Food Scales; Needed or Not?

I couldn't do without my food scale anymore ever since I've got one. I try not to be too obsessed about it but especially the first few days using it I found out that I was underestimating a lot of foods before. The scale really helped me to get better in estimating portion sizes and stuff.
So I'd say go ahead and try it. There are also cheap ones that do their job perfectly.

Agreed...when we have more to lose, not 100% necessary. I wouldn't want to try without mine at this point. No harm in getting a true grip on your consumption no matter where you are though.

Its a must!! You will be so surprised at how much you underestimate as well as overestimate. If you want to be accurate with numbers, I definitely recommend one!!

People lose weight in different ways.
Apparently just buying blue plates can put you off eating ... go figure ... so I guess we each go for what works for us.

Personally, I like scales.
Even if I don't use them all the time, they have taught me to be more realistic about my choices.

Good luck with whatever you decide

Just got this one. Ozeri Pro Digital Kitchen Food Scale, 1g to 12 lbs Capacity.

It sets to zero after you put a bowl on. You can measure in grams or ounces or anything. I'm just so sad that what I thought was a serving was usually about half a serving....sigh.....but the truth is the beginning of freedom!:laugh:

Love it need it get it
I portion out snacks and accurately track my meals

Absolutely get a food scale.

It depends on how good you are at estimating portions and how precise you want/need to be. Before I started using a food scale I was underestimating my intake by around 600 calories or so and I was on here all, "HALP...not losing...what am I doing wrong...I think I'm doing everything right." I used measuring spoons and cups, but I'd heap them up with whatever food it was which is a killer with calorie dense foods...and I'd also log a chicken breast as 4 oz because the package said "1 chicken breast 4 oz"...but really, a whole chicken breast is closer to 8 oz, etc, etc, etc.

I also think it's pretty critical when you don't have a huge calorie deficit...I'm just going into a very small cut right now and I only have around a 300 calorie deficit so my margin of error is pretty slim...few extra almonds would pretty much wipe my deficit out. I also found it to be a good tool just to help me visually gauge portion size, which I did for the most part while I was maintaining.

I lost the bulk of my weight without one, so I know it is possible. I was really food scale resistant for the longest time because I thought it would be a big hassle to weigh my food. I finally got one as I got closer to goal and wanted to see how far off my measuring cups were vs. the scale. I'm really surprised at how little time I spend weighing my food. I personally find it a lot easier to just hit the tare button between each ingredient rather than finding/washing/leveling measuring cups and spoons for each ingredient. It stays out on my counter now.

I was initially very successful without using food scales, but after closing in on my goal weight, I've been on a months-long plateau.

I've recently bought a food scale and was surprised at how much I'd been overestimating serving sizes.

It hasn't been very long, but the scale is starting to move in the right direction again (slower than I'd like, but better than nothing).

If nothing else, it's an educational tool - and knowledge is power!

Trying to decide whether or not to find a food scale to help me out? Needing opinions from the people out there. Are food scales absolutely needed or just a tool that can be skipped?

Need? No. Highly recommend? Definitely. I would recommend a digital scale that measures in grams.

I absolutely need to use mine. It is hard to know how much you are eating sometimes. My food scale keeps me on track.

I need mine or I go way over on estimations and such... like waaaay waaaaaaay over. I find mine highly useful