Food scale? Yes or No?
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My food scale is the best investment I have made.
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L-O-V-E my scale. I often play the game of I guess it then weigh it so if I go places I can eyeball it.0
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I use my food scale, couldn't make it through a day without it. I like to be as accurate as possible with the amount of food I'm eating; it gives me a good idea where adjustments are needed.0
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Absolutely!0
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I weigh my foods until i have a good feel for portion sizes, then i stop weighing.
I do the same, checking certain new items that I eat, but only at home. I assume that what I eat is always somewhat variable, as is what I burn through exercise, so I like to give myself a calorie cushion. When in doubt I overestimate calories.0 -
I invested about $25 in a scale that weighs in grams, ounces, and pounds. It is one of the BEST purchases I have ever made. ABSOLUTELY necessary for accurate food logging!!!0
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I actually just wrote a blog post on my decision to buy a food scale: http://www.asmallloss.com/2012/02/scales.html
I've had it for a couple days, and it's interesting. MFP has a medium pear at 89 calories. When I would eat a large one, I'd just add it in as 1.5 servings, or about 125 calories. By weight, I figured out a large pear is closer to 165 calories! 40 calories here and there add up very quickly!0 -
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I always weigh everything now0
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Yes. It's helped a lot. I use my kitchen scales to weigh everything out, it's really worth doing.0
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Food scale is highly recommended if you're serious about success.
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Food scale for everything. Just about everything has some reference to mass for the serving size. I even use the food scale to divide up the finished portions of a recipe.
And I use grams instead of ounces, as you get a finer break-down of the food's mass.0 -
LOVE LOVE LOVE my scale.. Worth every cent!0
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I use my food scale faithfully!! I am a horrible judge of portion size!! The same goes for measuring utensils.
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yes, and when I slack, I pay..:explode:0
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I really don't know what I would do without my food scale. I love that I can use either grams or ounces. It makes it so much easier to prepare my meals in advance.0
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I bought a cheap one on Amazon, it's called the Eat Smart Precision Pro kitchen scale. I love it!0
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My other trick: I went to the dollar store and bought a ton a small plastic containers. I weigh out portions of different foods and the keep them in their own containers so it's easy to grab-n-go.0
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I don't think I could ever imagine eating something that wasn't weighed out now.
As someone else said, I'm also a horrible judge at getting portions right0 -
Yes....and measuring cups and tablespoons...I measure everything. And the best part is, after a while you're able to determine what a portion size is by looking at it yourself, which is great when you're at a party or a restaurant.0
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