obsessed with scale

OK. My husband has announced that from now on he will be putting our scale in the trunk of the car and taking it to work with him when he leaves every day. I guess I have become obsessed. Ok, more than obsessed. I have started the habit of weighing every day and I have even weighed more than once a day and will get upset enough to not want to eat the rest of the day if I see even an ounce increase. I started that habit once before and have slowly gotten back into it. I know that I have lost a great deal and I know that without this surgery that I wouldnt have been able to accomplish such a great feat but I wish I could make my eyes see what my head already knows. some days are better than others. When I get compliments Im on top of the world but I dont get out much because Im a stay at home mom and I dont see the changes as much as others. Some days I feel downright depressed feeling like I havent lost as much as I should and that I might fail this surgery. Has anyone else felt like this?? I cant stop weighing!!!! Jennifer

Hi Jennifer, i to have an obsession with my scale, i weigh myself everyday, and sunday morning i got up and my scale has history you can save in it, and i got on it and it read "lo" which means low battery, and i ran out to my husband in a panic because i couldn't weigh in and i thought i would also lose all my history when i took out the batteries to put the new ones in, i wouldn't eat or drink anything till i found a drugstore which was open at 8:00 am and ran down and got 2 batteries and changed them and it kept my history!! i was so happy. i had also lost another pound so i was happy for 2 reasons!! i don't know why i weigh myself everyday, i think it is because i am afraid to gain weight and be really big again, if i have gained i am really super good that day and won't have anything "bad" to eat. just protein, protein, protein. whereas if i have lost a lb or so, i might have a piece of sugar free candy for dessert after supper or something. but don't be depressed when you haven't lost just be determined. you have done so well , keep reminding yourself of that!!! good luck scale buddy!! Stacy 262.5~155.5

hi; yes, I'm the same way. My wife hid our scales; because she said I was driving her crazy. I would get up in the morning; weigh myself; eat some breakfast; weigh my self; exercise weigh myself. I know. Now, I weigh only on Sunday Morning. I take my measurements at that time also. Yes, I'm afraid of getting big again; so I really pay attention to what I eat. Last night I was able to actually finish a hamburger patty; but I felt so stuffed; I probably will go back to half a patty. Depression; yes. When my family don't say much to me about how I look now. Friends that I havn't seen in a while usually complement me. But I'm focused on a "normal" BMI. so I still see myself as FAT. My gym trainer; says not to trust the BMI Scale; and to go with a body compostion. Which according to them; I'm at a normal weight now. We now enjoy better heath; and can do things we couldn't before surgery. Life will throw us curves all the time; and learning to deal with them with out stuffing our face is part of the re-birth. Eat heathly; exercise; drink lots of water and you will do fine. hope this helps. mark g.

Jennifer, Don't feel bad, I know what you mean. I only weigh on Tuesdays, I got myself into that habit and am trying not to break it. I wanted to ask you what your doing for exercise, I'm doing Curves and have been walking some. Hugs, Mitzi

Hi, my name is chris and I am a weigh-a-holic! I weigh in the morning, but if nature call, I do it again. How sad is that! As a stay at home mom myself (at least for 10 more days) I understand. You do not have a lot of people who notice your losses. Can you go to a gym? I go to curves and hopefully I will be the "loser of the month". There is a lot of encouragement there and always a friendly smile.

Hi Jennifer, I weigh every day. It's no big deal. I look forward to it, because it's moving in the right direction - left. I know what you mean about not seeing the changes. I get tons of compliments from everyone. I went from a 4XL shirt to a large, but when I look down I still still see a big fat belly. My doctor said it's normal to still see ourselves that way. It will take a while for out brains to catch up with our bodies. I would encourage you to get out and let people see you. Soak up all the possitive compliments, pat yourself on the back. This is your time to shine. Weigh as often as you like. If the scales didn't go down today, they will tomorrow or the next day. They have to. And when they do go down,...what a way to start the day. You're doing great!!! Cecil 338/218

Hi Jennifer. Wow, I can REALLY understand what you are going thru. I am obsessed about the scale too. What I have done is resolved myself to only weigh 2 x a month...the 1st and the 17 (my anniversary date). This way, I'm not getting depressed everyday and also negating all the positive things I have accomplished. We need to find joy in all the steps to our goal, not just when we reach our ultimate goal. Remember this and try to find the accomplishments that are NOT scale oriented. And also, limit your weigh-ins. Remember, if you rely on the scale for your positive affirmation, you can be disappointed so easily because your body is trying like heck to hold onto its precious pounds. Just keep up the good work and look at the positive changes that don't involve the scale and just be disciplined about not weighing all the time. Hope this helps! Take care...Karen