Food Scales, Need or not???
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lorishultis
Posts: 95 Member
I have been "Guess-timating" my portion sizes because I dont have a scale. I usually round up when in doubt but do you guys think a scale is a diet must have????
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i use a food scale as much as possible. i like to over estimate like crazy.0
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Yes, absolutely yes. You need scales and you should use them all the time. Chances are that you have no idea how much a portion of anything is so lack of measuring defeats the purpose of logging.0
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i don't weigh my food and have had no issue, although everyone is different!0
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Yes!! I throw everything on the scales, you Would b amazed at how easy it is to over estimate portion sizes!0
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Yes Weigh Weigh Weigh . Its too easy to under or over estimate what you are eating , almost all my food gets weighed .0
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LOVE my food scales! I weigh everything! My biggest problem was UNDER-estimating everything so I was eating way more than i was logging. The only time I don't weigh is when I am eating out (obviously).
And weighing doesn't really take that much time. I have a notepad next to my food scales in the kitchen and I weigh everything before I start preparing and wrote down each ingredient and how much it weighs. I serve the same thing for my partner and I so I just halve the weight of everything and enter it in my diary. If there is anything i am eating that my partner is not then obviously I rented the whole amount for myself.
It really doesn't take much time or effort and it takes away the uncertainty of guesswork.1 -
We don't use it for calorie counting, but it is one of the most useful kitchen tools we have! We LOVE our kitchen scale!!0
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I bought a food scale right away - helps tons! Defintely a benefit0
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1 serving is equal to about the size of your fist.0
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Yes!! I throw everything on the scales, you Would b amazed at how easy it is to over estimate portion sizes!
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Food Scale = No Excuses.0
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I think it really helps tremendously. I weigh all dry foods, meats, cheeses and measure all liquids.0
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If you intend to eat good whole foods, I can't see how you could possibly count calories without it. Otherwise you have to guess on fresh cuts of meat and all your produce.0
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I didn't realize how much I was over eating until I bought and used my scale. I thought that it would be a nuisance to weigh my food every time I eat, but I find that it really is one of the most helpful little tools.0
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I had no idea what a portion size looked like so I definitely like using the scale. It helps me a lot to measure everything.0
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Love my food scale ! Keeps me on track .0
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Buy it, you will be amazed how much more accurate things are in grams. That "cup of XX" serving size will weight a lot more than a serving. I could not believe it.0
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Absolutely get a scale. You will likely be surprised by how much your eating vs what a potion size is.0
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Yes a food scale is a must. You can greatly underestimate calorie dense food without one. Peanut butter is a good example.0
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My food scale is front and center for everything. I have even taken it on vacation. I weigh everything. You would be surprised to se a tablespoon worth versus weighing the grams. You can easily overestimate by double. Of course I used to work in a laboratory and weighing things on a scale in grams is second nature to me.0
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