eye balling....

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simplingrillin
simplingrillin Posts: 46
in Food and Nutrition
does anyone ever purposefully over estimate what you put down in you log if your just eye balling what your eating?

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  • RichB77
    RichB77 Posts: 88
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    I bought a little set of electronic scales so i can get a better idea of how much "50 grams of this, 28grams of that" actually is.

    I tend to over estimate slightly just to be safe, but it depends how accurate you want to be.

    If i just have a couple of crisps i don't tend to put them down, but i think most food items are covered in the database.

    Good luck on your journey :drinker:
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    I don't usually measure or weigh, just eyeball food - I work on the theory that some are probably a bit under and others over, but it's working OK for me at this point. I often measure out something the first time so I have a sense of what is a serving then wing it!
  • gameovergt
    gameovergt Posts: 502
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    thats how I do it. My fiancee` is exact on hers.
  • Dom_m
    Dom_m Posts: 336 Member
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    Yep. If I'm in a restaurant I tend to add about 30% to what I think I've eaten.
  • DaveNix
    DaveNix Posts: 78 Member
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    I bought a scale for the house - Amazon has a great one for about $20 US, and it's been amazing.

    I do purposefully over-estimate *IF* I'm out eating somewhere that does not provide nutritional information. (I'm looking at you, Sizzler salad bar) I'll also snap a picture of my plate so that I remember everything when I put it in the system here.

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