Counting Calorie Help!

littlebre33
littlebre33 Posts: 318
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi There,

I am trying to count my calories so that I can lose 40lbs. I am quite busy with 2 kids, who are 2 and under and find that I am not able to measure EXACTLY the amount it says on the package. I try to eye it as best as I can from when I do have a chance to measure things. Will this set me back alot?? Thanks!

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  • wildapril
    wildapril Posts: 97 Member
    Use a cooking scale! You can easily measure exactly how much you use.
  • Kiwi_09
    Kiwi_09 Posts: 65
    I don't usually measure either but I usually will pick the bigger option over smaller. Especially with drinks, remember how small "one cup" really is. Most actual glasses are closer to 2 cups.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    If you eat something that is extremely calorie dense (ex: peanut butter, oils, etc) then yes, every little bit matters.


    How much time does it take to quickly scoop out a cup or stick in a tablespoon or throw stuff onto a kitchen scale? Not that much time.

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