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Scale Anxiety Reduction
Scale anxiety reduction pairs planned weigh-ins with defusion and backup behaviors—shrinking panic that ties one number to worth or the day’s food plan.
Scale anxiety reduction combines exposure scheduling, cognitive defusion from numbers, and backup behaviors—eat planned breakfast, attend training—after weigh-ins. Reduce checks when heart rate spikes pre-step-on; use weekly averages or blind weigh-ins with a partner recording.
Anxiety often reflects prior diet trauma more than current body state.
Common questions
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Should anxious clients stop weighing entirely?
Sometimes a four-to-eight-week scale holiday helps while rebuilding eating stability. Reintroduce with a written protocol or blind recording—not cold-turkey daily dread.
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