Measuring food while people watch...

Never. Not about them. Its about me. Most people who act annoyed do so because of their own insecurity or feeling of helplessness because they don't have fortitude to do the same.

i know i annoy them! went to parents house and measured out my food. even took my scale. my mom turned to my husband and said "does she seriously do this at every meal?"

Do any of you feel like you are annoying family/friends while you're measuring food, looking at labels that have been tossed in the trash or even talking about weight loss?
Sometimes I just want to scream!!

Nope, because frankly I dont give a s***. Ill take the time to make sure the quality of the meats I purchase are high quality. Ill take time to examine the fresh produce to get the best for the money Im spending. People have become verbal with me, in a rather pissy mood - and I just simply tell it like it is and say "you can be patient just like I am with other people. Or, you can simple go get other items while I grab what I need"... They get even more pissy because they are in a hurry and dont have time to waste - I tell them "your lack of time management is not my issue and Im not going to hurry up because you are impatient"...


My husband comes with me and reads labels with me to learn too - he is SHOCKED and has a wake-up call everytime he reads labels of the things he likes to eat. It has often motivated him to put it back on the shelf.... but, that is done on his own accord...

He learned from me how to get the freshest possible broccoli crowns and asparagus. He had no idea there were things you could look for. He found the most purply-crowned asparagus bunch and I was so excited for him.... he found broccoli that had more purple on it than the "purple people eater' himself, so he bagged it up, grabbed a little of the ice and put it in the bag and loaded our cart.

He always thought avocado needed to be extra soft when you purchase it. I had told him that extra soft could mean it was roughly handled and is now too bruised and old.... better to get an avocado that is hard as a rock, and let it ripen naturally at home... when I showed him, he was amazed at the difference.

Thankfully he has a level of appreciation for what Im doing.. he even tries everything I make too!

But to that woman in the grocery store last night (literally) who got pissed at me because I wouldnt keep moving fast enough for her... thats tough s***. If Im on my cell phone standing in the area and not focusing on the product, OK, tell me to go screw and move. But if Im shopping, you can learn to have a little patience... nothing is walking away from you... its still going to be there if Im not interested in the product...

Confused. If you are blocking all of that particular product so others can't grab any or blocking the aisle, I would get impatient, too. I do a lot of what you do (checking produce, labels, etc.) but it only takes a second to make sure I'm not blocking anybody else's way.

When I'm cooking at home, I practice by guesstimating before weighing/measuring. I'm usually pretty close so I'm confident that when I'm out-and-about that I can just eyeball my serving sizes and be close enough for the occasional meals we eat out. Then, when I input it into MFP, I tend to over-estimate it. Like, if I think it was a half-cup of something, I might input it as 2/3 or 3/4 of a cup.