does anyone else log like this?
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I weigh everything and log it in grams or .25 ounces but I've noticed it sometimes shows up in my diary .25 cups, etc.0
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DeguelloTex wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
Maybe the words " picky & judgy " are a bit strong, but I also think that the OP is just fine with what she does. Especially since she did not mention any " problem at hand " that might have to do with logging and only asked if what she did made sense and if she did something wrong.
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janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
Maybe the words " picky & judgy " are a bit strong, but I also think that the OP is just fine with what she does. Especially since she did not mention any " problem at hand " that might have to do with logging and only asked if what she did made sense and if she did something wrong.
Has anyone told OP she is wrong?0 -
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I find the entry that matches the info on my food container or SND/USDA for fresh produce and work out how much the gram weight is to the Imperial measurement. Yesterday, I ate a Dare wagon wheel for dessert. It's logged as "1 cookie" because that's what the entry is and it matches the info for "1 cookie or 35 grams" (cookie weighed 35 g). The ciabatta bun I had today is "1 bun" because there's no consensus on the weight of the bun - no info on my bag from Costco, so taking the entry that matches the other entries for my other diaries.0
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I stressed over a couple of things, then I took a minute and both measured their volume and weighed them. Everything worked out to within +/- 2 grams or 5 Calories. In the end whichever measurement is close enough as long as you're doing it properly (i.e. a tablespoon stops at the top of the spoon).
Some examples:
All bran buds, official serving 1/3 cup or 28 grams = 70 Cal. My 1/3 cup weighted 29 grams.
Fresh peach 2.5" diameter = 64 Calories or 170g = 66 Calories. My peach weighed 172 grams.0 -
If we can see your diary that would help
This is what I say. Also, there are tricks to logging, so we might be able to help if you are willing to open your diary.
When reading diaries to try to help I focus more on entries chosen and whether there may be an issue with weighing cooked meats and logging raw (I ask, don't assume), since I'm bad at seeing other issues and am less convinced that not weighing is the issue (although weighing is, IMO, easier).
Sometimes I think people want to have an excuse to get offended by anything, though -- like the response to OP here was perfectly positive and she doesn't seem to have a problem.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
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If someone looked at my diary it may not look accurate because you would see cups and tablespoons. But what they don't know is I have weighed everything in grams. I have then checked with multiple calorie websites to determine exactly what what the calories should be per gram for that particular item. I then pick the highest one or the one that I feel is probably accurate. But ultimately it comes down to if you are losing weight at the pace your calorie deficit would imply. If you are not then you are not logging accurately. 3500 calories is a pound. Do the math.0
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janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
I do... it's always off.0 -
I dont' really weigh anything except meat since I'm bad at eyeballing proteins. When I'm not losing weight though I always know why and it's generally not because I estimated a few things poorly.0
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janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
I weigh every non-liquid food I eat at home. If someone is losing weight or maintaining and not weighing food works for them, there is no reason for them to change. When we're talking about people who are not meeting their goals, why wouldn't they want to get an accurate idea of how many calories they're actually consuming?
Calorie counting is always going to have some ambiguity or uncertainty built-in. My goal was to minimize it as much as possible so I could use my wiggle room on things like estimating the calories when eating out.
If your way works for you, there is no reason to change. But if things aren't working for someone . . . yeah, figuring out whether logging is accurate can be game-changing.
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I log the same way. I weigh solids, measure liquids, but will log 1 tbsp or 1/4 cup/28 grams even if the entry I use is listed that way. My diary is for me to log my macros and calories, not for someone else to judge me for my supposed inaccuracies. I'm not asking anyone to peek at my diary either for critiques either.
It's all a trial and error game to me. If your method works for you, keep it up!0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
Maybe the words " picky & judgy " are a bit strong, but I also think that the OP is just fine with what she does. Especially since she did not mention any " problem at hand " that might have to do with logging and only asked if what she did made sense and if she did something wrong.
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janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you are never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
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janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.0 -
Yes. If anyone ever needs to look at my diary I will explain that. Otherwise, it's for me to know so whatever.0
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tincanonastring wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.
