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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Web sites like fitday.com, livestrong.com etc. typically assume raw weight. Obviously, proteins lose some weight after being cooked. Unless you're cooking everything to order (which i'm sure nobody is), it becomes very difficult to weigh raw and then cook, simply because we're cooking in bulk.

    I just weigh my foods cooked and tack on an extra oz. here and there. If I want 4oz (raw weight) of chicken breast, I weigh out 5oz cooked. It's not scientific and definitely throws my macros off a bit, but I need sanity in my life too. At the end of the day, an extra oz. here and there, or even if you're under by a couple of oz. is not going to make or break anybody's diet. Just get as close as you can and carry on with your life.
    Thats a typo rite?

    Do you mean that the other way around

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    Quote Originally Posted by baseline_9 View Post
    Thats a typo rite?

    Do you mean that the other way around
    Good catch, yes - I meant 3oz cooked. =)

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