WazzuCoug
Member
Today I was thinking about other ways you can measure your success post-op besides just waiting for the scale to drop. It's difficult not to "scale watch" because so much of our life prior to surgery was about weight and BMI (a really crappy method), and if we've been on diets before, it was almost always about weight.
Here are some of the things I am going to be measuring my success instead of weight:
The key, I think, is to avoid stress about weight and focus on living life and doing things that will enhance your life in general. The scale is still going to be a part of it, of course, but there are many other things in our life that are more important than that.
What's your list?
Here are some of the things I am going to be measuring my success instead of weight:
- How many medications I'm able to drop (three so far, more soon)
- If I'm able to rid myself of my CPAP - success here would be even if I moved to an oral device or if I didn't need anything.
- How my clothes fit - body changes will be happening regardless of the weight on the scale
- How far and fast I can walk - I'll challenge myself to go a bit further each week and/or a bit faster pace
- How often I am doing physical activities with my daughter (basketball, hiking, volleyball, walking)
- How often I am doing physical activities with my wife (birding, hiking, walking, sex - sorry to be blunt, but let's get real - more is better!)
- How often I engage in my hobbies (photography, videography, wood and metal craft)
- How well I'm keeping our property in top shape (weeding, planting, building, tractor work)
- How often I am social with friends and relatives
- My body composition - i.e. body fat and muscle to fat ratio - measured at the doctor
- How I feel in general
- My overall quality of life
The key, I think, is to avoid stress about weight and focus on living life and doing things that will enhance your life in general. The scale is still going to be a part of it, of course, but there are many other things in our life that are more important than that.
What's your list?