Counting how many chips you eat??

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  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    I do it by weight. 1 ounce is always 1 ounce but saying 13 chips is confusing to me. Big chips? little chips? Do 2 broken little chips count as 1 big chip? I use the scale then put the bag away.
  • jr1985
    jr1985 Posts: 1,033 Member
    Tell me what chips you are eating that you get to eat 50 for only 120 calories!!! :wink:
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i weigh my food.
  • cmwhited6204
    cmwhited6204 Posts: 210 Member
    I count and weigh everything. When I buy a box of wheat thins for example, I open the box and put them in small baggies so I am not tempted. I also stops my kids from eating my stuff I buy and not just eating the box of everything with their friends. I also think it is a way to train your mind to exactly see what the serving size is for a particular food. I look at this as a journey to change my habits forever and need to train my brain to automatically understand serving sizes.

    Good Luck,
  • hothodgie
    hothodgie Posts: 258 Member
    I count them!! I gave up regular chips, but I eat special k cracker chips. 27 chips, 110 calories. And I don't take the broken ones, so they are all the same size within a millimeter or so.
  • riccoismydog
    riccoismydog Posts: 319 Member
    I count vegetable chips, nuts, chocolate chips, oat cereal mini biscuits, blueberries, etc. the first couple of times I eat them. And I notice how which size bowl they fill or how much volume they have. I measured how much liquid my glasses hold, what a cup of couscous looks like in a bowl... After that I know about how much makes a serving (or a half serving, double serving, the amount I like to eat) and I use that to track. But occasionally I "spot check" to make sure I haven't drifted away from the serving size. I also do other things like buy ice cream in pint containers -- I get four 1/2 cup servings... if one serving's a bit larger, another will be a bit smaller, so it works out. This way I don't have to measure or count every single thing I put in my mouth -- which I don't see as a maintainable lifestyle change -- but I can still keep reasonably accurate track and as a bonus I get better at estimating amounts, so even in a restaurant or a friend's house, I can make a reasonable estimate of how much I ate.

    ^^
    this is smart! love it
  • I_love_frogs
    I_love_frogs Posts: 340 Member
    I do. I am a bit neurotic about the serving sizes so I need to be sure that I am getting EXACTLY 18 chips in my bowl. Cos if I don't then omg I'm being cheated of the salty goodness!!

    But like the previous poster said, I am getting better at estimating the amounts...I know in my drinking glasses that this one holds 8 oz <1 cup> of milk at 3/4 full. And that my large spoon in the drawer is about 2 tbsp worth. And if I eat about 1/4 of my cottage cheese container its about a serving. My usual bowls for soups or casseroles hold about 2 cups if it is almost full .

    It does make things easier for going out and being at other peoples houses.
  • Steph13RN
    Steph13RN Posts: 92 Member
    Absolutely!! Listen, I'm on this journey to lose weight. So the only way for me to be successful is if I'm honest. I've been known to love Cheez-Its. So I got snack baggies, and would count out 27 crackers and put them in a bag. When I needed a snack, I'd grab the bag and go.

    It's all what works for each of us!! So if you like to count ... then keep counting!!
  • bbbsmama
    bbbsmama Posts: 96
    I don't eat chips, but wheat thins I count lol. I can have 16!
  • sexybebe2012
    sexybebe2012 Posts: 32
    Yes and i want to know which chips you buy that give you 50 chips for 120 calories! I want those!


    It was actually Toms Hot Fries. lol.. I always count the chips or crackers and I was very upset when the bag of raw unsalted almonds said 20 almonds was 180 calories because I LOVE nuts. I don't even think that sounds accurate but thats what the bag said. I'd rather not tease myself with nuts now. I get sliced or chopped nuts now and count them and throw them in a salad. Seems to be more fullfilling that way than just eating them as a plain snack.
  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    I would if I still ate chips (oh man I want some now!).

    I do it with things like raspberries (1 calorie each, so it's really just me being OCD) and almonds.
  • saraast
    saraast Posts: 62 Member
    I definately count them! I count EVERYTHING!
  • 1SlimShaylee
    1SlimShaylee Posts: 204
    i use to count, now i weigh!!
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    No, I weigh them, it's more efficient (i.e. doesn't take as much of my time) and more accurate. Or, more often, I just buy a tiny bag and eat the whole thing, but the weighing bit goes for food I actually eat on a regular basis.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    people are AWFUL at estimating portions, so yes, i count.
    i have a gram scale from, um...previous...needs, but i will be using it to weigh foods now.
  • CocoaBeautiful78
    CocoaBeautiful78 Posts: 74
    That's what you're supposed to do or you would end up eating more than you should! lol
  • JWB42
    JWB42 Posts: 112
    Yep, had some sun chips today and I counted out 11 for the serving :o)
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    I weigh them.
  • NAcetoLang
    NAcetoLang Posts: 517 Member
    I definitely count the chips the first time. If it is pita chips, I can estimate a serving without counting- because I eat those more often.
  • MSimm62385
    MSimm62385 Posts: 227
    This bag of pita chips I like has a serving size of 10 chips. Pretty easy to count =)
  • rainunrefined
    rainunrefined Posts: 850 Member
    people are AWFUL at estimating portions, so yes, i count.
    i have a gram scale from, um...previous...needs, but i will be using it to weigh foods now.

    haha.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    It would be easier to just weigh out a portion. More accurate too.
  • lmeasterling
    lmeasterling Posts: 139 Member
    I definitely count them out based on what the package says is a serving size. Otherwise, I tend to underestimate so I don't feel guily about eating "just one more!" lol.
  • rodjulebrus
    rodjulebrus Posts: 5
    Maybe someone has allready said it, but weigh the chips instead of counting them. Your numbers will be more reliable that way.

    Or just not weigh them at all, just eat a small amount every now and then.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Of course. Otherwise I'll just keep noshing.
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    Weighing is a better solution, I think... since chips are often different sizes.
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    Yes I do that with chips, almonds, grapes, crackers...everything!
  • SARgirl
    SARgirl Posts: 572 Member
    I count anything that gives me a number amount for a serving size. And I get mad if someone tries to steal one because then I have to get up and replace it!
  • Renae_Nae
    Renae_Nae Posts: 935 Member
    Nope, I can't be good and put the bag back so I ONLY buy the small bags when I'm really craving them, then I can eat the whole bag lol.
  • MissTattoo
    MissTattoo Posts: 1,203 Member
    I weigh them instead. Sometimes you get more!
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