[ProteinGal]

Do you weigh 8 oz before or after its cooked?

[mammasita]

not on IP, but raw meat weighs more.

Usually 4oz raw will yeild 3oz cooked. Technically if you look up 4oz raw meat and 3 oz cooked of the same meat, the calories should be the same.

[CassiR]

I measure my meat raw.

[Sadie2011]

I've been told to weigh raw.

[PrincessAmy]

i used to do cooked..but now i do raw. I think raw is the way to go.


didn't see that this was on the IP section. Im not on it, CC here.

[Ishbel]

...and I've been told to weigh it cooked...each coach is different...ask your coach.

[Momto2cs]

I use raw weight, but if I am extra hungry I occasionally have more protein.
I don't split mine up, so 8 oz is quite a bit and usually enough!

[Shepard N7]

I wasn't initially told either way, so I switched between weighing cooked and raw my first week before asking my coach. She told me to weigh it raw.

[Nibblet]

I don't really weigh my meat, just eye ball it. Sometimes it's 6oz, sometimes it's 12oz. It's all just protein, right?? Or...am I screwing up? I'm still losing so I guess it seems ok.

[Busymomx4]

I weight 8oz raw but if its something already cooked then i will weight 6oz.

[ProteinGal]

My coach gave me instructions for both raw and cooked, but I think I will try to get into the habit of weighing first. thanks, just wanted to know what you do.

[Sewmam]

I was told raw. I experimented and found that the 5 oz raw that we were initially allowed cooked up to about 3.75 oz cooked, whether it was chicken or beef or whatever, so when I cook up a bunch of meat, I know how to portion and freeze it. Same ratio would apply to the 8 oz portion.

If you need more meat to make it through the day, then do it, but remember there is some fat in any cut of meat... turkey is really the lowest fat.

[Andie0606]

My coach specifically said to weigh meat cooked but to measure veggies raw. Weight Watchers says to weigh meat cooked as well. If you weigh it raw, then you really can't be sure how much you are getting because of shrinkage.

[repomike]

I weigh mine raw. But i will agree due to shrinkage it is a reduced amount.

[Mom2Four2011]

I do raw, but if I buy something like a Rotisserie Chicken that is pre-cooked then I tend to only eat 6 ouces of that!!! Hope this helps!