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kellyquinlan Posts: 12 Joined: 2006/10/16	2006/10/20, 02:48 PM is it really important to weigh my food? If so how do you know how much of what is acceptable?
Reddy Posts: 597 Joined: 2003/09/11	2006/10/20, 04:50 PM you need to weigh until you learn portion control alot of people eat too much & don't realize it -------------- Reddy All people smile in the same language
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/10/20, 09:21 PM You know by figuring out your intake needed and dividing it into meals and then reading labels or using tracking site like fitday.com to figure out how much equals what you need. If you need 30g of protein and you find out that 4 ounces of chicken breast =30g protein, how are you going to know if your chicken breast is 4 ounces or 6 ounces, or whatever , if you don't weigh it? -------------- AIM HIGH TIME FLIES
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2006/11/04, 09:22 AM an oz of meat is APPROXIMATELY the size of the palm of your hand..and that doesnt mean a heaping pile..hahahaha ============ Quoting from asimmer: You know by figuring out your intake needed and dividing it into meals and then reading labels or using tracking site like fitday.com to figure out how much equals what you need. If you need 30g of protein and you find out that 4 ounces of chicken breast =30g protein, how are you going to know if your chicken breast is 4 ounces or 6 ounces, or whatever , if you don't weigh it? =============
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2006/11/04, 01:18 PM Let me give you a great example of WHY to WEIGH! Canned Tuna say's it's 6 oz but the lable say's that a serving size is 2 oz and there is about 2 1/2 servings, well this is wrong because I always get 3 1/8 oz from a drained can and no way can I call 2 oz a serving, more like 1 or 2 cans is a serving!
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/11/04, 01:28 PM And a piece of meat the size of the palm of your hand is actually about 3 oz. -------------- Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/11/04, 02:48 PM This is right on the money. Folks who tell you bahhh...no need to weigh your food who are in shape are that way for one reason. They learned portion sizes. This will greatly benefit you for instance if you go out to eat. ============ Quoting from Reddy: you need to weigh until you learn portion control alot of people eat too much & don't realize it ============= -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
Velasca Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/10/26	2006/11/05, 08:32 AM I guess this would be a good example of why you should weigh your food with a scale...to get an accurate measurement..cause I know i cant fit 3 oz of meat in the palm of my hand without it be a heaping portion but i do have very small hands...hhehehehe ============ Quoting from asimmer: And a piece of meat the size of the palm of your hand is actually about 3 oz. ============= -------------- We should conduct ourselves not as if we ought to live for the body, but as if we could not live without it.