My NROL Experience

[mel]

I'm with you on the digi scale. I loooove mine. And, since I just started tracking again, I really have been reminded of how great it is!

mel

[stingo]

Originally Posted by Espi

Yay on staying steady.


Digital scales are wonderful

For things that I scoop out of a box or jar (like jam or peanut butter) I will do the reverse. Put a jar on the scale, take it off, take a spoon/scoop out and put the jar back on and read how much weight that was. If it was too much I'll add some back or leave as it is.
It's not good for the scale to do it while the jar is still on top, so doing it away from it extends its' lifespan. Somehow I manage to go through about 2 scales/year. Sofar, the last one I bought has not given up (yet). Could have to do with the fact it's a scale meant for commercial use, and not for household use. Every single household scale has given up within 9 months!

Dang, how often do you use it?

Originally Posted by mel

I'm with you on the digi scale. I loooove mine. And, since I just started tracking again, I really have been reminded of how great it is!

mel

Yes, convenience does help - makes tracking a lot easier, and the sense of being in control is even better.

[stingo]

Had another compliment on how I'm looking these days. Couple that with the fact that I think the shirts I have are looking a bit big on me tells me I'm making progress. The only downside is that I hope my suit will fit me for my cousin's wedding in August.

[Espi]

How often? What I weigh?

Nuts & nut butters: shredded coconut, butter, peanut butter
Fruit: calorie-dense or heavy fruit (bananas/ apples / grapes / melon / pears / raisins)
Veggies: yes, I'm anal.
Meat /chicken / fish (unless it's prepackaged or tinned)
Candy and sports drink powders
Starches : rice , potatoes etc. unless it's prepackaged when I take the listed weight.

Boils down to about twice for breakfast (butter & coconut) , every time I eat fruit unless it's something small where I take the 'Fitday' weight and several times for dinner (meat /veggies / a fat source).
When doing refeeds I especially weigh the carby goodies unless once again I eat the entire bag.
That'd be like 7 times/day on low-kcal/carb days and 10 times on higher carb days?

And then of course, sometimes I weigh actual parcels and so on, but generally I only do this once when I get in new supplements. I will record the exact weight of the bottle and do a mark-up on the weight so that total weight of an order is an estimate of how much the actual parcel will weigh.
For foreign destinations I will check the weight on that particular scale as well. Of course only when it has been cleaned before

[LisaS]

I "plate" on the scale. Put the plate on. Tare. Add the protein - note the weight. Tare. Serve the veggies - note the weight. Tare. Add a pat of butter - note the weight. Etc. Just as a check - after all, it's on the counter anyway and the plate has to be somewhere when plating.

[Espi]

That I will do for food that is eaten cold, like a salad.

Butter gets weighed when it's still in the package, so I'm using the negative wt just like for jars w peanut butter.
Condiments like olives or pickles, shallot onions were weighed once before by 10 pcs and for subsequent use I'll just note the number of them. Same for things like candy.

Did I mention already how OCD I am?

[LisaS]

my stupid new scale won't show negative - but my old one would. I never realised how much I used that until it didn't work on the new one. Going from 353g to 346g isn't nearly as convenient as seeing it go from 0 to -7g.

[Espi]

That's a shame. My scale won't do this either when the total weight is too high, like for a huge jar of ajvar (pureed bellpepper). That was a whole story on its' own to get the nutritional value.
Didn't manage to get it from the manufacturer so I went by the ingredient list.

By now I have about 300 custom entries. Took quite bit of time to do it, but once you have it and keep buying the same stuff, it's worth it.
The only things I don't always add are spices but when I do I'm amazed that even things like curry powder (mostly estimating , not weighing) packs quite a bit of calories in just 1 tbsp.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by LisaS

I "plate" on the scale. Put the plate on. Tare. Add the protein - note the weight. Tare. Serve the veggies - note the weight. Tare. Add a pat of butter - note the weight. Etc. Just as a check - after all, it's on the counter anyway and the plate has to be somewhere when plating.

Yeah I plate on the scale too - just so easy to put the bowl on, put in the major ingredient and then zero it out to add the next item. Mine does go into negative numbers, as I've taken the plate/bowl off and noted the number. I use the Escali Primo (about $25? from amazon) and like it alot.

[stingo]

AMRAP, 1 Minute per exercise, rest at end of circuit and as needed within the circuit. All Exercises except A6 were done with a 30 lb dumbbell.

A Circuit x 3
A1 Goblet Squat
A2 Core Twist
A3 Arm Curls
A4 One Arm Swings (30 Secs per arm)
A5 Half Squat with Overhead Press
A6 Curl-ups (no weight)
A7 Core Push Press
A8 Squat with Upright Row (30 Secs per arm)
A9 Row (30 Secs per arm)

A1 Goblet Squat - My legs got tired on this one today. Not sure why - fuller ROM?

A2 Core Twist - My rest between the tough A1 and the tougher exercises later on in the circuit.

A3 Arm Curls - Good here, as it's sooo much easier to do this with a dumbbell.

A4 One Arm Swings (30 Secs per arm) - A little awkward today, but doable.

A5 Half Squat with Overhead Press - Unlike the past few workouts, this wasn't the toughest one in the pack today. Though I could sure see it from here.

A6 Curl-ups (no weight) - I need to find a way to improve these to the point I can actually do a curl-up.

A7 Core Push Press - Lasting to the end of the third set was tough but I made it on this one. The good news being that my left shoulder doesn't seem quite as tweaked by this exercise as it once was.

A8 Squat with Upright Row (30 Secs per arm) - Talked with Tim about the setup here. He said it really doesn't matter, so long as I do it (from the floor or from the hang) with proper form. From the floor is a fuller ROM, but it's also more momentum.

A9 Row (30 Secs per arm) - As I said before, cumulative exhaustion makes what should be an easier exercise much more difficult. Feels sooo good when I'm done though.

Overall - I'm not sure where this came from today, but... it was the first time I ever kept a timed rest between circuits (2 minutes) AND pretty much started each exercise when I was supposed to (as opposed to taking a 5-15 sec rest in between). And lastly, I don't feel drained/exhausted like I did on previous editions of the workout, which tells me I may have just turned the corner on this one. We'll see what happens Wednesday.

[tcoy777]

Good job on the workout. Sounds like you could jump up to 35lbs dumbbells next time.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Good job on the workout. Sounds like you could jump up to 35lbs dumbbells next time.

Thanks, or use my 16kg kettlebell at home.

[SpacecityPaula]

My scale crapped out this weekend.

[stingo]

Originally Posted by SpacecityPaula

My scale crapped out this weekend.

Boo! All this talk of scales going out makes me think I should pick one up as a backup.

[stingo]

222.25 - Ok, call me a liar. I thought I was going to be up today (224.5?) but that was the number I saw. While I could've gotten to my goal with happy hour, I think in this case the direct route is more favorable than the scenic.

[luvs2lift40]

Good Morning.
I LOVE my scale..i weigh out my PB,