Hooked on the scale

[brownyq 1]

Hey everyone I'm a Newbie, had surgery Nov 22, 2013 I feel better,but think the weight is coming off slow. But I'm patient because I'm losing inches. I try my best to keep off that beast the scale. I feel better and look better, which Is a blessing it self. started at 257, day of surgery 237, now 204. It can b hard some days getting my Water in when it's busy, and I lost track. But I got a handle on that.

[Birthsjourney 146]

My nut told me to put my scale in the trunk of my car!! I had RNY on nov 18.. With 3 stalls I was weighing everyday! Making. Me nutso...lol

Much happier now.. 19" off.. Feeling great and down 51# at the ripe old age of 64 ????

[life_after_gastric_bypass 214]

Congrats on your surgery and welcome to the group:)

a good way to track your Water and Protein is a app called my fitness pal...

2nd try not to drive your self crazy with numbers. 52 lbs so far is great, and more weight will come off too....when I started my journey my kids hid the scale and I really was happy they did. I figured I did the surgery, I will follow my program and my pouch will do its job.

I would say weigh in every 2 weeks so you can see a difference instead of everyday....losing inches is great too....

i have been through so many stalls through my journey it does get frustrating but hey its okay...slow and steady it will come off...good luck:)

[enjoyinglife 313]

Congrats on all the success so far. I agree that jumping on the scale too often can drive you nuts. I use to weigh myself every day. Now I only do it once a week, and pretty soon only every two weeks. I would like to train myself to focus on inches and body fat percentage, not the number on the scale. Great job so far and best of luck to you!!

[kscott 5]

Ok, I'm so glad I read this post. I feel like I'm driving myself crazy with the scale...It's the first thing I do every morning and everyday I step on it in fear that the weight is not going to come off. I had my surgery Dec. 17 and as of today I'm down 34 lbs. How often should I weight myself? Weekly?

[melhealthy 103]

Ok, I'm so glad I read this post. I feel like I'm driving myself crazy with the scale...It's the first thing I do every morning and everyday I step on it in fear that the weight is not going to come off. I had my surgery Dec. 17 and as of today I'm down 34 lbs. How often should I weight myself? Weekly?

I made a chart from the day of surgery to one year. I track my weight on this chart every week from the day of surgery so my weigh in day is on Mondays as I had my surgery on a Monday. It keeps me on track and I can track my one year post op journey. I do sometimes weigh during the week but I only record my weight on my designated weigh in day. I'm 9 1/2 months post op and I've lost 105 pounds. The scale can be a friend or foe just try to follow the doctors plan and I would say weigh once a week. Good luck!

[Dorian 683]

Ok, I'm so glad I read this post. I feel like I'm driving myself crazy with the scale...It's the first thing I do every morning and everyday I step on it in fear that the weight is not going to come off. I had my surgery Dec. 17 and as of today I'm down 34 lbs. How often should I weight myself? Weekly?

My surgeon said weekly but I honestly can't stick to it. I like to weigh every morning just to see where I am at. I find it helps me stay on track to know where I am at. I think it is fine as long as you dont obsess about it! I am 8 months out and down 135 total; 98 from surgery. Good luck to you!

[iamsoworthit 430]

I made a chart from the day of surgery to one year. I track my weight on this chart every week from the day of surgery so my weigh in day is on Mondays as I had my surgery on a Monday. It keeps me on track and I can track my one year post op journey. I do sometimes weigh during the week but I only record my weight on my designated weigh in day. I'm 9 1/2 months post op and I've lost 105 pounds. The scale can be a friend or foe just try to follow the doctors plan and I would say weigh once a week. Good luck!

I do the same as you. I weigh weekly on Wednesday because that was my surgery day. I am 7 months out and the value of having those documented in my notebook is I can see patterns. I had scale 'issues' several years ago where I was obsessing and even getting on multiple times in a day. It was way out od hand and the scale was dictating my feelings and lufe. My then fiance took it away and said no more scales. I am now 17 years married to that wonderful man and swore when I started this journey I wouldn't let the scake define me or the progress I make. I weigh faithfully on wednesday. Some weeks it goes dow sometimes ir stays the same but ultimately it is just one measurement I use for my success.

Moral of the story is whatever you decide in terms of how often you weigh yourself, just make sure it is a healthy relationship with the scale. You own it not the other way around.