Guesstimating
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i measure and weigh everything.0
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I weigh and measure most things, particularly high calorie foods. I do guess with vegetables a bit, but never things like yoghurt, cheese, etc.0
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i recommend measure and weighing girl it help u get all of it but not over it every little cal can add up if ur over, i use to guess but i didnt lose weight and it was because i was guessing wrong.0
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Measure / food scale. When I began weighing foods I learned that several of my portions were badly off...0
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I think that with the amount of weight you have to lose, that weighing will help you become more aware of portion size creep. Eventually, you may be able to stop. I don't weigh foods that have few calories like green beans, salad, and 0 calorie foods. You have to measure oil, of course, that's a biggie.0
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I measure whenever I can but if I'm out at a restaurant, I obviously guesstimate...I tend to inflate my estimates though, which probably gets me about right0
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I guess but I always err on the high side rather than the low (so, if i'm not sure if it's like, 1/3 cup or 1/2 cup, I always go for the 1/2). I'm sure I (like many people here it seems) would underestimate everything naturally, so I just make a concerted effort to overestimate. Way easier than measuring everything. I'm not gonna keep measuring cups at my desk and bring them to my work cafeteria.0
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pretty much weigh and measure everything, except when out, obviously.0
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An alternative is to use a point system with ranges to change your behavior. I use something like this:
3 points for fresh food, meat on the bone, fermented/ sprouted foods or organ meats.
1 point if it's good
-1 point if it's bad
-3 if it's full of vegetable oil or sugar
-5 if it's maccas/KFC/etc.
Benefit of this is you can guesstimate scores and tracking is much easier. You can also easily add exercise, sleep, sunshine, tobacco/alcohol, etc to the scoring which also have an effect on your health.
I actually think this is more productive then calorie counting, but if you've never done it I would measure initially, especially with things such as rice, choloate, juices, etc. You might be surprised how many calories they add up to very quickly.0 -
I would like to know this.
People who do NOT measure: How much weight have you lost? And how long did it take you?
People who DO measure and weigh: How much weight have you lost and how much? And how long did it take?
Me, I measure everything and lost 73 pounds over 8 months.0 -
I measure and weigh but when I'm eating out I guesstimate, especially when it comes to things like pizza. I have no clue how big the pieces are in most of the MFP suggestions for pizza.0
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A good way to do this without it becoming overburdensome is to do it right after you get home from the grocery. Measure out 1 serving size (according to the package) and put into a container/baggie/whatever. Then it also helps you control portion sizes. I do guesstimate when it is out to eat at a non chain restaurant or dining at a friends house though. It doesn't have to be an exact science. What I find most helpful is the awareness of what I am eating, and what a "portion size" REALLY is.0
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I weigh & measure, have a few sets of cups, spoons and glass pyrex in diffferent sizes. Got Biggest Loser digital food scale as well.
It only takes a few seconds to weight & measure and I know I'm not cheating myself in over or under eating food.0 -
I try to weigh everything (in metric), whenever possible. Volume measures are really only a decent equivalent for water, and liquids with similar density (such as milk, juices, etc). Even then, 1 ml = 1 g, so I just weigh everything because measuring cups tend to vary in accuracy. This is just how I learned to do things in culinary school.
Occasionally, I come upon times where I can't measure so precisely. Such as a cheat meal, planned or not. That's when I take my best guess. I'm not going to turn down the occasional awesome dinner out, or other special occasion feast, because I'm hung up on exact measurements. I often guess the weight of an item before I actually measure it, and I'm often pretty close. Years of experience definitely helps with that.0 -
I guesstimate most of my portions and I don't count calories either. I've lost 9 lbs in the last 7 weeks... hoping to lose another 17 lbs by November I do measure out things like dry oatmeal that require specific proportions to cook right.0
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I measure pretty much everything I make in my own kitchen. My food scale stays on the counter for quick access, and my measuring cups get used every day.0
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Unless you have calibrated eyeballs, you really need measuring spoons, cups, and a digital scale.0
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I would just like to ask... Am I the only one who guesstimates the amount of different things I eat or does everyone acctually easure out 1 cup or 1 tbsp?
I kind of feel like I am cheating myself because I really have no idea how much I am eating but I can usually visualize how much a cup or a tablespoon of something is.
If you do guesstimate or not what is your opinion on it?
I measure some times it really depends on what I am eating, I can guesstimate pretty well I was in the restaurant business for 3 years, and would cook for fun at least a few days of the week. I took advantage of my role and would learn as much as I could when ever I could from the head chef (I was the GM).
I almost always weigh my meats even though I can eyeball most of them... I like to know exactly how much protein I am having. Things like Greek yogurt I measure but something like mixed greens I would eyeball ..... or the size of a banana, avocado, kale ect ect.0 -
I would like to know this.
People who do NOT measure: How much weight have you lost? And how long did it take you?
People who DO measure and weigh: How much weight have you lost and how much? And how long did it take?
Me, I measure everything and lost 73 pounds over 8 months.
Surely that entirely depends on how much weight you had to lose in the first place, and how small/big you are? I lost 30 lbs in 6 months, from 155 - 125 lbs. In that time friends of mine who started out at 250 lost twice as much as I did while not measuring a thing. It's hard to lose weight once you are 120 ish lbs, no matter how you are doing it.0 -
I would like to know this.
People who do NOT measure: How much weight have you lost? And how long did it take you?
People who DO measure and weigh: How much weight have you lost and how much? And how long did it take?
Me, I measure everything and lost 73 pounds over 8 months.
I don't own a scale, I don't want a scale and my weight loss is not going to depend on whether or not my steak was 8 oz or 12oz. I use measuring cups occasionally when it makes sense to but more often than not I just best-guess it. I'm consistent and honest with myself and I've lost 50 pounds in the last 30 weeks -- 2.6 pounds just last week in fact.
Scales and measuring cups are simply tools -- that most dieters find value in using -- but they're not must haves.0
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