I read this post on Dads and Daughters With Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders – Weights & Scales
To summarize:
Because her health is directly related to her weight.  Measured by scales.
Her recovery is directly related to her weight.  Measured by scales.
Her life is directly related to her weight.  Measured by scales.
Weight matters.
And scales matter because they measure weight.
I posted a comment on this post, which hasn’t been approved yet, but I decided that I wanted to discuss the issue on Grey Thinking anyway.
Yes, weight is inexorably tied to health and to recovery.  …

“I wish that all these guys were going to stay clean, I really do. I’ve just seen it so many times that I can tell when someone’s really willing to do whatever it takes and when someone’s willing to do what they think it should take. And it’s just not going to work like that, unfortunately.”
–Shelly, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 2

I was watching Celebrity Rehab 2 online tonight (since I’m a little behind), and these words from Shelley really caught my attention. There are so many …

The relationship between ghrelin, amenorrhea, and eating disorders has been examined time and time again. The consensus seems to be that persistent amenorrhea is likely attributed to disordered eating rather than low body weight. I’ll admit that I am particularly interested in this subject because I do have hypothalamic amenorrhea. This finding is interesting for a few reasons:
1. Return of menses is often a benchmark of physical recovery. Goal weights are subject upon your menstrual cycle… if you’re still not getting your period, then you still don’t …