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sunn_lighter
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I have read here "measure everything" enough times to know better, but I usually measure about half on the food scale and then go by serving size on packages for the other half.
Today I decided to measure every little thing to see if it made a difference. Just this morning my protien powder scoop measured 30 grams (serving size is 23 grams). The serving size of my wheat crackers is "4 cracker or 28 grams" but 4 crackers weighed 35 grams.
Based on breakfast I am eating 20% more calories than I thought! Even though I was being vigilant about using the packages "serving size" recommendations.
I know this is not news to most people on here, but I was still pretty taken aback. I'm interested to see what happens to my weight loss in the next couple weeks with food being measured accurately
Today I decided to measure every little thing to see if it made a difference. Just this morning my protien powder scoop measured 30 grams (serving size is 23 grams). The serving size of my wheat crackers is "4 cracker or 28 grams" but 4 crackers weighed 35 grams.
Based on breakfast I am eating 20% more calories than I thought! Even though I was being vigilant about using the packages "serving size" recommendations.
I know this is not news to most people on here, but I was still pretty taken aback. I'm interested to see what happens to my weight loss in the next couple weeks with food being measured accurately
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sunn_lighter wrote: »I have read here "measure everything" enough times to know better, but I usually measure about half on the food scale and then go by serving size on packages for the other half.
Today I decided to measure every little thing to see if it made a difference. Just this morning my protien powder scoop measured 30 grams (serving size is 23 grams). The serving size of my wheat crackers is "4 cracker or 28 grams" but 4 crackers weighed 35 grams.
Based on breakfast I am eating 20% more calories than I thought! Even though I was being vigilant about using the packages "serving size" recommendations.
I know this is not news to most people on here, but I was still pretty taken aback. I'm interested to see what happens to my weight loss in the next couple weeks with food being measured accurately
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sunn_lighter wrote: »I have read here "measure everything" enough times to know better, but I usually measure about half on the food scale and then go by serving size on packages for the other half.
Today I decided to measure every little thing to see if it made a difference. Just this morning my protien powder scoop measured 30 grams (serving size is 23 grams). The serving size of my wheat crackers is "4 cracker or 28 grams" but 4 crackers weighed 35 grams.
Based on breakfast I am eating 20% more calories than I thought! Even though I was being vigilant about using the packages "serving size" recommendations.
I know this is not news to most people on here, but I was still pretty taken aback. I'm interested to see what happens to my weight loss in the next couple weeks with food being measured accurately
Thank you for not posting a plateau thread!0 -
I hear the same thing over and over yet haven't bought a food scale. I think I should invest in one for science!0
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Oh my goodness.. I have only measured meats. I never even thought about measuring crackers and things like that. I just went by the food labels. Thank you for posting this! I learned something new.0
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This was the eye opener I needed to see. I got a food scale that day then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY0 -
I hear the same thing over and over yet haven't bought a food scale. I think I should invest in one for science!
I finally bought one off of Amazon and have fallen head over heals in love with it. My chicken measures "One breast to 4oz". The day I measured my chicken breasts I discovered the majority of them were a good 6-8oz in size.
Life changing. Lol0 -
The revelation for me was to weigh rather than use measuring spoons/cups, except for liquids. And try to use grams instead of ounces!0
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Wow - I always actually used to pride myself on weighing everything really well. Salads etc I'll add to my plate as it sits on the scale, that kind of thing. But as for bread / crackers etc - if it says 1 cracker = 19cals then I usually just take that as read.
Going to make sure I'm MUCH more careful and weigh absolutely EVERYTHING in future...0 -
I wouldn't be where I'm at today without my food scale. my scale.0
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Okay. My mission tonight is to pop in at Wally World before or after my gym session. I'm gonna be in my kitchen looking like a mad scientist pulling things out of the cabinet and weighing. Haha. Lord help me.0
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Interesting. I do weigh a lot of stuff, but not every little thing. If my weight loss slows, you can bet I will be then.0
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I don't think it's any more obsessive than using MFP to log your food...or using measuring spoons and cups when baking a cake...it's just a tool to make sure you're being accurate.
This is the scale I use. I got it because it has a bigger platform so I can use larger dishes (when making a salad or large recipe) or just measure stuff directly on to my dinner plate - I can still see the display. It's my favorite kitchen tool.
http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Elite-Digital-Kitchen/dp/B009EUPMFK/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1432218777&sr=8-2-fkmr1&keywords=eat+right+kitchen+scale0 -
Yep, it makes a huge difference.0
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I bought some heavy cream a while ago. The package said "servings per container: about 2"
That's what you have to watch out for. It was 1 cup serving size but there was 3 cups in the package. It was like an extra 500 calories or something ridiculous.0 -
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A food scale was the best thing I ever bought! I measure everything in grams or milliliters. If you haven't bought one yet, do it - they are not that expensive and you can find coupons for places like bed bath and beyond. It starts kind of tedious but it gets easier over time because you start memorizing the serving sizes from your favorite foods - in a couple weeks you'll feel weird not measuring everything.0
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Two things you absolutely must have in a good food scale: easy access to set it to grams (and hopefully stays where you set it), and tare (zero) button.
I had to buy a new scale after I moved last year, and found out the button to switch between ounces and grams was on the bottom, and it always reset to ounces after it turned off. Major PITA!
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