I hate measuring
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You could make some meals ahead on a Sunday and weigh them all out that way you'll have your grab and go. If you want to be serious about losing weigh everything you eat. Not only will your logging be more accurate but you will get an idea of portion sizes and learn to appreciate it much more.
This is me! I have about 8-10 things that I make my "bowls" out of. I weigh everything and get total cals for each ingredient, then I divide it by 6 bowls or 7 depending on the total cals I want each bowl to have. So I have 600 cals brown rice, 300 cals of beans, 300 cals of veggies or whatever. Then I portion it out by eyeballing it. Since I only care about my monthly calorie averages that I track on a spreadsheet I will eat all those cals over the course of the month whether or not each bowl is accurate. I freeze them all in glass bowls to microwave them easily at work. I rotate between about 3 different made up bowls. I do the same with smoothies. Friend me if you want to see! My breakfast and lunches are usually very long lists that I copy over. I save them in "meals" by the date of when I made the batch.0 -
nesian_twin wrote: »There are some tricks you can do to speed things up. I've got one of those scales you can zero out with the plate and say a piece of bread on it (not bread for me for example only) and just add peanut butter for example till you hit the serving size. I do that one all the time you can zero again to add things like jelly or what not.
Thank you jt880 very handy to know this
The only problem with this method is fighting the urge to lick the spoon or knife you are using at the time
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Ah, ok. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate for every food. This method did work for me, though, in combination with a lot of activity. (50 lbs lost, goal weight maintained 4 years; working on losing 18 regained after injury.)0
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I agree with the person who said that weighing is easier than you might think. Put the bowl on the scale, hit "tare," and pour in your cereal (or whatever). Hit "tare" again and add something else. I weigh at home to make sure I'm not overestimating and then when I'm out I have a better idea what the serving size looks like. I like to guess at home, too. I will take what I think is a serving of almonds (or whatever) and throw it in that bowl to see how close I am to an actual serving. I'm getting pretty good.
I have a friend who doesn't like to weigh or measure, either. Her "serving" of cereal is really three. No joke. Be careful with estimation! 0 -
nesian_twin wrote: »There are some tricks you can do to speed things up. I've got one of those scales you can zero out with the plate and say a piece of bread on it (not bread for me for example only) and just add peanut butter for example till you hit the serving size. I do that one all the time you can zero again to add things like jelly or what not.
Thank you jt880 very handy to know this
The only problem with this method is fighting the urge to lick the spoon or knife you are using at the time
@jt880 - The solution to this is to place the jar on the scale, press tare, and then take your serving out. You are now free to lick the knife or spoon guilt free.0 -
I always called people who weighed every morsel they ate obsessive! And now I'm doing it lol
I am hopeless at eye balling portions and was eating way more than I thought! Plus I'm down to my last few lbs I have zero room for error.0 -
I lost my first 25lbs not counting calories or measuring, then it halted. For months. Then I started MFP and measuring EVERYTHING to the best of my ability (living with in-laws and sometimes they don't keep food separated for me.) And I've lost another 20lbs in the past 47 days. I just find it easier to stay accountable. 30 cals here and 30 cals there add up!0
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Ah, ok. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate for every food. This method did work for me, though, in combination with a lot of activity. (50 lbs lost, goal weight maintained 4 years; working on losing 18 regained after injury.)
I'm not arguing against you on this I'm just telling others if you live and die by the goal line every day you might be eating more than you think. It could be putting you in a surplus depending on how close you are. Now if you have around 100 calories left at the end of the day it might not be a problem. Way to go on your loss and good luck on the new endeavors.
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shadow2soul wrote: »nesian_twin wrote: »There are some tricks you can do to speed things up. I've got one of those scales you can zero out with the plate and say a piece of bread on it (not bread for me for example only) and just add peanut butter for example till you hit the serving size. I do that one all the time you can zero again to add things like jelly or what not.
Thank you jt880 very handy to know this
The only problem with this method is fighting the urge to lick the spoon or knife you are using at the time
@jt880 - The solution to this is to place the jar on the scale, press tare, and then take your serving out. You are now free to lick the knife or spoon guilt free.
I like it!
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I hate paying my taxes ... but it must be done, right?
Weighing and measuring is just the food consumption tax I have to pay.0 -
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I lost steadily for about a year, then stopped losing for about 3 months. I decided I needed to crack down on what I was taking in, so started weighing most of my food. And the weight started coming off again. So, if you're losing, great, no need to weigh your food. If you're not losing, well, it might be something you look into.
I hit my goal weight about 6 months ago, and no longer weigh or log my food. So it doesn't have to be forever. Good luck with whatever you end up doing.0 -
Actually taxes are totally voluntary there is no law on the books that says you have to look it up.0
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I've never weighed or measured food in my life. If my weight gets up over my comfort zone, I spend a couple of weeks eating less and doing some cardio. If my weight hasn't budged in that time, I eat less than I was until it starts going down. It's all down to eating less and creating a deficit; I don't feel like I need to know down to the calorie how much of a deficit I'm creating.0
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I love measuring. mmmmmmmmmmmm data.0
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See, I don't hate the measuring (I'm big and losing, so I'm not terribly concerned about weighing, yet, but I know it's in my future) I just hate the logging. It just feels terribly unnatural. I do it because I have to. I like the data available once I've done it. I just really really don't like doing it. But I know I have to. It's annoying figuring out the different calories in each item, and making recipes for homemade items, and all of that, but it was it is.
