Measuring Food?

[LollyMoe 1]

Do you measure or weigh your foods? I did years ago when I was on WW but haven't done it yet. So far, I just eyeball everything. I am wondering if eyeballing is okay or do I need to get a food scale? :thumbup:

[Mimilou2004 13]

As long as you are losing, I think why add another step. If you stop losing you may want to weigh and measure and count calories.

Mimi

[kiz 1]

If eyeballing is working for you, don't fix what ain't broken. lol

There are certain foods that I think I'll always measure. One, is my dry Cereal I eat every morning. I could eat way more than the 1/2 cup my doctor allows if I didn't have it measured in my little Gladware container. Plus, it's portable in it because it has a lid. Most things, I know the size already, like an egg, 1/2 can tuna, and so forth. I also go by rule's of thumb, especially when I'm eating out.

I'm only relating what my doctor wants his patients to do, but he's all about the measuring volume, not weight. He leaves a 4 oz pouch, and it holds 1/2 cup of solid food. I stick to my 1/2 cup portions, and I have good satiety for over four hours. If we start to find that we're eating more than 1/2 cup, getting hungry under three hours, and gaining weight, we need to go in for a fill. On his chart, we have to indicate whether we've measured or not.

[happy2lose 0]

I don't measure or weigh anything except myself haha

[Jachut 487]

Nope.

Just another thing I refuse to ever do again. I listen to my body and even if I serve a bit much, I dont eat it all if I dont need it.

[ElfiePoo 109]

Ditto...I swore I would never 'diet' again. Do normal people weigh their food? Nope...so neither am I.

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[btrieger 21]

I'll weigh meat once in a while just to make sure that my estimates are close for logging purposes.

I weigh myself way too often. I really need to stop that.

[greytz 4]

When I first got my band, I measured everything because I wasn't sure how to look at my food and know how much I was eating and I really had no restriction. Now, I don't weigh or measure since I pretty much know what I am looking at after a little experience with it. However, if I look at my plate and I am unsure about something I have decided to eat, I do measure just to be on the safe side. Even now, when I measure, I am usually very close so once you get the hang of it, I think eyeballing is perfectly sensible.

[michelle33 0]

how much have you loss and when was you band.

i was band in november 2007 i have only lost 32 pounds. it really upsets me.