Got a Food Scale Today...

hedpe70
hedpe70 Posts: 24 Member
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After seeing a few suggestions on these boards about using a food scale, even for a short period of time, I went out and got one today. Previous to this, I had always just eyed up my portions — e.g., 3 oz. of meat is about the size of a deck of cards, etc. I realize that weighing food might turn a lot of people off in this journey, but at this point I'm obsessed with the numbers of it all and find that, if nothing else, having a food scale will give me a MUCH better eye for portion size.

I can remember a ground turkey patty or two that looked more like a brick than a deck of cards that I'd mark down as 3 oz. just because I was making a guess with hungry eyes (Tell me you don't have that song stuck in your head now. You're welcome).

Anyway, for a $10 investment at my local grocery store, I think I'm going to get a bunch of use out of it. Anyone else use a food scale every day?

Happy losing!
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  • ken_hogan
    ken_hogan Posts: 854 Member
    Good luck! I think my best investment was a food scale...
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    anytime i eat food.
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    Yep... it's very important.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Good luck! I use mine every day.
  • sargessexyone
    sargessexyone Posts: 494 Member
    My scale is my BFF.
  • Mpol2
    Mpol2 Posts: 442 Member
    Every day. And curse you...that song IS stuck in my head.:grumble:
  • mamabanana
    mamabanana Posts: 62 Member
    I got a food scale last week, and it is a learning curve. it take me a little longer in food prep but I am getting the hang of it in my routine. Its a good investment.
  • RedneckChicana
    RedneckChicana Posts: 20
    I spent the extra $10 and got a digital one and a new set of measuring spoons and cups. It becomes fun once you get going. But make sure you can do the calculations and conversions. I always sucked at fractions to decimals and all that. I have charts and a calculator handy. This site helps also: http://www.mykitchencalculator.com/calc.html
    But as I said before you will have fun. Sometimes you put stuff on there thinking that its more than enough and its not so you add more and more and like omg wtf! Good Luck and dont get frustrated! *wanders off singing "...hungry eyes...one look at you and I cant disguise..."
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I've been weighing my food for two years. It's easy; it's quick. . . and it has not turned into an obsession.
  • fit_healthy92
    fit_healthy92 Posts: 21
    Always :) happy logging
  • nomad1000
    nomad1000 Posts: 206 Member
    Every day, every meal.

    And I am still amazed at how tiny some of the portion sizes are.
  • slenderme2B
    slenderme2B Posts: 3
    Good for you. It will help you. of course the brick size meat portion will stop but that's ok. Its for the better. I was leery when I got my scale but it really does help me keep on track and I know I am no longer guessing. So have fun using it!!!
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Great decision. And, yes, we use ours daily.
  • autoee
    autoee Posts: 19 Member
    Been using a digital one for a month, great investment keeps me honest on portion size and it has helped keep me motivated when the other scale doesn't move for a few days. I know the process I'm using is solid and its just a matter of time before the weight comes off. Without a scale though, its really a guess.
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Good for you.. I love mine too. I was eyeballing before and realized I was underestimating .. Now that I am eating more calories I am losing so much faster. You will love it..
  • llaurenmarie
    llaurenmarie Posts: 1,260 Member
    DAYM YOU FOR THAT SONG

    Anyway, I should really get a scale
  • lmmathis86
    lmmathis86 Posts: 223 Member
    i dont use every day...but i do have one and use it when eatting meat. Good luck with the scale!
  • Sunitagt
    Sunitagt Posts: 486 Member
    Every day! Easiest way to measure for recipes and, well, everything. I love it! The tare button is my best friend.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    lol the song...c'mere you big old double turkey patty!

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  • wozkaa
    wozkaa Posts: 224 Member
    Every day. Mine died yesterday, had to buy a new one immediately.
    I was shocked at some of the UNDER estimations I was making. And how much a serve of 150g of meat is when it's piled up.
    I got more peanut butter than I thought I could, which was great.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Look at ME turkey patty, I got a food scale now and I"M THE BOSS of you.

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  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I gotchu turkey patty, I have complete control over you.

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  • glassgallm
    glassgallm Posts: 276 Member
    Food scale=Reality check!
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    A food scale is probably the most important thing to have. I use mine every single day and for ALL my food, except liquids I measure. :bigsmile:
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Don't tease me extra portion of turkey patty, the scale said no. I can too.

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  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    Food scale busted me out of a plateau. :drinker:

    I'd use it in public if it didn't make me look like an obsessed freak doing so. :tongue:
  • lyndausvi
    lyndausvi Posts: 156 Member
    i do not use it everyday, but it's a great investment. I was surprised how much I underestimated meats and how I overestimated things like fruits and veggies.
  • hedpe70
    hedpe70 Posts: 24 Member
    Don't tease me extra portion of turkey patty, the scale said no. I can too.

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    Nobody backs turkey patty into a corner.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Don't tease me extra portion of turkey patty, the scale said no. I can too.

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    Nobody backs turkey patty into a corner.

    you do. you do now, with your food scale.
  • Kargicq
    Kargicq Posts: 72 Member
    In the UK, recipes always list dry ingredients by weight rather than volume, so everyone who cooks has a food scale (we call them 'kitchen scales' as opposed to 'bathroom scales' for people!) I lived in the USA for a while and it surprised me that they were seen as unusual. (Along with electric kettles!)

    I also measure liquids on a scale; admittedly, I tend to assume that everything has the same density as water (1 ml = 1 g), but that's probably not too far off.

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