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I'm a daily weigher...but I don't freak about the numbers, I just use them to keep myself in line. Like OutsideMatchInside, I didn't weigh myself, 'listened to my body' and ended up fat and miserable at 262 lbs. I'm watching myself this time around, and if I start to gain over a week or 2, I'll make changes. I can't imagine NOT keeping tabs on my weight.

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I asked my husband to keep it away from me and only put it back in once a week, for me it is Monday, this keeps my mind of it. But at the same time, always keep your self ready for a stall.. it is ok, we all go through one .. its nothing like the past now.. and on the other hand, it could be a sign for you to change something, protien or cal or more workout..

for me, body size takes too long to change as I lose from everywhere at the same time so it wont work for me..

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I have a model similar to this scale, have owned it for over a decade, works great and sits in my front hallway by the closet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00065EQJU/ref=pd_aw_sbs_121_of_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8VS2M34ASFRV5EPVM7S0

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Ok, so during the first 6 months, as long as you are staying on plan, I give you permission to completely ignore the upward fluctuations on the scale. As you weigh each day, you will find that for every two pounds that go down, it will jump up 1-3 pounds before that.

Weight loss is a dance... two steps forward, one step back. It's just how the body works!

I agree with Matches. I didn't weigh myself prior to surgery, so gained a ton without realizing it. I now weigh every day. This is good during the weight loss phase. During maintenance, weekly might be enough.

I record my weight each Monday, but I write down the lowest # I saw on the scale that week, rather than just what happens to be the Monday #. By doing it this way, I can actually see that for all the jumping up and down of the scale, the loss is pretty linear right now at 6.5 weeks postop.

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If fluctuations are going to bother you, don't weigh more than once a week. If you can't help yourself, don't keep a scale around...

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I have not owned a scale since I had my surgery 21 months ago. From the beginning I only weighed in roughly every three months. And I am always down. Now over 150 pounds down! For me, owning a scale meant reinforcing the same diet mentality that made me fat, and cause me to need my bariatric surgery. Some people say that they need a scale to stay "accountable." I find this to be bullshit because we know damn well when we are being accountable to what is good for us, what brings us closer to our goals. My suggestion is to weigh in at your surgeons office. And the rest of the time, be accountable to yourself by doing the right thing for you.


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Ok, so during the first 6 months, as long as you are staying on plan, I give you permission to completely ignore the upward fluctuations on the scale. As you weigh each day, you will find that for every two pounds that go down, it will jump up 1-3 pounds before that.
Weight loss is a dance... two steps forward, one step back. It's just how the body works!
I agree with Matches. I didn't weigh myself prior to surgery, so gained a ton without realizing it. I now weigh every day. This is good during the weight loss phase. During maintenance, weekly might be enough.
I record my weight each Monday, but I write down the lowest # I saw on the scale that week, rather than just what happens to be the Monday #. By doing it this way, I can actually see that for all the jumping up and down of the scale, the loss is pretty linear right now at 6.5 weeks postop.



By the way, this continues to be some of the best advice I had ever been given! I think of it practically every morning when I hop on the scale and see a 0.2 increase or even an upwards trend for a few days. It has prevented many many meltdowns
Thank you!!


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I advise measuring yourself. Sometimes when the scales don't show, inches will


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