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  • 3littlegirls
    3littlegirls Posts: 27
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    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
    jenken99 Posts: 564 Member
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    i measure some stuff and estimate others depending what it is, and where i am at///
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
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    I weigh/measure meat, nuts, and some liquids
    I estimate green veggies.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
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    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. :smile:
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
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    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
    melnatsim Posts: 7
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    I mostly Measure, but I do like to weight at least once every 3 weeks
  • melnatsim
    melnatsim Posts: 7
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    I mostly Measure, but I do like to weight at least once every 3 weeks:flowerforyou:
  • melnatsim
    melnatsim Posts: 7
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    I mostly Measure, but I do like to weight at least once every 3 weeks:flowerforyou:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
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    Measure when I can, estimate when I can't. Measuring REALLY helps!

    ditto

    Double ditto:drinker:
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
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    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,,,
    :laugh:
  • ScarletTarah
    ScarletTarah Posts: 117 Member
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    I measure
  • lreed
    lreed Posts: 348 Member
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    I measure meat, fat, and dairy. Veggies and fruit I estimate (and hope I estimate low!) :happy: :tongue:
  • marjaskow
    marjaskow Posts: 81
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    measure
  • clheide
    clheide Posts: 112 Member
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    measure!!! obsessively! :tongue:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
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    Both, but I always feel a little ... not guilty, but not quite right if I don't measure. Usually my measuring spoons and cups are in the sink, and I'm too lazy to wash them. :)

    I don't have food scales though, so anything that needs to be weighed is generally a guess.
  • djfshop
    djfshop Posts: 63 Member
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    Both
  • chrissy7
    chrissy7 Posts: 15 Member
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    measure unless i'm out
  • Tiddle
    Tiddle Posts: 762 Member
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    estimate
  • kwardklinck
    kwardklinck Posts: 1,601
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    If it's something I eat a lot, I can guestimate (ie salad and veggies). If it's something I really love and may go overboard on, I get out the measuring cup. Last night I was actually counting my pasta noodles to make sure it came out right lol.
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
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    I weigh my food on a food scale. I've also found that if something says 1/4 cup or (XXX grams) that the grams may not equal the 1/4 cup. So I go by grams on the food scale.

    I was overeating some things because I was using 1/4 cup instead of grams which was 50% more grams than the serving size on the package.

    if any of that makes sense.

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