Tossed out the scale yesterday!

[Mrs. Reid 392]

And I feel better already. I lasted two weeks with a scale in the house. At first it was ok, I weighed myself every day and when I found I gained a pound or two I was ok with it. I would think about how much salt I had...or if I was dehydrated etc. But yesterday morning I got depressed because my weight was not dropping at all. (I am not a person who has the discipline to only weigh myself once a week.) I realized that for the last week I have been thinking about that number on the scale all day. I also noticed that the negative thoughts about my body and my ability to achieve my weight loss goal were coming back. I was stressing out...I was craving food for comfort.

Soooo...I picked up my scale, walked outside to the dumpster and tossed it in!

I have a follow up visit in the bariatric clinic on September 24th and I will not know how much I weigh until then!

I feel so free!

[CANDI254 31]

I did the same thing 2 weeks after my surgery. I decided I would only weigh in when I go to the doctor other than that my weight is none of my business right now.

[Julie norton 2,850]

Love this!

I can no longer have mood affected daily by a number. Once a month for me, or a dr visit. I know I eat right and exercise enough.

I'm secure ... I've stayed about the same for years... (Except w/ a TT )

[JamieLogical 8,684]

I think you have saved yourself a lot of undue stress and frustration! Good for you!

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Good for you !! I'm not getting weighed again until my 6 week check up in 2 weeks... it's very liberating!

[twinhappy 79]

I can't do it. I am addicted to weighing myself every morning. I even write the weight down on the calendar so I can see how much I lost from week to week or month to month. It isn't causing me any frustrations though. Good job to you!

[WL WARRIOR 690]

I have a nice bathroom scale that I did not step on until I hit goal. Like others mentioned, I kept to only knowing my weight once or twice a month when at a medical office. It was like a little party twice a month when I would see the new reduced numbers. The only time I ever noticed a stall was during the first month since I had more trips to the bariatrician and my physician. I was happy not knowing whether I was in a stall or not during the rest of my weight loss phase. As long as I was following the rules, tracking, and exercising, then there wasn't much I could do about a stall anyway, other than get worried, stressed, and feel like a failure.

Now in the maintenance phase, I have decided to weigh myself daily so that I'm certain that my weight has stayed the same. Due to bloating, hormones, or Constipation, the scale will go up a couple pounds some morning. Even though I know deep down that the gain is only due to those factors since my diet has not changed, it still messes with my head. I might just throw the scale away too.

[Elode 8,093]

Ha! You go girl!!

[mykdzmom 387]

Do you! I love it! I wonder how I feel after my surgery?