Should You Weigh Yourself During Recovery?

This is an issue that I tend to go back and forth on, so in this case, I will give arguments for both sides.

I know personally, weighing myself can be a good or a bad thing. Obviously SOMEONE must weigh you when you are recovering to make sure everything is going smoothly and as it should. Ideally, it would be a dietitian or nutritionist. If you don't have one of those on your treatment team, it can be a family member, trusted friend, or yourself.

When I don't know my weight, I tend to go batshit crazy. This leads to extreme restricting for me because I tend to assume the worst case scenario (I have grown enormously overnight) and try and compensate for that (restriction). So for me, knowing my weight is generally a good thing.

Generally.

Not all the time.

Sometimes if it's higher than I'd like it to be, I of course begin to restrict, binge, or purge. Often if it's lower than I expected, my tendency is to try and push it even lower. Losing weight is such a high, it's difficult to know your weight and not have it effect your eating and exercise patterns.

Basically though, I feel like the rule is to do what's best for you. Some people don't want to know their weight at all throughout recovery, and that's totally ok. Some people do fine knowing their weight. And then some people like me still struggle with both sides. So it really just depends on where you are in your recovery and where you feel the most healthy and comfortable. This isn't a one size fits all thing and each individuals has many different variables factoring into their recovery.

I would recommend you talk to your therapist, psychiatrist, or dietitian and figure out a weigh-in plan with your treatment team.