Another college gone crazy.

[ruby59]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

 

[soxfan]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

You know what my Doctor said when I went in after giving up cardio and focusing on weights and weighing at LEAST 15 pounds more? "Holy shit, you look awesome. And I notice that your mood has improved. And you blood levels are better. What are you doing? I need to get back on track."

So I totally get what they mean, because they are EDUCATED and know their shit.

So go ahead and keep posting your bullshit articles and whining about millennials being unable to cope and start accepting the possibility that maybe they are more educated than you. Jesus H. At the risk of getting banned, you really need to get your damn head out of your ass.

 

[ruby59]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

You know what my Doctor said when I went in after giving up cardio and focusing on weights and weighing at LEAST 15 pounds more? "Holy shit, you look awesome. And I notice that your mood has improved. And you blood levels are better. What are you doing? I need to get back on track."

So I totally get what they mean, because they are EDUCATED and know their shit.

So go ahead and keep posting your bullshit articles and whining about millennials being unable to cope and start accepting the possibility that maybe they are more educated than you. Jesus H. At the risk of getting banned, you really need to get your damn head out of your a$$.

Snowflake, dear, this is your opinion. So do not use it. But do not prevent others who want to track their weight.

Yes, the 1950s when people put on their big girl and big boy pants and did not go nuts over these first world problems.

Your post is telling. Every sentence starts with "i."

If scales are so unimportant, why does the first thing a doctor do when you go to an appointment, is have you step on the scale.

And there are certain conditions where knowing your weight is very important for health reasons.

So get your head out of yours and stop thinking the world revolves around you.

 

[soxfan]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

You know what my Doctor said when I went in after giving up cardio and focusing on weights and weighing at LEAST 15 pounds more? "Holy shit, you look awesome. And I notice that your mood has improved. And you blood levels are better. What are you doing? I need to get back on track."

So I totally get what they mean, because they are EDUCATED and know their shit.

So go ahead and keep posting your bullshit articles and whining about millennials being unable to cope and start accepting the possibility that maybe they are more educated than you. Jesus H. At the risk of getting banned, you really need to get your damn head out of your a$$.

Snowflake, dear, this is your opinion. So do not use it. But do not prevent others who want to track their weight.

Yes, the 1950s when people put on their big girl and big boy pants and did not go nuts over these first world problems.

Why don't you go ahead and compare MY political threads against yours and then call ME a snowflake.

 

[ruby59]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

You know what my Doctor said when I went in after giving up cardio and focusing on weights and weighing at LEAST 15 pounds more? "Holy shit, you look awesome. And I notice that your mood has improved. And you blood levels are better. What are you doing? I need to get back on track."

So I totally get what they mean, because they are EDUCATED and know their shit.

So go ahead and keep posting your bullshit articles and whining about millennials being unable to cope and start accepting the possibility that maybe they are more educated than you. Jesus H. At the risk of getting banned, you really need to get your damn head out of your a$$.

Snowflake, dear, this is your opinion. So do not use it. But do not prevent others who want to track their weight.

Yes, the 1950s when people put on their big girl and big boy pants and did not go nuts over these first world problems.

Why don't you go ahead and compare MY political threads against yours and then call ME a snowflake.

No clue on your political beliefs as they apparently never stood out for me.

But apparently you did not see my edit.

Did you ever think that some are at the gym because they need to monitor their weight because of health conditions?

Or that their doctor asked them to monitor their weight.

Every sentence in your post had an "I" in it. Well, it is not all about you?

 

[soxfan]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

You know what my Doctor said when I went in after giving up cardio and focusing on weights and weighing at LEAST 15 pounds more? "Holy shit, you look awesome. And I notice that your mood has improved. And you blood levels are better. What are you doing? I need to get back on track."

So I totally get what they mean, because they are EDUCATED and know their shit.

So go ahead and keep posting your bullshit articles and whining about millennials being unable to cope and start accepting the possibility that maybe they are more educated than you. Jesus H. At the risk of getting banned, you really need to get your damn head out of your a$$.

Snowflake, dear, this is your opinion. So do not use it. But do not prevent others who want to track their weight.

Yes, the 1950s when people put on their big girl and big boy pants and did not go nuts over these first world problems.

Your post is telling. Every sentence starts with "i."

If scales are so unimportant, why does the first thing a doctor do when you go to an appointment, is have you step on the scale.

And there are certain conditions where knowing your weight is very important for health reasons.

So get your head out of yours and stop thinking the world revolves around you.

Looks like I gave you something to think about with all of those edits.

