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0atmeel
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I started tracking my calories again today and this happens....
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LOL!
Don't worry about it. Some days your above a tiny bit, some days a bit below. 1 calorie is nothing in the grand scheme of things. 1 calorie comes to down 0.000285714 lbs.
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Yep, pretty sure this falls under the 'don't sweat the small stuff'.
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You can probably correct that over the course of the next week by reducing your intake by 1/7 of a calorie each day. 😆23
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I’m always surprised how often I land exactly on my allowance. You wouldn’t think the odds would allow it, but it’s at least two or three times a month.
I attribute it to experience and eking out every last calorie I can.1 -
LOL!
Don't worry about it. Some days your above a tiny bit, some days a bit below. 1 calorie is nothing in the grand scheme of things. 1 calorie comes to down 0.000285714 lbs.
For sure. I was trying hard too and was like, "I can eat one more item before calling it quits". Then when I logged it, I was thinking "No freaking way"! Lol3 -
springlering62 wrote: »I’m always surprised how often I land exactly on my allowance. You wouldn’t think the odds would allow it, but it’s at least two or three times a month.
I attribute it to experience and eking out every last calorie I can.
That is crazy! This is the first time it's happened to me.3 -
I don’t think I’ve ever hit exactly my calorie goal. I’m always a little over. Probably why my weight stays about the same.2
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I also face this problem of constant weight even after following a proper diet. Don't know how?0
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age_is_just_a_number wrote: »I don’t think I’ve ever hit exactly my calorie goal. I’m always a little over. Probably why my weight stays about the same.
I don't know how I've done it, but I've hit it bang on several times without trying. Always a good day - like when the shopping comes exactly to a round number with nothing after the decimal lol.0 -
A little over doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things. See the calculation I did above. Logging thoroughly in grams and choosing correct database entries is crucial though. using cups and spoons is not precise in almost all situations, and neither is trusting packaging information.3
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I guestimate some things . . .usually I inflate the amounts I eat. For example my cooked chicken breast weighed 3.7 oz so I wrote 4 oz in MFP. Some times I'm over. . as in I logged 1.2 oz of cheese as 1 oz so if my calories are within 100 of what they "should" be I'm at peace with that. When I'm good & weigh everything in grams it's one thing but for me eye balling is not the problem. Most times I know where I went wrong, like that 2nd drink last night. I also know the weight comes off when I ramp up the exercise. Boosting that metabolism is important.3
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I guestimate some things . . .usually I inflate the amounts I eat. For example my cooked chicken breast weighed 3.7 oz so I wrote 4 oz in MFP. Some times I'm over. . as in I logged 1.2 oz of cheese as 1 oz so if my calories are within 100 of what they "should" be I'm at peace with that. When I'm good & weigh everything in grams it's one thing but for me eye balling is not the problem. Most times I know where I went wrong, like that 2nd drink last night. I also know the weight comes off when I ramp up the exercise. Boosting that metabolism is important.
Weigh that meat before cooking it! I’ve found that cooked meats generally weight about 2/3 of raw. They add a ton of water weight to meats these days. Calling 3.7oz cooked 4 oz raw is under-estimating. Not a lot, but trifling things add up.
My mantra is accurate weighing and honest logging, otherwise you’re just fooling yourself.0 -
springlering62 wrote: »I guestimate some things . . .usually I inflate the amounts I eat. For example my cooked chicken breast weighed 3.7 oz so I wrote 4 oz in MFP. Some times I'm over. . as in I logged 1.2 oz of cheese as 1 oz so if my calories are within 100 of what they "should" be I'm at peace with that. When I'm good & weigh everything in grams it's one thing but for me eye balling is not the problem. Most times I know where I went wrong, like that 2nd drink last night. I also know the weight comes off when I ramp up the exercise. Boosting that metabolism is important.
Weigh that meat before cooking it! I’ve found that cooked meats generally weight about 2/3 of raw. They add a ton of water weight to meats these days. Calling 3.7oz cooked 4 oz raw is under-estimating. Not a lot, but trifling things add up.
My mantra is accurate weighing and honest logging, otherwise you’re just fooling yourself.
They don't necessarily add fluids to meat....meat is partially liquid added by um....Nature.
Cooking does cause evaporation.2 -
springlering62 wrote: »I guestimate some things . . .usually I inflate the amounts I eat. For example my cooked chicken breast weighed 3.7 oz so I wrote 4 oz in MFP. Some times I'm over. . as in I logged 1.2 oz of cheese as 1 oz so if my calories are within 100 of what they "should" be I'm at peace with that. When I'm good & weigh everything in grams it's one thing but for me eye balling is not the problem. Most times I know where I went wrong, like that 2nd drink last night. I also know the weight comes off when I ramp up the exercise. Boosting that metabolism is important.
Weigh that meat before cooking it! I’ve found that cooked meats generally weight about 2/3 of raw. They add a ton of water weight to meats these days. Calling 3.7oz cooked 4 oz raw is under-estimating. Not a lot, but trifling things add up.
My mantra is accurate weighing and honest logging, otherwise you’re just fooling yourself.
It depends a lot on the country. The calorie information on the packaging should probably be leading then. If for example I look at a pork tenderloin with the addition Gourmet, then it's with water and the calories per 100gr are lower than one without this addition. No idea why rubbished meat is called Gourmet here, but that's a different question. Weighing raw is probably the way to go though as the type of cooking influences the weight of meat, and especially if water and other stuff is added.1 -
Don't lose the forest through the trees1
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age_is_just_a_number wrote: »I don’t think I’ve ever hit exactly my calorie goal. I’m always a little over. Probably why my weight stays about the same.
I don't know how I've done it, but I've hit it bang on several times without trying. Always a good day - like when the shopping comes exactly to a round number with nothing after the decimal lol.
Right! I tend to make a glance to the ceiling, waiting for balloons or confetti to drop...
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Simplez fix: Do the 2 calorie workout. One minute of "Stretching, Hatha Yoga" in the exercise database is 2 calories for me, and I'm not very big, so if you're bigger (and you're certainly male-er so likely higher BMR) you can probably do 30 seconds and be even up calorically. 😉3
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Wait, are we supposed to weight meat before or after we cook it?0
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