am throwing the scales out

[BandyEmm]

Ive had enough of them

Stupid things keep upping my weight, start of the week till today was a difference of 8lbs

Some how i just cant see it!

 

[Bev]

It sounds time for new scales Em!

I'm using weight watchers scales and they seem to be quite accurate xxx

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

Do the batteries need changing? I really think scales when you have had wls are the devils spawn. I have stopped weighing and I am going by how my clothes feel instead. As I am going to the hospital every 2 months I am going by what they say. After I gained weight during my op it nearly drove me crazy weighing because it took forever for my body to lose it and it was so soul destroying.

I know a lot of people weigh at Boots and get a print out - it may help to do that say every couple of weeks to log your progress.

tranquil x

 

[BandyEmm]

i expect they do need new batterys, am going by clothes now and they are getting looser

xx

 

[Bev]

My clothes feel looser and people are saying I'm losing, but the scales are staying the same. Sometimes, go by how you are feeling Em and just stick to healthy eating and more exercise.

Good luck Angel ... with you all the way xxx

 

[dottychic]

Scales are tools of the Devil lol.....I cant stay off the bloody things! Im trying to only get weighed once a week but its so hard You are right to get rid of them Emm, wish I could part with mine but I think Id get withdrawal symptoms XX

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Bin those scales!Its a mental nightmare,they stare at you when you are sitting on the loo, making sure you have emptied your bladder you have a High Noon showdown.4lb off,dance round the bathroom.2lb off happy with yourself.1lb off,not so pleased but hey its off not on.stayed the same,what am I doing wrong?1lb on,thats it these bloody scales are wrong again!It does your head in.Rely on hospital scales and your clothes.Maz x

 

[cazbandy]

I now only know what my weight is when I have been to see the hospital. I just cannot be arsed with the heartbreak of the up and downs of cheap scales LOL

 

[dawny]

i saw some pics of myself today, some that my daughter took at christmas, and some she took today, and i cant believe the difference, but ive only actually lost about 4-5 pounds since them, if that, but ive gone from a 14 to a 10 in jeans and 16 to 12-14 top, its weird how it works, shes gonna send em to me in an email, and ill have a go at putting them on here, i got a shock when i saw todays, cos the pic isnt what ive been seeing, lol. shocked isnt the word.

 

[Grace]

I like Boots....but it's still an emotional day, weigh day. It can make or break your week! I want to be freed from the whole weighing thing too.
But then, like now when I'm so bloated that my clothes are actually TIGHT, I can't go on clothes either! If I was just relying on how my clothes fit, I'd be convinced I'd actually gained weight, when in fact I've lost. Grrrrrrrrrr to it all, that's what I say!

 

[BeaBea]

I do have a decent set of scales but try not to use them as I feel if I don't lose anything one week for example, it will just keep bothering me. I too have just kept noticing how my clothes are beginning to hang on me and that at the moment is enough for me. Beth xx

 

[tranquil_butterfly]

I have been thinking about this today. I went out and had a coffee with a member of this site this week. I wore my favourite pair of jeans which were very tight post op but are now a comfortable fit. Today I put them on to go out and they felt so loose I had to look for a belt. I haven't had to wear a belt for about two years now. Not quite sure what is going on but I am happy because something is happening. Our bodies are funny things and I suppose it can let go of weight in all sorts of ways.

Then I thought some more and realised for me what this is about is not about the stones and pounds but my health. Yes I have to be lighter to resolve my health issues and longer term that has to be the aim. If it takes some time to do, then so be it - as long as I get there in the end.

This is a personal journey for each and everyone of us. We are going to lose weight at different rates and different time scales. For me I want to try and enjoy the journey - I am learning so much more about myself as the days go by. My experience immediately post op taught me that the scales can become your biggest enemy - which is why I am leaving them to gather dust in the corner of my bathroom.

tranquil

 

[Grace]

I agree Tranquil. I've thrown mine out. They were rubbish anyway despite being quite 'good' ones.
If and I say IF we can avoid the obsession with stones and pounds....the journey becomes so much more pleasant and even exciting.

My journey too is mostly about health and fitness...but I am vain too and I care how I look. I guess we all do really. Well done on needing a belt. How great is that?
Grace xxx

 

[dawny]

i didnt have any scales at first, i only bought mine round about october, just to keep a general check on how i was doing, i dont get obsessed with them, i just decide every now and then to see how im doing, at the moment im looking at how to maintain, so im not bothered if they havent moved. well done on getting a belt huni, new jeans next.

 

[samsmum]

While loosing the weight they are EVIL! But now I am in the maintainance stage they are essential as if my weight moves by more than a pound I just watch what I eat for a couple of days. The only times I have been without the scales such as when on holiday I have put on 5lbs and more which is harder to shift.

 

[emma-louise]

I have not bought any scales due to me knowing I would get obsessed with weighing myself all the time.
I weigh myself every 2 weeks at boots,it's makes losing weight a bit more exciting as you can't wait to see how much you've lost.

 

[Grace]

While loosing the weight they are EVIL! But now I am in the maintainance stage they are essential as if my weight moves by more than a pound I just watch what I eat for a couple of days. The only times I have been without the scales such as when on holiday I have put on 5lbs and more which is harder to shift.

That's a good point. But I think if at all possible I will stick with a regular weigh in at Boots and just make it part of my life routine. But I definitely take the point about watching you don't gain too much once you'rein maintenance mode.

My mum never really weighed, but the second she felt her waist band was getting a bit tight she would 'cut down'. She was so disciplined with her food and always slim. I often wish I'd been able to 'cut down' when I was a size 14 and get back to a size 10, rather than letting things get so out of and beyond control.

 

[phatmomma]

I have been thinking about this today. I went out and had a coffee with a member of this site this week. I wore my favourite pair of jeans which were very tight post op but are now a comfortable fit. Today I put them on to go out and they felt so loose I had to look for a belt. I haven't had to wear a belt for about two years now. Not quite sure what is going on but I am happy because something is happening. Our bodies are funny things and I suppose it can let go of weight in all sorts of ways.

Then I thought some more and realised for me what this is about is not about the stones and pounds but my health. Yes I have to be lighter to resolve my health issues and longer term that has to be the aim. If it takes some time to do, then so be it - as long as I get there in the end.

This is a personal journey for each and everyone of us. We are going to lose weight at different rates and different time scales. For me I want to try and enjoy the journey - I am learning so much more about myself as the days go by. My experience immediately post op taught me that the scales can become your biggest enemy - which is why I am leaving them to gather dust in the corner of my bathroom.

tranquil

And you looked fabulous Tranquil, i said to Trev on the way home i can see it in your face already. It was amazing that already you are not using your stick either after such a short time since your surgery I cannot wait to see the changes in you in 6 months xxx

Emma, throw the scales away. Go to boots when you can stand it no longer and get a print out of your weight, the scales are definitely the devils spawn xx

 

[dawny]

i have a little unit in the bathroom, and my scales live in there, so theyre out of sight, i dont have a set day or amount of time when i weigh myself, i just decide every now and then to do it. usually every couple of weeks or so, but im looking at starting to maintain now, so i will need them more i think, ill probably have a set time to weigh myself, but at the moment im still losing about 1lb every couple of weeks or so, does anyone know the best way of maintaining, im not sure what to do