Weighing myself twice a day--afraid I'll turn into a pumpkin...

Jill,

I know where you are coming from. I'm in a size 00/XXS - weighed in this morning at 99.2 pounds (I'm only 4' 10 1/2" tall) and I'm obsessed about staying there! My "problem" right now is that I don't want to eat. NOTHING sounds good. It's not that I'm not hungry, because I frequently feel like I need to eat something - but I'll open the fridge or the cupboard a couple dozen times and NOTHING looks good. I usually only weigh once a day, but I'm also very scientific about counting my intake. My husband teases me that my new hobby is being thin.

But in reality, this lifestyle is just as unhealthy (mentally) as being fat was. "Normal" thin people don't obsessively count their intake and spend as much time thinking about their weight as we do. I'm keeping an eye on myself and if my weight drops below 95 pounds I'm going to seek professional help. For now, though - I "think" I still have control

Thank you for your honest post - it's nice to know I'm not alone. Hope you can come to a happy balance soon!

I weigh twice a day most days, first thing in the morning, and last thing at night.  If I forget its no big deal, though.  I do it to keep accountable, and I try not to attach any emotion to the numbers on the scale.  I'm still losing weight slowly, but I expect that even when I'm maintaining I'll still do this daily.

As for counting calories, we're supposed to, aren't we?  I was given an eating plan with a calorie ballpark to live within for every stage of the post op life.  If I didn't count calories, how would I know wether I was complying or not? :)

 You don't sound like you're obsessing too much to me.

thanks!