Visualizing an ounce

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nebulinda
nebulinda Posts: 120 Member
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I actually have no idea how much an ounce is. Without weighing everything before I eat it, how can I estimate how much I'm eating?

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  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
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    This is something I need to know too!
  • KLK1986
    KLK1986 Posts: 89
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    You really can't visualize an ounce unless it's a fluid ounce. Otherwise it's not a measure of volume but rather one of weight. One ounce of chicken looks VERY different from one ounce of lettuce for example.
  • VIII_4G63
    VIII_4G63 Posts: 9 Member
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    My phone weighs 5oz, my watch about 2oz. I estimate from there.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,522 Member
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    just get a food scale
  • VIII_4G63
    VIII_4G63 Posts: 9 Member
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    just get a food scale

    Not so handy when you're in a restaurant, at work, on the road etc.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,522 Member
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    just get a food scale

    Not so handy when you're in a restaurant, at work, on the road etc.

    Get a pocket scale like drug dealers use.

    kidding
  • charlesb22
    charlesb22 Posts: 110 Member
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    Don't feel self conscious about it - just get a food scale and weigh as much as you can at home. My bf gave me grief about it at first, but at least now I am armed with the knowledge of how big my portions really are! My reporting is sooooooooo much more accurate!

    Eventually after experience weighing/measuring you will be able to eyeball it for those times when you can't be more accurate. You will be very surprised at first how much (or little) things actually weigh!

    One little example, I used to have a snack of peanut butter on toast, I don't spread it very thickly and I though I was being pretty good. But one day I measured out a tbsp and it was WAAAAY less than what I had been using. WAH! But it made me realise how many other things I was underestimating by just eyeballing it.

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