Anyone Using a Kitchen Scale?

abigailrschwartz
abigailrschwartz Posts: 14 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been trying to eye all the portions I eat, but it's just not cutting it...I haven't lost very much and it's starting to frustrate me. I think it's the portions of the foods that I eat. I *think* they're the right size, but I'm pretty sure they're not...

So my question is...Anyone have a lot of luck using a kitchen scale? I'm looking to lose more weight and I think working with the portions is my best bet as far as the foods I eat go.

Sigh, I dunno. I'd like to just get rid of this disgusting belly.
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  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    Absolutely. It was one of the first items I bought when I started this journey. Meats and proteins can be hard to guesstimate. It was $15 well spent.
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    i bought a digtal scale at walmart for $20 .. very well worth it
    it weighs oz, grams and pounds

    you can put your plate/bowl then zero it out, weigh a food, zero it out , put another item ( get the point)
    so you can weigh all your foods on 1 plate

    ALSO i bought a set of spoons from Avon it has 1 for veggies, 1 for pasta, and a spatula for meat .. it helps you to know portions
    weight watchers also sell something similar , they have spoons that come in 1/2 cup and 1 cup ( i have both sets ww, and avon)

    i couldn';t just eye ball it .. lol

    good luck
  • bluberrygoo
    bluberrygoo Posts: 222 Member
    I use a scale to measure almost everything.
  • NicholeRobb
    NicholeRobb Posts: 166 Member
    i bought a digtal scale at walmart for $20 .. very well worth it
    it weighs oz, grams and pounds

    you can put your plate/bowl then zero it out, weigh a food, zero it out , put another item ( get the point)
    so you can weigh all your foods on 1 plate

    ALSO i bought a set of spoons from Avon it has 1 for veggies, 1 for pasta, and a spatula for meat .. it helps you to know portions
    weight watchers also sell something similar , they have spoons that come in 1/2 cup and 1 cup ( i have both sets ww, and avon)

    i couldn';t just eye ball it .. lol

    good luck


    Same here. It is def worth the purchase
  • Ant_M76
    Ant_M76 Posts: 534 Member
    Yep, it's an essential weapon in the war. Food scale and an HRM, are all you need :)
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    All the time. I love it. It clearly taught me my estimation skills are crap.
  • Nic620
    Nic620 Posts: 553 Member
    I weight everything! I find it helped tremendously in my weigh loss journey!
  • Zalissa
    Zalissa Posts: 23 Member
    It's well worth getting a kitchen scale. I swear by mine!
  • laineyluma
    laineyluma Posts: 358 Member
    I use mine more than three times a day. I was so surprised at how bad my guesstimations were.. :ohwell:
  • muwchck
    muwchck Posts: 261 Member
    Without my food scale, my measuring cups/spoons, and my HRM I don't know where I'd be right now. I measure everything, and it's paying off. I wouldn't know what to do if I couldn't measure everything, because I know I can't eyeball any of it.
  • guildwars1987
    guildwars1987 Posts: 73 Member
    $20 digital scale from wal-mart and I've used it multiple times in the past few days that I've had it. It comes with a lithium ion battery too.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I use mine for every meal I eat/pack/prepare! Love it - it's the handiest kitchen gadget I have. :-)
  • oEmmao
    oEmmao Posts: 466 Member
    kitchen scales, measuring cups and measuring spoons are vital! :drinker:

    they are so worth it :bigsmile:
  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
    I have a digital that easily goes back and forth between oz/g since a lot of things only have the weight in grams. Eyeballing or even the numbers on the package are very misleading. I keep a stack of compostable paper cups by the balance and it makes it nice and easy to measure everything with little mess.
  • DPernet
    DPernet Posts: 481 Member
    Weigh and measure everything. Buy a digital scale and a set of Cups (2cup, 1cup, half cup, quarter cup) and measuring spoons.

