I went to the doctor today for my post-op appt and they weighed me. This morning I weighed at 346 (naked, after I went to the bathroom) when the doc weighed me I was at 349.2 (no shoes, no jacket, but fully clothed) as soon as I got him I grabbed the scale and compared my weight to the docs. 349 then I took my pants off (348.6) then I took my first shirt off (348) then my undershirt 347.6 whew that was a close one lol I still had my bra on (push-up so I'm sure at least .6) and one pound left over for the water I drank before my appt. I got worried because this morning I was 1 pound away from my mini goal and 5 hours later I was 4 pounds away. Should I obsess like I am? Is this normal to do? Granted, the MA said "Wow great job! Last time we weighed you before surgery you were 13 pounds heavier. Keep it up! Congrats!"

LOL. It's normal to obsess, but cut yourself some slack. I always weigh first thing in the morning, sans clothing, after using the bathroom, and before I drink or eat anything. There has never been a time when I haven't been 3-5lbs heavier on a doctor's scale later in the day. Just acknowledge the difference and go on counting your weight from your own personal scales and weigh-ins.

Congrats on getting close to your mini-goal!

Lol thank you! I thought I was going crazy!

Absolutely no problem. I know that my clothes weigh about 2 pounds and I can easily pee another 1lb. I also know that my weight can spike once a week by up to 1lb for no particular reason at all. It's all about getting to know your body. If that is obsession, then so be it! I think it's useful.

Worry when you start to plot your daily weight in a signature graph like I do...

Haha thanks Ian! I'm almost at that point!

Hi Chelle--

Don't forget that the actual weight of the food you ate is still in your body as well. It makes me lol because people are like, "Oh, it's only this many calories" but they forget that the number of calories is really the number after digestion.

I used to weigh myself every morning but I only tracked it one day a week. One day I had done absolutely nothing different and I gained 7 lbs. Time of month--but that hadn't happened before! You are going to fluctuate a little every day, if you don't give up you'll figure out your body's rhythm and not worry so much. You're doing a good job so keep it up and don't get nervous...

This is normal for a lot of people. I used to get back on and off the scale and freak a little about the fluctuations. But I've been at this long enough that I know that I'll be lighter after my morning swim, that my jeans alone add 6 pounds, and by the end of the day I can be up nearly ten (and then back down in the morning).

Thanks ladies

And you know what, nothing wrong with stripping to find out what your clothes weigh... that way the next time you're at the doc you won't be surprised. My doctor's office doesn't want to let me take my shoes off, and since sometimes I'm there in my work clothes, sometimes those are like chunky boots. So I weigh at home without my boots, then with them, so I won't be surprised and upset when I get to the doc and I suddenly gained 5 pounds of wood and suede!

Wow Vortex. Those boots were made for walking!

My docs are the same. Until I told them I lost so much and persuaded them to take my shoes off lol they were pretty understanding. Too bad I couldn't convince them to weigh me in my underwear and bra haha.

And Ian I was thinking the same thing! Haha

The only scale i worry about is my own. And i only count the weigh ins that are first thing in the morning, naked, after my bathroom business...

I have a tendancy to obsess and beat myself up, so i am very strict with my weigh in rules. I chart them and have a scale that measures other things like BMI etc... Its taken some talking from my dr, and my thereapist... But now i dont even sweat the dr scale... In fact at my weight loss program i dont even ask anymore (its also an eating disorder treatment center so they weigh in blind)

I threw my scale away. I, too, was obsessing and it's part of the reason I would never stick to getting healthy.

I only weigh myself at the gym, once a month. If that. I find that measuring myself is more accurate anyways.