You don't use a food scale?

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    BattyKnitter wrote: »
    So maybe this is the place to ask. I'm cooking some bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts tonight and I know I won't be eating the whole breast since they are HUGE, how in the world do I weight this accurately? I normally weigh my meat raw as it's more accurate but this time I'll only be eating a portion of it and not eating the skin, plus obviously not eating the bone.

    I just measure cooked. I'd cut my portion and weigh it. If it had skin and bone, I'd weigh whatever was left over and subtract from the original weight.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    rosiorama wrote: »
    Another food weighing question!

    When weighing fruit like bananas or oranges, do you peel them first?

    Yes.
  • BattyKnitter
    BattyKnitter Posts: 503 Member
    rosiorama wrote: »
    Another food weighing question!

    When weighing fruit like bananas or oranges, do you peel them first?

    I do weigh them without the peel, though generally I weigh the whole fruit, eat, then weight the leftover and subtract from the original weight.
  • StormToday
    StormToday Posts: 46 Member
    When I first got mfp under a different name I lost my first 30lbs without a food scale. I would just measure my food but less than what the measure was because I knew it was probably lying to me. But the next 15 I needed a good scale for.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    FrecklePatch wrote: »
    This is like, my eighth attempt at fat loss and I've been weighing everything! I'm eating around 1750 a day and in 45 days I've lost 17 pounds!! I have two scales, one by my coffeepot (I drink A LOT of coffee with cream) and one where I prepare/plate my food.

    It's almost.... Magical.

    Oh I'm 5'10" and started at 235. I'm now 218!! GOOOO FOOD SCALE!!!!

    This makes my heart happy! Yay, you!!!
  • CharlieCharlie007
    CharlieCharlie007 Posts: 246 Member
    I weigh everything but supper. I always allot 800 calories for that meal.
  • lin_be
    lin_be Posts: 393 Member
    rosiorama wrote: »
    Another food weighing question!

    When weighing fruit like bananas or oranges, do you peel them first?

    Weight entire fruit, tare, unpeel fruit, put peel on scale. And there’s your weight in grams.
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,394 Member
    Easier for me to peel fruit, plop on scale & there are your grams. :)
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,365 Member
    RetiredAndLovingIt wrote: »
    Easier for me to peel fruit, plop on scale & there are your grams. :)

    Depending on the fruit, that could get messy...
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,394 Member
    True! I use a bowl if a messy fruit.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    bump
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    Bumpity-bump!

    (See also this excellent thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10498882/weighing-food-takes-too-long-and-is-obsessive/p1)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    bump
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    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    bump
  • ladyzherra
    ladyzherra Posts: 438 Member
    Great posts here. I am beginning using a scale. I think it will really help!
  • 4LeafMint
    4LeafMint Posts: 65 Member
    I think a scale is critical when counting calories with macros...protein, fat, carbohydrates. Trying to keep my total calories around 2000, protein at 240g, carbohydrates at 200g and letting fats make up the difference in calories. I have been doing this for about a month and I have lost over 10 lbs. Also I am doing intermediate fasting and a lot exercising.

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