[tdiprincess]

Originally Posted by 124chicksinger

I have one ... sitting in its box, unopened, which I bought 2 months ago. Its a WW scale and I figured it just weighed food, but apparently it gives points plus values too. I think that is why its still sitting in the cabinet because I started counting calories instead. I haven't "needed" it yet....but I know it would be a good tool to use in addition to my measuring cups/spoons.

My MIL bought the same one. You don't have to use it to count points. I just use it to weigh food. I'd try it out, it's definitely worth it!

[Unna]

sontaikle: If being accurate would mean being too obsessive, then I understand.

When it comes to food, I've found that the scale is less work and more accurate than measuring spoons and such. Yeah - It is just easier, so I save time.

But I understand where you are coming from - for example, I don't weight myself everyday, I don't even keep the scale handy, because that leads me to becoming too obsessive. Any water retention can really bring down my mood.

LovelyLeah: 6 grams is so little - even if each tablespoon was just a tiny bit heaping, that would be an extra 3 grams per tbs.

If you can't remember the last time you changed the batteries, I would probably do that.


PhantomPanda: I wouldn't buy the absolute cheapest digital scale at Walmart. I'd look for a little bit more quality - maybe find one that is a bit more of a reliable brand and in the middle price range. I have a philips and it does the job.

[ChickieChicks]

Originally Posted by sontaikle

There's a big reason why I haven't gotten one though, as I'm really afraid that it would put me into the realm of an eating disorder. I've seen myself getting obsessive about the calories I've consumed or going to consume and I've had to step back and relax. I've got an obsessive personality and I really do have to be careful. There are some situations I avoid just so I don't trigger that obsessive center of me.

This is me, too. I am way OCD, and struggle daily to cut myself slack with what I am already doing. Weighing food, FIR ME, would push me over the edge. It's a big "win" for me to be able to estimate my calories and "be okay with it".

[Esofia]

I think one reason why weighing food isn't a big deal for me is that I'm British, I like to cook, I have lots of recipe books, and Brits tend to use weights for measuring in their cookbooks where Americans use volume (cups) for pretty much everything. If you've ever made a cake using a British cookbook, you will have needed to have a food scale.

I think most food scales are inaccurate when it comes to really small amounts, and they can also be tricky if you're putting in something a small amount at a time, rather than just dumping it in all at once. It's one reason why I use a combination of scales, measuring cups (250/125/80/60ml, aka 1, 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 cups) and measuring spoons (15/5/2.5/1.25ml, aka tablespoon, teaspoon, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp). I have just noticed that Fitday thinks a tablespoon is 1/8 of a cup when it's actually 1/16, and am now fretting slightly that it may have messed up my quantities. But as long as I'm still losing weight on plan, I don't think I need to worry, it'd just be micromanaging and getting needlessly obsessive. Whenever I am having trouble measuring something quite accurately and catch myself wishing that I had a scale for minute quantities or what have you, I just remind myself to step back and relax, because I really don't need that level of accuracy. The warning sign that I was measuring wrong would be if I was failing to lose weight, and that hasn't happened (occasional small stalls aside, they're normal), so my measuring must be fine.

[Tekakwitha]

I'll be getting a scale later today, finally. My mom had a WW scale she didn't use and I've been wanting one to measure out amounts of food where the packaging says x ounces = this many calories. I'd have no idea how big or small it should be. Really looking forward to having my scale. Hopefully it makes this a bit easier for me.

[NoMoreKnit]

My scale should be here this week, I'm excited to learn what correct portions should be!