How often do you weigh yourself?

[Nurse_B 270]

Hello!

I am wondering if there is a big variety in how often everyone weighs themselves? What do you find is a good fit for you, daily, weekly, only at your doctors visits?

[ChicagoRose 650]

I weigh myself twice a day, every morning, and every evening. I know that whatever I weight at night I can expect a 2 lb. decrease in the morning. I don't think this is a good thing, I'm just being honest I'm a scale *****.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I too weigh myself every morning and every night. It keeps me honest and accountable.

[mrsto 2,925]

Typically, I weigh myself once a week. I can't deal with daily fluctuations; day to night, night to day.....DAY to day. Once a week keeps me sane.

Years back I was a complete and total scale addict. I was on the thing several times a day. In later years I mellowed a bit. Then, as I started gaining weight (again), I didn't even want to know what the number was. I could tell in my clothes, but I avoided the scale like the plague. Now, my goal is to keep moving forward in my post-op life, without making myself obsessed and crazed with the scale. If I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, the weight is going in the right direction.

[cindya 54]

every Morning, keeps me on track

[The B 96]

You will all kinds of answers for this question, some people obsess with the number and can't cope with fluctuations that will occur and to them it's not worth the stress.

You have to do what works for you. You won't lose as quickly if your stressed all the time!

I myself weigh every night and morning. I do this so I know if I need to double check anything that i might overlook, keep myself accountable, and it also gives me a heads up to tom, Water intake, etc...

having said that I don't freak out if I don't lose anything for a couple of weeks.

do whats best for you and your progress!

Good luck you'll do great!

[labwalker 1,177]

Morning and night, and I write it down in a small calendar appt. booklet. I don't fret the day to day variations... but it keeps me honest week to week.

[sp70 193]

I don't want to be a slave to the scale, so I usually weigh once a week, trying to wear similar clothing each time. The first couple of weeks post op, my scale didn't budge much and it was too frustrating. So I also look at how my clothes fit. I think it sometimes takes awhile for the scale to catch up!

[blondegal_ 1,028]

I weigh myself every morning unless I'm running late. I record it just weekly though as I know there will be fluctuations because of Water retention.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

i agree with the b when she wrote to do what works for you..

i am the odd ball...i weigh once a month at my dr follow up apt's

i judge my (loss) by inches lost and my mobility...it works for me and so far for good.

[kll724 3,055]

Carolinagirl, you are too good! I am like others, I also, weigh a couple times a day!

[donna12 742]

I'm an every morning girl, keeps me accountable and also whether or not I'm retaining Fluid and need to take a Lasix which at times I have to.

[MiniMi 1,468]

I thought I was the only one..good to hear that there are others who weigh every day too.

[kazjim98 618]

Almost daily, sometimes I miss a day, but I never weight at night cause it freaks me out...do what works for you

[aviva1979 375]

I weigh every 1-2 days except when I have my period (just too depressing then). I'd rather not because I do stress over it a little but I know I'm not great at monitoring when my clothes start to feel tight - because they almost always feel tight to me. Next thing I know, I'm buying a bigger size. I've tried measuring inches but need a trick to hit the same spots every time.