When do you weigh your meat?

**Shihonage311** · 02-29-2004, 08:52 PM

When do you weigh your meat/chicken? Before you cook it, or after you cook it.

Thanks

**spywizard** · 02-29-2004, 08:55 PM

eat more......... 1 breast =8 oz...... raw.........

beef.......... raw.......... that's how they do the nutrients info..........

**bigsd67** · 02-29-2004, 08:58 PM

you should weigh your meat after you cook it because it shrinks and when calculating the amount of a food you need say 6oz of chicken you need to know that 6oz raw chicken shrinks to around 4 oz. therefore you could get yourself into a larger calorie deficit than required.

**Elliot** · 02-29-2004, 09:03 PM

i dont weight it.. i dont eat anywhere near my calculated calorie intake..

**Spoon** · 03-01-2004, 07:22 AM

Aint the difference between pre cooked and cooked calories negligible? i wouldnt think that the difference in calories are that great. Hope not. If iam wrong im in deep s*#t coz ive been using pre cooked values!

Spoon

**bigsd67** · 03-01-2004, 07:35 AM

well i would say yes because say you cook some beef.....it shrinks a good 2 to 3 ounces during the process therefore lowering the actual amount you are taking in. i think that this lowers the calories...so far i've been weighin my food post cooking and find that i am making progress and eating a bit more then when i used to weigh pre cooking. also my best friend is going for a fitness and figure show and her trainer advised weighing after you cook to make sure you're not undereating...in a time when she's eating a minimal amount of food to keep muscle and burn fat this is important.

**daman1** · 03-01-2004, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by bigsd67

well i would say yes because say you cook some beef.....it shrinks a good 2 to 3 ounces during the process therefore lowering the actual amount you are taking in. i think that this lowers the calories...so far i've been weighin my food post cooking and find that i am making progress and eating a bit more then when i used to weigh pre cooking. also my best friend is going for a fitness and figure show and her trainer advised weighing after you cook to make sure you're not undereating...in a time when she's eating a minimal amount of food to keep muscle and burn fat this is important.

ditto