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So there's either:
consulting the numbers every morning and painfully looking in the mirror
OR
knowing you're gaining weight but ignoring, ignoring, ignoring, then getting the opportunity, or catching a glimpse one day, and breaking down, getting really really distressed (and how I've heard a lot of people relapse)
what's your poison of choice?
(this is a recovery post, I'm trying to figure out how to deal with it)
Posting to ask for advice too since I'll be forced into the same boat soon 😪
I'm planning on avoiding the scale and focusing on BF%—as long as I see increases in muscle mass and not actual fat it should be less difficult to accept ballooning.
I always advocate avoiding the scale - I ended up getting more distressed via knowing the scale. There is no perfect answer, but if the aim is recovery, I don't think normal people check the scale everyday...
@bulimiargh personally i find it hard to see BF% decreasing - even though I know I am fitter than I was a month ago, according to BF calculators I am still the same -_- But then again I don't see myself as others see me
I would love some advice too... I'm certified in the hospital right now and am being forced to gain whether I'm ready to or not. I'm not allowed to weigh myself but I found a way to anyways and was a bit horrified... but I also feel horrified by the feeling of ballooning up without knowing if its in my head or if I'm actually gaining.
I just weighed in and I've already gained EIGHT LB IN LIKE TWO WEEKS. I obviously don't need the feeding farm I'm doing just fine by myself!
I don't struggle with body dysmorphia, but I do have a big issue with numbers (across the board).
I got rid of my scale, and that helped. (But then I went and purchased a new one after a couple months aha. Thankfully, I'm doing OK with it this time.)