When is the first time I should check scale??
I just had surgery Tuesday and have been following the full liquid diet my surgeon recommends. I so want to get on the scale and see a weight loss, but I am afraid with surgery, swelling, and water retention I could step on a not see a weight loss and get upset. So when is a good time to step on that scale for the first time?
Starting weight-374 lbs Surgery weight-306 lbs Pre-op- -68 lbs M1- -21 lbs M2- -3 lbs M3- -13 lbs
It will probably take a week or two to lose the fluids from surgery. I noticed you have lost a lot already. People who lose a lot pre-op tend to lose slower post-op, so be aware of that. Just keep following your plan and you will lose the weight.
Congrats on your success so far! Keep it up!!
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
During the WL period, I only weighed at the doctors office and once a month on my monthly surgiversary. That way I wasn't freaked out by stalls or daily fluctuations. I started weighing daily once in maintenance.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-123 CW: 120 (after losing 20 lb. regain)!
I tried to wait two weeks post-op, I made it one week.
And, yes, be prepared to be disappointed with the initial scale number!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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At least one week after surgery. For me - I saw loss a 2 weeks post op. At one week - I was still swollen and slowly losing water weight.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I am a chronic scale stepper. I've finally moved the scale from my bathroom to under my bed, so I'm not as tempted. I've actually not even gotten on it in the past 3 days. I usually weigh myself every day, but I don't "record" in my notes on my phone until Wednesday's which is the day my surgery was on. I weighed for the first time a week and half after my surgery and was down 12#.
Highest Weight: 315, Day Of Surgery: 291.5 CW 184
