Hello. I am 8 days post-OP and I've weighed myself once. I had a 20lb loss, which is incredible. Any thoughts on how often I should weigh in? Does it matter?

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Some people weigh every day, others once a week, once a month, etc.

It all depends if you can handle seeing the inevitable fluctuations (it is a cause of stress and anxiety for some if the scale doesn't move, or if it goes up...)

Weigh as often as you can and still stay sane

P.S. I'm of the weigh-every-day-at-the-same-time camp.

I do it everyday but im going to stop and do it every 3 days

I think every day is too much as I have been doing it and notice it even goes up a lb at times but theres no way I'm gaining even if I have a day with a bit more calories I'm still taking in 900 or less on a BAD day.

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I do it every day because I don't mind the normal couple of pounds of fluctuation from water, constipation, salt, etc. that I see. If it bothered me, I'd weigh in weekly or less.

Every morning

I get up, do my business on the toilet, step to undies and a t shirt, and weigh. Then I weigh again, then enter that into my app. Every morning. I think I've only missed a few days since my surgery mid-November

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Every morning to keep myself focused and in check *accountability* is key

I weigh myself on Saturday mornings after I have an hours walk with the dogs. If I weighed myself more often, I start playing mind games which really doesnt help.

2 hours ago, Krestel said:

I weigh myself on Saturday mornings after I have an hours walk with the dogs. If I weighed myself more often, I start playing mind games which really doesnt help.

Should be done the moment you wake up go to toilet.

13 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Weigh as often as you can and still stay sane

P.S. I'm of the weigh-every-day-at-the-same-time camp.

Heheheehe. This ^^^^^^ a thousand percent!

I do it every morning 5am after peeing--nekkiddy. I've been known to weigh B/A a good poop. #scoreextrapoints

Once a week, Monday morning Wake/Bathroom/Weigh. Too often can lead to too much stressing over the number. There's alot more to this than just the number.

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I threw the scale back in the box! Focus on getting healthy and in good shape! The actual number does not matter it is just a number -

I have seen so many posts here of people stressing out over a number a scale says, I chose to go for fitting into the next size down of cargo shorts then what the scale says, I chose to get my vitamins and minerals in order, I chose to tighten the lose areas, NOT what the scale says.

I weigh once a week, although I may change the day of the week depending on activity/travel/holidays/etc.

I felt like daily would make me borderline obsessed, so I decided that once a week was more than enough to keep me on track.

DAILY!! I'm a data nerd and want to correlate what I did the day(s) before with any changes in my weight. I need all the information I can get to see trends as well.

When I first had my RNY I only weighed when I went to my doctors office, which is what my team ask of all there post op patients until they have seen the doctor for there first follow up. Then after they encourage there post ops to only weight 1x a week on the same day and around the same time.

I have adapted the 1x a week weigh in for myself. I don’t have any stress over seeing that number on my scale anymore. If I don’t lose and maintain I can deal with that. I have not had any gains in my 10 months post op.