To weigh or not to weigh?

[Kime-lou 648]

There are A LOT of opinions on when, if, why, ect about using the scales.< /p>

This is how I am and why....

I feel like I got to my highest recorded weight of 247 by not being aware and ignoring my weight. I never weighed, didn't go to the doctor often so I never really knew what my weight was. When I stepped on the scales in Jan of 2010 and it said 247 it was like being punched in the gut. Yes, I had just had a miscarriage and was carring a lot of Water weight, but that was not excuse. That was getting way to close to 300 for my taste.

I managed to get my weight back down in the 230's that year, and then became complacent again and back up it went. 240's again and that is when I decided to have WLS.

Now, I weight every day. I chart my weight. I am so scared if I stop being aware of my weight that I will become complacent again and start gaining. I know I have the band and all I have to do is follow the doctors instructions and it's suppose to work. But, mentally I have to weigh myself. I have to old myself accountable.

Maybe I drive myself crazy with this. I do weigh at the same time daily with by birthday suit on, so I know any variations flucations in water retention, horomones, bathroom habits, or actual fat gain.

At the start of this journey I would look at the trends. Bascially at the end of every week I was in the negitive- I had trended down even with the ups and down I was still trended down. Now, it fluctuates a lot more, which makes me nervous.

What's your choice when it comes to the scale and why?

[michpell39 399]

_{I weigh myself ,if I don't keep an eye on it I let it creep up}

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I probably weigh myself too much, both morning and night. But, it keeps me accountable. I got to over 400 pounds by avoiding the scale so I think it's crucial I weight myself regularly.

[lilmispcl 298]

I weigh myself daily....in the morning before I hop in the shower. I feel that I need to keep a close eye on it. I expect fluctuations but also need to see the downward trend to keep on track.

[grownazzkid 206]

I do not weigh myself. My only weight-ins are when I go the clinic for a check up (every 2-3 weeks). If I am doing what I am suppose to then the weight will come off, and it is. Its a personal preference. Plus I am early in my journey. Maybe after I reach my goal I will buy a scale and weight myself weekly.

My scale is my belt and my pants. I have a belt that I have to sinch in to the inside most hole... and I cannot wait to punch a new one!

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Daily, first thing in the morning, and track it. In fact, I just bought an Aria WiFi scale that automatically logs my weight so I can't cheat. But I also have to track my calories as well. Maybe one day the lifestyle will become automatic, but it isn't now.

[line-dancer 810]

I do what you do and for the same reason and I chart it with my surger levels also. I knoiw I weight 4 lbs more when I go to the doctor and that use to upset me until I saw how my body and Water weight works...it give me piece of mind.

[Mandymoo13 111]

I weight every morning. In the past when I ate badly, I ignored the scale for weeks. That is part of the problem. I will weigh every morning from now until I die to ensure I never let myself go again. I like the idea of tracking it as well. I am still in the pre-op stage but it cannot hurt to start now.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

I am the odd ball of the bunch here.

I weigh in at my monthly dr follow up appts. Works for me.

[Frederic 500]

Normally i weigh every morning some days it goes up but most days it goes down. When the battery wore out in my scale I procrastinated replacing it for 30 days and gained 30 lbs in the process even though I was still tracking my calories. I have sworn to never let that happen again. I'll admit I do get a little edgy now whenever I travel since I can't bring my scale.< /p>

[GoingforGoal 1,734]

Daily, multiple times, every hour...just kidding.

I do weigh daily in the a.m. for numerous reasons:

1) to reap an easy positive reward when I do lose (even 0.2 lbs)

2) to directly correlate my previous days diet/habits with a potential gain/loss and know to continue or modify those practices

3) to intervene as early as possible if I see an upward trend

4) to keep me accountable on a daily basis opposed to weekly or monthly

[LadyDreadHead 90]

I guess I'm one of the odd ones. I weigh weekly so I don't get frustrated. And, I have worked hard to accept whatever it says, gain or loss. I have to remind myself that the fit of my clothing means just as much as those numbers on the scale.< /p>

[this sucks 557]

I weigh daily and record it on My Fitness Pal. I don't stress about the daily fluctuations anymore, but I do watch the trend. MFP has a 30, 60, and 90 day graph that you can look at and as long as the number is trending generally down, I'm happy.

When I got rid of my scale the last time, I ended up the heaviest in my life.

[gowalking 10,790]

I guess I'm one of the odd ones. I weigh weekly so I don't get frustrated. And, I have worked hard to accept whatever it says, gain or loss. I have to remind myself that the fit of my clothing means just as much as those numbers on the scale.

I'm with LadyDreadHead. I weigh myself once a week so the small fluctuations don't drive me crazy. I do, however, put every meal into Myfitnesspal. That's what keeps me on track as far as counting calories and following the Proteins, carbs, and sodium. Was floored by how much sodium there is in certain foods. It's good for me to know so I can avoid those foods except for once in a while. I knew that Chinese food would be bad sodium-wise, but so are baby back ribs....even if you only eat four of them. When I think of how much sodium I used to consume on a daily basis...well it's no wonder I have hypertension. Oh boy but do I hope to get off those meds one day.

[OnMyWay2Thin 45]

Great topic... I weigh every day. It holds me accountable. When I didn't weight for a long period of time, I gained about 20 pounds!! Don't do that, I'm now back on track.