Tuesday ... as in today is Tuesday?
Coffee flavoured shake with psyllium
walking
Tuna with crunchy vegetables
weights
errands
Chicken, salad, brown rice
snacks???
I really need to hang in there for a day for a change. Thanks for being here folks.
I looked at the box and it doesn't say how many servings in a box but I looked at another kind of pasta I have and it says 85 grams dry so I am going to assume this pasta is the same since it says 85 grams. The only reason I think it is 1.25 cups is because it is bigger noodles... but still over 300 calories - but I only used like .75 of a cup cuz I mixed it with all this other yummy stuff!
Weighing pasta (dry) is much more accurate than measuring. I usually weigh out two servings and then cook just enough. If I eyeball it, or just cook "some" then I eat it all. Pasta is my all-tiime downfall, I could eat it for every meal. And yes, it's either the blended or whole wheat.
I don't want to be all hard core about my eating. If I owned a food scale I would probably use it - but I am not about to rush about and buy one. Ususally I eyeball - if I can measure easily in cups before I cook or eat I will. There is a site that shows you general portion sizes for things, like 4oz of meat is about the size of a deck of cards, etc. I do my best (usually I try and over estimate), but I find I am already consumed with what I eat and how much... I don't need to make it worst!
That's me too courtnie. I don't think I'd be able to weigh my food for the rest of my life. It's bad enought that I do get out the measuring cups. I like to use my trusty ol' eyeball!!!
I totally agree Rosario - I don't want to spend the rest of my life measuring and weighing every little thing I eat. I only just starting measuring, and with stuff like grapes, pasta, nuts, etc because it is easy to use too much. Something like crackers I try and count them when I potion them out, but I eat them right out of the bag I don't go as far as to count them while I am eating them, haha.
eeps! Sorry Pat!!
Some people really DO measure and weigh everything little thing and its like ACK that's too much for me to handle. I probably should get a food weigher just for fun to see how much I am eating, but yah - that's a pain in the butt and a waste of money for me! If I found one at a garage sale tho that would be cool!
I did measure everything for a while (got a scale from my sister who never used hers, so it was free for me). After all, how can you eyeball something if you never really know what the correct amount looks like in the first place? I don't measure everything anymore because I'm confident I know what a propoer portion size looks like. The generic measurements (such as a deck of cards for 4 oz of meat) don't apply to everything--4 oz of cheese, 4oz of meat, 4 oz of tofu, etc. all look different. Heck, even 4oz of cooked ground beef vs. 4 oz of a solid meat (like ham) would be different in size.
I think if I didn't measure anything, I would think I was eating a serving when in fact I would be eating more, increasing my calories and making my weight loss slow, stop, or even reverse. If all it takes to keep me in line is to whip out a little scale or some measuring cups once in a while, I think it's a million percent worth it.
Not to say everyone should (or needs to) measure everything, but I don't think anyone should feel as if you're being crazy if you do
