01/09/2026
here is how weighing your food raw actually works
cooking doesnt change the calories in your food
it changes the water
so the number on the scale moves
the food in front of you didnt
chicken and steak push water out
they get lighter
every calorie is still there, packed into less weight
rice and pasta pull water in
they get heavier
same calories, spread across more weight
a well done steak weighs less than a medium rare one
neither lost a calorie
so if your weighing foods cooked you will never know acuratly how much you are actually eating
as you wont know exactly how much water it retained or lost
weigh it raw, log it raw
I personally love weighing everything in grams
If your unsure if your eating too much or not enough
comment GAMEPLAN and and ill be able to set your numbers up properly