Got a Food Scale Today...

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  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    LOVE my food scale, keeps me honest!
    digital , following the grams size serving helps me so much , portion distortion is VERY real!

    OWN THAT TURKEY
  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    Yep, one of the best investments I've made is my scale. I was way off before, both over and under estimating depending on the food.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 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.

    Dying over here. Hilarious.

    I also use my food scale daily.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    Couldn't live without mine!
  • brinabj
    brinabj Posts: 28
    i told my husband last night after i brought my food scale i am in love lol it is the best thing i could have brought i am literally measuring everything and i feel more accurate then ever
  • babydaisy81
    babydaisy81 Posts: 218 Member
    I just bought mine yesterday too, and used it to weigh my lunch today. I was understimating, and what I thought was 8 oz really wasn't even close to it. I've heard great things as well, and eventually will start weighing fruits, cereals, anything! I picked up a digital one and hopefully it will last a while.
  • texasfarmer
    texasfarmer Posts: 502 Member
    I bought one when I started MFP and use it every day. I love love love it.

    HEDPE70 and others that did not use a food scale when you started, I would love an update as far as how far off where you on your portion sizes, over or under!
  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    I ordered one online last week...should hopefully get it in the mail today! I can't wait to see how much that ounce of cheese really is...or can I???:grumble:
  • Lives2Travel
    Lives2Travel Posts: 682 Member
    Every day, every meal.
  • theJTfitness
    theJTfitness Posts: 142 Member
    Good call on getting a scale. It helps out a ton.

    On a side note, I remember the first time i weighed a serving of peanut butter....Twas a sad day.
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    I bought one when I started MFP and use it every day. I love love love it.

    HEDPE70 and others that did not use a food scale when you started, I would love an update as far as how far off when you on your portion sizes, over or under!

    I was under 2-3 ounces on meat especially. I buy shaved ham or turkey and still shocked how much 3 ounces is. Who knew. Love that digital scale..
  • CorlissaEats
    CorlissaEats Posts: 493 Member
    Use mine for everything!

    In the beginning I resisted because I was worried about getting obsessed-- but honestly its EMPOWERING! I can plan my day down to the calories (if you base it on the premise that all the database entries are 100% correct). There are a lot of estimated portions on packages that are incorrect so its great to know that those 4 crackers I had actually were about 20% more in weight that suggested in the nutrition facts. And I am still just terrible at estimating the weight for meats! I tend to over estimate portions so I was actually eating too little for many things before I got my scale, with the notable exception of chips. :wink:
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    Most definitely the best tool I have purchased for this journey!
  • hedpe70
    hedpe70 Posts: 24 Member
    I bought one when I started MFP and use it every day. I love love love it.

    HEDPE70 and others that did not use a food scale when you started, I would love an update as far as how far off where you on your portion sizes, over or under!

    So far, I have discovered that I was usually eating WAY more than I should have when figuring raw meat before cooking, but way under when I was estimating sandwich meat.
  • Onedayslimmfp
    Onedayslimmfp Posts: 23 Member
    Wouldn't be without mine :-)
  • StephyA86
    StephyA86 Posts: 68 Member
    I LOVE using my food scale. If I could marry peanut butter, I probably would..so it keeps me honest on serving size. :)
  • GardenGirlie
    GardenGirlie Posts: 241 Member
    At almost 49 years old and having been somewhat of a foodie my whole life including lots of cooking, canning, preserving, etc. I use a scale almost daily. Although it is true that with experience you can usually be a fairly good judge of what this or that looks like quantity wise, if you are really wanting to be accurate and honest with your numbers....ya gotta measure...ya gotta weigh...ya gotta log.

    Good job getting the scale! You will not be sorry.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I still use my food scale daily and I've been in maintenance now for nearly a year. It was a real eye opener for me when I started out...I realized I was underestimating my consumption by a good 300 - 600 calories per day just eyeballing stuff. I'm pretty good at eyeballing now, but I want to make sure I get whatever I'm entitled to on my plate more than anything...don't want to shortchange myself these days.
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    I use my food scale regularly. Not only does it help me to accurately calculate my calorie intake, but it helps to calibrate my eye so when I'm at a restaurant I am a better estimator. Every time I weigh something at home, I first ask myself, "How much would I think this weighed if I was at a restaurant?" It's kind of fun, and I'm getting pretty good at it.
  • MrsHuffmanNC
    MrsHuffmanNC Posts: 43 Member
    Use it everyday and weigh everything that goes into my mouth, it made a HUGE difference for me in controlling portion size.
  • angel5561
    angel5561 Posts: 142 Member
    Good call on getting a scale. It helps out a ton.