 

[ruby59]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

You know what my Doctor said when I went in after giving up cardio and focusing on weights and weighing at LEAST 15 pounds more? "Holy shit, you look awesome. And I notice that your mood has improved. And you blood levels are better. What are you doing? I need to get back on track."

So I totally get what they mean, because they are EDUCATED and know their shit.

So go ahead and keep posting your bullshit articles and whining about millennials being unable to cope and start accepting the possibility that maybe they are more educated than you. Jesus H. At the risk of getting banned, you really need to get your damn head out of your a$$.

Snowflake, dear, this is your opinion. So do not use it. But do not prevent others who want to track their weight.

Yes, the 1950s when people put on their big girl and big boy pants and did not go nuts over these first world problems.

Your post is telling. Every sentence starts with "i."

If scales are so unimportant, why does the first thing a doctor do when you go to an appointment, is have you step on the scale.

And there are certain conditions where knowing your weight is very important for health reasons.

So get your head out of yours and stop thinking the world revolves around you.

Looks like I gave you something to think about with all of those edits.

Yes, another person who could not cope in the 1950s.

 

[jordyonbass]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supporters-of-college-removing-scale-from-gym-say-it-is-triggering_us_58c6b8cbe4b0d1078ca83ce7

Now why couldn't the scale stay for those who wanted to use it.

And if you do not, then don't.

Are our young people becoming more and more unable to cope?.

When they go to a doctor''s visit, do they expect them to take the scale out of the examining room?

Let me start off by saying, I am an athlete, so I KNOW what I am talking about.

WHY do you think it's "college kids gone crazy?" Do you strength train? You are SO locked into the 1950's that I don't think I'm going to get through to you but let me TRY.

Muscle is more dense than fat and takes up less space. I am at my LEANEST when I am strength training- meaning my clothes fall off of me, but I am heavy on the scale.

When I am training for a half marathon, a triathlon, a century ride or any other endurance activity that I have to be in great cardio shape to endure, I am LIGHT on the scale but fatter.

I am BIGGER on cardio. My clothes are tighter. I obsess over my food and cut carbs and calories. I WEIGH more. My BMI is "overweight".

When I am lifting weights, I am small, dense, my clothes fall off of me. I am ripped. I look amazing. I eat a ton of food. My BMI is "OBESE."

That is actually a really good point, the number on the scales do not necessarily represent the state of health of the person. It's things like measurements and other tests that are far more telling. For example, I weighed about 210lb for about 3-4 years up until 12 months ago. I also weighed 210lb when I was 16-18 years old. The difference between when I was a teen and until recently was quite sparse despite the number that the scales show being the same. I was an athletic machine when I was a teen and until recently I was a 210lb refrigerator full of fatty stuff.
People don't see differences when they try physically change themselves and a set of scales aren't necessarily going to show changes either. I can understand why they would want to change from having a set of scales to a more effective method of demonstrating results.

 

[monarch64]

Ruby, have you no compassion? You know Kenny just posted about his SO having congestive heart failure and we discussed his SO's eating disorder as possibly being a complicating factor. Now here you are with a thread mocking eating disorders. Seriously?

I know a lot about EDs from personal experience. They never quite go away even if one learns how to manage them. Triggers are everywhere. If this school hopes to help some students by removing g a trigger, why not support that? I truly don't understand your sneering at those who are different from you because you perceive them as weak. Surely you are not this insensitive and overlooked Kenny's thread, not to mention all the people here who over the years have posted about their own struggles with EDs. This thread makes me sad.

 

[ruby59]

Ruby, have you no compassion? You know Kenny just posted about his SO having congestive heart failure and we discussed his SO's eating disorder as possibly being a complicating factor. Now here you are with a thread mocking eating disorders. Seriously?

I know a lot about EDs from personal experience. They never quite go away even if one learns how to manage them. Triggers are everywhere. If this school hopes to help some students by removing g a trigger, why not support that? I truly don't understand your sneering at those who are different from you because you perceive them as weak. Surely you are not this insensitive and overlooked Kenny's thread, not to mention all the people here who over the years have posted about their own struggles with EDs. This thread makes me sad.

Monarch, I am diabetic. It is very important that my BMI remain normal. And that means a tight control of my weight. Doctor asks that I monitor my weight and keep track of it like I do my glucose readings.

Mu daughter has thyroid auto immune. Doctor told her to monitor her weight as well as a sudden increase means her thyroid is out of whack.

So, please no BS, Monarch, about my lack of compassion.

