Measuring Food

[Swanton_Bomb 522]

Do you measure foods like chicken and fish by weight with a scale or volume with a measuring cup? I have always used a scale but sometimes the portion seems big and I don’t want to stretch my sleeve. Normally I use a scale for meat, fish, chicken, nuts and cups/spoons for veggies and jut butter. Am I doing it right?

[KimTriesRNY 1,853]

I use a scale.

I do not know if that is “right”.

I measure Protein to 3-4 oz. Many times that’s all I can eat. If I eat a few veggies I don’t worry so much because it’s only going to be a bite or two.

Items like cheese I weigh in grams, nuts I would as well if I bought in bulk. I do buy the wee bags of pistachios occasionally that are preportioned.

I still find some things easy to overindulge in so I stay away from big bags or containers of them.

Whatever you are doing, seems to be working well. 😀

[FluffyChix 17,410]

I've gone back to doing both cuz of an issue I'm having and the gastro-guy told me I had to stick to my small meals=1cup total volume per my surgeon and RD.

So. What I found is:

1oz by weight of most meat (either ground or diced small) will fill up 1/4cup of volume. (I've confirmed this with chicken, turkey, and prime rib.) Therefore, 2oz by weight=about 1/2cup of volume.

2-2.5oz of veg by weight will fill up 1/2 cup of volume. (I've confirmed this with asparagus, broccoli steamed, and cauliflower roasted.)

So if you are concerned about over eating your 1 cup recommendation, then I would weigh AND measure. That way you know how much Protein you're getting, but even more importantly, you are certain that you aren't overeating larger meals which can create problems down the road.

I just set 1/2cup measure on the scale and cube things up real small and measure onto the scale. That way I know both...

[James Marusek 5,244]

I used volume rather than weight. I am a gastric bypass patient and my food intake during the weight loss phase is more restrictive than those who had the sleeve.

Since many of your questions are basic ones. I thought it might help you to read a short article that I put together about my post op experiences. Remember they may be a little different than yours because you had the sleeve. But having said so, I think it may be worth while for you.

http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

[Healthy_life 1,437]

8 hours ago, Swanton_Bomb said:

Do you measure foods like chicken and fish by weight with a scale or volume with a measuring cup? I have always used a scale but sometimes the portion seems big and I don’t want to stretch my sleeve. Normally I use a scale for meat, fish, chicken, nuts and cups/spoons for veggies and jut butter. Am I doing it right?

Try both methods and decide what works best for you. Log and dont go over your calories/macro to stay in weight loss mode.

I'm a sleeve. I eat a small meal every 3 hours. I weigh food on a scale

Edited January 3, 2019 by Healthy_life

[Losing the old Harley 33]

I find its much easier and more accurate to used a food scale. I'm 7 months PO and normally measure out between 120 grams - 150 grams of food per meal; however, In saying that it depends on the density of the food I can eat more of some foods than others. 99% of the time I'm lucky to be able to get through 100 grams (3.5 ounces). This morning I had 1/4 cup of oats (over night oats) with 10 grams of Peanut Butter 1 strawberry and 10 grams of blueberries and was able to finish it, however i had the same yesterday and could only finish half. Whatever I'm doing it must be working! I've lost 154 pounds in 7 months! As my dietitian says everyday your restriction will be different, its important not to focus on what others can eat over what you can eat plus if your not throwing up or getting pain it means your not over eating.

[Swanton_Bomb 522]

6 hours ago, James Marusek said:

I used volume rather than weight. I am a gastric bypass patient and my food intake during the weight loss phase is more restrictive than those who had the sleeve.

Since many of your questions are basic ones. I thought it might help you to read a short article that I put together about my post op experiences. Remember they may be a little different than yours because you had the sleeve. But having said so, I think it may be worth while for you.

http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

Thank you, this was so helpful to read!

[Swanton_Bomb 522]

Thank you all for the advice. I think I will do both, as some of you suggest, measuring first in a cup to ensure I don't exceed volume and then on a scale to accurately measure and track Protein.