My bulimia/anorexia has become so bad recently i begged my husband to hide the scales today.I'm getting sicker every day. i dont know if this will help me but its gotten to the stage that im almost petrified to get on them and then my whole day and how i cope depends on what number i weigh that day.I cant take any more. theres no fight left in me.
Has anyone found hiding the dreaded things actually helped them?
Nikkitaxxx

My bulimia/anorexia has become so bad recently i begged my husband to hide the scales today.I'm getting sicker every day. i dont know if this will help me but its gotten to the stage that im almost petrified to get on them and then my whole day and how i cope depends on what number i weigh that day.I cant take any more. theres no fight left in me.
Has anyone found hiding the dreaded things actually helped them?
Nikkitaxxx

I threw mine away!!!!!! Yes it has helped me.I also noticed my daughter weighin in daily and then gettin depressed..I wont own one ever again!!God luck hu n..hope your doin ok..

I haven't owned a scale for the past year or so. I often would like to buy one, but my fiance won't let me. It makes me feel very out of control at times, but it's probably for the best. Whenever I go to visit my parents who have a scale in their bathroom, I always end up weighing myself at least daily, and losing a few pounds by the time I leave because I feel terrible if I don't. So if I had a scale around all the time it probably wouldn't be the greatest thing in the world for me, I suppose.

I just want to say that I really look up to all of you who have had the courage to get rid of the scales. I still have one and I weigh in every chance I get. The number causes tears, purges, restrictions, anxiety... every bad emotion and action under the sun. My husband doesn't truly know what my disorder does to me, but he sees me upset and knows I have been diagnosed, but he stills lets the devil's tool sit in the bathroom. He has threatened to take it away, but I BEG for him to let it stay. I don't know why. But I know to lose the scale right now would be to lose a piece of myself. I depend on it. Maybe soon I will be strong enough to let it go, but right now it'd be the death of me!

i say DO IT... get rid of it!! the problem is that the scale is not your friend... it becomes an obsession. i think like with any other addiction, it is probably hard to do without it for a little while, but once you do, the addiction/obsession can start to fade. i'm not saying it will be easy or quick, but it's necessary.

i don't own one at my house, so i never know what i actually "weigh"... but there are days when i feel like i've gained at least 5 pounds. i'm always shocked when i go visit my mom and step on her scale and it says the same thing as it did before. even if i'm not losing like i want to, at least i'm not gaining... and that is where the scale hurts the most. we can all look at the scale and feel good when we lose, but it's when it goes up even just ONE pound, we can't stand it. if you don't have a scale around, you won't be able to see the regular ups and downs of our weight.

good luck. keep us posted!

Well its two days since ive weighed myself but ive found ive been b/p ing alot more.Its maybe nothing to do with the scales because my moods really low right now and i feel i just cant go on.The ED has just zapped the last bit of fight i had in me. I think i should be in hospital because i feel so unstable and depressed but it has to be an emergency before i would be admitted.The NHS just sucks.
im on trazadone but havent noticed any change yet.Im hoping they will work soon.
thanks guys for posting
Nikkitaxxx

Hey I think it's a great idea. I have debated hidding my scales for awhile, and haven't had the courage, but after your post I think I'm going to get rid of mine also. So thanks for your post it's what I needed to read today. I hope you do well and things can only get better. Stay strong!!