We all go to the gym for different reasons. A scale is there for those who need it.

 

[lovedogs]

I was planning to ignore this silly thread, but had to come and say: Soxfan I freaking love you! You said everything I wanted to say, and more.

 

[bunnycat]

I hate to see y'all all fighting again.

I can see both sides of this. As usual, there are always two sides (at the least) and acceptable mediums seem to be harder and harder to find these days.

I stopped using a scale a couple of years ago after my last battery went out on it. I thought *F* it, I'm not getting anywhere this way, and got rid of it and since I started carb cycling I trimmed down a little and exercised more and gained muscle (weight) but lost inches and could fit my clothes again. That worked for me but I don't have any particular health issues I have to use a scale to monitor, nor do I go to a gym. In the past, I prefer to avoid public scales and only reluctantly step on them at a doctor's office.

 

[ruby59]

I was planning to ignore this silly thread, but had to come and say: Soxfan I freaking love you! You said everything I wanted to say, and more.

Why?

Because you do not have the capability to understand that people with chronic health conditions must monitor their weight to avoid what Kenny's SO is going through?

What does that say about your ability to show compassion to people who depend on that scale to avoid complications.

 

[sonnyjane]

Monarch, I am diabetic. It is very important that my BMI remain normal. And that means a tight control of my weight. Doctor asks that I monitor my weight and keep track of it like I do my glucose readings.

Mu daughter has thyroid auto immune. Doctor told her to monitor her weight as well as a sudden increase means her thyroid is out of whack.

So, please no BS, Monarch, about my lack of compassion.

We all go to the gym for different reasons. A scale is there for those who need it.

Why?

Because you do not have the capability to understand that people with chronic health conditions must monitor their weight to avoid what Kenny's SO is going through?

What does that say about your ability to show compassion to people who depend on that scale to avoid complications.

People with chronic health conditions must monitor their health, not their weight. They are not the same. You can drink 32 oz. of water and be two pounds heavier on the scale. You can skip meals, lowering your blood sugar, and be two pounds lighter. The number on the scale isn't always indicative of health. If your doctor told you to monitor your BMI for your diabetes, I'd get a different doctor. BMI's have been shown to be wildly inaccurate. If you're any type of athlete, or have a large frame, your BMI is not at all a good reflection of your overall body condition.

There's been a huge issue over the last 10-15 years with people that are technically "thin" and light on the scale, but they have no muscle tone and poor lifestyle habits. The issue of triggering those with eating disorders aside, the number on the scale really isn't an effective measure of health. Doctors do it because it's efficient. They see dozens of patients a day and don't have time to break out the calipers for each and every one, but if you're working with a personal trainer focused on getting you healthy, they will tell you that it's not about the scale, it's about the measurements.

 

[lovedogs]

People with chronic health conditions must monitor their health, not their weight. They are not the same. You can drink 32 oz. of water and be two pounds heavier on the scale. You can skip meals, lowering your blood sugar, and be two pounds lighter. The number on the scale isn't always indicative of health. If your doctor told you to monitor your BMI for your diabetes, I'd get a different doctor. BMI's have been shown to be wildly inaccurate. If you're any type of athlete, or have a large frame, your BMI is not at all a good reflection of your overall body condition.

There's been a huge issue over the last 10-15 years with people that are technically "thin" and light on the scale, but they have no muscle tone and poor lifestyle habits. The issue of triggering those with eating disorders aside, the number on the scale really isn't an effective measure of health. Doctors do it because it's efficient. They see dozens of patients a day and don't have time to break out the calipers for each and every one, but if you're working with a personal trainer focused on getting you healthy, they will tell you that it's not about the scale, it's about the measurements.

Exactly. BMI has been known to be inaccurate for quite some time, although Drs offices still use scales in order to take weight for people's charts. Anyone who thinks that diabetes can be monitored by BMI is flat out wrong. As an athlete, my BMI has been in the "overweight/obese" range for quite some time--with the exception of prior to college when I wasn't lifting weights.

 

[jordyonbass]

People with chronic health conditions must monitor their health, not their weight. They are not the same. You can drink 32 oz. of water and be two pounds heavier on the scale. You can skip meals, lowering your blood sugar, and be two pounds lighter. The number on the scale isn't always indicative of health. If your doctor told you to monitor your BMI for your diabetes, I'd get a different doctor. BMI's have been shown to be wildly inaccurate. If you're any type of athlete, or have a large frame, your BMI is not at all a good reflection of your overall body condition.

