The month I stopped weighing myself
Daily weighing had become the whole of her self-assessment. Removing it was the first intervention.
Ines Cardoso4 August 2026
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Patient stories
In their own words
Bettina, 44
Daily weighing had become the whole of her self-assessment. Removing it was the first inte
I weigh once a month now, at the clinic, and I don't think about it in between. That's the change. Not the number.
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Rosa, 54
A quarterly blood test is a photograph of a film. Continuous data showed what the photogra
I was managing something I couldn't see,
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Marek, 59
After eight months of stable readings, his team began carefully removing what had been add
After eight months of stable readings, his team began carefully removing what had been added over six years.
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