Re: Eat all Points?--Weighing & Measuring

[Guest guest]

Good for you! I'm terrible at eyeballing it! I think I

underestimate on a positive day, & fudge it on a bad one. I have to

measure to keep myself honest. I don't know who exactly I think I'm

rebelling against, though. Something to work on : )

> > JB - Me too! Like you and Tory, I continue to weigh and measure

> everything.

> > You're right to not trust yourself on eyeballing things. That 1

> tbsp of

> > peanut butter has a way of rounding itself into a nice mound

that

> can

> > actually measure at 1 1/2 or even 2 tbsps!! It's amazing how we

can

> trick

> > ourselves into thinking an amount of food is less than it really

is.

> > As for eating several times a day -- my friends think I'm

fibbing,

> somehow.

> > They don't understand how I can eat literally every two hours,

> right up to

> > 10pm before bed, and lose weight the way I've done. Maybe it

won't

> work for

> > every body, but for mine it works to keep that metabolism revved

> with

> > smaller amounts, more often. I actually eat six meals a day,

with

> sometimes

> > lunch being the largest and sometimes dinner--depending on the

day's

> > schedule and activities. Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE

Weight

> > Watchers? Well.......I love Weight Watchers!

> > Bette

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Good for you! I'm terrible at eyeballing it! I think I

> underestimate on a positive day, & fudge it on a bad one. I have to

> measure to keep myself honest. I don't know who exactly I think I'm

> rebelling against, though. Something to work on : )

It's funny because we all do this...I'll admit, I do it. My " cup " of

cereal is more like a cup and a half sometimes and somehow I fool

myself into thinking I'm getting away with something.

Of course the fact is, our body is going to use every single calorie

so we're not fooling our bodies!

[Guest guest]

I also weigh and measure everything. I have a digital scale I keep

on my kitchen counter and a set of measuring spoons and cups. The

funny thing is that I usually underestimate things I weigh such as

meat, but I tend to overestimate things I measure like sour cream or

peanut butter go figure! I have learned that I just can't trust my

eyes. The digital scale I bought has a tare option on it so I can

place my plate on it and just keep adding food. It is very

convenient. I highly recommend getting a digital scale if you don't

have one.

> > JB - Me too! Like you and Tory, I continue to weigh and measure

> everything.

> > You're right to not trust yourself on eyeballing things. That 1

> tbsp of

> > peanut butter has a way of rounding itself into a nice mound

that

> can

> > actually measure at 1 1/2 or even 2 tbsps!! It's amazing how we

can

> trick

> > ourselves into thinking an amount of food is less than it really

is.

> > As for eating several times a day -- my friends think I'm

fibbing,

> somehow.

> > They don't understand how I can eat literally every two hours,

> right up to

> > 10pm before bed, and lose weight the way I've done. Maybe it

won't

> work for

> > every body, but for mine it works to keep that metabolism revved

> with

> > smaller amounts, more often. I actually eat six meals a day,

with

> sometimes

> > lunch being the largest and sometimes dinner--depending on the

day's

> > schedule and activities. Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE

Weight

> > Watchers? Well.......I love Weight Watchers!

> > Bette

[Guest guest]

I also weigh and measure everything. I have a digital scale I keep

on my kitchen counter and a set of measuring spoons and cups. The

funny thing is that I usually underestimate things I weigh such as

meat, but I tend to overestimate things I measure like sour cream or

peanut butter go figure! I have learned that I just can't trust my

eyes. The digital scale I bought has a tare option on it so I can

place my plate on it and just keep adding food. It is very

convenient. I highly recommend getting a digital scale if you don't

have one.

> > JB - Me too! Like you and Tory, I continue to weigh and measure

> everything.

> > You're right to not trust yourself on eyeballing things. That 1

> tbsp of

> > peanut butter has a way of rounding itself into a nice mound

that

> can

> > actually measure at 1 1/2 or even 2 tbsps!! It's amazing how we

can

> trick

> > ourselves into thinking an amount of food is less than it really

is.

> > As for eating several times a day -- my friends think I'm

fibbing,

> somehow.

> > They don't understand how I can eat literally every two hours,

> right up to

> > 10pm before bed, and lose weight the way I've done. Maybe it

won't

> work for

> > every body, but for mine it works to keep that metabolism revved

> with

> > smaller amounts, more often. I actually eat six meals a day,

with

> sometimes

> > lunch being the largest and sometimes dinner--depending on the

day's

> > schedule and activities. Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE

Weight

> > Watchers? Well.......I love Weight Watchers!

> > Bette

[Guest guest]

I also weigh and measure everything. I have a digital scale I keep

on my kitchen counter and a set of measuring spoons and cups. The

funny thing is that I usually underestimate things I weigh such as

meat, but I tend to overestimate things I measure like sour cream or

peanut butter go figure! I have learned that I just can't trust my

eyes. The digital scale I bought has a tare option on it so I can

place my plate on it and just keep adding food. It is very

convenient. I highly recommend getting a digital scale if you don't

have one.

> > JB - Me too! Like you and Tory, I continue to weigh and measure

> everything.

> > You're right to not trust yourself on eyeballing things. That 1

> tbsp of

> > peanut butter has a way of rounding itself into a nice mound

that

> can

> > actually measure at 1 1/2 or even 2 tbsps!! It's amazing how we

can

> trick

> > ourselves into thinking an amount of food is less than it really

is.

> > As for eating several times a day -- my friends think I'm

fibbing,

> somehow.

> > They don't understand how I can eat literally every two hours,

> right up to

> > 10pm before bed, and lose weight the way I've done. Maybe it

won't

> work for

> > every body, but for mine it works to keep that metabolism revved

> with

> > smaller amounts, more often. I actually eat six meals a day,

with

> sometimes

> > lunch being the largest and sometimes dinner--depending on the

day's

> > schedule and activities. Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE

Weight

> > Watchers? Well.......I love Weight Watchers!

> > Bette