Slave to the Scale?
margokae
on 12/9/08 2:32 am - oklahoma city, OK
on 12/9/08 2:32 am - oklahoma city, OK
When I was honeymooning (immediately after WLS) the weight was just dropping off........so I was always happy happy to get on the scale....................saying.......wow, more weight has come off. Then I got a little comfortable...........stayed away from the scales.....................stepped back on after awhile and there it was right before my very eyes WEIGHT GAIN 
. Mentally it was almost more than I could deal with...............................now, like it or not.......................me and the scales have a bitter/sweet relationship...................it keeps me on track, even when it doesn't give me the numbers I long for.....takes lots of work after the marriage 
The best to you on your journey.............it's wonderful, for real!
. Mentally it was almost more than I could deal with...............................now, like it or not.......................me and the scales have a bitter/sweet relationship...................it keeps me on track, even when it doesn't give me the numbers I long for.....takes lots of work after the marriage The best to you on your journey.............it's wonderful, for real!
MKae
I weigh everyday. I hopefully always will. While I DON'T let the scale determine my mood for the day, it does let me know where I am and where I need to be. All of my other FDD's (lol) I weighed daily. When I stopped weighing, I gained. And I didn't really know I gained because I wasn't weighing.
I put down a goal weight, but that's not my ride or die goal. Where I get, I get. It's that once I get there, I want to stay there, and weighing daily will help me do that.
I put down a goal weight, but that's not my ride or die goal. Where I get, I get. It's that once I get there, I want to stay there, and weighing daily will help me do that.
~*Tiffany*~ my DS
my DS 
Hey Woo !
I learned that weighing keeps my eyes on the prize.
I'm 29 months post op and somewhere in my journey I got too comfortable and stopped weighing, then eventually I stopped going to the gym and following my doctor's guidelines for working my tool. And the result was me NOT getting to goal.
Getting to a size 18 from a larger size is wonderful, but staying that size for months when you had your heart set on a size 12 isnt.
I think weighing is the very first step to success with this tool. Just think about it, the only way for any of us to get as large as any of us have been was to NOT focus on the # on the scale.
While that # may not be the only way to gage weightloss, it is very important to know the numbers. Thats not to say you have to do it daily, but it should be done as often as possible to keep a close handle on this thing.
Hope you find whats works for you so that you can get to your goals and keep working your lusciousness girly....thats my plan as well. .
I learned that weighing keeps my eyes on the prize.
I'm 29 months post op and somewhere in my journey I got too comfortable and stopped weighing, then eventually I stopped going to the gym and following my doctor's guidelines for working my tool. And the result was me NOT getting to goal.
Getting to a size 18 from a larger size is wonderful, but staying that size for months when you had your heart set on a size 12 isnt.
I think weighing is the very first step to success with this tool. Just think about it, the only way for any of us to get as large as any of us have been was to NOT focus on the # on the scale.
While that # may not be the only way to gage weightloss, it is very important to know the numbers. Thats not to say you have to do it daily, but it should be done as often as possible to keep a close handle on this thing.
Hope you find whats works for you so that you can get to your goals and keep working your lusciousness girly....thats my plan as well. .
My take on things is... I worked to hard fighting the insurance company all year long paying dues out of pocket im objective FIRST is the loose the weight then maintain a health lifestyle. I am and will be addicted to the scale cause if i didnt weigh in i wouldnt be able to sleep and even if i dont lose every time i get on i'm comfortable in knowing i didnt gain. But hey im just 6 weeks out so things may change.
Hi Woo,
It's funny you posted this question...just two days ago I started making a list of all of the reasons why I think I failed to maintain the weight that I have lost on previous diets. And verbatim (sp) from my tablet:
1) "Not looking at the scale, focusing on clothes size as opposed to weight."
Im not sure if you have done long-term diets in the past, but let me tell you, MM and some of the other vets have it dead on. For the longest time, all I wanted to be was a 14/16, so I never paid attention to the scale, just clothes. I didnt realize that I had gained significant weight bac****il the season changed and I had to buy new clothes -- in a size 18/20. When I stepped on the scale, that one clothes size increase reflected almost 30 pounds... Im 5'8, so it distributed really well and then snuck up on my butt.
So of course I know you will do what makes you feel comfortable in the end. But speaking from my experience, be careful. It's really hard to have a realistic view of what's happening with your body without some type of quantitative data...especially when we twirlinin around in the mirror thinkin we too damn cute anyways, lol. N
It's funny you posted this question...just two days ago I started making a list of all of the reasons why I think I failed to maintain the weight that I have lost on previous diets. And verbatim (sp) from my tablet:
1) "Not looking at the scale, focusing on clothes size as opposed to weight."
Im not sure if you have done long-term diets in the past, but let me tell you, MM and some of the other vets have it dead on. For the longest time, all I wanted to be was a 14/16, so I never paid attention to the scale, just clothes. I didnt realize that I had gained significant weight bac****il the season changed and I had to buy new clothes -- in a size 18/20. When I stepped on the scale, that one clothes size increase reflected almost 30 pounds... Im 5'8, so it distributed really well and then snuck up on my butt.
So of course I know you will do what makes you feel comfortable in the end. But speaking from my experience, be careful. It's really hard to have a realistic view of what's happening with your body without some type of quantitative data...especially when we twirlinin around in the mirror thinkin we too damn cute anyways, lol. N
hey nah Ms. Woo I am with ya on this and agree with the seasoned vets as well. I, like you, am not a slave to the scale never have been and like you don't intend to become one. I am coming up on one year in March. I am lucky if I remember to weigh once a week but I don't sweat it either which works for me. Its all about balance and what works for each individual. Great post.
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