Anyone else use a kitchen scale?

lilpoindexter
lilpoindexter Posts: 1,122 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I just bought mine yesterday. No more guessing. I ate 161g of pork for dinner...now off to weigh my raisins and nuts for lunchtime snacking!

It's really not that big of a time consumer either...and you can get "cute" ones that go with your kitchen decor, if that is part of the decision making process.
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  • Doesntplaynice82
    Doesntplaynice82 Posts: 119 Member
    I just bought one about 2 weeks ago. i weigh everything
  • Violetta86
    Violetta86 Posts: 150 Member
    I do not make a meal without using a kitchen scale. I love it. Makes it easier to guess the right portion size when I eat out because I am so used to seeing 'true' portion sizes.
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    I use a postal scale. We own it for my husband's eBay hobby.
  • Hood25
    Hood25 Posts: 201 Member
    I love mine! I think it is a big part of my success. No more guessing
  • jeslyn2360
    jeslyn2360 Posts: 54
    I have one. I bought it on my weight watchers tirade. I have yet to use it. I really should though. Especially with meat cuts.
  • skinnygurl02
    skinnygurl02 Posts: 176 Member
    Yes, just got the biggest loser one a few weeks ago to weigh my meats. I found out that I was really underestimating my meats...makes a big difference to me:)
  • SpamLamb
    SpamLamb Posts: 36 Member
    I'm new to MFB but in my past WW experience I loved my scale. Wouldn't trade it for much, really. I don't trust myself to eyeball it. It's too easy to deceive myself. Can't argue with real numbers.
  • KipDrordy
    KipDrordy Posts: 169 Member
    I think a food scale is a must. They're not expensive. How else can you measure your calories if you don't even know the portions you're getting? I go all out with mine. I separate all my food into portions that fit my diet. For instance, I'm not about to give up Doritos, but I can't be trusted with a big bag. I simply weigh them out and put them in baggies. With things like chicken, I'll cut them up into meal size portions and put them in freezer bags. It really makes tracking easier and it really helps train me as to what a proper portion should look like.
  • danielg810
    danielg810 Posts: 76 Member
    oh yea i love knowing exactly what im eating, makes counting cals much more accurate n fun
  • boireann
    boireann Posts: 1
    i love my 'zero out' feature. i place a plate on the scale and hit 'zero out' - scale shows zero add my salmon and it reads 3.5 oz. Hit the 'zero out' button and add my rice! etc. Just bought a Fitbit too. Guess I'm just into the numbers game.
  • sparklelioness
    sparklelioness Posts: 600 Member
    Yep, bought one at Macys and i love it, i use it all the time. I like knowing what my portions are-like people have said, no more guessing :) its not time consuming to use either-i mean how hard is it to set something on the scale and pick it up again?
  • kawaii_spn
    kawaii_spn Posts: 116 Member
    I just got mine a couple weeks ago and love it! I keep it right on the counter and use it for everything. Kinda makes me want a portable one now to weigh food when I eat out because I'm so used to weighing everything.
  • Aventuria
    Aventuria Posts: 151
    Kitchen scale is a must for me. It doesn't work without it... :tongue: At least not for me.
  • splucy
    splucy Posts: 353
    I weigh absolutely everything! my portion control has become a lot better since doing so.
  • uwdawg07
    uwdawg07 Posts: 372 Member
    I love my scale! One of my favorite purchases. I weigh everything I eat. It's really useful for baking too!
  • Farburnfred
    Farburnfred Posts: 333 Member
    Yep use mine all the time, I find it very useful to weigh out my portion of family dishes I have cooked and also it makes calorie counting possible
  • LottieLou13
    LottieLou13 Posts: 574 Member
    Yup, I weigh e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g

    Down to the last gram.
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I love mine! It's so much easier to weigh out things like cereal and ice cream rather than trying to use a measuring cup.
  • cleanandlean2012
    cleanandlean2012 Posts: 71 Member
    Absolutely - I weigh everything. I know people say it is a bore, but I am so into using the scales as a habit, that it doesn't bother me. I hope through doing so, I can look over my diary and make any adjustments to ensure continued loss.

    Having said that I used to follow a food plan that used the size of your hand as a tool for measuring. Baked potato should be the size of your fist, protein the flat of your palm and handfuls of fruit. It did work too.
  • almc170
    almc170 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I just got around to buying one. It's a lot more useful than I would have thought.
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
    I use it everyday
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    I've had one for years, more for baking than anything else. I'm having a hard time getting into the habit of weighing other foods for calorie-tracking purposes.
  • charlena48
    charlena48 Posts: 192 Member
    I especially use one to weigh chicken or other meats.
  • Cookie_d
    Cookie_d Posts: 15 Member
    Yes all the time, love it... Need to be in control.
  • deviantcupcake
    deviantcupcake Posts: 136 Member
    I have an awesome little scale that I bought last year for baking.
    I weigh everything. I measure out my liquids with a measuring jug. It gets me funny looks, the occasional comment that I'm being silly. I don't care too much - I like to know that I'm eating the right portion sizes.
  • sgarrard01
    sgarrard01 Posts: 213 Member
    Yup, I weigh e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g

    Down to the last gram.

    Me TOO!
  • Snupydecat
    Snupydecat Posts: 14
    I've been wondering if I should get one. Sounds like a good idea!
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I just bought one.. and use it all the time now.

    I went this whole journey without a food scale... and once I'm pretty much done, then I bought one!
  • cjsmommy7
    cjsmommy7 Posts: 135 Member
    Love my kitchen scales and my measuring jug (cant forget my measuring jug) I weigh or measure everything didnt realise how bad my portion sizes were until i started doing so definatly helps. Plus you get used to what certain portions of an ingredient looks like so if you am out and about you can pretty much judge
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I always use mine. My protein dealer used to rip me off.....not any more.:glasses:

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