Alright... the age old question... How often do you weigh? I have been weighing everyday and the ups and downs are beginning to bug me but I like to know the days I lose so I can look back through my diet/exercise plan and see what all I did the previous day. I just wondered what everyone else out there is doing and how it seems to be working for you.

Wow me and you started off at the same weight i was banded july 20 and have only lost 8 pounds and i am so depressed about it i feel like im failing.

I weighed daily from day-1 and three years later, though I do skip days, I pretty much still do. This truly being an age-old question here on LapBandTalk.com I know from many discussions that there are differing opinions and I came to a conclusion early on that this is very much a personal choice. If you want to weigh daily and can handle the guaranteed ups and downs, then go for it. You will fluctuate a pound or two from time-to-time, even if you have stuck to your plan 100%. I weigh the same time every day, first thing in the morning after using the bathroom. It helped/helps to keep me on track and be aware of how certain foods, my cycle or lazy days can affect my weight.

What does your diet consist of because i am struggling and I was banded july 20 and ive only lost 8 pounds. my starting weight was 230

Me too!! Every day after I get up and go to the bathroom. lol. I, also, record on Thursdays!

Wow we started off at the same weight...how did you do it? I am struggling with myself. I was banded july 20 and ive only lost 8 pounds..i feel like im doing everything wrong. Im only filled 4cc and feel not much restriction.

Oh my, it is much too soon for you to be frustrated. Be patient and give it time to start doing its job. The first six weeks are for healing. Once you get at restriction it will get a lot easier. If you follow your surgeons instructions it will happen. As far as diet I eat mainly fresh meat and fresh fruits/veggies and whole grains from the bakery and avoid processed pre-made pre-packaged foods.

I weigh myself weigh more often than I should but the only one that counts is Tuesday morning. That's the one I record. I've had the same routine for 3 years. I get up, let the dogs out, brush teeth and hair, pee and then weigh. I let the dogs in, make coffee, drink it while I check email etc. Then I go back to the bathroom, put on make-up, brush hair again and weigh again. I know it's pointless..it's always the same as the first time, but I do it anyway. When I get home at the end of the day, I weigh myself again. Sometimes, that number dictates what I eat for dinner. At night, when I get ready for bed I weigh one more time. Obsessive? Yea, probably. But that's what I do!

Well, even though it is on my mind all the time, I only weigh myself 1-2 times per month because I have a manic personality. If I weighed myself all the time then I would get descouraged, be on the highs and lows along with my weight. This way, if I lost 5 or 10 lbs, I would have felt like I have progressed. For some people it is okay, but for folks like me it is better to focus on getting healthy than the numbers on a scale.

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Lapband with Gastric Plication

April 11 2011

Starting Weight 355

Goal Weight 145

Wow! I am surprised at these answers. I thought I was one of a few that weighed daily! Crazy! I don't have a scale at home. I think I would go insane. But I weigh myself at work everyday. It it frustrating at times though.