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Just got my kitchen scale. ROFL!! I was SO off!

Momepro
Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
No wonder I wasn't losing anything! I measured out morning smoothie, exactly as I'd been estimating (using a measuring cup). It came to about HALF of what I have been making!

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Lol. Mind blowing!
  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    Yeah it is eye opening. I was kicking myself for not accurately 100% using mine even though I owned it for a few years. The good news? I lost 6 pounds the first month using it!
  • bikecheryl
    bikecheryl Posts: 1,433 Member
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    I've used my scale from day 1 of logging and I find I'm surprised at how much more I can eat based on weight than I thought I could. I'd break off a chunk of butter to put on my sweet potatoes and think it was a full tbsp only to find out it weighs 10 or 11 grams and I get to add even more!!!

    Exactly!!! I found I was underestimating carbs and fats(rice, pasta, cheese) and over estimating my proteins.

    The scale weight is what it is and takes everything else out of the equation.

    I like that. :)
  • Niki_Fitz
    Niki_Fitz Posts: 951 Member
    bikecheryl wrote: »
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    I've used my scale from day 1 of logging and I find I'm surprised at how much more I can eat based on weight than I thought I could. I'd break off a chunk of butter to put on my sweet potatoes and think it was a full tbsp only to find out it weighs 10 or 11 grams and I get to add even more!!!

    Exactly!!! I found I was underestimating carbs and fats(rice, pasta, cheese) and over estimating my proteins.

    The scale weight is what it is and takes everything else out of the equation.

    I like that. :)

    Yes! And then you can start to to learn what an ounce of chicken or peanut butter (or whatever) looks and feels like. Makes you more aware.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,035 Member
    I remember when I started weighing and measuring. Blew my mind to see how much I was actually eating...
  • Tried30UserNames
    Tried30UserNames Posts: 561 Member
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    I've used my scale from day 1 of logging and I find I'm surprised at how much more I can eat based on weight than I thought I could. I'd break off a chunk of butter to put on my sweet potatoes and think it was a full tbsp only to find out it weighs 10 or 11 grams and I get to add even more!!!

    I tend to be like that, too...I can eat a lot more when I weigh things out. It's nice.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Yay! Another convert!
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    I have a food scale at home, and one at work. And when I recently had a friend who got serious about calorie counting, I got her a food scale as a gift. Very useful...
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    It gave me the confidence to start eating pasta. Before hand I would never risk it.
  • TrekkieJenee
    TrekkieJenee Posts: 24 Member
    Tried30UserNames wrote: »
    JohnnyPenso wrote: »
    I've used my scale from day 1 of logging and I find I'm surprised at how much more I can eat based on weight than I thought I could. I'd break off a chunk of butter to put on my sweet potatoes and think it was a full tbsp only to find out it weighs 10 or 11 grams and I get to add even more!!!

    I tend to be like that, too...I can eat a lot more when I weigh things out. It's nice.

    This is my experience as well. I still don't eat the entire quantity, I'm just adding fewer calories to my daily total.
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