Weighing and Measuring?

cajungirl
on 7/27/13 7:32 am
I bought one after surgery and still use it. I measure meats and seafood in it all veggies, dairy etc I use measuring cups and spoons.

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PetHairMagnet
on 7/27/13 10:11 am
RNY on 05/13/13

I use mine DAILY! I love it. It has an auto tare, manual tare, oz and gram settings. I think it weighs up to 11 lbs, so I can use it for small packages in the mail, too! :)

    

HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman.  I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way.  Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!

        

    

    

Katie K.
on 7/27/13 11:27 am - Maitland, FL
RNY on 06/25/13

My program said not to buy a scale. We have to eat by volume, not by weight. There's only so much room in your pouch for food, no matter how much it weighs. Keep your measuring cups and spoons.

    

    
Laura in Texas
on 7/27/13 10:30 pm
RNY on 09/17/08 with

I do both, depending on what it is. For calorie counting, which is more important the further you get out, weighing is more accurate. Honestly at 5 years out it is still tough for me to determine what a serving looks like so I still weigh and measure about half the time especially if I am a couple pounds up.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

Grim_Traveller
on 7/28/13 12:32 pm
RNY on 08/21/12

I agree with Laura. After about a year, I still log every bite on MyFitnessPal, and weighing is much, much more accurate to track calories than measuring cups.

If you are more concerned with checking to see how much you are filling your pouch, then measuring is fine.

The scale I use I bought online, and might have cost 14 or 15 dollars. All brands I have seen, regardless of price, are incredibly accurate.

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.

punkinhead
on 7/28/13 3:47 am - CA

I find it very important to weigh and measure my food for two reasons.  One is to know exactly how many calories I am eating and two is to make sure I am eating enough.

        
Mr_Cratchit
on 7/28/13 9:30 pm - NH
I use one often and I think you'll find may uses for it.

  
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