I got a food scale!!!

smangani
smangani Posts: 120
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
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I'm so excited!! Now I just have to learn the cool ways to use it!

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  • stefanieanne14
    stefanieanne14 Posts: 119 Member
    Yay, I got one too. I'm curious to know how accurate I've been with my guessing!
  • smangani
    smangani Posts: 120
    I've been semi-accurate. But I increased my calorie intake to align with MFP and have measured everything. I'm actually seeing some success with that!
  • shabounds
    shabounds Posts: 47
    I was just thinking I'd like to get one too. Do you mind telling me where you got yours?
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Oh nice! They are great. Anything that needs to be weighed instead of measured in a cup or spoon, the food scale is nice for. Examples: meat, veggies, fruits after you cut/peel/etc.
  • GrammyM
    GrammyM Posts: 40 Member
    Love my food scale, use it every single day. I am a firm believer in knowing "for sure" what my calories in and out are. If you don't have a HRM for exercise calories, you may want to add that next.
  • Figuringoutme
    Figuringoutme Posts: 330
    I got one for christmas!! I'm so excited!! I was never sure about the calories on fruit and meat.

    To commenter:
    Its a biggest loser one. It was on sale at bed bath and beyond for 15$.
    It's really nice. it has a glass plate. You can weigh in grams or ounces. You can put a bowl or plate on it then Zero it out and put your food on it to weigh it. So you don't have to figure out how much your bowl weighs lol
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    I really want one too!
  • pangela13
    pangela13 Posts: 172 Member
    Me too Biggest Loser food scale. Great gift first year ask for something and got it. I guess my family is realizing that I am serious about losing this weight.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    Hmm I so want one I think this will really help me lol. I measure all my stuff with a measuring cup.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I got one, too! The good news is that I was WAY underestimating everything! My servings were all much smaller than I was guessing them to be. Yay for more food. :-)
  • TheCats_Meow
    TheCats_Meow Posts: 438 Member
    I got one for Christmas & I LOVE it!

    It's crazy, but I've actually been under-estimating all my foods! oops

    I'm all for more food on my plate, though :wink:
  • msmayor
    msmayor Posts: 362 Member
    Everyone needs a food scale and a hrm....sorry at first I didn't realize this and refused to spend money that I would've spent on other things probably not needed....but no more guessing and as first I wasn't losing weight now I realized why....my calories in were wrong and my calories burnt we also wrong......
  • SunnyBoudreau
    SunnyBoudreau Posts: 7 Member
    Yay! This is great! I just ordered mine, it's in the mail...! Can't wait to use it :)
  • chell53
    chell53 Posts: 352 Member
    I have one and love it.....measure my meats, fruit, nuts, and chips ( if I feel like eating them ). My scale also has a Tare which if you are using a bowl you zero out the bowl and it just measures your food, this is a good feature
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    I'd be a disaster without mine I am terrible at estimating portions, especially with pasta I was having 2-3 times what the package says a serving should be!!
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    I got one for Christmas too!!! Now all I need is an HRM!!
  • erin_zuk
    erin_zuk Posts: 226 Member
    I bought one for myself for Christmas too - digital and was only $12!
    Now that I have that and my HRM I feel like everything is so much more accurate :)
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    And I've discovered I've been cheating myself!!
  • katcod1522
    katcod1522 Posts: 448 Member
    I got one for Xmas too :) Have used it every day since!
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    I've been using a spring food scale for a while, and I'm so excited to finally have a digital one. It's the simple glass plate one from walmart, but really fabulous. I love that I can zero it out with the plate!
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