Hi Possum220!

Weighing scales are a killer for self-esteem, and that’s the last thing we need if we have a problem with food! Our weight naturally goes up and down within a range of several pounds, which means its really easy to weigh ourselves at one of those natural rises, then get all disappointed and reproach ourselves for being a failure…..which triggers another binge because of all those bad feelings. So weigh scales can help us GAIN weight!
Far better to look after ourselves in ways that nurture and improve our sense of worth.

If you are trying to lose weight for health reasons and you need to measure your progress, then looking at lifestyle issues; going by the fit of your clothes; your energy levels; mood stability; and things like how far you can walk before stopping for a breather are all better ways than using scales.

Just think – weighing scales are quite a recent invention in human history….and so is the increase in eating disorders!

You are progressing already in regaining some control, and have seen some benefit from what your doc advised about eating only at the table. So trust her/him on this one as well!

The fact that you say it feels ‘weird’ not to be weighing yourself does suggest that you may have been putting too much importance on what the scales were telling you!

Onwards and upwards Possum!

Post back about how you are getting on,

Matt c