Travel Scale

Does anyone use a travel scale when you go to restaurants? If so what kind do you have?

I could eat so little for so long I never thought of taking a scale with me.  Do what works for you!  There is no right or wrong just what will get you to goal and beyond!  

Measuring volume, not weight is more important.  

No, I never used a scale in a restaurant.

I figured that most restaurant entrees are twice a reasonable portion .... I eat 1/2 a reasonable portion.

So, I ordered what I wanted, put 1/4 of it onto a small, bread plate and ate that and either took the rest to go, or left it behind.

I do use a food scale in a restaurant.  One of my biggest food issues was portion sizing, and I know that they can definitely creep up as we get further out.  I pretty much weigh and measure everything -- and I do anything solid by weight -- not volume.  I have found that solid foods are most accurate by weight -- and the calorie difference is appreciable.  

This is what works for me.  I need to be very accountable.  

I bought this last summer as I took a 45 day cross country trip.  I knew that I would be eating in restaurants a lot and I wanted to stay on top of my program.  This scale is VERY portable and discrete.  Not that I care -- I am not ashamed to whip out a scale anywhere.

best travel scale.

Thanks Kat! When it comes to order meat out in a restaurant I want to be able to know that I am getting 2 oz (no more/no less) and I don't feel like I can just eye ball it to determine it.

Glad to help!

How much do you eat as weighed by the scale?  (2-3 ounces?)

If you ever need to eyeball and estimate food, the Portion Distortion article has some sizes of ordinary items as a way to gauge a serving and some tips from other OH members as to what they do.

I just got a nice pocket scale from amazon.com. It was only 9.99.