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So now I'm wondering.....

Daisy_May
Daisy_May Posts: 505 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
After just finding out on another thread that I was measuring my pasta incorrectly(therefor greatly underestmating my calorie intake) I'm wondering if there is anythign else I'm screwing up on and taht's why my loss has slowed down so much??
Just makes me nervous, I was eating about 100 calories less then I was supposed to before just incase I was wrongly entering something( I figued I'd rather be short then be eating to much) but now I'm thinking I'm not eating enough!

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  • aanaya56
    aanaya56 Posts: 136
    Its sometimes hard to put down everything we eat... Especially home made stuff..
  • Shanta1983
    Shanta1983 Posts: 1,228 Member
    oh wow my thread got you thin:bigsmile: king..But Im going to solve that problem tommorow and just buy me a food scale to keep from guessing...Lord Knows I need all my calories:laugh: :bigsmile:
  • Daisy_May
    Daisy_May Posts: 505 Member
    Its sometimes hard to put down everything we eat... Especially home made stuff..
    this is why I was eating a little under, but now I'm thinking that might not be the best decison.
  • JessiJean
    JessiJean Posts: 1,207 Member
    My problem with not loosing weight has been the not eating enough part! If you don't eat enough your body holds onto fat.
  • Daisy_May
    Daisy_May Posts: 505 Member
    oh wow my thread got you thin:bigsmile: king..But Im going to solve that problem tommorow and just buy me a food scale to keep from guessing...Lord Knows I need all my calories:laugh: :bigsmile:
    It did get me thinking!! I think I'll be getting a scale to tomorrow, now heres the next question do you measure the pasta dry or cooked??
  • Shanta1983
    Shanta1983 Posts: 1,228 Member
    oh wow my thread got you thin:bigsmile: king..But Im going to solve that problem tommorow and just buy me a food scale to keep from guessing...Lord Knows I need all my calories:laugh: :bigsmile:
    It did get me thinking!! I think I'll be getting a scale to tomorrow, now heres the next question do you measure the pasta dry or cooked??

    Oh damn i know right thats a good one ill come back and check on the answer on your thread:bigsmile:
  • aanaya56
    aanaya56 Posts: 136
    My problem with not loosing weight has been the not eating enough part! If you don't eat enough your body holds onto fat.

    Its true.. I stopped losing weight, but have lost inches... but then again I started doing more intense workouts so I know muscle in building...
  • queen3510
    queen3510 Posts: 180
    OOOOPS!!!

    Hit the wrong set of keys and double posted!
  • queen3510
    queen3510 Posts: 180
    Shanta, the food scale is a wonderful thing. I have one at home and at work. Get one that has the ability to measure in "grams" as well as ounces. My "eyeballing" technique has been known to let me down, aka doesn't work! :laugh:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    The box of pasta should tell you whether the serving amount is dry or cooked. I just go by that. If you cook 2 servings according to directions, then you know that half of whatever you cook is 1 serving.
  • queen3510
    queen3510 Posts: 180
    Hi Daisy,

    I measure dry and use the "gram" weight. This has helped me tremendously.
  • Daisy_May
    Daisy_May Posts: 505 Member
    Thanks guys! It all seems so simple until you realize you've been recording something wrong, just made me really scared that I was screwing up other things as well:ohwell:
  • Shanta1983
    Shanta1983 Posts: 1,228 Member
    Shanta, the food scale is a wonderful thing. I have one at home and at work. Get one that has the ability to measure in "grams" as well as ounces. My "eyeballing" technique has been known to let me down, aka doesn't work! :laugh:

    Thanks for the tip hun...Ima make sure I get that one :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • angelascott919
    angelascott919 Posts: 178
    I just try to stay away from pasta as much as possible. :ohwell: I think I will go pick up a scale too. I've been going to the gym more and using a heart monitor so I know more closely what I am burning but haven't been losing for the past few weeks. It's hard to eye ball the food and think I know what I am eating. :ohwell: Back to doing better.
  • CrystalT
    CrystalT Posts: 862 Member
    oh wow my thread got you thin:bigsmile: king..But Im going to solve that problem tommorow and just buy me a food scale to keep from guessing...Lord Knows I need all my calories:laugh: :bigsmile:
    It did get me thinking!! I think I'll be getting a scale to tomorrow, now heres the next question do you measure the pasta dry or cooked??

    I have a scale and it is a life saver!! Love it!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Daisy,

    I'm of the opinion that the calories in foods we eat is only an estimate. Every exercise we do only gives us estimated calories burned.

    Pride yourself in knowing you are doing better now than you were previously. Don't obsessively focus on exact measurements. If you are continuing to lose weight, you are doing something right.

    :flowerforyou:
    Lauryn
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    i love my scales! I have one I use for cup type measurements - liquids or soft stuff and one for solids that's just flat. I LOVE THEM!!!! :heart: :heart:
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