Do you measure/ weigh your food?

Rae6503

I measure somethings but most of the time i just guess. Probably not the "right" way but whatever.

Schwiggity

I use the food scale as a first option, measuring cups/spoons as a second (unless it's something like a condiment which is measured in those increments), and eyeball if I have no other options.

methetree

weigh and measure all the way!
Keeps me honest and my calories as accurate as possible.

I want to lose it, and I am committed.

Luthorcrow

I have been on maintenance for almost 4 months and I still weigh everything!! I will weigh before I measure e.g. instead of 1 cup of cereal I prefer to measure out the 54 grams (it is way more accurate). My family also finds me crazy for it but I WILL NOT go back to how I looked before and if this is my tool to do it then too bad for them!!

I agree about weighing vs. using volumes (cups, tablespoons, etc.). Anyone that tells you it is crazy needs to check themselves. I mean when you make a recipe don't measure things? Once it becomes a habit it really does not take that much time.

veggiepug

I weigh and measure almost everything. I don't usually weigh or measure my fruits or veggies, though. But I definitely weight pasta, cheese, fish, etc. I can get myself into a lot of trouble by trying to eyeball everything.

Jenscan

I do. As a matter of fact, sometimes I will eat out of the measuring cups in order not to dirty another dish.

Doing that RIGHT NOW with some soynuts. I measure calorie dense foods especially, but don't weigh. I'm pretty good at eyeballing

poseyj88

I measure some things: salad dressing, PEANUT BUTTER, cereal in the morning. Little things like that. Fruits and veggies I don't. I don't have a scale so I do volume measure.

Maybe things would be better if I measured cheese etc, but I learned what 1 ounce was by taking a fresh block and seeing what 1/8th was.

Not perfect, but it works for me!

traceywaugh

dont always weigh / measure stuff but last fortnight have been weighing everything. i think it makes you more aware of what your eating

svetlana_vs

I did not, just try to be over-cautious on sizes, but since I am concerned that I under-estimate, I got my kitchen scale today! Since I eat a lot outside, I will just use it to learn better portion sizes and will only weigh things at home. I usually try, if possible, also to be ca. 100 cal at least below my net goal, to be on the safe side... since I am convinced that I am under-estimating portions in many cases and over-estimating exercise sometimes.

svetlana_vs

I did not, just try to be over-cautious on sizes, but since I am concerned that I under-estimate, I got my kitchen scale today! Since I eat a lot outside, I will just use it to learn better portion sizes and will only weigh things at home. I usually try, if possible, also to be ca. 100 cal at least below my net goal, to be on the safe side... since I am convinced that I am under-estimating portions in many cases and over-estimating exercise sometimes.

By the way, today with my scale found out that I am overcautious, but not too much... a small pita estimated at 40 g is in reality 33 g, and I logged it 120 cal, while in reality it is 107 cal... i was overestimating on fruit, maybe that's why my sugar consumption was always so high when I had any fruit - the 40 cherries that I counted for 200 cal, are in reality 250 g, which is 125 cal... Hope, I will not have too many surprises on the negative side!