Does anyone weigh and/or measure their food? I don't, I eat until I decide that it is probably enough, then stop. I have lost almost 91 pounds.

I think the question really is... who doesn't! Mr. Redmaxx... you are a rare bird I bet...

Interesting. To me it is strange to weigh/measure your food. Thanks for the response.

Depends on what it is. I tend to measure things like cereal and milk until I can judge how much is a serving (3/4 cup, 1/2 cup, etc). I rarely measure meat as I pretty much can only eat 3 - 4 oz tops before I get full. I think it's good to measure once in a while to make sure you are staying within your Nutritionist's guidelines because I can definitely eat way more at 6 months than I could at 3 months. Don't want to stray too far off the norm.

If I don't measure my food I overeat and then I'm miserable. My head still thinks it is smarter than my stomach.

I did in the beginning, I'm now 18 months out and have a good feel for how much I need/am eating.

I'm a cheese freak so I bought a scale to measure my meats and cheeses. It is a habit I am still working on.

1 hour ago, Redmaxx said:

Does anyone weigh and/or measure their food? I don't, I eat until I decide that it is probably enough, then stop. I have lost almost 91 pounds.

That's really how it should be, in my opinion. I have not bought a scale or anything. It's time to listen, really listen, to the body for me.

Over two years out and I still weigh everything. Either by weight or volume depending on type of food. I also log every bite and keep it in spreadsheet form. I can keep track of my weight trends compared to my macros that way.

For me, it is the only way to be accountable.

I've lost and kept off 140 pounds since April 8th, 2014. The only weigh (I didn't misspell this word lol) I could do this is/was by weighing my food. It's so very easy to go over 4 ounces because that's not much food to start with! I don't know how you had the same surgery I did and you aren't weighing your food.

I sometimes will weigh my food. I do it more when I am cooking my own meals or having home made food. I find that outside food, I eat until I feel that first pressure (10 small bites). Then I am done.

I weigh everything that goes into my mouth unless the packaging is less than my max and has the weight on it.

I gained this weight by not controlling what I eat, I'm using this time to build tools to sustain this in the long run.

14 hours ago, jjanowitz said:

I've lost and kept off 140 pounds since April 8th, 2014. The only weigh (I didn't misspell this word lol) I could do this is/was by weighing my food. It's so very easy to go over 4 ounces because that's not much food to start with! I don't know how you had the same surgery I did and you aren't weighing your food.

I just eat and when I feel that I don't need anymore I stop. I have never felt full since the surgery.

2 hours ago, Meryline said:

I weigh everything that goes into my mouth unless the packaging is less than my max and has the weight on it.

I gained this weight by not controlling what I eat, I'm using this time to build tools to sustain this in the long run.

Most of my weight gain was due to medical conditions/medication. Don't get me wrong, when I feel bored I still want to snack/graze but I now go for a walk and it seems to take away the boredom/hunger.

I weigh everything so that it's easier to track my protein, carbs, calories, etc. I still listen to my stomach regardless.

Just because there's 2 oz. of meat on my plate doesn't mean that it's a guarantee that I'll eat all of it. Or if I think I can eat more, I will weigh out another ounce to make sure that I'm not going over the 3 oz. meat limit that my NUT has set for me.

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I only track protein grams and fluids. As long as I follow my NUT recommendations the carbs take care of themselves. I just can't get into micro-managing my food intake. There is more to life than worrying about every little bite going into my mouth.