I don't think I can leave behind
Why would you need to pack your scale for an eight day trip?
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Are you talking about a kitchen scale? I thought the OP meant a bathroom scale, like to weigh herself, not her food! Maybe I was mistaken.
I've never weighed by food, though. I've always measured by volume.
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I am unhappy without my bathroom scale. If I am driving and have room to take it I bring it with me. I don't pack it when flying. Weighing daily is my criteria for staying at goal. It might be over the top, but it works for me. I don't like using other scales because they can be off and cause me to think I have gained or lost when I have not.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends