OK, this is just a bit of advice...I wish I would have thought of this prior to getting banded. I thought about measuring my body...waist, bust, hips, thighs, etc. with a tape measure, but decided against it for some unknown reason. Instead, I opted for the scale.

I have been exercising and eating properly, but that damn scale hasn't budged. I was getting discouraged and almost gave in to evil (I have not touched or eaten any evil since pre-band...BTW, evil=McD's)

The thing that bought me back to good thinking and behavior was as simple as putting on a pair of pants that I couldn't wear 2 weeks ago.

The scale is a useful tool, but it can deceive...lol

I think I am going to measure my progress with the tape measure...the scale will be useful, too.

I'm planning to use both. In fact, I just took my measurements (just chest, waist, and hips) tonight for my "before." Surgery is at 9:30 tomorrow morning!!

-Marianne

I got a measuring tape also the scale is driving me crazy. One day I'm down 2lbs then the next day up 3lbs then back down 3lb within two days.<o:p></o:p>

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I think the measuring tape is the way to go because if you gain muscle your weight goes up.

yes... I think now that i read stuff, that is the way to go.. congrats... please let me know how you do.... I am waiting for date.. should be july... ready to go and anxious to hear how new bandsters do...

I weigh myself every two weeks, and I don't peek in between, because weighing myself more than that will drive me nuts. I can lose up to seven pounds on a hard exercise day as weel, so the scale remains the least of my worries as far as figuring out my progress. Fitting into clothes I haven't fit into in over a decade or having to go out and buying new ones because no clothes I currently owned fit me...that's the way to measure progress. :rolleyes2: It's also fun to be able to feel every rib and feel your stomach fall below your ribcage when you lay down. :thumbup: My weight loss has slowed to a trickle at 205 pounds, but according to my trainer, I should not be too upset. She says, if I lose another 10 pounds slowly, I'll be in awesome shape, and I'll probably never get to 180 unless I stop exercising. How is that for ironic. :smile2:

I measured myself too before my surgery and I haven't remeasured. I will save that for a time that I am too discouraged to pick me up. I have used the scale since surgery though. I have noticed even though I am not losing weight per the scale I have changed a couple pant sizes already so the scales aren't always telling the truth :biggrin: