How do you guys eat?

misti777
misti777 Posts: 217 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Do you guys measure, weigh, or count everything? Or do you just estimate everything? I've been wondering because I just estimate and it seems to work fine because we use different measure cups at my house often so I can mostly tell how many TBSPs of peanut butter I am using when I make a sandwich.
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  • ELEANOR43da
    ELEANOR43da Posts: 166 Member
    I use a scale and I measure everything ,right down to mayo and peanut butter...........keeps me honest and dead on !!I even do dry spices.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Do you guys measure, weigh, or count everything? Or do you just estimate everything? I've been wondering because I just estimate and it seems to work fine because we use different measure cups at my house often so I can mostly tell how many TBSPs of peanut butter I am using when I make a sandwich.

    scales are a lot more accurate than a 'cup' of something

    i weigh EVERYTHING!
  • Mellyandy
    Mellyandy Posts: 10
    I just estimate fr the most part,when im cooking dinner sometimes ill measure.... I guess I could start measuring ...do u find it helps and makes you more aware?
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    I used to but now I've done it so much I'm pretty good a judging it, occasionally I'll check it to be sure
  • HealthyVitamins
    HealthyVitamins Posts: 432 Member
    I always weigh my food, then I know it's going to be 99% accurate
  • HealthyVitamins
    HealthyVitamins Posts: 432 Member
    I just estimate fr the most part,when im cooking dinner sometimes ill measure.... I guess I could start measuring ...do u find it helps and makes you more aware?

    Yes, I used to think the chicken breast I ate was 160 calories, I bought a food scale and realised it was 330. It's very eye opening and I find it makes cooking a little more fun!
  • kristy6ward
    kristy6ward Posts: 332 Member
    I stopped using measuring cups for everything but liquids. If you had a scale, you'd notice that that "half cup" serving of cereal was much more than the grams stated in the serving size.
  • zingmum
    zingmum Posts: 8 Member
    I try and weigh everything I prepare. Meals out are a best-guess.
  • Just_Scott
    Just_Scott Posts: 1,766 Member
    How do I eat? I use utensils, and often. Oh, and weigh stuff with a digital scale.
  • jonsey_s
    jonsey_s Posts: 222
    Knife, fork, spoon, plate.

    open mouth, insert, chew. Repeat as necessary.

    :flowerforyou:





    ( I weigh things once to get an idea and eye it afterwards.)
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I am sure using a food scale would be best. I probably would do that, but I am "too busy."
    I have measured some, but not a lot.
    I use bf% first and foremost to check my progress, followed by my clothing and the mirror.
    Also, it seems when I am in my "sweet spot" for fat loss, I am just a little bit hungry most of the time....but that's probably just me, I really really like to eat:happy:
  • BikerGirlElaine
    BikerGirlElaine Posts: 1,631 Member
    I weigh most things. I prep a lot of my food in advance in bulk, weigh it and freeze it in single servings. It makes my workweek go a lot smoother.

    Peanut butter is one that I *always* weigh no matter what. The more calorie dense it is, the more important it is to weigh it. But even the calories in baby carrots can add up fast.
  • Samstan101
    Samstan101 Posts: 699 Member
    It depends. Higher calorie value foods I weigh (meat, potatoes, pasta, rice, sauces like mayo), lower cal stuff like veg I estimate as if I'm a bit out it doesnt really have a big impact.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Like this....
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    Seriously weigh everything tho and here is why...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think
  • misti777
    misti777 Posts: 217 Member
    Ha-Ha guys. I guess I could've titled this better lol. But thanks for the feedback. I will probably weigh any meat that I eat from now on because that's whats hardest to estimate.
  • drazani
    drazani Posts: 98 Member
    I weigh all of my food on digital scales so Icahn keep it as accurate as possible, when eating out I try to estimate as best as I can, I normally have around 100-200 cals left over most days as I struggle to eat all of my cals (around 2200-2300 on excercise days)
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Ha-Ha guys. I guess I could've titled this better lol. But thanks for the feedback. I will probably weigh any meat that I eat from now on because that's whats hardest to estimate.
    DON'T estimate!!! weigh it, kitchen scales less than $20, precise measurements=priceless
  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    with a fork and...

    OK, i do weigh everything. it's been a real eye opener to me and i realized i was way underestimating things.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I've just begun being a little more diligent to measure things. I think I will eventually get a food scale, but I haven't yet. Actually, it was a pleasant surprise to find out that my cereal bowls, which I thought were 4 cups, were only 3, and I've been overestimating how much cereal I've been eating.
  • sharonfoustmills
    sharonfoustmills Posts: 519 Member
    I weigh pretty much everything- sometimes I will measure the things that come in tablespoons but other than that, i weight it all.
  • kev32uk
    kev32uk Posts: 21 Member
    invest in digital scales, i weigh everything, i thought it was a bit excessive at first but it keeps everything 99% accurate and helps keep track of everything, best investment i've made so far :)
  • misti777
    misti777 Posts: 217 Member
    We have a small scale that I can use, no problem. So i'm not worried about that. People might just be like.... your weighing your chicken?
  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,000 Member
    I only weigh pasta portions. Everything else I estimate. I don't even like counting the calories, I feel silly.

    I do however like the menu planning I keep because of this site. And also I now count my wine glasses. Now that keeps me more honest. Eta: i also now use a measuring cup at home to properly get the correct 5 oz serving of wine. Apparently every glass I used to pour was more like a glass and a half. :-/
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    I used to weigh everything but I'm so used to the portion sizes of somethings now that I can just estimate.

    I weigh things like pasta, rice fries and things I am unfamiliar with. :)
  • Steph_in_Mississippi
    Steph_in_Mississippi Posts: 70 Member
    I was surprised at what fitness pal estimated a large potato as. After I weighed one, that was the saddest large potato I've ever seen. Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I mostly estimate. And here's why... We all tout the whole "lifestyle change not diet" thing, right? Well I'm sure as hell not going to weigh and measure every morsel of food I put into my body for the rest of my life so I'd much rather learn how to eyeball proper portions. I totally agree that someone just starting out who knows nothing about proper portions should weigh pretty much everything just so they learn but it's not a long term thing. I do weigh things now and then if there's a new food or to make sure my eyeballing is still accurate but for the most part, I figure close enough. I mean, it's not like our daily calorie allotments are 100% accurate either so 50-100 calories either way isn't going to make a huge difference.
  • Kelley528
    Kelley528 Posts: 319 Member
    I weigh most things, including the mustard, BBQ sauce, cream cheese, and Peanut Butter. Liquids I use measuring cups or spoons.

    By weighing everything and seeing with my own eyes how much a true serving size is it has made it a lot easier for me when I eat out and cant weigh things because now I am pretty good at guestimating servings when I am away from home.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I don't weigh anything other than myself. I rarely measure anything unless following a recipe, but I'm more of a little bit of this, little bit of that type of cook. I've been cooking for a long time though, so I'm pretty good at eyeballing amounts.

    Weighing and measuring everything I eat or cook would make me miserable.
  • james6998
    james6998 Posts: 743 Member
    I just estimate fr the most part,when im cooking dinner sometimes ill measure.... I guess I could start measuring ...do u find it helps and makes you more aware?
    Give you a quick story on how i learned that estimate can bite you in the *kitten*. I use to make sweet potato fries and thought 1 potato is lets say 116 calories. Thats what the info came up when i googled it. Turns out that the size of the potato i was using was actually closer to 800 calories. I wasn't long weighing everything after that mix up.
  • Melissa22G
    Melissa22G Posts: 847 Member
    With a spork.

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