inches and not lbs? in Weight Loss Surgery

Ok I just wanted to mention here that I’ve got on the scale - even though I really tried not to - and it’s not really moving.

So of course I’m a little panicked cause I’m almost a month out - I expected to lose WAY more than I actually have and the fear is that I had a surgery for NOTHING.

I’ve been looking over my food and I could lower my carbs but it’s not like I’m eating tons of rice and pasta. The worst thing is non sugar free creamers for my tea. I plan to switch over to some keto type creamers soon. But I don’t really think I’m eating badly - esp. in comparison to how I used to eat so what the fuck you know.

The other trippy thing is I can SEE in my body I’ve lost weight. But it’s really hard to believe or understand since the scale is barely moving.

I asked around the bariatric circles and they said yes you can lose weight with out the scale moving. It all has to do with my body healing I guess. Maybe things still being swollen internally that I can’t tell.

I def saw my stomach swollen and weird looking in the beginning but it doesn’t look puffy, uneven and swollen now so I don’t really know what to believe.

Anyway everyone is telling me that inches CAN be lost even though the scale is not showing pound lost.

Luckily I took measurements after the new year so now I’m thinking maybe I’ll wait a full month and then take my measurements again just so I have calculated proof that I AM losing weight and this IS working.

So help me God if the inches don’t move lol.

The point is I DO see it in my waist. I kinda see it in my face. What’s gross is that I might end up with some sort of turkey neck since I had such a large double chin and really no neck but I feel like I kinda see the double chin getting looser and hanging differently.

As for arms and legs I can’t really tell.

My rings def feel looser.

The steps in my apartment don’t seem as hard as they once were.

So I CAN accept that I AM losing but without the scale moving it’s really hard to believe.

Plus everyone that knows I’ve had the surgery is asking how much I’ve lost and I just tell them I’m staying off the scale because I don’t have a impressive number to give them. Maybe they’d be able to see in my clothes but we can’t meet up right now, you know.

Just a strange experience. This whole thing has been such a mind fuck. Why can’t this just be easy?!