There's been a huge issue over the last 10-15 years with people that are technically "thin" and light on the scale, but they have no muscle tone and poor lifestyle habits. The issue of triggering those with eating disorders aside, the number on the scale really isn't an effective measure of health. Doctors do it because it's efficient. They see dozens of patients a day and don't have time to break out the calipers for each and every one, but if you're working with a personal trainer focused on getting you healthy, they will tell you that it's not about the scale, it's about the measurements.

Exactly. BMI has been known to be inaccurate for quite some time, although Drs offices still use scales in order to take weight for people's charts. Anyone who thinks that diabetes can be monitored by BMI is flat out wrong. As an athlete, my BMI has been in the "overweight/obese" range for quite some time--with the exception of prior to college when I wasn't lifting weights.

Same as former Rugby player Jonah Lomu. His BMI was nearly 35 which is morbidly obese. The guy had shoulders 5 feet wide with a 30 inch waist, nowhere near obese. Scales and BMI would have done nothing to tell anyone how healthy he was.

 

[Arcadian]

My BMI is about 29-30. I weigh just over 175lbs. My body fat is roughly around 16%. Yep, fat ass over here. My weight is in my man hands.. Would love to be under a size 8 finger but that ain't gonna happen.

BMI doesn't tell the story for athletes. Athletes generally have more muscle than the general population. Scales don't tell the whole story either. Neither does clothing and their vanity sizing. Athletes have to eat more because they're so active but they also burn more calories even at rest than most people. Body dysmorphia is real and lots of athletes from all levels suffer from it.

As an athlete, I have a BP of 110/60. most of the population in my age range is way worse. My fasting blood sugar is 70-80 these days...I've gotten older and it shows.

Some athletes already do things that would make some people cringe (or clutch pearls) to "make weight", and taking out the scale removes the temptation for these young men and women to constantly check themselves.

48-24 hours before a show I would lose roughly 15lbs of body weight (which was all water weight)...just to make weight. Is that healthy? hell no its not! Purposely dehydrating oneself to "make weight" can be very dangerous. Some athletes do it with great regularity though, and in my area of athletics, it was a must if you wanted to compete. I didn't use drugs to do it, but I'd do things that most people would absolutely NEVER do in their real lives.

I don't keep a scale in my house even. Its very tempting but not a good idea.

Ruby, I got a feeling you're not an athlete, so maybe what is being said may sound foreign to you. But scales in gyms are no bueno because for the most part, they don't promote good body image in athletes. The higher level the athlete, the more they tend to want to make sure they're within scope and in some cases the more body dysmorphic they become.

Scale in a Dr's office is understandable. But in a gym? sorry but no.

 

[jaaron]

I also have an autoimmune thyroid condition, and I will say that the only real way to monitor it is by blood test that tests all thyroid function, including T3, on a regular basis. I have mine done about every four months.

Not everyone with a low thyroid will be overweight. Even at its very worst, when I was diagnosed (I was within weeks of going into a coma-- first baby was six months old and I assumed the symptoms were exhausted new mom), I was maybe 5 lbs over. Additionally, weighing yourself is pretty useless, since thyroid-related weight gain is a gradual process. By the time your weight has crept up noticeably, your thyroid has been low for too long.

I exercise hard and regularly and have found that when I've been injured and am not exercising at all for any real length of time, I will be at my lightest on a scale despite the fact that my resting heart rate and triglycerides are worse.

 

[chemgirl]

I didn't read the rest of the responses, but relating to the original article, my sister attended this school and the story from students who actually use the gym is that the scale was broken for quite some time and now it has been replaced with a sports drink vending machine. So chances are it's a story that was taken way out of hand.

 

[House Cat]

For someone with an eating disorder, using a scale becomes compulsive. It isn't a matter of "just don't use it." It is a matter of "my brain won't let me stop." Just like putting a drug of choice in front of an addict and telling them "don't use," the scale becomes a serious problem. Weighing one's self actually triggers and encourages a person's eating disorder. It perpetuates it.

This isn't a matter of Snowflake-ism. This is a matter of helping individuals who are trying to conquer their incredibly deadly mental disorders. I've said this before and I will say it again, Anorexia has the highest death rate of all of the mental illnesses.

So how about this? If people want to weigh themselves so badly, they can take their butts to the nearest Walmart and plunk down $19 for a scale. It isn't the job of the College to provide complimentary weighing services.

 

[bunnycat]

I didn't read the rest of the responses, but relating to the original article, my sister attended this school and the story from students who actually use the gym is that the scale was broken for quite some time and now it has been replaced with a sports drink vending machine. So chances are it's a story that was taken way out of hand.

