Question:
Where can someone over 350lbs go to keep track of weightloss?
How would someone over 350lbs keep track of their weight? — La Tonya B. (posted on January 10, 2004)
January 10, 2004
You didn't say how much you weighed, but when I started my
journey I ended up weighing 396 pounds. My husband went to Kmart
and purchased scales which weighed up to 400 pounds. I was
really amazed that they carried them. He paid $39.95 for them.
I was getting very depressed after WLS because I couldn't go
to my PCP and weigh. When he brought these home to me and I
got on them and had lost 23 pounds, I was esstatic! Hope this
helps. I am now 12 weeks postop and have lost 56 pounds. I
know there are people out there who have lost more, but I am
so happy to be able to turn over in the bed without too much
effort, wipe my bottom, even put on my shoes myself! Little
things mean so much to me now. Take care...Love & Laughter.
396/340/???
— cindyedens
January 10, 2004
Check your local hospital. When I started at 430, I used the scales on the
hospital loading dock. Also, you might check your local post office and
see if they can help. It might be a little embarasing to do the public
thing, but you got to do what you got to do.
— emtp435
January 10, 2004
Hi, Have you considered the hospitals in your area? They often have the
scales that read over 350lbs. I wouldn't think that route would be too
embarrassing when they know you are on the road to weightloss. Good luck.
Open RNY-May 14, 2003 373/283/170
— Mimi S.
January 10, 2004
My official scale is the local pet shop. Its a high percision professional
digital one good to over 600 pounds. I once checked that by me 313, jen 293
and our dogs all on it at once. Of course you can always use TWO scales,
one foot on each and total them up. When getting on you might make it
exceed its top capacity but that doesnt appear to harm them.
— bob-haller
January 10, 2004
I don't know if you are willing to spend the money, but I purchased a
digital scale online that could hold upwards of 500 lbs. Good idea,
considering at the time of my surgery I weighed 475. It's a Siltec, which
I found by doing a search under high capacity scales on Google. Not cheap
(about $150 if memory serves) but it has a lifetime guarantee, is sleek and
(for better or worse) fiendishly, unforgivingly accurate.
— Anna S.
January 10, 2004
I was 400lbs before my surgery. I went to the hospital once a week and
asked them to weigh me, until I got below the 350 mark. I recently bought
scales at Costco that go to 390lbs. I wish I would have had them before.
— Lovelee
January 10, 2004
Have you checked out your local Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart Supercenters. I am
over 500 lbs., and have been using the scales they have in the entrance
lobby (where you pick up carts) for a couple of years now. It costs 25
cents to get the info, but at least you are able to get the weight until
you weigh in on other scales. Good luck to you.
— Huntsmen
January 11, 2004
Hi Tonya, I keep track of my weight using the charts at
www.thinnerself.com. You just plug in your numbers and it creates great
charts for you for free. I got my scale that could weigh over 400 at
Sam's.
Good luck to you.
Ann in TX
414/292/140
— Ann B.
January 11, 2004
I started at about 360 and my home scale - like most - only weighed up to
330. Until I got under that point, I would go to a GNC once a week and
weigh myself there. I found that most GNCs in malls have a scale in the
store that will give you a printout of your weight, amount overweight, etc.
It seemed the GNCs in strip malls didn't have the scales though; I think
they place them near the doors in malls to try to lure people into the
store but in the smaller stores in plazas, they don't seem to bother with
them. The other neat thing about using the GNC scale is that you can save
the slips for a scrapbook of your journey and I liked to go to GNC anyway
to check out different protein drinks and bars.
— sandsonik
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