Anyone else obsessed with the scale after surgery?

[isabella2 0]

Hi everyone,

I dont know about you but since I've been banded (8 days ago) , Ive been stepping on the scale daily.

I know its not good to do, but I cant help it !! LOL

Am I crazy ?? I dont wanna get hung up on the number instead of the overall success !!

[fabulous@fifty 1]

I would say don't do it, it can be very frustrating when the scale isn't moving. I'm speaking from experience, be patient.

[Dave_NW 92]

I weigh myself daily, and use it as a barometer for how I'm doing. I correlate the food/calories I ate the day or two before with what the scale reflects today. If things stop moving, I examine what I've been eating, or how much exercise and activity I've had. Over time I've gotten to know my metabolism pretty well.

Plateaus have happened, and I've kept weighing, just to monitor how the plateau is going. If my eating and exercise are proper, I know it's just my body readjusting itself, and that the scale will start moving again soon. And sure enough, it does.

So no, I don't think weighing daily is a bad thing, as long as you don't let it get you down if things don't move as quickly as you want them to. Especially for a new bandster. After the Water weight goes away, and you get back onto solid foods, your weight loss will slow way down. Don't get frustrated if things don't move as quickly as you'd like.

Dave

[Rachel412 116]

I weigh daily too. My husband tells me not to but I can't help it Generally though, since I know it changed day to day, I count the losses but not the "gains". So if I'm up 2 pounds from the day before, I go "huh" and keep working at it and eventually it comes off again.

[Russian_BANDit_inNY 4]

I admit it - I AM scale ADDICT as well

Do it at least 2ce a day and always double check.

I know I should not but I take this new addiction over the old food addiction

[vickyd 24]

I don't think there is anything wrong with weighing daily as long as you don't get too crazy about the daily fluctuations. I do weigh daily and use it as a barometer to keep me on track.

[Beachy_Babs 5]

Guilty!

[reverie 49]

I was/did until I realized that the scale was the last and poorest way to measure my success. I now only weigh myself every Sunday. I focus on all the inches I've lost, the tone I see in my body and the fact that I'm wearing size 2s. Soon enough I'll be monitoring to scale to go UP; so maybe then I will weigh each day; who knows.

[littledutchee 0]

I have to admit, I weigh almost daily also. I use it both as a barometer of how I am doing AND hoping to see a loss. Unfortunately, I am pretty discouraged right now. I was banded on 3/10/11 and initially lost 9lbs however, when I went onto solid foods I gained back 4lbs. I am trying to watch what I eat but have NO restriction at all. I can eat anything. I have not had a fill yet. When I had my last appointment 6 weeks ago the doctor said it was too soon for a fill. I go back on 5/24/11. Hopefully he will give me a fill. My hope is that once I get filled, I will start seeing progress again. Has anyone gone through this?

[chocolettebelle 1]

Guilty as charged , I weigh myself each morning. I admit that it was hard on me after I started on solids because the numbers were no longer going down daily. I now understand the fluctuations and expect them.

[vlp1968 83]

While I was loosing I only weighed in once a week, and recorded it. Now that I am maintaining, I weigh myself every day, keeping within a 2 pound range, if I go above that I know it's time to make an adjustment. Just what works for me. Recently I have been struggleing with a 5 pound gain, the daily flucuations have driven me crazy. However, I know if I keep doing the right things the damn scale will move. I finally lost a pound after about a 4 day stall. I have toyed with the idea of stopping the daily weigh ins, especially when I have a few pounds to loose, but I just can't help it. I have become a scale whore! lol

[Auroraishere 1]

Since my surgery 9 days ago I've weighed myself daily, written it down, and even charted it in an app. I don't feel obsessed at all. I mean two minutes on the scale and thinking about my weight, rather than all the hours I used to spend eating a day. I'm sure it'll pass that I weigh in daily, but I'm bored!!! LOL! So I'm reading that the scale might stall when I go on solids, that's kind of worrisome, since I only lost 4 pounds since surgery. I lost 13 if you count the 9 I gained in the hospital. (gained 9 from my initial weigh in to my release weigh in) I will probably switch it to weighty weekly soon, it's not fun stepping on the scale daily unless it's moving

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

I weigh in the morning. Every morning!

I weigh myself before bed.... most of the time.

I do the calculations of where I will be the next morning as I am falling asleep!

I obviously am obsessed. And I also know the experts say to weigh once a week but here is my theroy...

I spent the majority of my life not looking at a scale. Where did that get me?

[KimK813 2]

I weigh in the morning. Every morning!

I weigh myself before bed.... most of the time.

I do the calculations of where I will be the next morning as I am falling asleep!

I obviously am obsessed. And I also know the experts say to weigh once a week but here is my theroy...

I spent the majority of my life not looking at a scale. Where did that get me?

AMEN!

I, too, weigh myself daily and use it as a barometer for my goals. But do whatever works for you. AND REMEMBER... the lapband is a tool not a magic fix. Like all good construction projects, it takes time to get it right!

Good luck everyone!

[brenda62 47]

I stopped weighing myself at home because I was weighing daily and it effected my whole day. Now I weigh in every monday morning before my work out at curves. Gives me something to look forward too! You have to do what you are comfortable with. When I get to goal I will probably switch back to home and daily, but right now this is the best for me.