Losing weight and not needing to weigh food
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I'm not sure I understand the "debate" of this thread.
There are some people who don't weigh their food and lose weight fine.
There are some people who do weigh their food and lose weight fine.
The only "deal" I've seen people make out of weighing food is when someone is posting a thread about being plateaued (as others have said). Someone who is complaining that they can't lose weight and who hasn't been weighing their food should consider weighing as a way to be more accurate in their logging. It's just a sensible thing to suggest. However, it's rarely the only thing suggested in threads like that. People will also ask about how much of their exercise calories they're eating back, how they're estimating their CO, if they adjusted their intake after losing, etc.
It's not necessary to weigh food in order to lose weight (I've never seen someone say that it is), but it's generally not a difficult thing either, and if someone is having problems losing weight, suggesting that they weigh food is not a bad thing to do. Since we're all working from estimates, why wouldn't we want to be as accurate in those estimates as possible?
What exactly is the debate, OP? Are you suggesting that no one should be telling others to weigh their food?6 -
I actually eyeballed everything until I got closer to goal - I had to start weighing foods then if I was to see scale budge.
However now been at maintenance over 3 yrs and back to not needing to weigh foods again as I know portion size by eyeballing -I'm really good at it, the other day I poured 30g of Special k into bowl and for the heck of it weighed it....29g!! How good am I Lol3 -
What problem?
And helpful hint -- if you post that in every thread you are going to seem like a spammer.1 -
Lovely.
A thread patronising those that continously patronise others.
haha.
We must have two different definitions of patronizing.
OP: Halp, I'm eating 1200 cals and not losing weight.
Users: Are you weighing and logging your food.
OP: I log religiously.
Users: Ya, but do you weigh it? If you don't it's quite possible that your eating more than you think.
Why do I not see the patronizing in that back and forth I see probably 3 times a day. Am I missing something?6 -
I don't weigh my food either. I drink a Premier Protein chocolate shake each morning so I know how many ounces is in that. I looked up and created MyFitnessPal chart so the things that I put in the shake I know exactly what I'm putting into me. I checked my fitness pal app quite a few times today when I enter my breakfast my lunch my snacks just to see how much of a portion I should have or how many crackers is acceptable Etc things like that. I don't think you have the weigh everything you eat, you just have to pay attention to how much you're eating. I mean come on if you were going to have a po boy instead of getting the 16-inch one you might could get away with 11 inch one. If I did that I cut back a little bit the next day0
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I don't weigh my food either. I drink a Premier Protein chocolate shake each morning so I know how many ounces is in that. I looked up and created MyFitnessPal chart so the things that I put in the shake I know exactly what I'm putting into me. I checked my fitness pal app quite a few times today when I enter my breakfast my lunch my snacks just to see how much of a portion I should have or how many crackers is acceptable Etc things like that. I don't think you have the weigh everything you eat, you just have to pay attention to how much you're eating. I mean come on if you were going to have a po boy instead of getting the 16-inch one you might could get away with 11 inch one. If I did that I cut back a little bit the next day
Weighing is one way to *tell* how much you're eating, one that works for those of us who aren't so good at eyeballing portions. The choices aren't "weigh" or "pay attention to how much you're eating." Weighing is literally just a way to pay attention to how much you're eating.3 -
I see some people making a 2nd job out of measuring and weighing. When I lost 100 lbs in 2 - 3 years. I didn't weigh my food once. I'm not saying it's not helpful at times. I did have an idea of my measurements (a cup of food was my most common) but eating healthy and giving myself alittle kcal cushion was what worked. I feel sorry for those people that weigh everything, all the time.
I know when you are closer to your goal weight it can make more of a difference. But after gaining back the weight I lost (in a 2 year span, for reasons like not logging at all) I have been able to lose another 30 lbs, still not weighing.
I think sometimes people make too much of a deal about measuring. Has anyone measured their food and logged
routinely for 8+ years?
My concern is my goal, to eat healthy and do what I need to to lose weight and than keep it off, and be able to keep that up for decades (i.e. the rest of my life). I can't imagine weighing food for so long.
I thought, after losing 100 lbs, I had an idea of portions, but it turns out I did not if I wasn't logging my food.
Don't feel sorry for us mate.
Weighing works for me and many others, if your method works for you then great stick with it. I will say I have never lost then gained and had to lose again weighing and counting
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Not looking for answers here.... Trying to talk to the people that think, when they plateau, their only out is measuring, but it seems to be a pain so they give up. Or newbies that feel pressured. If you don't think that is an issue. Move along. There is nothing to see here.
You posted this in the debate section. If you didn't want people to debate with you, perhaps that was a poor choice?
No one here says you MUST use a food scale to lose weight. But when someone isn't losing and doesn't know why, checking their numbers by weighing their portions would seem to be a logical reply, wouldn't it? What should we tell them "You're probably eating more than you think. Try eyeballing your portions better, and good luck!"?
