Thanks Nille. I totally agree with you. If you are having problems losing, you may well need to weigh and measure everything. However, I don't think someone starting out should assume he or she is going to have problems. That's why I don't recommend weighing and measuring anything OTHER than foods that include carbs at the beginning. Almost everyone has to weigh and measure carby foods until they get a good sense of serving sizes. However, steak has no carbs so it doesn't fall into this category.