Revelation34 posted...
Nobody has time for this kind of shit.
Takes no more than a minute honestly to weigh your stuff and have an accurate count. But if you don't have time for it, you don't have time for it. Just like all the people who go to work and don't have time to exercise either.
You can come up with the excuses, but counting your calories correctly and not "estimating" makes a big difference. At least personally for me. I used to go have 10 nuggets and that was "2 servings" because 1 serving (50g or whatever) was 5 nuggets, but when I weighed it out I was actually eating 3 servings (150 g in 5 nuggets apparently) or worse I was having 1.5 servings of nuggets (75g in 5 nuggets). So I'm either eating more than I thought, or eating less and calculating over while still feeling hungry. Regardless in the long term goal of not starving thinking you ate 400 calories but you actually ate 300 can make a big difference in your attitude. And in the long term goal thinking you ate 400 calories while actually eating 500-600 calories can have terrible consequences on your mental fortitude. "You start thinking I'm dieting but I'm not losing weight, dieting doesn't work for me! Calories in calories out WAS A LIE!" Well...you counted wrong. And a lot of people do. I certainly did, this is why I tell people to weigh their food because the suggested amounts can be off drastically in either direction. But hey, I get the same reply like you do often so I just shrug. Just trying to help with real advice that works.
DragonClaw01 posted...
With modern ultra processed food, you are fighting a losing battle from a statistical standpoint. It is designed to be addictive and most people end up being addicted. Tozawa has it right. If you want to lose weight, you have to stay away from the junk for the most part, so your body can calibrate to a natural level of satiety.
It is addictive, I used to drink entire 2 liter bottles of soda. Then I counted calories and realized hey these 2000 calories of soda I drink every day does literally nothing but taste good. I could have a chocolate bar or several of them for 2000 calories and at least get nutrition and satiety out of it. And guess what. Turns out I can't eat 2000 calories of chocolate but I can drink 2000 calories of soda. Small shit like that makes a difference in the long run when you end up realizing what "works."
But yes, if you make an attempt to count calories you really start going out of your way to make those calories really count. Maybe instead of that chocolate bar I have something with tons of fiber and protein, that stuff makes me feel full and I don't feel as bad. Maybe it's ok that have a LITTLE extra butter with it just to make it taste good and palatable. That's worth it. But you find a way to make it work or you feel like shit. You learn as you do it. And it's ok to be "over" at the start so long as you make an honest effort towards your goal.
Jerry_Hellyeah posted...
Hey buddy how about you measure my nuggets for me
Here's what you do, when you take the bag out of the freezer, take a look at the nutrition label notice it says 80gs per serving of 200 calories. Then you take the same ass bowl/plate you're gonna pour your nuggets into AFTER you cook them and put it on a scale and zero it out. Then pour however many nuggets you think normally makes you feel full. Then take however much it weighs divide by 80 and you got your calorie count for your meal in less than a minute. Dump your nuggies on the tray/over/air fryer and cook and enjoy. Didn't even bother yourself too much. Fuck if you REALLY want to, put whatever pan you cook your nuggies on the scale zero it out and add as much nuggies as you think you need or however your calorie limit.
Weighing your food takes not much time. Get a portable scale and have it in the center and pull it to you whenever you use it.
Mixing protein powder? Zero your cup, pour one cup of milk or whatever (milk has a density similar to water so 250g of milk is about 1 cup of milk). Zero again. Pour your powder until you have a serving. It's honestly no different than just pouring your food out for whatever. There's just one step of taking the scale out.