[Strac6]

Let me make sure I get this right....

Students with “eating disorders” (probably fatties) who, on advice of their physicians should monitor their weight, want to remove the ability of all students to monitor their weights.

Zat habout gud hit?

Under this logic, we should never take any medications prescribed for any medical disorder, because we might worry about the effects of the disease... and heaven forbid wearing seatbelts in a car, because can you imagine how hard it would be to drive being constantly reminded by the seatbelt that we could be injured in a crash?

[21twelve]

My daughter had (has? like alcoholism, it never really goes away) an eating disorder (anorexia). We lucked out though, she was very strong and did everything she was told even if she didn't want to. It just so happens that it is one year ago today that she was released from the “eating recovery” program she was in. (We got an email from them “celebrating” it - along with a questionnaire on how is it going, a review of the program, etc.

She is at a normal weight - always was except when she was starving herself. It was sad to see all these girls (almost all of them girls) that were so skinny but STILL had a body image issue.

Several of the girls she was there with are still in the program, with some doing worse. One gal is now in a hospital bed connected to IV a year later. I can't imagine going through all of that for that long.

An eating disorder is a mental problem, and is bigger than a bathroom scale or a mirror. Although both can inhibit recovery. My daughter removed the dressing mirror she had in her room and we hid the bathroom scale. The doctor weighs her facing away from the scale. I suppose my daughter could find a scale elsewhere if she really wanted to (at school, a friend's house, etc.). Pretty sure she doesn't want to - but mom is always concerned that she will go back to not eating. Who knows - but things are good now.

She became anorexic in junior high with the school pushing obama’s ‘eat healthy and get fit’ crap. We mentioned that to the counselors and they said “Oh - we know! Some of these kids can't handle it. We are trying to work with the schools on how to deal with it better, look for clues with each student (they are there) and what type of health program will work with them. We have one school that has been very successful in recognizing the personalities that will lead to eating issues, and they get them out of those classes.” So stuff like that, and just general education and awareness will be better for everyone than just removing the bathroom scales!