This is why I rarely weigh myself!

[tamg26k 479]

I usually only weigh myself at my doctor appointments, which up to this point have been about every month between my PCP and surgery center. So yesterday I started back to the gym and knew that they would weigh and take measurements. I weighed myself in the morning on my home scale but knew it wasn't accurate. I was weighed in the afternoon and the gym, then again this morning at my doctor office (PCP). Three weigh-ins within 24 hours and 3 different weights! 2 of them were 10 lbs. apart! Not really a big deal, I try not to stress out about weighing myself, but trying to get an accurate reading from time to time. I'll go with the lowest weight and go with it!! lol

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

I never weighed before WLS. Then I weighed daily, enjoying the dropping numbers. Until it stopped dropping so fast and my mood was fixed at 6am based on my number for the day. In September I started weighing weekly. Much better.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I usually only weigh myself at my doctor appointments, which up to this point have been about every month between my PCP and surgery center. So yesterday I started back to the gym and knew that they would weigh and take measurements. I weighed myself in the morning on my home scale but knew it wasn't accurate. I was weighed in the afternoon and the gym, then again this morning at my doctor office (PCP). Three weigh-ins within 24 hours and 3 different weights! 2 of them were 10 lbs. apart! Not really a big deal, I try not to stress out about weighing myself, but trying to get an accurate reading from time to time. I'll go with the lowest weight and go with it!! lol

AMEN!!!

When I started trying to live a healthier lifestyle 3 years ago the first thing I did was stop weighing myself. It would make me crazy and I found myself living only for the scale. Instead I stopped drinking sodas, gave up processed foods and focused on eating better, drinking Water and exercise. I use Myfitnesspal and track my eating. I look at things like sodium, carbs, fat and sugar. It helped me see that it's not just calorie in and calorie out. You really need a healthy diet to make a difference. I can tell how I am doing by how my body feels. I only get weighed at the doctor's once a month. I am slowly but steadily losing and I feel great!

[lisacaron 5,075]

Ah yes the moody scale. That number can really do a number on us can't it?! I try not to let it "bother" me but you know it does to a degree.

The other day...my husband went to his PCP, he got on their scale which is not the typical Dr.'s office scale that I am used to with the weights and the slide bar..you know where you have to click the heavy weight and balance the sucker with the little weight till it tells you that you weight too much....

It's not one of the nice digital doormats of doom either where you get on and you feel like it's a guess this biggin's weight at the fair. No it's that big dial one where the dial looks like Mr. Magoo's glasses. Hubby loved that scale so much I bought one for home but don't you know he always likes to tell me our "home" scale must be wrong.

NOOO it's not wrong it's set properly, why because I am a bit OCD and the pin must be exactly at the zero, not to the left not to the right but dead center on the zero for an "accurate" weight. In a way I like that scale because I can calibrate it with my uneven floors, and then of course I have the Aria scale and I have to go on there to see what it has to say after...so I get my BMI and weight and then upload all that to my fitbit profile. I told you a bit much right...

Ok so that said, the hubs goes to the Dr. takes a photo of him on the scale and sends to me. Great shot he loved it because it showed a ten pound decrease! Yeah guess what...the scale is broken, or at least not properly calibrated because the next day at the bariatric Dr. sorry to make you sad, that ten pound difference was all in your head as it was in mine!!! Cause when he sent me that photo, I was mad and pissed off!!!

So you see how much those darn scales and numbers can affect our moods? LOL Not that I was happy when the "guess your weight" scale popped up with a 10 pound bump on him, but I did have a secret smile cause he always thinks I'm a loon for making sure that scale is calibrated before getting on it

[SuzeMuze 338]

<snorts laughter> Yep.. I tried to tell myself to only get on that scale once per week. Riiiiight. I've found that if I weigh myself at nearly the same time every day and only once a day, I won't drive myself crazy. I can't speak for anyone else, but first thing in the morning works for me- I'd found that the later in the day I stepped on that glass scale (which I'm still not convinced won't crack if I'm not really careful), the more I weighed. Who needs that?

[Bandora 136]

I do not weigh in daily. I really get upset when I see a .4 increase. So in order to avoid a bad day, I simply weigh myself once a week on a Wednesday. I starting taking measurements several months ago and that helps me. I love seeing my belly get smaller

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Three weigh-ins within 24 hours-3 different weights!

@@tamg26k

listen to one scale - only

if you want to start weighing at home every monday

wear the same clothes (blue jeans etc.)

stick to the same scale for weight loss

if you want to "listen" to docs scale - write down what you were last time time, do the subtraction

IMO listening to different scales is unnecessary

let one scale be your friend and guide

you've lost 93 lbs

keep up the good work

kathy

congrats

[tamg26k 479]

Thanks! @@proudgrammy

I just find it really strange that there is that big of a margin in scales. Probably done to make us crazy!!

I'll stick with rarely weighing myself and go by how my clothes fit.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Thanks! @@proudgrammy

I just find it really strange that there is that big of a margin in scales. Probably done to make us crazy!!

I'll stick with rarely weighing myself and go by how my clothes fit.

Different scales get calibrated differently. Unless you have a new home it's difficult to know for sure if the house is perfectly level. You actually do weigh different weights at different times of the day. First thing in the morning after you have "fasting" all night sleeping, you weigh the least. As others have mentioned you can control some of these factors by weighing yourself at the same time, in the same clothes, on the same scale every time, but why make yourself crazy?