weigh in - during loss vs during maint?

I think you are wise to worry about weight creeping on. This happened to my mom. She gained it mostly around the middle so she could fool herself about it until the next time she went clothes shopping!

Anyway, I weigh daily and have since day one of surgery. Now, some days I forget, but mostly I don't.

I was total scale ***** during my losing stage, and even for the first few months of getting into maintenance. Once I was able to get my weight stabilized, I started weighing every few days instead of several times a day. I'm a bit on the obsessive side when it comes to things, and it was very draining to see 0.8 bounce up on the scale, and then I'd go bat**** crazy, and lose 2lbs, then bounce back up. It was not healthy for me mentally. It was back to yo-yo'ing, and then I had to just accept that I was going to bounce on the scale any given week. I can tell when I'm retaining water, and/or have gained a couple of pounds just by how my pants fit so there is no need for me to get on the scale.

Now with all that being said, pregnancy has brought back some obsessive scale behaviors. I'm petrified of regain. AND, no matter how many times I hear, "it's normal" "you'll lose it once you deliver" "stop worrying, gaining weight is expected" "oh the baby needs the weight gain" NO ONE can convince me that it's "okay" to gain weight. My husband recently hid the scale because he knows that once I get obsessive, it won't stop. He also told my OBs (I see a high risk ob and a regular ob) that I'm obsessing about weight gain, and then they "lectured" me on what is normal weight gain for a woman my age, height, and starting weight. I know they are "right", but that doesn't change the mental mindf*ck that is going on inside my fat head.

You guys are the BEST!!    I do think I'm going to be more diligent in my weighing.   I did put my food journal back in my purse because I found myself putting a few more bites of things I don't want to get used to back into my diet.

I like the idea of putting my weight in the journal too.  I'd never done that ... will start.   

Thank you all for your response.   I know we are all different and it does take all kinds and that is what I like about OH.   Even some I disagree with I find value in the comments.