Weight Loss Tip

I have been loosing weight recently with the help of a free website called Spark People. It is a calorie counting website that has lots of other resources as well. I think everyone who needs to loose weight needs to find something that works for them, and calorie counting and exercise have always been what has worked for me.


One thing I hated when I lost weight with this method in the past was all the measuring. It seems like all of my measuring cups and spoons were always dirty, and I always had so many dishes to wash when I finished making a meal. This time, I found a better method.

I sent my husband to the store for a food scale, thinking I would get a cheap weight watchers spring loaded one, and this is what he came back with. It cost a bit more than the other scale, but it has been a lifesaver. It measures in grams and ounces, and it has a zero button. Every nutrition label has the serving amount listed in grams or milliliters (1 mL = 1gram) which makes it very easy to weigh out a serving size. Now, instead of getting all of my measuring things dirty, I pour on one ingredient and weigh it, and then zero out the weight and pour on the next ingredient. It has made my life much easier! I am also becoming much more familiar with the metric system.

As a side note, I have a Brother-In-Law who works for several major food companies. He is often in charge of coming up with new recipes. He weighs each of his ingredients in advance, then adds things until it tastes right, and then weighs the ingredients again so he can know how much of each ingredient he used.