I have always been afraid of the scale so I don't own one, but since I have decided to have gastric bypass is it a good idea to buy one? ( still in the beginning process) should I buy one now or wait till I get near the end of my process?

I also didn't own a scale. I think I saw it as a reminder of my failure. But once I made the decision to have WLS I bought one and have used it in preparation for my surgery. My surgery will be the end of October and I am using the scale as another tool. I have also taken a before picture and my measurements as others have recommended. Every now and then I become obsessed with the scale and I have to stay away from it.

So yes it's a good idea to buy one?

It was for me, it's another tool.

I'm going to buy one right around the time I have my surgery in late October, It will definitely be a nice tool to have after the surgery to track my progress.

I've had a scale for a long time. Mine even talks to me. Lol. It greets me with a 'hello, I'm ready'. I always smile because I am usually thinking, 'that makes one of us!'

It's a high capacity scale, because I started out at 480.6. At one time I was at 494 and about sat in the floor and cried. But today I am hovering around 435 with my surgery scheduled for Friday of this week.

I think seeing the numbers go down, for me, is exciting. And yes, you can get scale-crazy, but you have to remember it is a tool, just like the surgery.

Edited August 4, 201411 yr by ladyjenn

I use a scale (i'm pre-op) but try to keep it to once a week. I also do measurements for those times you hit a plateau ... you can still see that you're getting smaller!