As soon as Nina let me know that I was set in stone for surgery, I threw away my scale! I'm not going to let this be a numbers game with me or torture myself over the needle not moving. I see my Rheumatologist every two months and at that time I'll find out how much I lost. I want to go by how I FEEL and not about numbers, I've always hated math.

Who here is an avid scale watcher and why?

Renee`

I adore all of you! Even though we had some vastly different opinions on here, everyone kinda respectfully stated theirs while acknowledging it wasn't everyone's way, but *their* way. I just want to get all sappy and say "awwwww..group hug!" LOL

Irene, I get it because I had those very same issues in HS and once "cured" I vowed I would never go there again. I've kept that vow (obviously!) but I think the scale may throw me back into that mentality as well.

I may end up changing my mind at some point, who knows but for now I just can't look at a scale and allow it to determine whether or not I'm a failure again. I wanna feel good again, don't we all? So to me, that's the be all and end all of it.

Thanks so much everyone for your replies!

XOXO Renee`

My surgeon warned me not to let the scale determine my success or failure. that being said, they weigh me and calculate my percentile every time I go in....

I do weight every morning... but do not let the number get me down. I log my weekly loss on my calendar, and that helps me to see a bigger picture. I also use other measures... measuring with a tape every two weeks or so... how my cloths feel, how my health feels, how my labs turn out....how much more exercise I can do without getting tired, and how many guys check me out per week!(just kidding)

I did this mainly for my health, but the "looks" part has been really nice and confidence building.