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That’s what I would do...be bad, ignore the scale. Now, If I de-rail one day then I give myself the next day to get on track then I immediately hop on the scale the next morning. It is never as bad a my head tells me it’s going to be and sometimes I even lose!
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I have found it challenging to eat out. It is hit and miss whether a restaurant has nutritional information online. The more pricey the restaurant the less chance calorie counts will be available. Honestly, even with nutrition info available the food seems to take up so much of my daily allotment that it’s almost not worth…
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I am middle-aged with a slow metabolism but found what finally works...limited fasting. For 3 months I have been on 1280 calories daily and have cut out breakfast. My first meal of the day is usually 11 or 12noon and I don’t restrict the last time I eat in the evening. I also exercise daily, and have not felt sluggish or…
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Avoiding the scale is a sure way to pack on pounds without realizing it. I got back on the scal after over a year and while the pounds put on was bad, it gave the r the resolve to never be blind-sided again. Started reduced calorie eating but weighing every day was disappointing. So I went to weighing two times a week and…
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I have kept in fridge cooked white rice, black beans, fresh tomatillo sauce, Lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and mini corn or flour tortillas on hand. Can make a quick bean burrito or fiesta salad. A mini burrito has about 110 calories. If I cut the corn tortillas in tiny strips and bake in oven then a couple of these on…
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Last week, smoked several chicken breasts in my electric smoker. I froze half and then used the rest for 3 meals- Boston Bibb salad w/chicken, onion, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and Asian dressing, Chicken tacos, Chicken Noodle soup.
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If a person cuts out one meal per day is that considered IF?
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Most packaging measures in both grams and ounces. And I use my scale every day that measures in ounces only...so maybe I can send you a pic to show you what one looks like.
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Thanks!
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Since I don’t have a scale that weighs by grams then I have to find an American weight(measurement) in ounces/cups/tablespoons for the serving size &calories for the food I want in the MFP app or look at the measurement in the packaging.
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I wish MFP would allow option to convert serving sizes to different sizes. Sometimes I find the right food but the portion size is not what I need. For example if the food in MFP is 1 cup/1 serving but I only need to use 1 tablespoon then the only option available is to take the number of servings down to 1/8 to get closer…
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72 days. I think some of the other posters may be out of country since there are references to grams. Since we don’t have the metric system in US it is just easier to track in ounces, cups and teaspoons. Grams are listed on all of the packages but then more work to convert.
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I agree. You really have to watch the database. If you have uploaded the recipe from the web you might try to add it in manually to get a better sodium count. I have also noticed that some of the foods have been uploaded with too few of calories. It’s like I think some of the posters are “cheating” so they can consume more…
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Great input from other posters on the need to weigh food. Also keeping measuring cups and measuring spoons handy is a must. For Example: 1 tbs peanut butter is 94 calories, 1 tbs Olive Oil is 119 calories and 1 tbs mayonaise is 94 calories. And 1 cup of spaghetti is 210 calories. Without measuring it would be easy to eat…
