When you are watching calories and macros, portions are really important. I have a scale and weigh my food. I was weighing mostly just my meat, and using measuring cups or going by the package for weights (like one preset portion weighs X). I recently started weighing everything because I discovered that most measurements we were off.

This video explains it better than words.

Putting measuring cups and spoons on my scale and zeroing it out, I have discovered that most of the time a level amount is more than it should be. So weighing allows me to get the amounts exact.

Not weighing your food can mean easily going over your calories by 200 or more in a day, depending on what you are eating.

Here is a reddit thread with some examples of how the calories add up

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/44y2d5/the_importance_of_weighing_your_food/

What scale do you use @@OutsideMatchInside? I have just a little cheapy and I would like something I will automatically deduct the weight of the plate the food is on.

@@Babbs

I have a cheap one from amazon, but it is the top seller, and it works great.

http://amzn.com/B004164SRA

I like it, for example I made a salad with afternoon. I put the bowl on reset to zero, added my greens, reset to zero. added my cheese. So I would weigh it all in one bowl. My dressing is zero calorie, so I didn't bother to weigh it.

I use it multiple times a day and it is still functioning off the same batteries and I have had it almost a year.

Edited May 16, 201610 yr by OutsideMatchInside

Any scale you recommend?

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I see the link now. I will check it out at home.

What scale do you use @@OutsideMatchInside? I have just a little cheapy and I would like something I will automatically deduct the weight of the plate the food is on.

Anything with a "tare" or "zero" vitro will work.

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This looks like my scale:

Camry 11lb / 5kg Precision Digital Mixing Bowl Kitchen scale Stainless Steel Five Measuring Modes (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012ZSQV34/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_NfPoxbBF3N5F3

When you are watching calories and macros, portions are really important. I have a scale and weigh my food. I was weighing mostly just my meat, and using measuring cups or going by the package for weights (like one preset portion weighs X). I recently started weighing everything because I discovered that most measurements we were off.

This video explains it better than words.

Putting measuring cups and spoons on my scale and zeroing it out, I have discovered that most of the time a level amount is more than it should be. So weighing allows me to get the amounts exact.

Not weighing your food can mean easily going over your calories by 200 or more in a day, depending on what you are eating.

Here is a reddit thread with some examples of how the calories add up

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/44y2d5/the_importance_of_weighing_your_food/

Kaiser is where I am having sleeve surgery and the first day of orientation they told us to purchase a food scale. It is amazing how you think you know how much you are consuming until you weigh it. 3 ounces of chicken or Protein will surprise a person. Anyway good tool and best way to control portions. Thanks for posting!

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When you are watching calories and macros, portions are really important. I have a scale and weigh my food. I was weighing mostly just my meat, and using measuring cups or going by the package for weights (like one preset portion weighs X). I recently started weighing everything because I discovered that most measurements we were off.

This video explains it better than words.

Putting measuring cups and spoons on my scale and zeroing it out, I have discovered that most of the time a level amount is more than it should be. So weighing allows me to get the amounts exact.

Not weighing your food can mean easily going over your calories by 200 or more in a day, depending on what you are eating.

Here is a reddit thread with some examples of how the calories add up

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/44y2d5/the_importance_of_weighing_your_food/

I love my food scale

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