I must have gotten the other piece. I had one 12g lighter on Sunday... The rest were all +/- 3g from the claimed serving weight0 -
I see that as I have 74.5 pounds to loose. An estimated weight is going to move me in the right direction and don't worry about such a small amount of imprecision.0
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It is NOT sad that this is your third journey. Most people need 7 tries to stay at goal. And one ins ?200? gain it all back. Stay here with us so that achieve goal and stay there.0
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Too lazy for weighing. If I'm doing my exercise and I *think* I'm eating within my calorie range but losing stops, then at that point I'll start to do it. For now, I do my best eyeball guesstimate.0
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tincanonastring wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.
Yeah hahahaahah I believe you, but IDK if it is working don't try to fix it I guess (in my case not weighing my bread is def. A no no)
But for those who do it , good for you !
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tincanonastring wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.
Yeah hahahaahah I believe you, but IDK if it is working don't try to fix it I guess (in my case not weighing my bread is def. A no no)
But for those who do it , good for you !
No doubt. I don't know that it's necessarily affecting my success, but the more accurate I log, the better the chance I can find room for beer and whiskey.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.
Yeah hahahaahah I believe you, but IDK if it is working don't try to fix it I guess (in my case not weighing my bread is def. A no no)
But for those who do it , good for you !
No doubt. I don't know that it's necessary affecting my success, but the more accurate I log, the better the chance I can find room for beer and whiskey.
Yes sir! #cheers :0 -
I never weigh anything and I rarely measure either. I'm the sloppiest logger in the history of the universe. I've been successful though.0
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tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.
Yeah hahahaahah I believe you, but IDK if it is working don't try to fix it I guess (in my case not weighing my bread is def. A no no)
But for those who do it , good for you !
No doubt. I don't know that it's necessarily affecting my success, but the more accurate I log, the better the chance I can find room for beer and whiskey.
Now, that is your reason for weighting bread. Naughty boy!
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nordlead2005 wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »erialcelyob wrote: »Nothing wrong with what you are doing whatsoever, people are just picky and judgy :P
In every case where I have seen where someone is asked if they're weighing their food, it's because they have asked the community for help and advice because they aren't losing weight. I wouldn't call this "picky and judgy," not weighing food is a pretty common trend among people who aren't getting the results they want. If someone is actually weighing their food and logging it based on the cup/tablespoon, it's an easy clarification for them to make when it is brought up.
Well yes and no. A lot of times, OP says that they are weighing their food, yet people come and say that there are a lot of entries in cups in their diary... Personally, well, I take OP's word (although I will mention if OP uses a lot of 'generic' entries for homemade dishes). But if OP says 'I measure and weigh everything' I do tend to ask what they mean by 'measuring', because if someone is weighing everything, I don't really know where the 'measure' is coming from.
Most times when I see that happen, they go on to clarify that they are weighing some things but not others (they don't weigh bread, for example).
Do you weigh bread????? I never did or ever will and I have in maintenance for almost 5 years. I think that sometimes we take things to the extreme trying to be super accurate without realizing that "life" is not accurate.
Lolllll bread it's something you would never going to see in my food scale #hellNo #ItrusinhimAndHeTrustInMe... and don't really think not weighing bread is a good example or reason why someone would no be losing weight
It seems ridiculous, but the bread I weighed on Monday was 12g heavier than the serving size on the package indicated. That's 22% more than it said I would be eating. Not weighing bread, especially if it's a high-calorie version, could easily lead someone to not lose weight.
I must have gotten the other piece. I had one 12g lighter on Sunday... The rest were all +/- 3g from the claimed serving weight
I bought a nice round loaf of rye bread. The serving size was two pieces or 50 grams. One piece weighed 60g by itself!! I'm pretty sure it was because the bread was round instead of it's usual loaf shape. . . But if I hadn't weighted, that would have been around a 150 calorie difference.0 -
Sorry, but I will not be weighing my food for the tiny variations from the package size stated.
There is surely far more margin for error in the measurement of daily activity, or the exercise you do. Was it 20 minutes of walking, or was it 21? How long did I wait at the crossing, and so on.
I think I would become obsessed if I had to worry about an extra couple of grams of bread!0 -
goteammummy wrote: »Sorry, but I will not be weighing my food for the tiny variations from the package size stated.
There is surely far more margin for error in the measurement of daily activity, or the exercise you do. Was it 20 minutes of walking, or was it 21? How long did I wait at the crossing, and so on.
I think I would become obsessed if I had to worry about an extra couple of grams of bread!
Tiny? I've had a bunch of things end up 50+ more calories than what the package says. When your deficit is small (250 calories), that can wipe off a big chunk of your deficit.0
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