    On a side note, I remember the first time i weighed a serving of peanut butter....Twas a sad day.
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    I just switched to using a food scale over the last couple of weeks it takes some getting use to but its definitely worth it I started losing weight again after making the switch. Ive still been using the tbs for my peanut butter tho I love peanut butter you cant make me weigh it :sad:
  • pangepange
    pangepange Posts: 49 Member
    I love my food scale. I'm a recent convert. My favourite thing is that when weighing cereal versus measuring it, I actually get to have a lot more volume. Bonus!
  • Renneke
    Renneke Posts: 70 Member
    I use mine daily. It's funny, I've weighed my dogs food for years and often, while visiting relatives, someone would take umbrage on behalf of the dogs and angrily ask "How would you feel if someone weighed everything you ate?!". Well, now I could answer that with "It's the best thing that ever happened to me!"

    And I will second the comment that frequent use of a food scale makes you a better guesstimator when you are eating food that you didn't prepare.

    Oh and I find that it's easier to measure everything into one bowl (if appropriate) than using multiple measuring spoons and cups! (Fewer dishes, yeah!)
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    buy lots of little souffle ramekins, makes measuring easier , we have like 20 of them ... and paper plates, omg ,i was always anti paper plate, but when wieghing portions, the plate is the bomb.
  • mycupyourcake
    mycupyourcake Posts: 279 Member
    I love my food scale. I'm a recent convert. My favourite thing is that when weighing cereal versus measuring it, I actually get to have a lot more volume. Bonus!
    This but instead of cereal read wine! Yes I weigh everything. Do remember to weigh the meat before it is cooked rather than after. That's the only thing I have been doing incorrectly (I hope).
  • D_T_H
    D_T_H Posts: 39 Member
    using a food scale was a real eye opener for me I got a non digital but switched to using a digital which was much better still a non digital is way better than no scale at all best of luck to you and happy weighing :)
  • thesimsisters
    thesimsisters Posts: 73 Member
    I just got my scale two weeks ago and I am in love! Yes I did it this long successfully without one, but I was having a problem since February. Could not seem to break past the point I was at now, so I'd been thinking about getting a food scale and been wanting one. So I read on here that a few people really liked the Biggest Loser 11-lb Glass Digital Kitchen Scale, so I got one at Walmart. Love it!

    And, boom lost 1.7 lbs and finally am back on a downward trend :) I have told my husband it's the best thing I've ever bought. I weigh everything now and truthfully it's kind of fun, like a game haha! Like I have read most people say, Peanut Butter was an eye opener. I thought I was already measuring conservatively...nope. I've found a few others that surprised me, Apples, condiments, cheese, and yep, cereal. But I do not eat cereal too often, so don't think that one was one of my problems.

    I think the closer you get to goal you really have to be so dead on with everything to lose. So I'm happy with my food scale.
  • D_squareG
    D_squareG Posts: 361 Member
    I use my food scale for everything I put into my mouth. I even weigh liquids versus measure as the weight of 8 ounces of water is close to the measured amount. It is just much easier. I set my bowl on the scale and weigh out my salad dressings. It is just wonderful!
  • aplhabetacheesecake
    aplhabetacheesecake Posts: 181 Member
    I love my scale! I take insulin according to carbs, and carbs are counted based on portion, and the portion-you got it! needs to be weighed or measured at very least in order to be accurate!

    the cheese on my sammies gets weighed every morning, 15g exactly- any overages goes to the pug!
  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    We already had a scale for measuring postage, and it's digital and does grams and oz, and I do love it! It gives me the satisfaction of knowing I'm putting in the right number of calories, not guessing, so I know I *will* lose weight! The only downside is when you're starving and you put a 'serving' of something delicious like mashed potatoes on your plate, and it's freaking tiny! But I don't blame my scale for that. I blame the USDA for being skimpy with their serving size lol.

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