Counting calories without a scale
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Based on all your other threads I’m concerned for your overall well being. Your approaches are drastic and dangerous. I’ll tell you what, how about you axe all the crazy “diets” and plans you posted about , just eat in a slight calorie deficit every day and I’ll amazon prime you a scale for free? I would be happy to pay forward what this community has taught me
Awwwss, so nice to read this
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Some people can lose weight using measuring spoons and cups. I lost weight using measuring cups and spoons, once at age 20 and most recently at age 60. Never had problems losing, my issue has been keeping the weight off. That seems to be an issue for over 80% of people, no matter how the weight is lost. Clearly, weight loss results from eating less calories than your body burns, gaining weight happens when you eat more calories than your body burns.
Like so much of this weight loss issue, whatever works for each of us.
BTW, I did purchase a food scale. I used it for a while, but found the differences to be so small that I quit using it. If the body weight scale ever quits moving down, I’ll reconsider. I have been cooking/ baking almost all my life, measuring, not weighing ingredients, is how I was taught. I have a good eye for measurements and realize it’s not for everyone.5 -
You cannot measure accurately, but you can make guesses. Then based on what happens after a few weeks, if you are losing too fast or too slow, correct your guesses in one or the other direction.2
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Honestly, using a food scale is the easiest and most accurate way to track your intake and the 15 or 20 bucks you'll spend to get one will be the cheapest investment in your health that you'll ever make. 2
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Honestly, using a food scale is the easiest and most accurate way to track your intake and the 15 or 20 bucks you'll spend to get one will be the cheapest investment in your health that you'll ever make.
For those of us who are extremely lazy, it's the best! I despise cleaning peanut butter out of a measuring spoon.
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Nothing wrong with eyeballing things if it works. But it's important to understand that way, way more food will end up in the mix if it's volume rather than weight measured. Simply buying and using a $15 digital scale will itself be responsible for quite a few pounds of weight loss over time.5
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Honestly, using a food scale is the easiest and most accurate way to track your intake and the 15 or 20 bucks you'll spend to get one will be the cheapest investment in your health that you'll ever make.
For those of us who are extremely lazy, it's the best! I despise cleaning peanut butter out of a measuring spoon.
Just wondering, how do you get it out of the jar in the first place? I’m as lazy as the next person, but I dislike any additional items I have to clean, ie: the food scale.0 -
missysippy930 wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Honestly, using a food scale is the easiest and most accurate way to track your intake and the 15 or 20 bucks you'll spend to get one will be the cheapest investment in your health that you'll ever make.
For those of us who are extremely lazy, it's the best! I despise cleaning peanut butter out of a measuring spoon.
Just wondering, how do you get it out of the jar in the first place? I’m as lazy as the next person, but I dislike any additional items I have to clean, ie: the food scale.
No avoiding getting a knife dirty, but put jar of pb on scale, tare scale, scoop out what you want with knife, note the -grams.4 -
Based on all your other threads I’m concerned for your overall well being. Your approaches are drastic and dangerous. I’ll tell you what, how about you axe all the crazy “diets” and plans you posted about , just eat in a slight calorie deficit every day and I’ll amazon prime you a scale for free? I would be happy to pay forward what this community has taught me
Offer still stands if you come back to your thread7 -
missysippy930 wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Honestly, using a food scale is the easiest and most accurate way to track your intake and the 15 or 20 bucks you'll spend to get one will be the cheapest investment in your health that you'll ever make.
For those of us who are extremely lazy, it's the best! I despise cleaning peanut butter out of a measuring spoon.
Just wondering, how do you get it out of the jar in the first place? I’m as lazy as the next person, but I dislike any additional items I have to clean, ie: the food scale.
No avoiding getting a knife dirty, but put jar of pb on scale, tare scale, scoop out what you want with knife, note the -grams.
This, but don't forget to lick the knife/spoon. I'm counting all those grams, I am eating every single one of them!8 -
Based on all your other threads I’m concerned for your overall well being. Your approaches are drastic and dangerous. I’ll tell you what, how about you axe all the crazy “diets” and plans you posted about , just eat in a slight calorie deficit every day and I’ll amazon prime you a scale for free? I would be happy to pay forward what this community has taught me
Offer still stands if you come back to your thread
Thanks but I just bought a scale from walmart for like $15. But thats for your offer.
Alright. Good luck. Keep it simple. Small daily calorie deficit. Everything else is majoring in the minors or will lead to adherence issues and binging or straight misery1
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