Thanks for stopping by and sharing this. I think it would be great if more restaurants provided nutritional information, but then again I also wonder how many people would take advantage of it. In the end though, its all about giving people choices and letting them do with it what they may, and this would be a great step towards achieving that end.

- Rog

Thanks for stopping by.

If I had to categorize someone like that, I would put them somewhere in the middle between the two. They don’t count calories per se, but they use portion control as a way to indirectly control their caloric intake. In the end though, I wouldn’t worry about categorizing as long as you’ve found something that works for you and aren’t married to a certain strategy.

I don’t view this as problematic at all, Jack. In fact, when I’m trying to lean out, meal prep and the scale is one of the first things that I bring back into my overall plan. The only way it would be problematic is if it were causing you some serious stress, or if you wanted to move away from what you were doing but couldn’t because of fear of losing control.

It sounds like you want to try and move away from using the scale all the time though, so if that’s true then I suggest giving something like this a try: For a few days out of the week, or maybe an entire week or two if you’re feeling particularly brave, try and just “eye-ball” your portion sizes. From what I’ve gathered, you have a pretty good handle on things so I think this could be a great way test the waters and see how you feel about it. Besides, whats the worst that can happen in a week or two? Nada!

Keep me posted on how everything works out for you.

- Rog

Where would you categorize someone who typically prepares the lion’s share of his meals and weighs out portions and shoots for macronutrient targets as the way of manipulating kcal intake? This isn’t calorie counting per se, but it clearly isn’t intuitive eating, either.

I often find myself weighing out portions as I prepare them, since it takes 2 seconds…………..oddly enough, I often am spot on in portion size when I randomly dole out a portion and then weight it, plus I have a good handle on how much is in a particular food. And yet I seemingly don’t trust myself to “wing it,” and thus I end up giving it a quick weigh. It’s a habit I suppose I need to break at some point.

Do you see this as problematic, or is it reasonable to say that if I am preparing something myself and the scale is right there, then a quick weigh is not a problem. I find it is supremely effective at allowing me to produce a desired result at will, plus it makes budgeting for my groceries a snap, as an ancillary benefit.