This doesn't surprise me even a little. But it's too late. The headline is written....Just like the story I read recently that made some spurious (and erroneous) connections in it, and later the very same day the author wrote a public apology for it also published by the newspaper and the article itself was edited at the top to include the fact that the article was based on an incorrect premise. Nope. Too late. Everyone was already frothing at the mouth....their minds never to be changed again....

 

[monarch64]

Ruby, have you no compassion? You know Kenny just posted about his SO having congestive heart failure and we discussed his SO's eating disorder as possibly being a complicating factor. Now here you are with a thread mocking eating disorders. Seriously?

I know a lot about EDs from personal experience. They never quite go away even if one learns how to manage them. Triggers are everywhere. If this school hopes to help some students by removing g a trigger, why not support that? I truly don't understand your sneering at those who are different from you because you perceive them as weak. Surely you are not this insensitive and overlooked Kenny's thread, not to mention all the people here who over the years have posted about their own struggles with EDs. This thread makes me sad.

Monarch, I am diabetic. It is very important that my BMI remain normal. And that means a tight control of my weight. Doctor asks that I monitor my weight and keep track of it like I do my glucose readings.

Mu daughter has thyroid auto immune. Doctor told her to monitor her weight as well as a sudden increase means her thyroid is out of whack.

So, please no BS, Monarch, about my lack of compassion.

We all go to the gym for different reasons. A scale is there for those who need it.

What does YOUR health condition and weight have to do with a university in Canada's gym removing a scale? Can you not use your own scale in your own house? One has nothing to do with the other, and you know it. You are using this topic to mock others, once again.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

I wasn't going to reply to this but.....it beats the shoveling I'm putting off so here is my 2 cents.

The thread topic is IMO just trying to incite a reaction. Threads like this don't make a lot of sense to me and to boot it starts off on a very negative foot. So I guess my question is, what is the point? I mean, I could see if I had a student attending this school where I might have an opinion about something but aside from that I just don't see the need to be concerned.

I had a personal trainer a few years ago and she told me to worry more about being able to fit into your jeans than the number on the scale. On top of that, at the time I was a manic about weighing myself every morning and I do not have an eating disorder but it is easy to become obsessive about these things.

There are plenty of stores where you can go buy a scale, it's not a necessity of life like food and water, nobody is going to kick the bucket because they don't have access to a scale.

 

[lyra]

Yep, this is a non-issue. Anyone can use their own scale in their own home. Please also note that this is a gym in the athletic department of the university. The athletic department is promoting measuring body parts as opposed to going by numbers on the scale. No one's personal rights are at risk. They are free to use their own scales if they want. This isn't a snowflake issue at all. It's an athletic department's decision, that may be revisited at any time. It was not done as some assume, due to complaints by students.

 

[OreoRosies86]

Any excuse to shame others, I guess.

Meanwhile my fat fabulous a$$ is in leggings enjoying the snow!

 

[Missy]

Any excuse to shame others, I guess.

Meanwhile my fat fabulous a$$ is in leggings enjoying the snow!

Ditto!!!!

 

[OreoRosies86]

And LOL yes, let us hearken back to the golden, enlightened, health conscious, socially aware 19-f***ing-50s.

 

[soxfan]

And LOL yes, let us hearken back to the golden, enlightened, health conscious, socially aware 19-f***ing-50s.

Better get your ass in the kitchen. That dinner isn't going to make itself.

 

[soxfan]

I was planning to ignore this silly thread, but had to come and say: Soxfan I freaking love you! You said everything I wanted to say, and more.

Thanks. I love you too.

 

[Maria D]

For someone with an eating disorder, using a scale becomes compulsive. It isn't a matter of "just don't use it." It is a matter of "my brain won't let me stop." Just like putting a drug of choice in front of an addict and telling them "don't use," the scale becomes a serious problem. Weighing one's self actually triggers and encourages a person's eating disorder. It perpetuates it.

This isn't a matter of Snowflake-ism. This is a matter of helping individuals who are trying to conquer their incredibly deadly mental disorders. I've said this before and I will say it again, Anorexia has the highest death rate of all of the mental illnesses.

So how about this? If people want to weigh themselves so badly, they can take their butts to the nearest Walmart and plunk down $19 for a scale. It isn't the job of the College to provide complimentary weighing services.

Ding ding ding!!!!!

Personal responsibility: the foundation of conservative values. I'm shocked that this is so hard to understand.