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Anyone Using a Kitchen Scale?

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  • xXKatrinaXx
    xXKatrinaXx Posts: 234
    i do, i measure out EVERYTHING. i love it!!
  • amandaroselewis10
    amandaroselewis10 Posts: 5
    I use my scale daily, its well worth the money.
  • zmzmzm19
    zmzmzm19 Posts: 155 Member
    I use a scale to measure almost everything.

    Same for me..........the scale from Walmart works GREAT!
  • frosty73
    frosty73 Posts: 424 Member
    YES. Get a digital scale! I got a cheap(er) one at Wal-Mart and it works GREAT.
    It will make a huge difference. Just do it!
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    If it can't be measured, it can't be managed, to paraphrase Peter Drucker.

    Some say that it is unnecessarily obsessive, but I challenge anyone outside of a professional chef to "guesstimate" within 10% accuracy consistently.
  • takehimaway
    takehimaway Posts: 499 Member
    $10 for my scale, $1 for measuring spoons, $1 for measuring cups; some of the best $12 I spent lately.
  • MenaMena
    MenaMena Posts: 232 Member
    yes, it is a must have and inexpensive. Measure everything. it will make a difference.
  • dvisser1
    dvisser1 Posts: 788 Member
    Get one. Definitely get one. I tried eyeballing portions and quickly figured out that was useless. I now measure or weigh just about everything that is not individually packaged. Even just having a bowl of cereal I weigh out the cereal and measure the milk.

    I've got a digital scale that weighs in both grams & ounces and has about a 10 lb capacity. Put a bowl on it, zero, add whatever I'm weighing, write it down on a pad of paper I keep next to the scale, zero and add the next food if there is one. Even if it's long list like making a salad, record it all. Go to the computer and log it into MFP.
  • honestlysweet
    honestlysweet Posts: 221 Member
    Yes, you MUST get a food scale to succeed on MFP! Estimations are not accurate. I got a cheap one at walmart for four bucks. It is a lifesaver, because when you hit that button about completing this entry, you know that everything you put in is accurate.
  • skinnygirlhiding1
    skinnygirlhiding1 Posts: 26 Member
    I have a digital scale & everyday I weigh everything. Unless its in its own container & already portion ready. I try to eyeball things but always doubt check with the scale. Its really helped me out a great deal. Good luck.
  • Jezebel_Barbie
    Jezebel_Barbie Posts: 198 Member
    Agreeing with everyone else. I use mine every day for every meal, always have - even before I started trying to lose weight! Mine isn't a digital one but I'd recommend buying digital; much, much better for accuracy.
  • LauraJWStevenson
    LauraJWStevenson Posts: 55 Member
    Yes to the scales and cups and spoons!!! I even use a smaller plate. Instead of the Dinner plate, I use the salad plate. My plate will look full! With your scales you will be surprised at how much of some things you can eat...and others...how LITTLE!! LOL!!!
  • batalina
    batalina Posts: 209 Member
    i LOVE my kitchen scale. digital, does grams and ounces. almost everything that goes in my face goes on my scale first. i have honestly thought of getting a pocket scale like drug dealers use so i can carry it in my purse and measure food on the go! it's essential.
  • mzbatson
    mzbatson Posts: 27 Member
    A kitchen scale is a MUST!!!! Like you said, you THINK you are eating the right portions but what we see is usually not correct. I bought my scale from Wal-Mart and it is good. You will be surprised how much 4 oz really is when you measure it! :smile:
  • stephslosinglbs
    stephslosinglbs Posts: 64 Member
    Yes, I measure just about everything I eat. You can find them for under $20!
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    Yes to the scales and cups and spoons!!! I even use a smaller plate. Instead of the Dinner plate, I use the salad plate. My plate will look full! With your scales you will be surprised at how much of some things you can eat...and others...how LITTLE!! LOL!!!

    I do the salad plate thing too. I don't remember the last time I ate off a dinner plate! And I eat things like my 1/2 cup of cottage cheese in little ramekins. Nothing looks sadder than a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese in a giant cereal bowl...
  • iamnoangel
    iamnoangel Posts: 57
    Yup, absolutely as it is really easy to over estimate!
  • d_89
    d_89 Posts: 30 Member
    Yep I weight everything! (ordered a digital scale from amazon for $17 incl shippimg) You'd be surprised how wrong eyeballing can be. And I measure everything too! My family thinks I'm crazy lol
  • slowturtle1
    slowturtle1 Posts: 284 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

    Agree: I bought my scale on Amazon. I can't remember the price or brand, but I love it! I always way underestimate my portions, so I consider my scale a necessity. The scoops from WW are handy too, although I generally just use measuring cups and spoons b/c I was too cheap to buy the WW scoops.
  • ahgold
    ahgold Posts: 3
    I used to use a digital postal scale (got from my business office) and it was very helpful in seeing what 4 oz. of cooked chicken really looked like, etc. If you can, do use it. remember to eliminate the weight of any plate or container before measuring. I had a very particular trainer at one time and I had to measure to the nth degree. It is easy to fool ourselves or to guess wrong. Once you do your regular foods for a while, you can use it less. Now my office manager is on a diet and she's using it for the same reason. Go baby, go! Use it and lose!
  • nitaleotta
    nitaleotta Posts: 24 Member
    Ok, I'm sold. I'm getting a food scale from Wal-Mart today.
  • Just_Scott
    Just_Scott Posts: 1,766 Member
    So on my wall I have the link listed as the number one reason we plateau. Watch it, and for $18 a good digital scale will be your money well spent.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY

    Best of luck, weigh it and enjoy!
  • jillianbeeee
    jillianbeeee Posts: 345 Member
    my kitchen scale, measuring cups and measuring spoons are my best friends! I am upgrading to a better scale this week. I jusst started with a cheap one from wal mart but really think its time to move on to a better one
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