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How often do you weigh?

Was just sleeved on January 6th and I'm doing fabulous. I have not weighed yet because I do not want to be disappointed. Just curious about how often everyone weighs.

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Is there any other way? ;)

Every morning. Buck naked and after the morning pee.

At least everyday, sometimes multiple times a day. And no, there is not another way to hop on the scale! :P

A couple of times a week--on Sundays and Thursdays. Sundays are my usual weigh-in day, but sometimes I'll weigh in on Thursdays just to see how I'm doing so that I can tighten things up foodwise if need be.

I weigh myself daily in the am. The scale is headed in the right direction and I love seeing the numbers go down:) I hit my first goal of getting to under 195 so I am going to switch to weighing myself 1x a week instead.

After surgery I weighed myself every week. Then I started to obsess over it and start to weigh myself every day. That got way to out of hand and I relied too much on that number. So I weighed myself once a month for a long time. Then I hit under 300 and couldn't believe that I weighed that much! I was shocked. I hadn't weighed under 300 lbs since high school! So I started to weigh every day again. More to see a number under 300!! That was probably two months ago! I still weigh every day. And every day I am shocked by the number even if I don't lose. I'm still shocked. It's like I don't believe I've lost this much, and weigh less than 300 lbs! lol.

Also you will have stalls! They SUCK! Are no fun. Don't get discouraged. Instead of checking your weight..measure yourself. Every time that I have stalled I've dropped inches like crazy! I was so confused during my first stall because I wasn't losing any weight but my clothes was still getting smaller. They tell you you'll stall, but they don't tell you (at least they didn't me) that when I stall I'll still lose inches. lol.

I weigh daily, however, It only counts on Mondays. I like the accountability. I do not stress if the number does not move on the scale. I know my body is adjusting to the weight loss and it will start moving when its ready.

:)

Edited by kltklass

I agree I am 3 weeks pre op going on 4 and I hit a plateau, but I am still losing inches although it does not show on the scale. I am trying not to get discourage, maybe because I read there are so many others like me.

I was actually sleeved on the same day .... I have lost 21lbs total ????

At first, every day / every other day.

My surgeon said I should weigh once every two weeks because it's NOT about immediate / short term weight loss, it's about LONG term weight loss.

A lot of people get overly upset if they gain one or two pounds, but they don't seem to understand that a lot of things can make you "gain" weight. Examples would be if you have a full bladder, if you've not recently had a bowel movement, Water weight, hormones, having your menstrual cycle.

In conclusion, I don't really think it's beneficial to weigh too often.

Edited by ekmw

I weigh daily in the morning, and sometimes at night.

I weigh once daily first thing in the morning and log it into a spreadsheet. I only actually "count" a once a week weight on Fridays. I also don't let it get to me if the daily weight isn't what I want it to be, I'm really watching more week to week and month to month. For me, it's a daily reminder of my goals and sets me up for success to reach them by keeping it first and foremost in my mind.

I weigh everyday I am now 12 days post op and I went down like 16 pounds in first 7 days but now I am stalled and starting get worried . I am following my nut strictly

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