Question about lose it

[HouseofWool]

Thank you for that tip, Jamie! I had tried my fitness pal, but it kept crashing my phone, so I had to uninstall. I am actually excited about using this again because I desperately need some accountability, even if it just to myself.

[Chrisada]

Oh yeah, that scanner is awesome!! I log in on my iPhone. So easy.

[Vanquisher]

I never logged food. The scanner might be just what I need. I make a lot of food though, and doing each ingredient sucks.

[MissCrabette]

Heidi, this is what I use when a recipe doesn't already come with nutritional information: http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php

[moonlight]

I never logged food. The scanner might be just what I need. I make a lot of food though, and doing each ingredient sucks.

it's extremely tedious but so well worth it!! It's the only true way to know what I'm eating. I truly wonder what life will be line at maintenance weight.

[Auspicious]

it's extremely tedious but so well worth it!! It's the only true way to know what I'm eating. I truly wonder what life will be line at maintenance weight.

Did you guys see this NYT Magazine article? Several things in this discussion have me thinking especially of the parts about Janice Bridges starting on the bottom of page 3, though I think the whole article is pretty interesting.

[ides]

I started logging again yesterday.

[SoonerTexan]

The End of Overeating has dome interesting thoughts on the subject

[peggyfromwastate]

I don't even know what the scanner is!! For stuff I make, I just look up a recipe online like mentioned here. It's an estimate but better than nothing... And I'm not entering every single ingredient.

[SoonerTexan]

Okay I read the entire article. That is depressing!!! I hope my daughter gets her dads genes.

[scrub-jay]

Okay I read the entire article. That is depressing!!! I hope my daughter gets her dads genes.

She might with her appetite!

[JDAZ11]

So I started using it yesterday too (I love the scanner thing - its amazing!!).

Anyhow, making dinner right now- and for some reason having a really hard time logging a baked chicken breast. I can't find it in the food list.

usually I assume like 30 calories an ounce. But the back of the package says 100 calories for 4 oz. I have no idea how much they each weigh (the total package weight isn't on there, which is usually how I estimate).

It's just a regular-ish size breast. Not too thick. Any guesses on the calories? Am I somehow missing the pre-entered nutrition info for chicken breasts (i have been having that kind of week).

I think I'm just going to say 150 or 160. I guess I need to buy a food scale... Or only eat food that comes barcoded packages from now on...

[SoonerTexan]

Get a scale...I use mine all the time and I haven't actively tracked in months (until now). I have a black version of this one and I LOVE it. It's worth every penny

http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh...pd_sim_sbs_k_2

[peggyfromwastate]

My mom has that scale at her house- we use scales only for measuring out the food for DS with diabetes. I think that since I'm so used to measuring food for him I have a fairly good sense about it-- I don't stress over weighing anything out for me unless I eat something like crackers or chips, then I do definitely use the scale to make sure I don't just "eat". 1 ounce is generally worth about 150 cal for snack foods, and usually for sweets any one cookie is generally around 150 calories. If I can't find something in the Loseit database, I just look it up online (love the smartphone) and usually calorieking or some other website will have a good guess for me. Plus AllRecipes shows nutritional values for most of their stuff- even casseroles, etc.

The scale we use daily is a spring loaded one- not digital. We have a lot of little bowls for putting food in-- think Gerber plastic bowls. Actually using Kids' size bowls and plates alone is a good way to cut back on portions, because generally speaking, the kids' size bowls hold about 1 portion size (for adults). The digital scale is good, but I like the ease of use of a manual spring loaded scale. It's just easier for me-- easier to tare, easier to store, and I don't have to worry about batteries...

Look at Bed Bath and Beyond- they have lots of scales there.