Scale obsessed

Hello,

I need some help staying away from the scale. I told myself only one day a  week but it seems that I end up trying to get on it daily. I get depressed when it doesn't move. I start feeling like a failure.  I get about 40 gr of protein a day and working on getting the fluids in as well. It is a struggle. Is there any suggestions that anyone can give me to help. I am starting to get really down. I am walking daily as well.

Thank you very much for any advice that can help.

I totally understand. This is especially difficult when weight loss slows or plateaus and I've been weighing myself every few days and it's been driving me crazy. Right now I am at 247 and I want to be in the 230's by Nov 2nd, so I am not going to weigh myself until then.  The motivation I use is that you will see a bigger loss after waiting longer and even if you don't lose that much you'll see a bigger jump than watching it inch painfully down.  Also today I am switching from diet soda to water and incorporating 1-2 hrs daily of dancing, so I feel confident that if I can wait a couple of weeks, what I see on the scale will make me happy.  It's going to be a struggle not to weigh daily but I myself am getting sick and tired of feeling depressed; so maybe keep all this in mind and remember that what you don't know what hurt you, ie what you weigh on a daily basis, and you'll be much happier waiting longer and seeing a bigger drop. Good Luck :)

It is frustrating. Dancing? what kind of dancing? I think I have decided to hide it otherwise I will continue to be miserable. Thank you for your help

I made a music playlist on youtube that is an hour and 5 mins long and I just freestyle it and dance like no one is watching.  It's funny and you are working your whole body, I love it :)

That sounds like fun! That is something I do with my kids sometimes, they love it!

I don't own a scale mine broke and i did not replace it  I only use the one at the gym or the doctors office , I weigh myself every week ,

but this way I have to work out to weigh myself , if I want to weigh twice a day I need to go to the gym twice , I go to the gym 6 days a week

Well that is a great idea! I am not able to do the gym thing yet. I walk daily and am looking into a treadmill to stay active during the cold months. Maybe I should move the scale out of my bathroom so I can not look at it every time I go in there. Thank you

Have someone hide it if it makes you crazy. I am a daily weigher, but I don't get bothered by a little fluctuation.
Cut yourself some slack-you just had surgery. You will lose weight and it will be okay.
Take care and be kind to yourself.

I know I need to cut myself some slack, unfortunately I am beating myself up instead. I need to breathe and get some patience

Thank you for your help :).

Whatevere you choose to do is ok IMO. This isnt what you asked lol. I weigh every day or nearly. For me this has really helped. I use it as a tool. I can usually see the effects of my choices. I keep a copy of my overall loss chart handy to remind me that the daily ups and downs are part of the journey. I practice getting back on track every day. Weighing helps me focus on my goal. I imagine once i reach my 200 goal i may back off a bit.