You might want to look at the No S Diet and see if it works for you, though. There is a website, but the idea is that you have no Seconds, no Snacks, and no Sweets except on days that start with S. Idea being you get one plate of food three times a day. If you like to eat larger meals this might work well, because it sort of "forces" you to eat fewer calories by limiting you to certain things. They have a message forum as well that offers some support, etc.0 -
nesian_twin wrote: »Will count calories in here but to weigh and measure every single morsel that goes onto my plate is so damn boring, anyone else feel the same? Plus I think its obsessive. Still managing to lose the weight without it though Usually measure portions by hand.
I feel the same way, but it's the only accurate way to see what the real intake is. I was against it at first but slowly 1 cup of not measuring turned into 1.5 cups and so forth and so on. To control my portions sizes it's must in my book.0 -
Ah, ok. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate for every food. This method did work for me, though, in combination with a lot of activity. (50 lbs lost, goal weight maintained 4 years; working on losing 18 regained after injury.)
I'm not arguing against you on this I'm just telling others if you live and die by the goal line every day you might be eating more than you think. It could be putting you in a surplus depending on how close you are. Now if you have around 100 calories left at the end of the day it might not be a problem. Way to go on your loss and good luck on the new endeavors.
Yeah, for sure, good for people to know. Thanks! Good luck to you as well 0 -
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Actually taxes are totally voluntary there is no law on the books that says you have to look it up.
Yer funny.
Educate yourself, or go to prison for your ignorance. You can claim "no law" all you want as they slap on the cuffs, seize all of your assets, and put you on the bus to prison.
It doesn't matter to me - I'm laughing either way, right?
BTW - I cite my source: Straight from irs.gov.
Your "look it up" is Argumentum ad Ignorantum of the highest order, Bro.
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You don't have to pay the taxes, but you do have to suffer the consequences of not paying your taxes.
You don't have to log your food consumption, but you do have to suffer the consequences of not actively and accurately controlling and monitoring food intake, right?
Right?
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nesian_twin wrote: »Will count calories in here but to weigh and measure every single morsel that goes onto my plate is so damn boring, anyone else feel the same? Plus I think its obsessive. Still managing to lose the weight without it though Usually measure portions by hand.
I like weighing my food and practicing moderation. It's my way of knowing how much I eat and in being in control of my food. In the end, I get weight management.0 -
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SergeantSausage wrote: »Actually taxes are totally voluntary there is no law on the books that says you have to look it up.
Yer funny.
Educate yourself, or go to prison for your ignorance. You can claim "no law" all you want as they slap on the cuffs, seize all of your assets, and put you on the bus to prison.
It doesn't matter to me - I'm laughing either way, right?
BTW - I cite my source: Straight from irs.gov.
Your "look it up" is Argumentum ad Ignorantum of the highest order, Bro.
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You don't have to pay the taxes, but you do have to suffer the consequences of not paying your taxes.
You don't have to log your food consumption, but you do have to suffer the consequences of not actively and accurately controlling and monitoring food intake, right?
Right?
man so spot on! Well said
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I admit, I feel like I am obsessive / compulsive when I start measuring stuff down to the nitty gritty. But its true, until you have actually seen the measurements out a few times, you will never realize how much you have really been putting into your mouth. It seems like it takes some experimentation, which is all I feel like I have been doing for the last two days, trying to figure out where the calories are hiding.0
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »nesian_twin wrote: »Will count calories in here but to weigh and measure every single morsel that goes onto my plate is so damn boring, anyone else feel the same? Plus I think its obsessive. Still managing to lose the weight without it though Usually measure portions by hand.
Well..this is a site for people who do fitness and weight loss by counting / weighing their calories.
So maybe you have to find some other options/sites?
This site is for support in losing weight and can be used in many ways; not just exclusively for weighing your food. It sounds like she is still tracking what she eats, maybe not to the exact gram of using a food scale, but not everyone goes that way. I personally like this site for inspiration, support and shared experiences with people on the very hard weight loss journey.
OP I personally haven't used a food scale and have lost 92 pounds so far. If it gets to the point where I need one, I will. I'm close to the end, and I have learned to follow my body's cues on hunger and that has worked for me.0 -
I can understand what you're saying with regards to not wanting to measure but the logic you are using becomes flawed if you enjoy such things as peanut butter, 30g can look very similar to 50g when spread across toast or bread but there is 200+ calories worth of difference there.
For some people that would actually take away their daily deficit.
I highly recommend weighing what you consume, unless you only log things that are in packets and pre-weighed for you. Otherwise you diary may as well be guesswork!
All the same, I wish you the best with whichever path you choose!
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I've worked in food manufacturing. If knowing precisely what you consume is important to you, weighing/measuring is essential. There is a wide margin of acceptable higher/lower wights as related to the stated weight on the package. You CANNOT assume that what it says is in the package is accurate.0
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