Bworms1980 Member

Ty all for your responses. I get it now. I'm struggling because math and numbers are my kryptonite.

OK, thank you.

That makes sense, thanks. I think I'm going to have issues with measurements because while I love words, I'm hopeless with numbers.

I also forgot to ask, do I weigh foods before or after cooking, such as raw meat or cook meat, rice, etc. And, what about soups? I was thinking about this last week. I had to measure out a cup of soup but it had noodles. Do I just weigh out a cup regardless of the amount of noodles I scoop in or out?

I have only been drinking 3 cups of green tea but, I am going to lay off because it is causing my acid reflux to act up.

Wow, I had no idea that even single serving items were off. I'll be doing some homework to see what food scale to get then. Thank you.

Thank you for the advice. Is a scale better than measuring cups? Also do I measure things that say 1 item is the serving size. Like a tofu dog for example. Or log the calories that package gives?

Food scales are one of the many things I've been unsure about. Just didn't know if I need one or if it's mostly for bodybuilders. Beyond that I've logged everything I'm going to eat. Have to start logging here because I was logging in S Health app.

I'm trying to lose 120lbs with 2lbs/wk. I haven't ordered my food scale yet but have logged all calories and guessed with the meat. 8+ cups of water daily and 3 cups green tea. Will double check stats.

I haven't ordered my food scale yet. I have been logging all calories. I have been guesstimating the call of boneless chicken breast and salmon. I drink at least 8 cups of water daily and 3 cups of unsweetened Japanese green tea after each main meal. I do 5 small meals. I have been sticking to the 1500 calories. Didn't…

I saw the dairy alternatives you mentioned. I use most of them. However, I didn't know about the dairy free yogurt. I'll check around and see if any stores in my area carries it. It's been hard finding dairy or lactose free substitutes that I saw online.

Is a crock pot a slow cooker? I have a slow cooker in my kitchen. Do they turn off on their own?

Added to the list. Anything that can help me learn and simplify meal plans is a plus, thank you.

Then I definitely need to get one that makes it easy to the numbers. I have poor vision. I'll also have to take the long road of logging everything immediately as my short term memory is just as bad as my eye sight.

That is definitely something I will have to train myself to do. Besides milk and eggs, I rarely go around the perimeter. I will take a look at the 21 day fix, I need all the help I can get about meals. Whole foods does sound like the best option for me. That's one of the reasons I want to learn about grocery shopping/meal…

I noticed that as well when I continued searching. The closest thing I've found is this: http://www.chaoscooking.com/

Wow, I've never heard of Blue Apron. I'll definitely have to see if it's within my budget because it sounds great. Also adding Allergence to the list.

You know, I completely forgot about Pinterest. I'll add it to the growing list. Thank you so much.

Thank you. And I didn't find your post discouraging at all. It was incredibly informative. I'll look into getting a food scale from Amazon. Are there any that you can suggest for a newbie? Yes, losing weight is my ultimate goal, and I know smaller calorie controlled portions would do that, but I know I also need to learn…

Thank you so much for this post. I've never heard of a community kitchen. A search in Google shows that there are some close by in Manhattan. I'll start logging my meals, thanks for the idea :) . I avoid most foods that are likely to have tomato seeds, but what I found when I started checking food labels for my dairy…

I'm comfortable cooking, but prefer to follow recipes. I just made the move from FL to NY and don't have a fully stocked kitchen yet, so stove/oven, microwave, slow/rice cooker and George Foreman grill are all I have at the moment. I have a lot of free time to cook. As for the nutritionist, my health insurance kicks in…