should i get a scale

[blackie220 92]

As of now...i dont own a scale..should i get one...dont wanna be obbessed

[aquitenonnymouse 206]

Different things work for different people. When I don't see the number move for a few days, It reminds me to stay on course, or get back on track. That method doesn't work for everyone, but for me... I need a scale.< /p>

[dma2013 99]

I have one and in retrospect I was probably slightly obsessesd for the first few weeks after surgery.

After reading another post on here about a lady who never had a stall since she only weighs in once a month at her doctor I have changed my ways. I have decided to only check the scale every Tuesday morning, I think this will only be my second Tuesday but it is working for me. It is less discouraging but should I gain I will know with in a week and change something I am doing.

[blackie220 92]

I guess...ill wait a month....to purchase one....

[srs82781 83]

My NUT recommended having one, I was obsessed weighing every day, but she said during the losing phase to weigh in once a week and during maintenance phase once a month, cause you don't want to go too long in case you are putting on weight. It's always easier to up on then to lose.... Made sense to me!

[Jessiegurl2686 104]

I'm guilty!! I was sleeved 10 days ago......I am obsessed with weighing my self! Everytime i go to the restroom i weigh myself....it's so awesome and amazing to watch the scale going down down down. I'm sure it's just a phase

[altagirl 127]

I never owned a scale before I had surgery. For the first few months I was obsessed with weighing myself but it was all very new - I obsessed about everything so the scale was just on the list!

I now weigh myself every few days. It works for me - like someone said previously - it keeps me focused when I am stalling and discouraged.. I would recommend getting a scale and if it becomes a problem just get rid of it.

[nervousnellie 50]

I couldn't stay off it either (I am 12 days post-op). I had my husband put it high up in a closet where I cant reach it. he's going to get it down for me to weigh once a week. It probably would be good for me to not own one!

[JProx 161]

If you can weigh somewhere once a week other than home do not get one.

[kalicat 8]

I'm struggling with that decision myself. I do not own a scale. I know myself well enough to know that I would constantly get on it, and constantly beat myself up for the number. I have enough stress in my life, I don't need to add to it. The way I look at it, when I go see my Dr, every time its like a happy surprise!

I may change my mind on that now that I am post-op. But I'm still worried about obsessing too much about the number, even if it is lower than it used to be.

[buplee 556]

I bought a scale which measures weight, hydration, muscle mass, and three other measures. It was not very expensive to buy. You can get one cheap from Amazon or 1saleaday.com. However, I broke my obsession to constantly weigh myself. It serves no purpose other to make yourself crazy, but it works for some to weigh daily. Remember, at a few days or weeks post-op there is still a certain amount of swelling and Water retention you will have. Good luck to you.

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[blackie220 92]

I asked.my husbsnd....to go buy one tonite...his response was...no..ots to earli....i was just sleeved friday...o guess ill wait till i see my dr...on the 30th

[newlife27 323]

I asked.my husbsnd....to go buy one tonite...his response was...no..ots to earli....i was just sleeved friday...o guess ill wait till i see my dr...on the 30th

When he asks for dinner say no...its too early lol just kidding i had to have a scale and i haven't even veena sleeved yet but like one of the ladys said on this post i need it to keep me motivated to stay on.track the more it goes down the more i wanna do right to keep the weight off:)

[LouiseC 1,031]

Everyone is different.

I weigh myself every single day that I wake up in my own home. It is almost ritualistic, rise, a trip to the bathroom then straight on the scales wearing my birthday suit!

I have learnt a lot about my body over the past year from this little morning scale visit. I now know the impact hydration and dehydration can have on that scale number, I can better predict my menstrual cycle than ever before from noticing the dramatic fluctuations I experience like clockwork. I track stalls and have learnt when to shake things up in my diet or exercise routing all based on that number staring up at me each morning.

It works for me. It works really well. I have a level of detachment from it though which I think helps stop me obsessing. I don't get emotional when the scale moves up as I am very used to seeing these fluctuations over time and I know that month to month, without fail, the weight I am entering into MFP (where i track my weight loss) is continuously decreasing.