Scales...

To get a scale or not to get a scale....that is the question???
I am 1 week out today. I have my post op at 2 weeks. I currently do not have a scale....
honestly spend so much time at the doc's office never really needed one.
Do you recommend getting one? i am afraid i will become obsessive??
and if you recommend one...what time? The oldie but goodie one or the new fancy
onces that can calculate BMI stuff also??

Good day, Kim!
Hmmm...excellent question.  Are you an OCD-type person? 

I hop on my scale in the AM right after the trip to the bathroom--(must get rid of any extra weight..) 
And I have a regular old scale, nothing fancy.  My belief is that the simpler things are, the less likely they are to goof up. 

I am 18 months out now.I too daily weigh myself. I feel it helps me stay accountable.If my weight is within 2-3 pounds, I am doing something right.If it gets more than that I know it is time to adjust either the amount of exercise or the amount of food or protein intake. However, that said, I would NOT base my sucess in the first 9-12 months based on what the scale says. During that time, you will have periods you don't loose weight, just inches, and for some people, myself included, it freaks you out when you aren't loosing. During the first months, taking inches lost will show a lot more of what you are actually loosing. If you do get a scale, limit your weighing to once or twice a wee****il your weight loss has slowed way down. That is just my opinion.

Hey Hon!  Here's my $.02.  The first year is such an emotional rollercoaster ride.  I had a scale and my DH hide it because if it wasn't lower then the day before I felt like a failure.  He gave it back to me after about 9 months post op.  At 10 months I had gotten to my ideal weight anyway.  SOOO, that (like Nicole mentioned) is when a scale comes in handy to keep you accountable and on track!  And like you said if you are in the Doc's often enough you get weighed then.  If you are afraid that you will be obsessive, I would stay away from buying a scale until you need to maintain!!! Just my thoughts.
Rock that tool Sista

I weigh every morning.....just like Sweet Sue and Nicole. I hop on it once and that is it for the day.
However....I have done this for years.....watching the numbers increase like they were back then I probably would have weighed more if I wasn't somewhat conscious of where I was at!
Everyone is different. Don't let yourself get obsessed and you will be fine. Remember weight does fluctuate so don't let that get you down. Even when you don't lose pounds you will be losing inches!!

Hugs....connie d

I too weigh myself daily and I kind of wish I wasn't in the habit, because I get frustrated when the scale fluctuates usually 3 -5 lbs, or doesn't move at all.   If you can handle maybe weighing once a week I think that is ideal.  I do have the fancy BMI one but I never use the feature so I think just a simple scale is enough (I do prefer digital though)

I didn't allow a scale in my house until I was about a year out - afraid I'd become obsessed.  So I only weighed when I was at the clinic, and yeah - I was more often than not THRILLED with the drops I'd see!  But I know there is a fair amount of fluctuation from day to day, even throughout a single day!  So I avoided that, and just focused on doing the right things to assure that the next time I DID get on a scale, it would move in the right direction.

But at a year out, testing the waters, knowing the loss had slowed down significantly, I decided it was time.  I only allow myself on it once a week, tho.  Sometimes only every other week.  Because eating is a lot more "normal" than it was earlier out, I do need to be more mindful of my choices.  Oh - and I just bought a $20 digital at Linen & Things, nothing fancy, but it does seem to be right on target with the clinic scales.

So MY advice would be to wait - if you're already afraid you'd become obsessive, well, there's your clue. 

I weigh myself once a week at the YMCA. I have an electronic one at home but it has never been correct and acts weird. It is depressing for me to see the scale not move on a daily basis.

Thanks everyone!! I think I will wait a few months....maybe someone will buy me one for Xmas (even better if I don't have to pay for it) and will count on weighing in monthly with the doc and or at the gym.

You all rock!! Thanks Again!!!

Anyone know of a good scale to use? I am currently using a weigh****chers one and it tells me different weights every time I get on it it could be seconds apart and it will tell me some off the wall number. So I think it's time to chuck that one and get a new one!