Tossing the Scale??

[Mommy2Ps 4]

I'm SOOO putting the cart before the horse as I haven't even been approved for surgery YET, but for those banders...

Is there anyone who stopped weighing themselves right after the surgery??

I'm thinking about ditching my scale and just relying on the office visits to know the digits. I'm thinking about going strictly by the way I look and the way my clothes fit. Am I crazy?!?!?!

I'm one of those people that when on a diet, I will weigh myself several times a day like a maniac!! Then when I'm not dieting, I don't go near the scale for fear of it.

I would love to hear your thoughts!! TIA!

[Manda87 3]

I weigh myself, but I really don't count it. In my ticker, I use the weight that I get at my doctor's office.

P.S. What does trinity mean in your signature? I secretly love Twilight. lol

[bandedrd 0]

If you don't have the discipline to pick a day/time once a week to weigh yourself (I certainly don't), then maybe it's not a bad idea to toss your home scale. I weighed myself several times a day right after surgery even though I know weight fluctuates throughout the day. Almost 10 months out now and I'm down to a few times a week. I like knowing my number, but it is a bit maddening and sometimes I think I should toss my homescale and just use one where I work to weigh once a week. Best of luck!

[JoJo1 0]

I learned the once a week thing at weight watchers many years ago. It has always worked for me much better. I can do that obsession thing with weighing and I hate myself when I do that. I put them away in the cupboard in the bathroom so they are "out of sight out of mind"!!! I think everyone just has to figure out what works for them... Hugs!!!!

[bambam 0]

I weigh once or twice a week. For me, the band has helped me give up my obsession with the scale. When I was on WW I would weigh myself several times a day, especially on weigh-in day. Now with the band I'm not worrying all the time about what my weight is going to be or how I've done this week.

I weigh and record my weight once a week. IF I'm up for some reason (has only happened a few times) I know it is most likely due to eating higher sodium foods - my band simply doesn't allow me to eat enough to gain consistently like I used to - as long as I'm eating good foods.

At times when my weight has stalled a bit I also let my clothes tell me how I'm doing, even when the scale doesn't move for a bit my clothes fit differently, so I use that as an indicator of my progress as well.

[BetsyB 9]

I think the scale is a useful tool.

Just as you learn new eating habits, you can learn new weighing habits.

I don't think it's necessary to limit yourself to once-weekly weighing. I weigh daily. Just once, first thing in the morning. Doing this allows me to see the little fluctuations that occur for a variety of reasons---and learn to put them into perspective (so that a little upward blip does not faze me).

The times I've gone without weighing have been times when I've gained---and I don't want to go that route again. So, I weigh once daily; it keeps me on the right path. There's no obsession attached to it any longer--it's purely informational and motivational.

[chrisdirects 0]

I weigh daily as well, with the knowledge that the weight loss journey is filled with starts and stops. If I have a stop for too long, or see an increasing trend, I take a hard look at 1) what I'm eating, 2) what I'm drinking, and 3) how I'm exercising, to see if anything needs to be modified. What I try NOT to do is get inappropriately anxious about the number on the scale. I let myself get that way during the period between my surgery and my first fill, and the surgeon's office ended up having my husband confiscate my scale for awhile, so I could focus on something else.

Betsy is quite right- the scale, like the Band, is a tool...it shouldn't become the driver of your life.

Hugs to you!

Christine

[vlp1968 83]

I weigh myself once a week. I have been really good about that since surgery. Well- I cheated twice (in almost 6 months). The daily flucuations would drive me crazy. However, I think different things work for different people.

[Mommy2Ps 4]

Thanks everyone for the advice! I'm still waiting to be approved so I have a little while to see how I'm going to handle the scale issue. Like some of you mentioned, while I was on WW is when the madness really started with the scale. Everytime I used the facilities I ended up weighing and obsessing. I'll see what happens and maybe just hide the scale, or just make it less accessible! Thanks again!!

Oh, and Manda- My real name is Trinity and my friend just made that name siggy for me since I LOVE Twilight too!

[lauragshsu 6]

I weigh myself twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays is just to get a "feel" for how I'm doing, If I need to decrease food/increase exercise. Friday is my "official" weigh in, which I record.

[illuminationlady 7]

I weigh myself in the morning, everyday. I, too, have trouble staying away from the scale but feel it is valuable to keep me in check. Twilight lover here too!!!

[shadst8 8]

I have to agree with Betsy and Chrisdirects--I weigh daily, but I do not flip over every fluctuation. It helps me to monitor what I eat--when I eat too much sodium and not enough Water, I gain, so weighing helps me to cut out somethings and workout!!!