Measurements for cooked food?

gbears
on 11/12/17 4:41 pm

Hi everyone

I would like to start cooking food with my husband but I am unsure of the cooked weights. What does everyone do for chicken or ground beef? I have been cooking on my own a meal at time so I can get all of the uncooked weights exact.

Lap Band - 07/08 (not filled long) Referral OBN 04/16, Orientation 09/16, Nutrition Workshop 4/7/17, Nurse 4/24/17, Psych 5/15/17, Dietician 5/24/17, Internist 6/13/17 Consent 7/10/17 Surgery 9/29/2017

HW 4/17: 267 Opti Start 9/16/17: 254 Surgery 9/29: 240.8 M1:-18 M2:-14 M3:-9 M4:-5 M5:-6

conazza
on 11/12/17 11:52 pm
RNY on 09/23/16

I've always measured my food cooked.

Lap band: 2006. Revision to RNY 9/23/2016

8/2/17: Goal Reached: 135lbs. & 115lbs lost (5'3")

Pre-op: 250, SW 242, CW 125, GW 135

Pre-op: 9lb M1: 20lb M2: 11.5lb M3: 11.9 M4: 13.4 M5: 10.8 M6: 10.2 M7: 8.1 M8: 8.4 M9: 6.5 M10: 5.7 M11: 3.5 M12: 4.3

Teena D.
on 11/13/17 3:18 am - Oshawa, Canada
RNY on 01/12/17

Me too.

RNY Jan 12, 2017 Lost 137 lbs but regained 60.

77 lbs lost and counting!

Losing the regain! I got this!

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 11/13/17 3:51 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16

Me three.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-123 CW: 120 (after losing 20 lb. regain)!

Lishamc1
on 11/13/17 4:24 am

Usually food shrinks when you cook, example chicken and beef.... So I've always measured mine after its cooked

Highest weight: 265, surgery weight: 245, surgery date: 9/11/17 RNY m1: - 26 m2: - 14 m3: -15 m4: -10 m5: -8 m6: - 4 m7: -6.5 m8: - 1.5 m9: -3 m10: - 0 m11: - 2 m12: -0

Grim_Traveller
on 11/13/17 5:51 am
RNY on 08/21/12

The US government in 2012 mandated that the nutrition label info on meat packaging is for the raw, uncooked weights.

Having said that, I weigh mine cooked. I was logging food from before the new standards went into effect, and didn't want to switch. I may be off each time, but I'll be off the same percentage, and that's good enough for me.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

gbears
on 11/13/17 7:28 am

That is why I was asking the question. All nutritional information is based on raw meat in Canada as well. I suppose I will just do what everyone else does and just measure the cooked.

Lap Band - 07/08 (not filled long) Referral OBN 04/16, Orientation 09/16, Nutrition Workshop 4/7/17, Nurse 4/24/17, Psych 5/15/17, Dietician 5/24/17, Internist 6/13/17 Consent 7/10/17 Surgery 9/29/2017

HW 4/17: 267 Opti Start 9/16/17: 254 Surgery 9/29: 240.8 M1:-18 M2:-14 M3:-9 M4:-5 M5:-6

NANNY13
on 11/13/17 5:34 pm
WLS on 12/21/15

I weigh cooked and I am not up for change Mr. Government!

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