How obsessed are you with measuring food?
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:blushing: Let’s just say that I actually ask the fast food personal how many ounces they are serving me and if that is not bad, I also carry my measuring cups and spoons when I go out to eat. This way I can log in exactly what and how much I ate.0
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i measure everything.0
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I'm so obsessed I drink milk out of a measuring cup.0
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I'm so obsessed I drink milk out of a measuring cup.
I thought I was the only one who did this! I measure everything I can simply because if I don't, I will try to lie to myself about how much I'm actually eating. Plus if you are at a point where you can't have that many calories to begin with every little one counts!0 -
That is why I have a food scale, so i don't have to count pieces of spaghetti.0
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Nope, definitely not that obsessed! I weigh things or use cups every now and again to confirm that my eyeballing is close enough - and that's worked OK for me. I find that with some things I tend to be under, and others (like pasta) I'm overestimating so it seems to balance out OK.0
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I just counted every strand in a box of whole wheat sphagetti. By the way...it's 34 strands per ounce. There has got to be a better way! lol
thanks for doing this for us lol! yeah... I am totally addicted to measuring. Have to get a new food scale since I gave my other one away.
what brand spaghetti? Just wondering0 -
I'm so obsessed I drink milk out of a measuring cup.
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When I had Weight Loss Surgery I counted and weighed and measured every friggen gram. I had lost all concept of portion. Now I can eye roll 100 grams of most anything BUT i STILL WEIGH it at least once a week (if not more) of regular food and at least 3 times of a new food to make sure I can eye ball it.
Portion Distortion is a BIG problem.
It also makes you really think about how you are going to spend your calories.
Don't be ashamed to measure you food but don't obsess over 1-2 grams either!
Good luck!!0 -
I do that all the time - break it down to a 1 gram equivalent and then enter 93 servings or whatever xx0
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I measure everything, get a small scale, helps alot!0
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I'm not obsessed, I'm accurate :glasses:0
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Im generally quite good with logging my food, but i probably eat around 200kcals a day of nibbles that i dont log. I generally dont log sauces or marinades either. But im not trying to lose weight at the moment, so thats fine.0
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I know I'm obsessive when it comes to weighing each gram/ounce, and I prefer my scale over measuring cups/spoons. This isn't the case for everyone, but I honestly feel as though I'd eat LESS calories than I need to be, if I were to eyeball most of my portions! I like getting every calorie worth, out of each meal :]0
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A digital scale!0
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A pinch of this and a handful of that is as close I get to obsessed. I'm an awesome cook too. :happy:0
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I use a scale so I dont have to count things out like that.0
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I count pretzels when I eat them at a happy hour...
I also tare a spoon and bowl, stick spoon in the peanut butter, and put the peanut butter in a bowl so I get exactly one serving of peanut butter.
I also don't use measuring cups for calorically dense items because the scale is SO much better.
Yup. Obsessed.0 -
A serving of Goldfish crackers is 51 crackers. And I do, in fact, count out exactly 51. :bigsmile:0
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I measure, count and all the things in between! I do need a better scale, though...0
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