Buy another one?

Do you belong to a gym? My gym has a scale. When I didn't have another I would go there to weigh.

no I do not belong to a gym, I can not start working out for 3 more weeks per doctors orders

You will definitely know by your clothes but I do realize how good it feels to see it in the numbers. I told myself that I would only weigh myself once a week but I have become somewhat scale obsessed and weigh myself every morning. Maybe it's a good thing. The numbers aren't as important as how you feel or how your clothes fit. But I don't know that I could do it. good luck!

Your PCP should let you weigh in at the office if it's convienent for you to go there, or just buy another scale.... I only weigh about once every two weeks.....

Might be a good thing, at least for a while. My surg was 10/9 and I'm obsessed with the scale and weigh daily. I know I shouldn't but I can't seem to walk past it without getting on. I think I need to put mine away for a while too.

I agree that you'll tell by your clothes. Why did your husband throw away the scale?

For him to do something that drastic, it's a sign that he felt you were obsessing too much! I would not get another scale just yet; instead, try to begin to rebalance your life. I think it's so natural to become totally self-obsessed when we are heading down this road, and life becomes all about what number you see on that scale and what you can and can't eat or drink. So...try to do something fun that has nothing to do with your WLS. Or go do some volunteer work, take him on a surprise date, just ANYTHING that's about your life together and not about your body and what you are going through. Because the truth is, this thing takes on a life of its own, and if you let it, it can become your whole existence, but...isn't focusing on the body/food stuff what got us into this mess to begin with? So my suggestion would be to start letting go of the obsession. I don't mean never weigh again, or go off your program...but soon it needs to become just your normal routine and in order for that to happen you will have to have a real life to go back to that is not about the surgery or your program. Best wishes and hope everything works out happily ever after!

I am with Ruby completely. Give that man a huge kiss (or something) because he is doing you a HUGE act of kindness. I am nearly 2 years out and now I find myself on the scale every day even when I don't plan it. I get bitchy at night if it shows a gain even though its fluid and gone in the am. nope stay away from the critters untill you are further out and more ballanced. :)

take it one day at a time. Your husband probably saw you driving yourself crazy and just wants you to learn to have a life outside of the scale.

I had to force myself to only weigh once a week. I thought of having my husband take the scale in his car to work

Early on I devised a system of when to get on the scale, My surgery was on the 6th of the month so I weigh on the 6th, the 16th and the 26th and at the docs office. I observed others being ocd with the scale and decided I didn't want to go there. The bottom line is if you are working the plan laid out for you, you will be losing steadily and when you stall or plateau(and you will) mostly likely you body is recalibrating and you are continueing to lose inches. Do yourself a favor and don't worship the scale. d

Thank you everyone! I am OCD anyways. So I am sure you all are right!

im 3 months out for surgery and i dont own a scale. i only check my weight at dr appointments because i want to focus more on how my clothes fit and how i feel :) good luck though!

I decided I wouldn't weigh myself daily or even weekly. I weighed in at my drs appts 10 days out and again 1 month out. I have no plans to weigh myself before my 2 month appt. This was my decision because I know I will become fixated on a number when the real success is the losing weight. Does it really matter if you lose a pound a day, 5 a week or whatever?

I didn't feel I was losing and my husband told me daily he could see the changes. He saw but I didn't feel it. He was right :)

If you find you must know, you must weigh then buy another scale, weigh at a friend's house or even some drug stores have scales. I wish you luck in your weight loss.

Live your life and celebrate every day!