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Fun2BFit
on 5/30/12 4:50 pm

VSG on 05/01/12 with

Can vets please tell me.... Do you find it more effective to measure your food by scale/weight or by measuring cup (ex.1/4 cup)? I have been doing scale thus far, but am not sure if it is the best way. I did 3 oz tonight and am miserable. ( I know eating too fast also contributed, because if I had of ate slower I would have sensed my fullness and stopped before getting overly full) Ugh! I definitely do not want to make a habit of this feeling. Thanks!

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collegefootballmom79
on 5/30/12 5:01 pm - Hutto, TX

VSG on 10/05/10 with

I use the scale. If the 3oz was too much cut back a little until you find a good amount. Nothing says you have to eat that much. I usually start with 2-3 oz of meat then if I still have a little room I'll take another bite or two.

acbbrown
on 5/30/12 5:02 pm - Lancaster, CA

VSG on 06/10/11 with

3 oz less than a month out is a lot. Try to keep it around 1-1.5 oz for now. Definitely watch your speed - even if I eat slow I can't tell when I'm full. I only know when I've eaten too much after it's too late. That's why its def important to measure and stick to pre-measured portions. Even a year out I dont get much sensation in my stomach to tell me when I'm geting full.

I measure solids by scale - liquids by cup. Otherwise, I generally just follow what's on the nutrition label (if it calls for oz or cups).

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Marie M.
on 5/30/12 8:07 pm - PA

VSG on 09/13/11 with

I use the scale for solids and measuring cup for liquids. Also use measuring spoons if needed.

Age: 50 Ht: 5' 3.5" SW: 261 BMI: 45.5 CW: 119.4 BMI: 20.8 Goal in 9.5 months (23.6 lbs below goal) Total lost: 141.6 lbs Inches lost: 84.25"
Month one: 22.2 lbs; Month 2: 17.4 lbs; Month 3: 11 lbs; Month 4: 13 lbs; Month 5: 11.4 lbs; Month 6: 9.2 lbs; Month 7: 13.2 lbs; Month 8: 9 lbs; Month 9: 10.2 lbs; Month 10: 3.6 lbs: Month 11: 7.6 lbs Month 12: 5.8 lbs

Mom78
on 5/30/12 9:18 pm

VSG on 02/10/12 with

At your stage I used a measuring cup, once I got the scale I realized the 1/4 cup of chicken was really only about an ounce of food on the scale. Which explains why I was losing so quickly.

I still only eat 2 oz meat now and 3-4 bites of veggies at a time. Try eating less, I haven't felt the feeling you have now because I measured out what I could tolerate. It helped because I'm a fast eater as well!

Good luck

SW: 227 GW: 150 HT: 5'6"

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