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Thank you so much to everyone’s responses! This ‘healthy lifestyle’ is quite new to me (quite different to the quick fad diets) so while my question seemed basic, you guys went above and beyond! I didn’t expect so many people to weigh their food but I now understand why, I’m fairly convinced I’m too generous with my…

Oh I’m sorry! I’m relieved you re-read it and saw it wasn’t my intention to be rude! It was my first post in here and the layout is quite different to other forums I’ve used :) The advice has been amazing! I’m keeping an eye on my progress while I look for a good scale that has all the right buttons and doesn’t use those…

I’m in Australia, nothing is cheap here 😂 but will definitely check out all the cheap stores, just something to get me started so I can see if my guesstimates are anywhere near the mark!

I didn’t even know you could add pizza in this by weight! My biggest concerns are cheeses and meats! I think I am too generous with my portions like you! Thank you :)

Oh yes, I wouldn’t bother with salad greens either, though I didn’t even think of weighing avocados! The thought of that makes me sad but it makes sense

😂😂😂 I’m naively trying to avoid sacrifices !

I *think* I’ve been overestimating on calories as well just to be safe - I’m still at the beginning of this journey (ha, I love that word) so I’m unsure if how I’m doing it is right for me or if I’m just fooling myself 😂

I’m starting to really worry that’s what I might be doing with all these responses!

I’ve actually wondered what to do when I plateau- is it a better idea to start slow and use those times to get strict like you would?

Honestly the only reason I’m trying out keto haha

I didn’t know so many people relied scales! I was actually expecting a whole lot of “nah, I’ve found it’s all roughly the same” responses 😂

I’m quite new at tracking food, I had hoped that I could just eyeball it and not make this process too complicated, but I don’t want to waste time dieting and thinking I’m doing the right thing when I’m actually overeating on cheese (*sigh, I love cheese) Looks like scales are the way!

I honestly have never looked into scales before this, good to know they’re easily accessible! The change you saw is so motivating to go an purchase one! I’m currently doing IF and eating just once a day...but I’m also a short woman so I’m aware I can overeat even on one meal! I was avoiding scales because I didn’t want to…

Is this how you reply?! That’s what I was worried about! I’m sure I’m being far too generous 😂

I can be a chubby buddy to any of you ladies as well! I’m way way old and I have to lose lots and lots of weight 😂 I’m currently trying to eat healthy while travelling Europe (an almost impossible task) and then perhaps give keto a go (minus all the bacon) - I want to get as close to my goal as possible before next years…