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Completely irrelevant, but I have to have my husband come with me to grocery shop or else I'll have a panic attack in the middle of Market Basket. SO. BUSY. ALL THE TIME.

Excess saggy skin (especially since I'm only 23) and that I will have to get rid of ALL of my clothes (obviously I know this is inevitable, but all I see is having to get rid of $$$ since I've spent so much money over the years on clothes).

The reason why people suggest a food scale is because sometimes a 'cup' of cottage cheese, for example, weighs more than the actual serving size on the package. Therefore, you're eating more than a serving size and more calories. I used to feel the same way. But then I stopped losing weight... two month stall. So I caved…

thanks everyone! there are a lot of really great ideas in here that i'll be snagging!!

It doesn't look like you're weighing your food, judging by your diary. If you haven't already, invest in a food scale. They're only $10-$25. Weigh all your solids and measure all your liquids. It might sound tedious. You may think you're eating in deficit. But I promise if you buy a food scale, actually weigh everything…

age: 23 height: 5'7" SW: 220 CW: 187 GW: 135 Calorie Goal: 1500 during the week, 1800 on weekends (simply because I visit my boyfriend at college and I tend to eat higher calorie foods) Exercise: RUNNING! 3-4 days a week, typically burn 300-400 calories

Obviously. My point is that the treadmill synced with the HRM I was wearing. Just like the watch does. The treadmill wasn't just doing an 'estimate' as it generally does when you just plug in your weight.

Say 1 serving size is a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. You'd measure out a half cup, but use the scale to find out how much it is in grams or ounces because that is far more accurate than a 'cup' measurement. Sometimes a cup can weigh more than the serving size in grams, therefore it's more calories than are printed on the…

I felt the same way. I thought weighing food would invade my normal life. And in a way, it has. My boyfriend rolls his eyes whenever I make dinner or my lunch for the next day and have to weigh it all out. But I don't really care, honestly. I'm doing it for me and I wasn't doing a good job making sure I wasn't overeating…

THIS!!! This was my point with my pistachio ice cream. Instead, I got 'why are you filling in with ice cream.' Because I like ice cream and I want to make sure I'm making ALL my calories count instead of leaving off 100 or 200 that I could use to eat more or something I enjoy.

LOL Yes. 30 seconds to 1 minute weighing food equates to not being able to run a 4 hour marathon. You're so right.

The point of my post was that I WAS overestimating before. I was rounding everything up, rather than down, and I wasn't losing weight. I've been stalled out for 2 months, stuck at the same weight, using your estimation method. It didn't work for me. I bought a scale and I'm down 1.5 lbs this week. You don't have to buy a…

I totally hear you. I dragged my feet for the last six months on purchasing a scale because I thought it was too time consuming and far too obsessive for me. But then I stopped losing weight and have been stalled at the same weight for 2 months. So I bought a food scale, took the extra time to measure everything out, and I…

Losing weight isn't about making yourself miserable and never having anything that you crave or want. I love ice cream. I'm still going to eat ice cream whether I'm trying to lose weight or not. Whether you're attempting to lose weight or not, you still have to EAT and fuel your body with the proper amount of calories.…

But then you also reach your calorie limit faster by overestimating... you could have had room for another snack in there if you logged accurately. Or an extra serving of something else. I'd rather weigh all my food and KNOW that I can have a dish of pistachio ice cream at night that fits within my calories than guess on…

That works too! But I like knowing exact amounts. And I think sometimes for some people (at least for me), what you thing is 'overestimating' isn't always overestimating.