Weigh food

[libby43 136]

How long should I continue to weigh my food? I'm three and a half months out and still weigh everything. I just feel like this keeps me in check with not over eating. At this time can only eat three oz of food per meal.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

You can weigh your food forever, as far as I'm concerned.

At 14.5 months post-op I still weigh some of my foods -- especially those foods I am prone to under-estimate, like cheese, and to under-estimate, like meat.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I'd also add keeping a food log to that. I was using one long before WLS and still do. I suspect I will always use one. It's a nice tool to help stay in check.

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

@@BLERDgirl and @@VSGAnn2014 are giving you the best advice.

You may think that, after a short period of weighing out food, you'll recognize it when you see it. It doesn't work that way. Just for fun I've tried many times: Dish it out until I'm sure it's the amount I want, so very sure. Then weigh it and discover how wrong I am. I get pretty close with a couple of things, but not so much that I don't want to keep control. The only thing I can get right every time within .2 oz. is hard cheese. I can spot 2 oz of hard cheese at 20 paces.

A food journal makes it easy to keep track of what you've had through the day. Even better, it's a reference for times you may go off track without realizing it. You can look back over a week or so of food logs and learn where you went wrong and then make better choices.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I can look at my food diary and know whether I will show a loss as well.

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

Forever if you have the discipline to stick to that, which is great. Otherwise, I would say that if you hit an unexpected stall or experience any regain, it might be time to check quantities again.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I don't weigh food, but I frequently use measuring cups... especially for foods that I am prone to overeating. It is frankly shocking how small a quantity 1/4 cup of lasagna is...ha! I don't eat lasagna too often, but when I do, apparently I am capable of eating alot of it.

I also still use appetizer plates and utinsils at home and I am 4 years post op.

[libby43 136]

Thank you????

[jhclikesshopping@gmail.com 285]

I am at 8 months - and I even bring my scale out to dinner so I a make sure even out I do not get carried away. Love my travel scale.

[KarenLoh 128]

I'm with Cowgirljane, we were told to throw away our scales and do everything by volume now. I (unfortunately) can eat six oz by volume of almost anything except straight meat (still 4-5 for that).

I also track everything in MyPlate and love it. It's been fun seeing the numbers be so much lower than they were pre-op.

[libby43 136]

I am at 8 months - and I even bring my scale out to dinner so I a make sure even out I do not get carried away. Love my travel scale.

i need to buy a travel scale.

[libby43 136]

I'm with Cowgirljane, we were told to throw away our scales and do everything by volume now. I (unfortunately) can eat six oz by volume of almost anything except straight meat (still 4-5 for that).

I also track everything in MyPlate and love it. It's been fun seeing the numbers be so much lower than they were pre-op.

How far out are you?

[KarenLoh 128]

Libby43, I am 3 months out. I have had some times when I ate a LOT more than the 6 ounces and I don't understand how that is possible, but most of the time I'm full after that much and need to listen to my stomach and stop.

[libby43 136]

Libby43, I am 3 months out. I have had some times when I ate a LOT more than the 6 ounces and I don't understand how that is possible, but most of the time I'm full after that much and need to listen to my stomach and stop.

Thank you for sharing...

[VDLT 244]

Can you guys share your guidelines? I was not given guidelines as to how much to eat per meal and I have no clue if I am eating too much. Do you go by weight or volume, how much per meal, does it depend on the actual food? Thank you in advance!