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Nuts were another disappointing surprise ... as this site shows ...
http://www.thekitchn.com/a-visual-guide-to-100-calories-of-nuts-snack-tips-from-the-kitchn-201778
I like cashews, but 100 calories of cashews is 13 cashews. When I ate them, I was easily eating 400-500 calories worth in one sitting and even that doesn't seem like that much.
This is why I don't get when people say fats are more satiating than carbs, I can eat a big bowl of oatmeal made up of 400 calories which will fill me up WAY more and for WAY longer than 400 calories of peanut butter.2 -
booksandchocolate12 wrote: »Weigh a serving of peanut butter. You will weep.
Or ice cream :,(1 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Jicama is the scales best friend. 100g fills the tummy and costs under 50 calories.
Drat, I found an interesting jicama recipe recently and forgot to bookmark it >.<
Maybe it was this: http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/7009-avocado-salad-with-mango-and-jicama
This looks good as well: http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/221-apricot-jicama-salsa0 -
jennypapaje wrote: »twistedwoman wrote: »I used food scales tonight for my dinner for the first time. I was horrified by how much I have been underestimating food!
I have now weighed out my cereal to take to work and my lunch and it looks pitiful!!! At least I know it's accurate!!
Cereal was a disappointment to me. One serving is 45 grams. 45 grams of cereal is a dusting on the bottom of the bowl. MY servings used to be a good 4 or 5 of those 45 gram servings. Probably a good thing I didn't eat cereal that often.
a serving for cereal where i live is 30grams. consider yourself lucky that your serving is 45
Kashi Go Lean is 58 grams of yummy. . .I tend to have what i want and just log it. if my serving size is 32 grams and i want 50 i just eat 50 and log 50. Usually the 32 grams is a bout 110-130 calories. So not a huge difference if i add 20 grams or so. I also use almond milk though so that saves me a bunch of calories so i can have more cereal anyway.1 -
I'll never forget the sad, shocked, disappointed look on my wife's face when I brought us out portion-correct dishes of ice cream for dessert!6
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You know what's awesome? When you go to weigh out some popcorn and you can't even fit a single serving in a bowl. Makes me so happy3
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midwesterner85 wrote: »Hi, I haven't purchased a food scale yet, but was wondering how it works exactly. So if one cup equals 8 ounces, but we're talking about cereal how would I know if it's equal to one serving or not? Would the scale read 8 ounces, or something else?
When you look at the nutrition facts for your cereal, there is a 1 cup (x grams). You want to use the food scale to calculate the grams and then log that many cups. For example, if the label serving size is 1 cup (59g) and the scale shows 87g, then you log 1.475 (rounded, of course) cups: 87 / 59 = 1.475 rounded to 3 digits
Or the easier way to do it is to weigh it and then click on the entry serving size and select 1gram...then enter the exact # of grams....no math involved!1 -
I think I'm the only person in the world surprised by cheese in the opposite direction. I'd been using "1 ounce" for the cheese on my bean burritos, but when I finally weighed it, it was less than a half-ounce. An ounce of shredded cheese is a LOT in a small tortilla.
I'm with you! I mostly use shredded cheese now since one ounce of it seems like so much (which makes me very happy).0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »Hi, I haven't purchased a food scale yet, but was wondering how it works exactly. So if one cup equals 8 ounces, but we're talking about cereal how would I know if it's equal to one serving or not? Would the scale read 8 ounces, or something else?
When you look at the nutrition facts for your cereal, there is a 1 cup (x grams). You want to use the food scale to calculate the grams and then log that many cups. For example, if the label serving size is 1 cup (59g) and the scale shows 87g, then you log 1.475 (rounded, of course) cups: 87 / 59 = 1.475 rounded to 3 digits
Or the easier way to do it is to weigh it and then click on the entry serving size and select 1gram...then enter the exact # of grams....no math involved!
Only if that is an option. There are a lot of foods in the database without that option.1 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »Hi, I haven't purchased a food scale yet, but was wondering how it works exactly. So if one cup equals 8 ounces, but we're talking about cereal how would I know if it's equal to one serving or not? Would the scale read 8 ounces, or something else?
When you look at the nutrition facts for your cereal, there is a 1 cup (x grams). You want to use the food scale to calculate the grams and then log that many cups. For example, if the label serving size is 1 cup (59g) and the scale shows 87g, then you log 1.475 (rounded, of course) cups: 87 / 59 = 1.475 rounded to 3 digits
Or the easier way to do it is to weigh it and then click on the entry serving size and select 1gram...then enter the exact # of grams....no math involved!
sometimes though if you do that the database is messed up and gives you crazy amounts of calories and servings . I have done that and it once gave me like 200,000 calories for something for picking the 1g selection and then putting in the number it weighs2 -
In the words of the great philosopher strong is this one with the force.
