Why is it important to weigh good for weight loss?

ML3038
ML3038 Posts: 6 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is imputting the food via mfp not enough by the barcode if it’s the correct weight?

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited May 2018
    Eating less is important for weightloss. Making sure it's the right food and the right amount, ensures you're eating less for real.
  • ap1972
    ap1972 Posts: 214 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Because many people underestimate how much they eat and packages can be off up to 20% in what they say is in there

    I cooked two packets of food last night one was 120g and the other 180g, they weren't sold by weight but I'm guessing the bar code would have been for 150g
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  • ML3038
    ML3038 Posts: 6 Member
    Very informative. Thanks
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    It's not that it is important to weigh food, it's that it is important to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight.

    If you've chosen counting calories as your way to reach a deficit, then understanding how much you're eating is important. This is where a scale is very helpful for many people. Humans typically are terrible at eyeballing or estimating portion size, measuring cups can be inaccurate for solid foods, and packaged food can often have variances between what is listed on the label and how much is actually in the package. A scale helps someone account for all these factors.

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