Food Scale?

[sraebaer]

Did the experienced sleevers out there buy a food scale? Something to weigh how much chicken, or nuts, or whatever to get the proper protein count? Or am I overthinking this?

I'm still on liquids, and dreaming of food...

[dackn8tr]

I purchased a digital food scale from Walmart (maybe $25) before surgery and was glad i had it. Seeing my 2 oz of pureed food the first few times kinda freaked me out (there's hardly anything there!!) but then i realized that in the beginning i couldn't hardly get that much down so I got over the shock. I think I weighed my foods religiously until about 3-4 months out when I felt like I had a good grasp on what 4 oz of cottage cheese or meat or whatever looked like, but after that i'd test myself occasionally (I still do sometimes!) to make sure i wasn't taking in to much. I'd eyeball my dinner then weigh it to see how close i was, sometimes part of it went back but most of the time i was pretty close. For me it was a big help as time went by to keep myself in check. Take care of yourself and congrats on your surgery!!

[lornadoone629]

One of my best friends gave me one as a surgery "gift". lol She'd had the surgery last December and knew it would help me. Most of the time I'm pretty good with my measurements, but I keep it on the counter to double check myself or use when in doubt. it's a great tool..........

[Slamer3]

I have a food scale I'm 3 months out roughly and I love my scale I use it a lot !

[Think]

I bought a digital scale about 4 or 5 years ago. Initially I bought it for baking and making homemade soaps, but I actually use it pretty frequently. And its also great for weighing postal items, lol!!

[Maia0628]

Yes the scale is vital, get good one! Many of the nicer ones do mg's, g's fluid onces...you get the point I weigh everything that goes in my mouth! Its the only way I can be sure I am on track. I also use my scale to measure water I know this sounds crazy but bottled water has more than 16.9 ounces on each bottle most of them are closer to 18 ounces. I keep track my ounces so I can make sure I have my 64 in--waiting for my teeth to float doesn't always cut it.


Best of luck this is a fun, informative, frustrating journey. So strap in and hold on tight for the ride of your life!!!

[Its_Me]

I use mine almost daily.

[Mrssimpson]

I just used mine 15 min ago to weigh chicken breast. Needed to make sure I had at least 3 oz. needed the protein count for the day.

[ximmia]

I use mine all the time. I bought the cheapie $11 from amazon and haven't regretted it once. For me it's totally essential.

[lehinva]

I asked my NUT before surgery about getting a scale. She said I didn't need one that I should be going by volume. She said I would start out eating 1/4 - 1/2 cup a meal and eventually get to 1 cup at a time. It made sense at the time until after surgery and I started using my fitness pal to count protein and I realized I really needed a scale to know how much I was actually eating. I found I was overestimating how much something weighed so I was glad to have the scale and find I could actually eat more food than I thought. I bought one on Amazon for $25. A great investment. I use it every day.

[reading mom]

I bought a cheap on on amazon.com. It is the American Weigh Scales Black Blade Digital Pocket Scale, BL-1KG-BLK 1000 by 0.1 G by American Weigh. It was 9.00 I think. I don't weigh every thing or even use it every day, but it does help me log my food more accurately and helps me with portion size. I like having a scale.

[sraebaer]

Thanks everyone! I went to Walmart and got a nice scale for not much money.

[jlovetro]

I bought one and weigh everything I put in my mouth. I love mine

[Jacob2]

When you need a proper diet than you must have a scale so that you control over your diet. This will help you in maintain your health i am also using a scale for getting daily diet's weight measurements.