Are you really doing it right.

I found this on youtube...

Hopefully it helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY&am p;feature=related

Thanks for posting that!!!

That's really interesting, but are they subtracting the weight of the object they used to weigh the food in? But I'm sure that information if true anyway. I'm happy about it thoug because thinking back to measuring my food I always do it under the rim. Well maybe not all of the time but most of the time.

So glad you posted this. I premeasured some oats and put them into a baggie to heat up at work. I use a scale to weigh my foods. My friend who also counts calories yelled at me saying that I wasn't eating enough and there was no way that could be a serving. The oats that I had used were weighing in at twice the serving size, 1/2 cup was twice the weight of the serving so if I want one serving I basicly have to measure out 1/4 cup or always be sure to weigh. Food scales are what I live by, everyone makes fun of me but I always have awsome results if I am counting calories and weighing out all of my foods.

Thanks for the posting!! I actually thought I was doing something wrong when i weighed a TEASPOON of PB and it weighed more than 2 tablespoons should!! (my 'teaspoon' wieghed around 38 grams) Ok, it was a measuring teaspoon, but it was a little kid teaspoon so pretty small. what a shocker!!  i'm definitely going to keep on weighing foods - despite all the snide remarks from friends and family ;)

That is so me!!  Thank you so much for posting this.  It sure helps in trying to keep my calories at the right amount.