Measurement of food

5zdjcwtqc2
5zdjcwtqc2 Posts: 1 Member
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Hi
I’m Miriam and new to this app. I started on January 12 2024 and have entered the meals and weight most everyday. It’s been frustrating because there is’t always a way for me to enter the exact amount of food I’m eating. This doesn’t help me when I get a message that says I am not on my way to meeting weight loss goal. So my question is, is it better to over estimate or under estimate the amount of an item?

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,889 Member
    edited March 6
    What do you mean that you can't enter the precise amount? It's better to be accurate where possible - I weigh everything and then look for good database entries with 1gr or 100gr units.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,872 Member
    Why can't you be accurate? If you mean eating out, sure that's hard, you just have to estimate the best you can, but eating out a lot probably isn't a good idea if you want to lose weight anyway.

    As for the message, don't close your diary. Problem solved. You don't need to. I never have.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,635 Member
    Arithmetic mostly works.

    I agree with Lietchi about using a food scale and finding entries in grams, when possible.

    Another option is when the serving size is dumb (cups, counts of things like crackers, etc.), and I have the package in my hand. Usually, the packaging in the US will have a serving size like "14 pieces (28 grams)". Maybe it's only in the MFP database as "14 pieces". So what? If I ate 32 grams of it, that's 32 divided by 28 = 1.14 servings. I log that as 1.14 servings of 14 pieces, which looks weird in my diary, but the calories and macros are right.

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