poll: do you...

godblessourhome

measure or estimate?

pannellkat

Both

efcdcdb

Measure when I can, estimate when I can't. Measuring REALLY helps!

mvl1014

Measure!

panther87

It depends on what it is. If its a higher calorie item like salad dressing, mashed potatoes or meat I do measure. With vegetables I usually just kind of eye ball it. In the beginning I did measure almost every thing and then as i got used to looking at certain items I stopped measuring them. Especially salad. I know that my bowl I always use for supper hold about 3 cups(full) of chopped lettuce.

carrieberrie

I meaure to the T

carrieberrie

I meaure to the T

I think "estimating" is what got me in trouble

karmasBFF

Measure when I can, estimate when I can't. Measuring REALLY helps!

ditto

nroesler

got to love a kitchen scale! but it is so frustrating to measure something and then try to plug it into mfp and having to convert g to oz or oz to cups or cups to g......but I do my best

leeslim4life

I mostly measure but, once in a blue I will guesstimate!

Questfor250

Both but at home I generally weigh with food scale. As said earlier I have made
mental marks on glasses for 1 cup of milk, juice etc. But with high calorie home made things I get the measuring cup out exclusively.

dogmeat

I've measured a typical usage for often-used things like margarine, cheese slices on a sandwich and how much milk I pour in my coffee. I rely on averages taken from 10+ such measurements for about half of my daily intake.

In my opinion, while it's not necessarily accurate to the gram, the fluctuations aren't worth the trouble. I prefer the process of counting/tracking taking as little effort as possible.


Now, if I hit a problem and need to troubleshoot, I can go back to measuring and re-calibrating my estimates, but as long as things are going smoothly, I can't be bothered to. What can I say, I'm a lazy sob.

mswing7674

I went out and bought a nice digital food scale when my partner and i started this journey.. so I measure everything

epoeraven

always measure

SHBoss1673

I used to measure, but after about 2 years of this, I now estimate. I would recommend measuring to every newbie, until you can estimate and come within 100 calories per meal for a week straight, I would keep measuring (I check every couple of days to see how far I'm off by, usually by very little), it helps to use the same foods all the time though.

leavinglasvegas

I usually measure, but if its a food I eat often.... I generally know what the portion looks or feels like from repetitivness. When it comes to low cal stuff like veggies, I go to town without worry. Stuff like butter or oil, that I make sure to measure.

Actually, measuing has made me realize that sometimes I don't need the full serving. Like some salad dressings, I can get away with 1 tbsp rather than 2. I always thought 2 was small, but turns out I was always using less but logging more. That made room for other stuff that I didn't think I could afford.

godblessourhome

enter your own info in the database or pick the closest thing if it's not there?

freeflower3

Measure!

freeflower3

Measure!

ninabean

I think it depends on what kind of results ur looking for.

ltlhmom

Measure unless I'm not home.

3littlegirls

Measure most things..

My regular things I can eyeball (I know 1 serving of cereal is exactly one "kid" bowl. And 1 cup of milk is one of the small glasses, And my water cup is 1.5 cups filled). But everything else I measure (volume or weight).

jenken99

i measure some stuff and estimate others depending what it is, and where i am at///

ivykivy

I weigh/measure meat, nuts, and some liquids
I estimate green veggies.

toots99

enter your own info in the database or pick the closest thing if it's not there?

Measure, and enter my own if the item doesn't have the correct info.

CasperO

For the first 6 months while I was really working on weight loss I religiously measured/weighed everything. After that I began to slack off a bit, estimate some stuff here and there.

At this point I probably weigh/measure about 1/2. Lots of days I don't even bother logging dinner. I tracked the first 2/3rd of the day, I know what I can have for dinner and I know how big it is and what it looks like and as long as Mr. Scale stays below 210 and I can see abs I'm a happy guy.

But it took me a long time to get there,,,

melnatsim

I mostly Measure, but I do like to weight at least once every 3 weeks

melnatsim

I mostly Measure, but I do like to weight at least once every 3 weeks:flowerforyou:

melnatsim

I mostly Measure, but I do like to weight at least once every 3 weeks:flowerforyou:

HealthyChanges2010

Measure when I can, estimate when I can't. Measuring REALLY helps!

ditto

Double ditto:drinker:

HealthyChanges2010

For the first 6 months while I was really working on weight loss I religiously measured/weighed everything. After that I began to slack off a bit, estimate some stuff here and there.

At this point I probably weigh/measure about 1/2. Lots of days I don't even bother logging dinner. I tracked the first 2/3rd of the day, I know what I can have for dinner and I know how big it is and what it looks like and as long as Mr. Scale stays below 210 and I can see abs I'm a happy guy.

But it took me a long time to get there,,,

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