logging.
Cooking can be really daunting when you first start weighing your food, but as with anything, it will get easier/faster with practice. Also, if you use the recipe builder or "save meal" option on your log, the next time you go to make that particular dish, all the info will be there and you'll just need to tweak the numbers. 3 -
Yesterday was the LAST "day one" for me, I started backlogging foods I had eaten over the weekend as a sort of practice. A ) I was horrified by how many calories I passively ate. B ) I quickly realized that in order to get the most accurate log and diet I needed a food scale. I picked one up from my local Walmart on my way home from work (may not be perfect but its better than nothing). Cooking dinner was like an event with all the measuring and such, but I'm really glad I did. I feel much more in control of what I'm putting into my body and feel super confident in my logging.
Sweet! The TARE button is your friend when prepping/cooking/serving meals.5 -
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