Am I eating too much peanut butter?

You should weigh your PB to make sure you're logging accurately, especially if you're eating that much of it. That's a lot of room for error in your day.

The easiest way I've found to weight: Set the PB jar on the scale, tare it, and scoop out. The negative weight is how much you've eaten....-32 g is one serving then.

There's no such thing as too much peanut butter IIFYM, but you should weigh the peanut butter, not just log it by tablespoons.

Can you explain this? Is a tablespoon no longer a tablespoon or an inaccurate form of measuring?

Ask 5 people to take a tablespoon of peanut butter and you will get 5 very different measurements. Weight is the best uniform caloric indicator for solid foods.

Got it. Thanks

Getting the peanut butter off your scale though is tricky. Unless you don't mind somebody seeing you licking the scale.

And for this reason i've never weighed it. And seem to have done alright.

just use an actual tablespoon meauring utensil not a spoon. and flatten the top. five people may not do it the same but i can bet the same person does it the same five times. I always use measuring cups/spoons for things like peanut butter.

There's no such thing as too much peanut butter IIFYM, but you should weigh the peanut butter, not just log it by tablespoons.

Can you explain this? Is a tablespoon no longer a tablespoon or an inaccurate form of measuring?

Ask 5 people to take a tablespoon of peanut butter and you will get 5 very different measurements. Weight is the best uniform caloric indicator for solid foods.

Got it. Thanks

Getting the peanut butter off your scale though is tricky. Unless you don't mind somebody seeing you licking the scale.

And for this reason i've never weighed it. And seem to have done alright.

just use an actual tablespoon meauring utensil not a spoon. and flatten the top. five people may not do it the same but i can bet the same person does it the same five times. I always use measuring cups/spoons for things like peanut butter.

Umm, I just put my bread on the scale, set it to zero, and then put the PB on the bread till I get to the amount of grams I want. No spoon needed. I just use a knife.

.... about a tablespoon of peanut butter ... about 2 tbs of peanut butter .... That's around 3 tablespoons. I may even have more as a snack. Am I eating to much peanut butter? I'm trying to lose weight from my thighs/ upper legs. Thanks!

there is no such thing as too much peanut butter IIFIYM - however, i suspect that you are eating more than you think as "about" and "tbsp" are both indicator of logging inaccuracies
peanut butter is a great source of protein, but can be high in sugar, fat and calories and some are very high in salt, if you are eating more than you think it may well be wiping out your deficit and hindering your weight loss

>> watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

- weigh you PB
- log it accurately (making sure you select the exact one that you are using - all PBs are NOT equal)
and find out for yourself what impact it is having on your weightloss

I put the PB on the scale, tare it, then scoop out a serving, which would show negative. Then I can lick the knife and not feel guilty.

Peanut butter is so delicious and filling. If I have a little it fills me up for hours. Just make sure you're buying the good stuff the only ingredient should be peanuts!

^^This.
:laugh:

peanut butter isn't bad for you, but if you use the kind that has oil and sugar added, you might want to switch that up. You really don't need empty calories from sugar on daily basis. You could be using those calories for something delicious....like MORE peanut butter!!!

There's no such thing as too much peanut butter IIFYM, but you should weigh the peanut butter, not just log it by tablespoons.

Can you explain this? Is a tablespoon no longer a tablespoon or an inaccurate form of measuring?

Ask 5 people to take a tablespoon of peanut butter and you will get 5 very different measurements. Weight is the best uniform caloric indicator for solid foods.

Got it. Thanks

Getting the peanut butter off your scale though is tricky. Unless you don't mind somebody seeing you licking the scale.

And for this reason i've never weighed it. And seem to have done alright.

just use an actual tablespoon meauring utensil not a spoon. and flatten the top. five people may not do it the same but i can bet the same person does it the same five times. I always use measuring cups/spoons for things like peanut butter.

Umm, I just put my bread on the scale, set it to zero, and then put the PB on the bread till I get to the amount of grams I want. No spoon needed. I just use a knife.

Or put the jar on the scale and scoop out till you have the right amount on your spoon.

this is terrifying.

i dont know how anyone has the will power to eat 1 tbsp at a sitting lol , i eat a jar in 2-3 days. easy lol...as long as you log it and keep in a deficit, you should lose

<===== ironic my profile picture is what I do to pb!!