    You can't ever ever go by eyeball. It's scary how wrong you can be.
  • Annmarie49
    Annmarie49 Posts: 84
    It is 'ESSENTIAL'......... you will be absolutely 'shocked' when you start to measure quantity!!!! get a digital one, more accurate and you will see the pounds falling off you.

    p.s. I live in the UK and all recipes are produced in grams/kilos/pounds/ounces. since using this site, a lot of the recipes are cups/sticks etc from the USA. I was trying to work out how you measure a 'cup of sliced carrots'.... the variation was huge, that's fine with a low calorie food but if it was peanut butter/cream/high calorie food, the result would be detrimental to our healthy lifestyle/eating!!! I wonder if this has some rationale as to why some people are struggling with weight loss despite measuring everything (my opinion only)
  • twiztid_princess
    twiztid_princess Posts: 89
    I need to a scale.. because eyeballing it isn't cutting it either.. so i hope i get a job soon so i can buy one.
  • TotalTiger
    TotalTiger Posts: 74
    It is by far the most important tool I have to help me lose weight. I was staggered at how large my portion sizes were and 6 weeks into this, I am surprised at how full I am getting with reduced portion sizes. Invest in a digital scale - you won't regret it.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    I've been trying to eye all the portions I eat, but it's just not cutting it...I haven't lost very much and it's starting to frustrate me. I think it's the portions of the foods that I eat. I *think* they're the right size, but I'm pretty sure they're not...

    So my question is...Anyone have a lot of luck using a kitchen scale? I'm looking to lose more weight and I think working with the portions is my best bet as far as the foods I eat go.

    Sigh, I dunno. I'd like to just get rid of this disgusting belly.

    A kitchen scale will sort out the real portions from the guesstimates. Do yourself a massive favour and get yourself a set of scales and then you will see what I mean.

    Butter, for instance, just one smidgeon out when guessing can be the difference between many calories and if you add those up over the week, you could be hundreds out and that alone can ruin your weightloss attempts.

    Absolutely invaluable are scales :)
  • Bergiere
    Bergiere Posts: 39 Member
    I use my scale all the time. I found if I eyeball things I end up cheating myself. :smile:
  • Linda1053
    Linda1053 Posts: 45 Member
    I have used mine from the start but not for everything. Then I decided to weigh it all and realised I was undercutting myself with certain things. So now I find it easier. They sit on my kitchen windowsill, they are not very big but, but they are big in getting rid of my weight. It is well worth making the effort :)
  • Jnt1979
    Jnt1979 Posts: 80 Member
    I use one and LOVE It!
  • Missi3601
    Missi3601 Posts: 264
    I use mine daily! It makes things alot easier and I actually feel better after knowing everything is counted correctly! Best of Luck!
  • jasonthekidd
    jasonthekidd Posts: 60
    Everyday...weigh everything! 20 bucks at Walmart. You can get fancier ones that calculate calories also.
  • hmbwave
    hmbwave Posts: 3 Member
    I agree with every post I've read here - not only will it help you calibrate eyeballing portion size (helpful for eating out) you may be pleasantly surprised that sometimes your guestimated portions were too small. My daughter just joined MFP and I purchased one from amazon and had it mailed to her - invaluable.
  • seal57
    seal57 Posts: 1,259 Member
    Most people on here are using kitchen scales.....What where price you pay, it is well worth it.....No way could I guess how much 30g is......Same with measuring cups and spoons...Normal teaspoon are no good as I feel they aren't exact....

    Go and purchase yourself a set of scales....You won't regret it...........
  • katiedidd66
    katiedidd66 Posts: 77
    My husband bought me a digital kitchen scale for my birthday!!! Now I know alot of women would be really ticked off by that, but it's one of the best gifts I've ever gotten, I weigh or measure everything before it passes my lips!!
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Buy one. I love it. You would be surprised what a portions looks like. Not what you though by eye balling it. They cost about $15-20 bucks well spent.
  • beccci91
    beccci91 Posts: 213 Member
    everyday!
  • julie781
    julie781 Posts: 221 Member
    All the time. I love it. It clearly taught me my estimation skills are crap.

    lol. well said! Mine too :)

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