Has anyone used Boots in-store weighing scales?

Izz07

Hi there, so I haven't been here for well over a year. Basically, I got anorexia, things spiralled out of control and lead to a BMI of 13.8 and a hospital admission. Yeah, I feel sort of embarrassed about that as I didn't listen to everyone here saying I had a problem. I'm much healthier now though and I have gained a little under 20lbs! I now weigh 93lbs and at 5'3" I am ready to stop gaining (even if my drs at CAMHS disagree LOL). Anyway, when I was weighed at my drs on Monday I was 92lbs. My Mum threw out our scales at home so I went to Boots (a UK chemist) and used their in-store scales on Saturday. These said I was 93lbs! That's a 1lb gain in 5 days! And I was wearing the same clothes so it isn't that. I really haven't been eating THAT much. Ok, maybe I overate a little as I averaged about 1300-1400 a day but I don't think that should have been reflected in a gain this big. And I only ate this much because last week I was having around 1000-1200 and LOST almost 5lbs. What's going on? Has anyone else had problems with the scales at Boots or have I really gained this much? Thanks everyone.

sarah5893

Your weight can differ from scales to scales. Some scales I weigh myself on are 3lb different so it really just depends. Don't punish yourself because you're 1lb more on the boots scales. It also depends on the time of day you weigh yourself.

lovemuffin6

It is probably water, or just difference in scales. But it really sounds like you shouldn't be on this website or weighing yourself at all, part of recovery is moving away from strict control and in the best case scenario will make you feel too much anxiety, I know recovery is a slow process but even if you really want to maintain an unhealthy weight you can still try and avoid triggering behaviour. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, it wasn't meant to be critical I know it's hard and congratulations on your amazing progress so far