until further notice...

Today my mom had her lapband done and being in the hospital reminded me that I started this journey to become healthy....not necessarily skinny. Well I have become obsessed with being "skinny" and all that matters to me is how much I weigh and what size I wear. It really is ALL I think about 24/7. My counselor suggested a couple of weeks ago that I have someone hide my scale from me and my first thought was "NEVER!!!!!!" OK well i'm finally ready for that step and finally read to start gauging my weightloss by how I feel and not a number. My next doctors appointment is 6/15 (not with my surgeon) and my goal is to keep doing everything right food and exercise wise and see what the scale says then. So I will no longer be starting the Sunday weigh-in thread and anyone please feel free to start it. I started that thread for accountability and that works great for some people but I need a new approach. Thanks everyone!

What a brave girl you are!  I admire your courage!  

I have considered your thoughts and I agree.  I need to weigh 127 to be in the "normal" range.  I can't seem  to get past 137 so I feel like a failure...What the heck????   Like you mentioned, I am healthy, great blood work, eating whole foods with normal portions and I'm a  perfect size 6....why am I obesessed with a number???  

I don't know if I can stay off the scale (can't figure out if I'm DONE losing) but I am going to focus more on being "healthy" and "happy" and enjoy this gracious gift and opportunity I've been given!

Thanks for your post!!!

>I have considered your thoughts and I agree.  I need to weigh 127 to be in the "normal" range.  I can't seem  to get past 137 so I feel like a failure<

Don't forget to subtract 8-12 pounds for every 100 you lost... that's your loose skin that isn't going away without PS and it doesn't count!

Oh yea....best wishes to your Mom!

thank you ! :)

My Nut told me last time to put away the scale and weigh only once a month.  Eat according to my plan and live my life.  Boy is that scarey.  I'm not quite ready for that yet but I am supportive of your decision.  So keep posting about whatever and let us know in June how things are going.

thank you price :) it is scary....

 Since I still have lots to lose I can't quite put the scale away yet.  I especially find myself weighing before I go to the doctor's office so I won't be freaked out if the number is not what I like.  Stick to the NSVs for now and you should have lots of positive feedback for yourself.
Janet

Well, I'm not putting away my scale. Studies show that post-ops who practice daily weighing have less issues with regain. In one study, the ones who weighed daily had virtually no regain.   I think putting away your scale is good advice for when the daily weighing becomes self-destructive -- which is why I hid my scale for a week once on the way down when it was driving me crazy and impacting me negatively. At that point, the cons outweigh the pros.

But it's not good advice for everyone all the time IMO.