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Broke down and purchased a food scale, I'm a minimalist and hate having unnecessary items. But I realized that I really needed to weigh my food to the oz.

I find that now there's more accountability when it comes to logging my macros instead of eyeballing it.

Anyone else using a food scale? All the time? Occasionally?

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Yes mam! I'm a habitual weigher and measurer. It's just so easy to slap it on the scale and weigh and tare things! :)

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44 minutes ago, Tealael said:

Broke down and purchased a food scale, I'm a minimalist and hate having unnecessary items. But I realized that I really needed to weigh my food to the oz.

I find that now there's more accountability when it comes to logging my macros instead of eyeballing it.

Anyone else using a food scale? All the time? Occasionally?

I eyeballed and used the palm method for a while. After using a scale I realized I was way off. 3 oz of salad on a scale is very different from 3 oz in a measuring cup.

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I eyeballed and used the palm method for a while. After using a scale I realized I was way off. 3 oz of salad on a scale is very different from 3 oz in a measuring cup.



Absolutely starting to notice this as well

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I just bought (literally today) an Etekcity bathroom scale and a kitchen scale... I know my eyes are bigger than my stomach, and eye-balling is merely an excuse for me anymore.

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This is something I need to get soon too. I started using smaller, luncheon sized plates a few months ago, but the think I'm getting good at overload them.

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My problem was under and overestimating what 4oz portion actually is. And now I know I was wayyyyyy off

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My mutant superpower is the ability to accurately measure food weights and liquid volume without a measuring cup or scale. My wife says it freaks her out how accurate I am. She's currently doing weight watchers and after two months of me telling her much something weighs before she weighs it, she's just put the scale away.

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I’ve been using one for years, and actually use grams and milliliter because it’s more precise. Eyeballing is absolutely not the approach you should take -if you’ve ever done Weight Watchers, there’s a session where they test participants’ ability to eyeball a cup, or 4 ounces, or what have you.

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My mutant superpower is the ability to accurately measure food weights and liquid volume without a measuring cup or scale. My wife says it freaks her out how accurate I am. She's currently doing weight watchers and after two months of me telling her much something weighs before she weighs it, she's just put the scale away.

Awesome super power !!


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I’ve been using one for years, and actually use grams and milliliter because it’s more precise. Eyeballing is absolutely not the approach you should take -if you’ve ever done Weight Watchers, there’s a session where they test participants’ ability to eyeball a cup, or 4 ounces, or what have you.


I agree

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