As Dianne said, I love numbers and lists and trying to Tetris my way into a good number of calories. It's fun! And I'm a healthy weight! And I'm not struggling to maintain! And I eat ice cream and pizza! Don't feel sorry for me, I'm good 4 -
Please note: as this is the last time I will say it. I HAVE SAID THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT WEIGHING FOOD WORKS FOR YOU, THAT'S SUPER! I have said nothing against people that weigh food, I really haven't, if you look at what I've posted. I have said that sometimes there seems to be pressure to only weigh food, and that is not needed to lose weight. I wanted to let people know that it is not necessary, to weigh food, to lose weight. IF YOU DECIDE TO LOSE WEIGHT BY WEIGHING, GOOD FOR YOU. Stop bugging me on this post.
I know what I'm talking about because I lose 100 lbs. I gained it back because I stopped counting calories and had other life issues not relating to estimating food.
But are you at goal weight now? Did you get to a BMI in the healthy range when you lost 100lbs? Are you a petite woman with little room for margin of error?3 -
I have lost weight by not measuring or weighing my food. But I could never really get to goal and I couldn't figure out why. Well, the why is b/c I'm 5'1 and my margin of error had whittled away to nonexistent. Weighing my food is the only way that I have found that will get me to my goal weight. It's also not that hard and takes moments. Place container on scale, spoon out peanut butter until it hits the amount of grams I want, the end. Now, I can pretty much eye ball the peanut butter, but sometimes that amount is a few grams too high or a few grams too low. Peanut butter is too calorie dense to play with, plus I want all of the food I can have. I don't want to skimp at all.
Now, I refuse to travel with a scale. I won't take it with me on vacation, I won't take it with me on my weekly visits to my grandparents, and I will not take it with me to a restaurant. That's when I eyeball, hope for the best, and realize that as long as I get back on track the next day or next meal, everything will even out.3 -
This post is still a thing?
Anyway I posted it here because I knew there would be a debate. No, I don't think you need to weigh food. However, if that's your thing, than good for you. You're taking your health into your hands and getting results.
But for those that want to give up.... you have other choices. That is my point. Please read my posts before responding. And no, I did not write the original post as a dissertation, so yeah, it may not have conveyed every point I meant.
In 5 years, let me know if your still weighing your food. 5 years! I will save this post and come back to it than and you can tell me all about how weighing food is sooooo important.... 5 years from now. August 24, 2021.0 -
This post is still a thing?
Anyway I posted it here because I knew there would be a debate. No, I don't think you need to weigh food. However, if that's your thing, than good for you. You're taking your health into your hands and getting results.
But for those that want to give up.... you have other choices. That is my point. Please read my posts before responding. And no, I did not write the original post as a dissertation, so yeah, it may not have conveyed every point I meant.
In 5 years, let me know if your still weighing your food. 5 years! I will save this post and come back to it than and you can tell me all about how weighing food is sooooo important.... 5 years from now. August 24, 2021.
But do you still feel sorry for those of us who choose to weigh our food?5 -
diannethegeek wrote: »This post is still a thing?
Anyway I posted it here because I knew there would be a debate. No, I don't think you need to weigh food. However, if that's your thing, than good for you. You're taking your health into your hands and getting results.
But for those that want to give up.... you have other choices. That is my point. Please read my posts before responding. And no, I did not write the original post as a dissertation, so yeah, it may not have conveyed every point I meant.
In 5 years, let me know if your still weighing your food. 5 years! I will save this post and come back to it than and you can tell me all about how weighing food is sooooo important.... 5 years from now. August 24, 2021.
But do you still feel sorry for those of us who choose to weigh our food?
Yes and no. Yes but no. I stand by my, tell me after 5 years of weighing. I will happily retract my statement.0 -
This post is still a thing?
Anyway I posted it here because I knew there would be a debate. No, I don't think you need to weigh food. However, if that's your thing, than good for you. You're taking your health into your hands and getting results.
But for those that want to give up.... you have other choices. That is my point. Please read my posts before responding. And no, I did not write the original post as a dissertation, so yeah, it may not have conveyed every point I meant.
In 5 years, let me know if your still weighing your food. 5 years! I will save this post and come back to it than and you can tell me all about how weighing food is sooooo important.... 5 years from now. August 24, 2021.
It's been 4 years and I still feel it's important for me to weigh into the next year...what did you want to say again? Or does that not count because it's only 4 years?3 -
Also, I didn't realize that one little sentence I wrote, when I was feeling it, was a thing people would get hung up on.... really I didn't. So if it matters. No I don't feel sorry for anyone that weighs food. Happy?1
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I would still like to know where people stand after 5 years.0
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I have been weighing my food 2 years, so ya, I will let you know in three. Good luck with your maintenance.1
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queenliz99 wrote: »I have been weighing my food 2 years, so ya, I will let you know in three. Good luck with your maintenance. Please do.
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I have been on MFP since 2011, I am not going anywhere unless this site disappears. Please tell me I'm wrong in 5 years. I would love to learn something new. I don't think it will happen though.0
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