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I've been thinking about it for awhile and finally dug into my hard-to-reach cabinet and found my old food scale. It still works! It's so old that it's not even digital, but it's fine for my needs. I've been guess-timating for too long and I was starting to worry that I was erring on the side of too much rather than too little. I took a guess at my portions tonight for dinner and came in pretty close to the scale's reading so I guess I've been doing okay. It's nice to get a clear picture of the amount I'm eating and to know I match up with the amounts listed on this site.
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 June 2018:
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1393 kcal
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Fat: 67.54g | Prot: 79.17g | Carb: 117.22g.
Breakfast: Walnuts, Dannon Oikos Triple Zero - Strawberry, Good Earth Sweet and Spicy Tea. Lunch: Nuts Online Roasted Golden Chickpeas, Columbus Italian Dry Salame, Kirkland Signature Imported French Brie, Dr. Pepper Diet Dr. Pepper (Can), HEB Cantaloupe Chunks, Hard-Boiled Egg. Dinner: Brie Cheese, Cucumber (Peeled), Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Snacks/Other: Twix Twix Minis (1), Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cereal Bar - Strawberry, Ocean Spray Craisins 100 Calorie Pack. more...
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2476 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour and 45 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours, Washing Dishes - 15 minutes, Resting - 6 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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My friend says I’m obsessive but I weigh every morsel when at home and usually when visiting family who don’t mind when I do. I’ve learned to bring my scale and measuring cups lol. I am not good at estimating and would probably underestimate subconsciously so I could have an extra treat :/. Glad you found that you were close in your estimates!
19 Jun 18 by member: peeperjj
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I was kind of surprised! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one "weighing in" on weight loss. I'm not trying to be fanatical, but I also know myself and how easy it is to say, "Well, just one more..." Weighing my food teaches me the proper portion size. I guess all the weighing I did before sank into my unconscious as I really am doing pretty well. The big test will be butter.
20 Jun 18 by member: SoCalPam
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I’m the same on the ‘just one more’! Especially with junk food and cheese. With cheese and butter I never guess. I attempted it a few times then measured and found I logged half the cheese and butter I had put on my plate. Now I buy stick butter only and use half a Tbsp based on the markings. No matter what I eat I can only have that 1/2 Tbsp lol.
I’m decent at portions for some items. That’s what some of our family doesn’t understand. Even if I never reach my goal weight and go to maintaining my weight I won’t quit my diet until portion sizes are firmly ingrained in me. Most of the veggies I eat (I’m picky ) and things like chicken are becoming easier. I can usually guess approximate cups but I’m horrible on weights of things like a burger or steak. And if I’m honest I have an obsessive personality and obsessing about making good food choices and portion sizes is a good thing to imbedded about for me lol.
20 Jun 18 by member: peeperjj
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