To Weigh or Not To Weigh?

[A_Sahar 11]

That for me this week is indeed the question. I am 10 weeks post op and last week started a workout regimen. I am doing Jillian Michaels 30 day shred routine and mixing in a few other things to keep it interesting. I did level 1 four days last week, did an Ab routine followed by some core strength training and cardio for a fifth day of exercise. Soooo, this morning was my weigh in and much to my surprise I'd gained 0.7lbs. Now I know to expect a little something when starting to exercise but I was expecting less of a loss, not a gain.

My short term goal is to lose at least 4lbs per week for the next two months, I was already averaging 2.7-3lbs without any vigorous exercise. So what do I do, weigh or not weigh. I'm worried about tracking my goal if I don't, and even more driving myself crazy over every fluctuation if I do!

Help! At a cross roads and in desperate need of advice.

[Squisha 99]

I am 13 months out and down 125lbs. Stalls and small gains happen often. I still weigh myself each week, I have noticed that when I stall my body is readjusting and I will drop a clothes size. And then have a sigificant loss after 2 or 3 weeks. Don't get discouraged the weight will come off.

[Claire99 12]

I'm 11 weeks since surgery I noticed last week my workouts was a Lil harder . But my inches went down . I weigh on a weight watchers scale it gives you all the information BW,BM and Water percentage I think .

[A_Sahar 11]

Thanks so much for the input. I will keep with my plan and keep weighing in, for now at least.

[MichiganChic 3,262]

You'll hear strong opinions both ways. I think it's what works for you. I am a daily weigher, all the way. I want to know what happening, so that if I am not losing, I'm not disappointed after a week of thinking I probably lost 2 or 3 pounds, only to discover I gained .2! To me, that's far worse than knowing I'm stuck. I've read things that weighing daily is a habit of successfully thin people. I also know people who never weigh except at the dr and are successful, and some who weigh weekly. Do what works for you.

[rosehips 121]

I can't tell when your surgery was. But for me, the first 6 months after this surgery I weighed once a month. I knew I was eating according to the guidelines and I was excersing as much as I could. I can get negatively affected if the scale is not going down, even makes me want to eat from discouragement so I just used clothes to know I was shrinking. I am now starting month 9. Since my portions are increasing and I am no longer "perfect" on my food plan I weight about every other day, mayde longer if I am really on track. I have never had the frustration of a stall, one time I weighed in at 3 weeks and I had lost nothing at all, a week later I had lost 10 lbs. IT IS CRAZY, I exercise a lot, so with this surgery if I follow the guidelines it just happens, I lose 10+ lbs every month so far.

As you can see, we all do it differently, oh & recently I started on the forum where we all post our weight loss every Saturday, now I am looking for some accountability. I think it is called something like Saturday weigh in, pm me if you can't find it and want to join in. Good luck

[rosehips 121]

The forum is "super Saturday weigh in"

[NurseGrace 509]

I always weigh in once a week at least, usually twice. I know its hard but you need to understand now that not every week is going to be a 4 pound week for you, unless you are 400, 500+ pounds thats just probably not reality. 1.5-3.2 pounds is WAY more in line with what is likely.

[A_Sahar 11]

Thanks again everyone. Weighed today and was down 1.8...I'll keep reminding myself to be patient and do what I know is right.

Rosehips, I had surgery 2/11/13, so I still have a ways to go.