Scale obsession

[Fireflea 23]

How often do all of you weigh in? I'm finding that weighing is frustrating as it can be a bit inconsistent. Overall I'm still losing, but watching the scale is an emotional roller coaster. My instinct tells me to let it go, weigh once or twice a week (at the same time of day), however with all this change and newness maybe I should be hyper focused on that particular metric. Thoughts?

[Weighting2BeFree 164]

I weigh every morning. But i don't freak out if i go up. I've noticed the day after a heavy weight training day i gain. So i really only look at long term.... maybe only count every other day or so

[tnf0920 11]

I was weighing every day, but since I hit a stall it became depressing so I do it every few days. I always weigh in the morning before I eat or drink anything.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Drs. office only for me.

[soontobeskinny2014 19]

I weight myself daily. When I wake up. I track my weight ounce a week on an excel spreadsheet. I also take photos of myself on my anniversary date which is the second of every month. It does not bother me if the scale shows I gained a few pounds. I know I didn't eat an extra 3500 calories the day before. That is what works for me

Starting weight:242

Current weight:158

Surgery date: 10/02/14

[AlanaRN 419]

I go back and forth. I try to do twice a week but sometimes it's more. I stay off completely around my period. I've become obsessed with the scale at different parts of this. It's not a good thing! Ideally, I would like to weigh once a week until I hit my goal but I get too curious during the week.

[Rogofulm 2,440]

I weigh myself twice a day – first thing in the morning, and last thing at night. My night time weight is always higher, but it still gives me a preview of what to expect in the morning. I've been pretty obsessive about numbers, so it helps me stay on track. Speaking of scales, since you were just sleeved this month, let me give you a heads-up about what to expect so you don't freak out when it happens....

If you haven't already, you will soon reach The Dreaded Week-3 Stall. It's perfectly normal, and just about all of us have suffered through it. You're not crazy, and your doctor didn't screw up. In fact, you might not lose any weight for two weeks or even longer. But don't worry – after that, the pounds will start falling off if you stick to your program. And, the inches will continue to come off even while the scale isn't budging. Here's a good article that explains why it happens and why we all have to go through it. Hang in there. Pretty soon it'll be in the rear-view mirror and you'll be dropping weight again!

(Apologies to BP regulars who have seen this repeatedly, but it's a big deal to those who are going through it!)

[Beautiful Mess 21]

I weigh myself twice a day – first thing in the morning, and last thing at night. My night time weight is always higher, but it still gives me a preview of what to expect in the morning. I've been pretty obsessive about numbers, so it helps me stay on track. Speaking of scales, since you were just sleeved this month, let me give you a heads-up about what to expect so you don't freak out when it happens....

If you haven't already, you will soon reach The Dreaded Week-3 Stall. It's perfectly normal, and just about all of us have suffered through it. You're not crazy, and your doctor didn't screw up. In fact, you might not lose any weight for two weeks or even longer. But don't worry – after that, the pounds will start falling off if you stick to your program. And, the inches will continue to come off even while the scale isn't budging. Here's a good article that explains why it happens and why we all have to go through it. Hang in there. Pretty soon it'll be in the rear-view mirror and you'll be dropping weight again!

(Apologies to BP regulars who have seen this repeatedly, but it's a big deal to those who are going through it!)

I can't thank you enough for posting this!!

[Stephanie Stroup McIntosh 157]

I weigh in a lot, probably way more than I should. I weigh every morning when I wake up and every evening before bed. I will even weigh myself after having a bowel movement. I will vary a little, but I am not too concerned if I am up by about a pound or so, unless I know I ate poorly.

Don't put too much emphasis on what the scale says on a daily basis, but on how much better you feel and your non scale victories.

[Countrygrrl 450]

I was a bit obsessed with the scale. I put one in my business and would over check. When I hit one of my stalls I would weigh myself a lot. Now I can weigh a few times a week. It's a conscious decision to not weigh myself

[Jimetta 3]

Thank you for posting the stall article. It helped alleviate my anxiety with my stall. They state to keep carbs at 50g per day. Does that include fruit? Which shows up as carbs.