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

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?

I weigh myself daily but only record one day (Wednesdays) as my official weight. The rest of the days is just out of curiosity.

I weigh myself daily but only record one day (Wednesdays) as my official weight. The rest of the days is just out of curiosity.

I do the exact same thing. My official days are Wednesdays too. I do the daily weights just to see if I ate something that I shouldn't eat again (too heavy, or too much sodium) and it holds me accountable.

I weigh weekly because every day would drive me crazy. I do not own a scale. I do understand why people weigh more often. I have learned on here that there is no wrong answer and everyone has to do what works for them.

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 weigh weekly as well, and I absolutely go by the fit of my clothes! Everyone has to do what works for them

I must confess, when I'm actively trying to lose (like the month of Feb when I was on Atkins) I weighed every single day. When I'm not doing very well nutritionally (like now), I don't. I really don't want to see what the number says.

I've always been an advocate of weighing once a week (yu can make or break your day by weighing everyday), but I like to know if I've gone up by even just 1 lb. That way you can work on it sooner.

I've read a study recently that said that people who weigh everyday tend to be slimmer. You can get your gains under control sooner, not letting it get out of control

Marci