Weighing food....your thoughts??

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  • awisegirl84
    awisegirl84 Posts: 82 Member
    I never weigh or count calories, I just eat foods low in calories and high in protein and fibre. For instance I had steak and vegetables. There was so many vegetables I had to use two plates, one for the meat and one for the veg.

    I think if you eat rice and other grains, wheat products weighing is probably pretty relevant

    I found your reply very interesting...What do you use MFP for if you don't count calories?
  • fergie2812
    fergie2812 Posts: 155 Member
    hi
    I weigh everything
    I put my plate on the scale and add accordingly write it all down then log it when i've finished
  • Ralphrabbit
    Ralphrabbit Posts: 351 Member
    The only way to do this is to measure accurately then you know what is going in! Some things you get to know over time but to start with guessing is way over.
  • PHS7
    PHS7 Posts: 213 Member
    I weigh everything. To me, it's the best way to be accurate on portion control.
  • Anonymou5
    Anonymou5 Posts: 92
    I just use it to track my weight and measurements and to gain knowledge from other users.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    I pretty much weigh everything as well with my digital food scale. I still use measuring cups and measuring spoons for some things, but things of bulk and odd shapes, a food scale is much easier. Even with dry goods, as others said it's a little eye-opening when you think you measure it right in a cup, but then put that cup on the scale (figure out grams or ounces) and sometimes you are over portion and other times you're under and get to eat a little more!

    I'll admit, I've become a bit of a slave to my scale, but previously I had absolutely no idea what portion sizes looked like and I did lots of eye-balling thinking it was right. I mean really, a bowl of cereal isn't supposed to be heaping to the edge of the bowl? :laugh:
  • kat5556
    kat5556 Posts: 164 Member
    I too weigh and measure everything. It's often surprising when I see what something weighs vs. what I thought it would weigh.
  • Evelyn2050
    Evelyn2050 Posts: 111 Member
    apparently I should use my scale more ! :)
  • scottywor
    scottywor Posts: 140 Member
    i weigh all my food, helps a ton, really opens your eyes!

    I suggest have your normal portions on your plate, enter what your eating into MFP.

    Then remove them each item and weigh them separately, and enter those results into MFP.

    See what you end up with... Could be good (you get to eat more!!!) Or could be bad ---- You have to eat less, but hey that could also explain the plateau or the gain!

    IMO - I would get a scale if i didnt have one. I pick up a digital one (MUST HAVE DIGITAL!!!!) on sale for like $10, and its great!
  • RuthieCass
    RuthieCass Posts: 247 Member
    For people who say that weighing is unnecessary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY&list=FLLcqrR46RLDUQnCFE3oQFrw&index=1&feature=plpp_video
  • lynnmarie60
    lynnmarie60 Posts: 325
    I weigh my meat only.
  • supermoo2
    supermoo2 Posts: 77
    I weigh if it is the first time I have something - so that I have a visual of how much it looks like. For instance, I know, through weighing, that 1 dessertspoon of blueberries is approx 30g, so when I have them with my porridge now, I just use the dessertspoon to measure.
    I'm not obsessive about weighing but it is useful for first time, or occassional foods.
  • mrsfickle
    mrsfickle Posts: 34 Member
    I weigh everything, I have to....guesstimating is what got me into this mess! I measure everything too!
  • GreenEyedLady1
    GreenEyedLady1 Posts: 67
    i weigh everything. or measure. everything. until i can better train my eyes and brain to what a 'serving' is...i weigh/measure. the best way to make sure my calorie count is as accurate as it can be.
  • kmshred
    kmshred Posts: 393 Member
    most certainly weigh everything. guesstimating stresses me out. when you guess, you're probably consuming so much more than you think!
  • KWNurse
    KWNurse Posts: 45 Member
    I weigh most things as I cook most of my meals. I don't understand why if 8 oz = 1 cup, then MFP says 1cup of chopped zucchini with 4.4 oz in parenthesis. I have found many discrepancies with the calorie count on raw fruits and meats, etc. I have been comparing with calorieking.com.

    If you don't weigh, you will probably give yourself more than the portion you calculated. After time, your estimates will be more accurate.
  • Angie_1MR
    Angie_1MR Posts: 247
    I weigh/measure everything!! Otherwise I find that I over estimate the foods I love and underestimate the foods I don't love so much!
  • Darlingir
    Darlingir Posts: 437
    I weigh...meats...use a measuring cup for things like yogurt, beans, rice..etc.
  • marcia724
    marcia724 Posts: 180 Member
    I weigh and measure everything...It's a must!!
  • Ninatoots
    Ninatoots Posts: 192 Member
    I think weighing apples and other things like that is important. I normaly use measuring cups and spoons for other foods like olive oil.
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    For me, Weighing is the best way to keep you honest. You can't fool the scale.
  • diddyk
    diddyk Posts: 269 Member
    I used to measure everything religiously and then got a scale. I found with a lot of dry things (cereal, granola etc.) the weight of the volume is incorrect. (My granola is 220 calories per 2/3cup or 55g. When I weight out 55g it is more like 1/3 to 1/2 a cup.)

    About the apple, do you eat the core? I would think that weight can be deducted...I could be wrong.
  • beccci91
    beccci91 Posts: 213 Member
    i've weighed everything since I've started this journey and never going to stop :)
  • angelashay42
    angelashay42 Posts: 286
    . I thought I knew what a "serving" was but when I got my food scale, I realized I was wrong. I weigh everything now.
  • ber3023
    ber3023 Posts: 146 Member
    I'm kinda obsessed with weighing things. I even take my scale to cookouts and such lol I've even started weighing things that have a cup or tablespoon measurement, etc because I found that some of those can be a level scoop and some a rounded. I don't like guessing!
  • Marillian
    Marillian Posts: 3,892 Member
    We didn't become overweight by eating proper portions, right? So yes, I weigh every day -- digital kitchen scale, measuring cups and spoons.

    Weighing/measuring is key for portion control for those of us (like me) who have "portion distortion".
  • kazhowe
    kazhowe Posts: 340 Member
    my scale weighs in grams so i am able to get a really accurate picture of how much i am eating ... it is surprising the discrepancy between guestimate and fact.
  • mamakira
    mamakira Posts: 366
    i weigh things. i keep my scales on the counter top and quickly pop most things in there before eating. you get good after a bit though because you learn that a apple or pear is a lot heavier than you think. and other stuff like potatoe portions and rice. i was really suprised how heavy and the difference in actual fruit and veg weights and what is small medium and large portions of things. its a real eye opener.

    Same here.
  • Anonymou5
    Anonymou5 Posts: 92
    For people who say that weighing is unnecessary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY&list=FLLcqrR46RLDUQnCFE3oQFrw&index=1&feature=plpp_video

    This is a terrible example as both peanut butter and oats are extremely calorie dense and probs not a good idea in any case for weight loss... If she was only a quarter cup over on broccoli for example there would only be a difference of 5 cals.
  • DeadEyedSuburbanite
    DeadEyedSuburbanite Posts: 34 Member
    Yep I weigh just about all calorie dense foods: muesli, milk, yoghurt, cheese, fruit, grains, etc. I don't normally weigh non-starchy vegies because they are so light in calories it doesn't have to be accurate. I also don't weigh single serving packages of stuff.

    It's pretty amazing what difference there is between measuring by weight and by volume. Also I find weighing a lot easier than measuring.

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