obsession with weighting yourself

[Oriya]

After the sleeve surgery how often I should weight myself, once a week or every day, maybe once in every two weeks, what is healthy and what is an obsession?

[Grace]

I think it's only an obsession if you get upset when you vary naturally and don't look at the overall picture.
I weigh every morning and will continue to do so. It gives me the reminder throughout the day to keep on track.
Some folks don't need to and do it once a week.
So, it's whatever you need, provided it isn't causing some adverse action like purging or starving yourself if you happen to go up .5 lb during pms time or the like....

[kelleyk25]

Oriya, for the first couple of weeks after my surgery I would weigh myself multiple times throughout the day - morning, afternoon, evening, bedtime, etc... To say I was obsessed with the scales would be an extreme understatement. It got to a point where my husband hid the scales from me and would only bring them out once a week. I must say that DID help, but the one day he brought the scales from their hiding place and they never went back into hiding. From there I started weighing myself sometimes every day, sometimes every other day ... One thing that I AM consistent about now is weighing myself at the same time every day. I ALWAYS weigh in the morning, naked, before I have taken one drink of anything.

I agree with Grace, once a day is okay if it helps you stay on track, but just know that number will not always go down - there are times when that number will go up. Stay focused and in the long run that number will continue to go down!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!!

[Rae]

Hi my name is Rae and I weigh myself daily. I typically do it right after letting the dogs out for their morning business meeting so its done around the same time daily. I do not expect that it goes down a pound every day but love it when that happens. I do understand that salt makes me retain water so if I am eating salty foods one day the next day I have maybe a pound or more added to the scale. I do it so I can stay on track because if I did it once a week and gained that day I would not be very motivated. I hate showing my weight on here but love every time I get to change the current weight so I do it to keep my eye on the goal and that is to make what I don't like go away. This site keeps me honest and focused. I guess that's why I log in daily.

[Kay Black]

I got rid of my scales over 30 years ago ... I'd rather not be controlled by the scales. I like the results of how my clothes are fitting. I just weight when I go back to the Dr for my check-in's! Next one coming up 11/22.

[Oriya]

Thanks soo much to everybody, who replied, I can't wait to finaly get my sleeve and begin my transformation. It's soo encouraging to see all of your amaizing acheievements.

[slim&proud]

My aim is to weigh myself once a week on a Thursday, the day i had my op on. Sometimes i manage to wait a week other times i'm just too nosey and cheat and weigh myself several times a week but most of the time my scales haven't budged a lb so i end up disapointed. It was when i realised that i was getting upset over the scales not moving that i stopped getting on them every day. I would recommend going on the scales as many times as will make you happy, when what you see starts effecting you negatively that's the time to put them away.x

[connie]

I am a scale whore---I LOVE being able to get on it and have it be less than 200 lbs. I bet I step on the scale every time I am in the bathroom. I do record my weight every morning - it is fun for me to see it go down. Sometimes it does go up, and down and up and down, I am so totally ok with that---weighing in every day first thing in the am keeps me on top of where I am at. Even on vacation I used my mom's scale. I am aware that this is obsessive compulsive behavior---FOR ME---trading the eating and what will I have for my next meal for the jumping on the scale and smiling with happiness is a far better way to live my life. We are all different, what works for one may not work for another---you will find what works for you, and when you do you will be amazed at how you feel. Blessings and hugs- Connie