Ok so I think that over the last couple of weeks I have gotten a really good understanding of exactly WHAT TO EAT but not HOW MUCH i should eat...meaning......so exactly what do you guys use to measure your meals? how do you know exactly how many calories you are digesting? as a side question if you feel hungry 20 minutes after a meal does it mean that you are not eating enough?

I measure in terms of grams. So like 40g Scottish oatmeal, 50g blueberries, etc. To people who aren't familiar, for example, 200g green beens sounds like a lot, but in reality it isn't that much. Just like 200g asparagus or 100g grapefruit.

Basically I use nutrition data to give me the overall profile (with the exception of Scottish oatmeal as I use it's own) and then eat from there. On cuts where most of my carbs come from vegetables, I have yet to feel still hungry. Even when cutting calories (say at 1900-2100 calories), 200g french green beans, 200g asparagus, etc is going to keep you full with 45g protein.

as a side question if you feel hungry 20 minutes after a meal does it mean that you are not eating enough?

I weigh stuff for the most part, even if not tracking exact calories to make sure I'm in line with what I expect.

As to feeling hungry 20 minutes after a meal, it may be you aren't eating enough, or it may be what you are eating. If you aren't getting enough fiber or enough fats, you don't stay a satiated as long. Simple processed carbs can cause me to want to snack on more processed carbs, while good P+F or P+fiberous carbs keep me full longer.

[quote=MannishBoy;622713]I weigh stuff for the most part, even if not tracking exact calories to make sure I'm in line with what I expect.

Ok...what do you use to weight...and how do you know how many calories say a piece of chicken has? The meat i buy here is very fresh and has umm no label...same with vegetables and other things that are not wrapped.........

Ok...what do you use to weight...and how do you know how many calories say a piece of chicken has? The meat i buy here is very fresh and has umm no label...same with vegetables and other things that are not wrapped.........

I have a digital scale. As for how to find calories/macros, many use www.fitday.com (http://www.fitday.com) or www.nutritiondata.com (http://www.nutritiondata.com) types of sites.

Does anyone here have any experience with or opinions on those digital kitchen scales that have the calorie counts for common foods built-in?

Does anyone here have any experience with or opinions on those digital kitchen scales that have the calorie counts for common foods built-in?

I've got a Salter. I used it for the foods for awhile, but then realized it was too much of a pain to enter the foods with a number pad and gave it up.

I wouldn't recommend.

I've got a Salter. I used it for the foods for awhile, but then realized it was too much of a pain to enter the foods with a number pad and gave it up.

I wouldn't recommend.

MB, would you say that you have a lot of that kind of info memorized by weight anyway, or do you have some kind of 'offline' (e.g. dead tree) resource handy for reference?

MB, would you say that you have a lot of that kind of info memorized by weight anyway, or do you have some kind of 'offline' (e.g. dead tree) resource handy for reference?


I know in general what portions I want of my staple foods by this point. If I need to look something up, www.fitday.com or one of the many other nutrition sites will do.

I am using an old fashioned kitchen scale, which is pretty accurate.

My question is do you measure, chicken for example, before or after it's cooked?

I weigh my food raw, but allot of sites will give you options such as calorieking.com.au for raw and cooked weight.

I find it easier to weigh before cooking then you know whats going in, bit hard to seperate a stirfry to know how much meat you put in :D

I weigh my food raw, but allot of sites will give you options such as calorieking.com.au for raw and cooked weight.

I find it easier to weigh before cooking then you know whats going in, bit hard to seperate a stirfry to know how much meat you put in :D

Thank you!