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HEY YOU, PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE

ChocolateAmazon
ChocolateAmazon
Hey guys, did my subject catch your eye lol. How many times a week do you guys weigh in, I am curious to know. Me personally I weigh now 2X a month, every 5th of the month because that is my surgery date and the 19th because that is two weeks after. I used to be a slave to the scale and when I weighed everyday and didnt see the scale moving I would get upset and discouraged.

With me just weighing 2X a month I am noticing my body changes even more so, does that make sense? For example I notice how loose my clothes are fitting how different my body is looking and now that I am not stressing on the scale I can appreciate this more.

It might not work for all of us because I know old habits are hard to break but this has really helped me keep my sanity, and when I do step on the scale and see that I have lost weight be it 3lbs or 10lbs. It makes me feel all the better instead of weighing everyday and trying to watch every lb or oz. come off.

Just my own personal thoughts*SMOOCHES*
SgtSmith
SgtSmith
good idea. I weigh about every time I go in that bathroom!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wish I could only get on the scale once or twice a month. I go on at least every day, sometimes more. Some days my husband takes the scale with him when he goes to work or hides it. :) Today I weighed myself, but my official weigh in day is Monday. I always seem to weigh less on Sunday though.
becca1960
becca1960
I weight too often (every few days) currently, but I have a deal with my hubby... When I go to the Hosp Wednesday, he takes the scale and hides it.

Initially, I will wait till my 2 week and 6 week follow up appointment. After than, probably once a week, then bi-weekly after I am over the initial, faster losing... But I will work it out with RIch (my hubby) how often the scale can come out and play! LOL!

So, yeah, too much, but I have a plan! And Jennifer, you CAN have a plan too! LOL! Not just a wish :) :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was a slave to the scale, and I totally know about getting discouraged if I didn't see any downward movement. So, a few weeks ago I decided to stay off the stupid scale except for one day per week. I chose Saturday's. So far this is working for me.

I like your idea though, twice per month. I may switch to that. I take my measurements once per month and that really shows a difference!

Great suggestion!!!!
rubymama
rubymama
I weigh every single day and it works for me. I believe it helps keep me accountable. I don't freak out at little blips on the scale. I track only my losses. I do realize from reading here and other places how some people need to step away. Whatever works!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm 4 months post and I still don't own a scale!
Wish I had one though because at my last 3mo post OP appt I was almost in the 100's. I think I had 12lbs to go. It's almost been a month since I weighed in. Wonder if I made it yet!
kellynaylor
kellynaylor
I weigh myself pretty much every single morning before i get in the shower. Some days if I am in a hurry I forget. I am learning to not sweat the small changes, and not panic over when the scale doesn't move for a few days or even a week or two. I know when that happens my body is still changing because I can feel it in the way my clothes fit and in the way I feel.

Not sure I could weigh just twice a month. If that scale is in the house I am going to be on it!!!
KatLin
KatLin
lol sgt you are so me! I'm over 2 yrs now but still addicted. The thing is my addiction has changed to I have to make sure I do not go out side that 5 lb gain or loss in a day. that's just my magic number I settled on . my surgeon says it can flux 10lbs or more depends on many factors.

So I tried with my therapist and doctors to get to 2x a week. even put the scale in the closet in between. then I had to walk by the closet and the scale (not really but) would cry and have a tantrum until I had to put it back in the bathroom. :) (ok so it is way to silly for words eye rolls are accepted in my world).

Im back to the every time I go actually near the bathroom schedule now. Its ok my therapist just keeps asking me if I'm convinced yet that I wont gain it all back and we do a little check in to make sure this isn't the beginnings of an eating disorder.
Postop1
Postop1
If I'm trying to lose, I'll weigh every 2 weeks. Otherwise, it can be a couple of months.

If I weigh more than that I'll drive myself nuts.
Thepbourn
Thepbourn
To be perfectly honest I don't weigh in till i see the doctor but i'm thinking I'm going to have to buy a scale now that my visits are hitting 3 month intervals. I just do not want to become a head case weighing in every other minute, so i'll find a way around this somehow. I like the idea of no scale in my house - it helps me avoid the stress
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am definitely a slave to the scale. I put it in the laundry room so I wouldn't be on it so much. I have gone from multiple times a day to once a day. Right now I'm working on every other day. By the tie surgery rolls around for me I would like to be down to once a week :)
ShelleyNY
ShelleyNY
I don't feel like I'm a slave to the scale, but I do weigh myself every morning. I feel that it keeps me on track and makes me accountable for my actions. To me the scale never lies.
Shelley
Pam2011
Pam2011
I weigh myself every morning. I am done loosing and in maintence now and it keeps me in check. That is how I got in trouble and so big before by not keeping an eye on my weight or getting on the scale. I gain/loose 1-2 pounds some days but as long as I don't go over my personal weight goal I don't freak out!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was scale obsessed in the beginning, after about 3 months my husband made me put it out of sight for a while. That lasted about a week, but I don't freak out if its not going the way I want it to. I've learned that there are ups and downs depending on what I've eaten, how much fluid I've had or how constipated I get (sorry tmi). So it's a lot less stressful now.
Pam2011
Pam2011
I also bought a new scale a few months ago at Walmart HealthOMeter brand. It measures weight, BMI, bone weight, body fat , hydration rate and some other stuff and can remember 4 people. It was less than $30 too! It really works and you can save the settings each time you weigh and you but in your age, starting weight, goal weight, height, Male or Female and other stuff. You have to weight bare foot because a current is sent through your body to measure all the stuff it tracks. If you have knee replacement or shoulder replacement or anything like that is won't compute or weigh you. My boyfriend tried it and it always comes up E so we figure it is due to his knee and shoulder replacement is why. If you have a pacemaker you can't use it either. Check it out! I love mine and $30 was cheap compared to ones I looked at and compared online.