Should I throw out my scale?

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Hello everyone,

I joined a little while ago and have been reading. I thought I would join in

with a question: Should I throw out my scale?

I still step on it every few days. I try to observe the number on it and not let

it effect me. I'm not sure how much the number is bothering me. I do know that I

still have the old mentality that I need to know so that I don't gain too much.

There was something Ellie said in her post, " Bad thing " . " Two pounds over my

wake-up call is 12 pounds over the weight I like and 17 pounds over my best

athletic weight. " A light bulb went off that if I weigh myself now, at my

highest weight and do end up getting to a healthier weight/a natural, binge-free

weight, the weighing myself may never stop. The obsessing could get even worse

because I'll be trying to prevent a gain.

Any thoughts? Should I just throw it out now? I'm scared to do it because I'm

afraid to stop monitoring. What if I gain even more weight?

Thank you,