Using a food scale was a big eye opener for me. Had no idea of what a normal size portion was before I use the scale.0 -
jennypapaje wrote: »twistedwoman wrote: »I used food scales tonight for my dinner for the first time. I was horrified by how much I have been underestimating food!
I have now weighed out my cereal to take to work and my lunch and it looks pitiful!!! At least I know it's accurate!!
Cereal was a disappointment to me. One serving is 45 grams. 45 grams of cereal is a dusting on the bottom of the bowl. MY servings used to be a good 4 or 5 of those 45 gram servings. Probably a good thing I didn't eat cereal that often.
a serving for cereal where i live is 30grams. consider yourself lucky that your serving is 45
Kashi Go Lean is 58 grams of yummy. . .I tend to have what i want and just log it. if my serving size is 32 grams and i want 50 i just eat 50 and log 50. Usually the 32 grams is a bout 110-130 calories. So not a huge difference if i add 20 grams or so. I also use almond milk though so that saves me a bunch of calories so i can have more cereal anyway.
oh same here. i always have my milk with 50gr. of cornflakes.doesn't matter what the serving size is 1 -
I made a bakewell tart and when I costed the calories and realised it was 900 calories for 1 slice (not even that big) I was totally horrified. Haven't made it since!
Yeah ... baking makes me sad. My mum is a fabulous cook and also very supportive of my attempts to lose weight. She notes down the weight of the ingredients for anything she bakes and the batch size etc so I can put it into the recipe calculator here. If there are scones or fruit loaf going around, I try to make sure I can fit this into my plan, but it can be tricky.
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I made a bakewell tart and when I costed the calories and realised it was 900 calories for 1 slice (not even that big) I was totally horrified. Haven't made it since!
That's pretty much why I don't bake anymore and try to avoid desserts now. Calories are just insane. I have to really crave something to indulge now But I would live on desserts if it was up to me so it's really hard. The reason I've been maintaining 3-6 pounds from my goal for 2 years is because of that... A satisfying quantity is always around 500 calories for me, and typically I just can't keep a deficit on days when I indulge because I get too hungry. I admit I'm jealous of people who can fit 500 calorie treats in their days... I can get away with it maybe 8 days a month. 0 -
How do you get used to the change of portion size? I am literally always hungry.. And for a while I did okay loosing weight (I went from 283 to 207 and now I'm back to 222) and then stopped tracking and working out (depression and school) and now I want to just get back to eating healthy bc I gained back 15 lbs. I mean I don't mind if I don't really lose any weight right now but I just need to get this eating thing under control again. When I was pretty good at it I didn't use a food scale and more so just.. guessed0
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eat as slow as you can. i actually eat a cereal flake at a time and savor the flavor. it is more satiating that way.3
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twistedwoman wrote: »I used food scales tonight for my dinner for the first time. I was horrified by how much I have been underestimating food!
I have now weighed out my cereal to take to work and my lunch and it looks pitiful!!! At least I know it's accurate!!
It's tough at first, but your body will adjust to the new portion sizes. Initially going from large to smaller portions can leave you initially hungry, though until you adjust.0 -
AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »booksandchocolate12 wrote: »Weigh a serving of peanut butter. You will weep.
Or ice cream :,(
Yeah. A serving of ice cream is a cruel joke.0 -
How do you get used to the change of portion size? I am literally always hungry.. And for a while I did okay loosing weight (I went from 283 to 207 and now I'm back to 222) and then stopped tracking and working out (depression and school) and now I want to just get back to eating healthy bc I gained back 15 lbs. I mean I don't mind if I don't really lose any weight right now but I just need to get this eating thing under control again. When I was pretty good at it I didn't use a food scale and more so just.. guessed
Bulk up your meals with veggies.0 -
How do you get used to the change of portion size? I am literally always hungry.. And for a while I did okay loosing weight (I went from 283 to 207 and now I'm back to 222) and then stopped tracking and working out (depression and school) and now I want to just get back to eating healthy bc I gained back 15 lbs. I mean I don't mind if I don't really lose any weight right now but I just need to get this eating thing under control again. When I was pretty good at it I didn't use a food scale and more so just.. guessed
Zombie thread, but anywho...
If you're having that much trouble getting your eating under control, I'd suggest not jumping straight into a big deficit. Set your calories for maintenance and get used to accurately logging and weighing and controlling portion sizes for a while THEN drop down to 1kb/wk loss (or 1/2 if that is too much).0
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