Stepping on the scale.....

[Deleted Profile 87]

How often do you weigh yourself?

Last I was weighed was at my post op on the 29th (was down 23 pounds-11 pre op 12 post op). I'm exactly two weeks and one day out (surgery was the 24th). I did not buy a scale because I did not want to become obsessed with weighing myself. What has been your scale logic? Do you find it better to weigh yourself constantly or not?

"In the end we only regret the chances that we didn't take."

[Christinamo7 4,041]

I weigh myself constantly! but after week 2 it doesn't bother me, I am just curious to see the effects of the choices I am making. I only log the weight on Monday so the rest of the times it is just information that comes and goes. If it starts to become a problem then I will have my husband take the scale away from me.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

When I was in weight loss mode, I weighed infrequently -- every couple of weeks or a month. In maintenance mode -- weigh constantly (every day) in order to be vigilant about pounds not sneaking back on and honest about my eating habits.

[leeka 15]

I have scale and now decide not to weigh myself anymore, because it discourages me at times.

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[Miss Mac 6,261]

I weigh myself every morning when I first get up. The doc told me a while back to put the scale away and just weigh once a month. I did that and gained ten pounds in one month on the first try. So, I got my scale out and use it. That way, if my weight goes up, one day's gain can be corrected the next day.

[ReesieSleeve 15]

I weigh everyday and I am 9 months post op. I didn't lose weight in December and January. But I also stopped logging my food and only weighed in sporadically. As of February 1st, I made rhetoric decision to use my tool how should be used and also weigh in daily. The scale helps me be accountable for my food choices.

[liposuction68 178]

EVERYDAY!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I weigh every day, unless I'm not at home.

[cdsjjotn 516]

Everyday

[SweetPotato 142]

every damn day

[Marie2016 87]

everyday... sometimes I wish I did not- but it helps me stay accountable to myself. When I allowed my weight to get out of control, I just refused to weigh myself. It was like sticking my head in the sand.. Not going to do that again.

[komar80 1]

once a week. dont see reason to stress myself every day. your weight depends from amount of Water or salt u had day before or fact that u didnt poop or pee yet. has nothing to do with your actual losing weight process. you will see that is pound more than yesterday and will start to starve yourself. and the real reason can be that u had too much salt yesterday and your body holded more water.

Edited May 8, 2016 by komar80

[DavidOso 272]

9 1/2 months post op. I get up, pee (hey, Water is heavy!), and weigh myself. It is a number, only a number. It is the same as tracking Protein or Fluid, it's a tool. The best gauge is how you FEEL. If you don't have a healthy relationship with your scale, ask yourself why that is, and then see if you can do something about that. This ENTIRE process is not just about losing excess weight!

[chrisredjeep 357]

Every day for me. Before I had my sleeve if I knew I was putting on weight I just would not weigh at all. Now as other posters have said by weighing daily it keeps ME accountable. Even though I am away from home I have scales here in the villa in Cyprus and I am using them.

[anassathalassa 35]

Right now I weight myself once a week, but once I go into maintenance I will probably do it every other day to hold myself accountable. Years and years ago I would weigh myself pretty consistently and it helped me stay in a certain weight range. But when I started gaining a few pounds (the freshman 15 lol) I stopped weighing myself all together and 1 year later at my physical I had gained almost 60 pounds! I think I was in denial of gaining weight and not knowing my actual weight fed into that denial.

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