The scale is a big fat liar.

The scale is too dumb to realize how you've transformed chub into MUSCLE!!

Give him a stomp for me.

I only weigh myself at the end of the week since weight does fluctuate so much.  You can wake up and be 2 lbs lighter and then weigh yourself in the middle of the day and gain 3lbs (based on fluid and food intake). 

Glad that other people are noticing your improvements in health.  I always work out/train to become healthy and enjoyment and if my weight goes down that is always a plus but not always a necessity.

Keep up the good work the lbs will come off soon enough!

It certainly makes me feel good to know that I'm not the only one who hates their scales. I hit a plateau for months where I didn't lose anything. I was able to keep increasing my endurance, distances, and speeds though and I knew that I was slimming down. I finally decided to stop looking at the scale and just worry about doing the distances.

Recently, I changed some stuff up on my training plan/style and the weight started falling again. I can feel it...but I still try and avoid that nasty, evil, scale. All that does is frustrate and depress me. 

My girlfriend weighs herself every morning. She records her weight. She gets upset when her weight increases 2 lbs overnight. She feels better now that she looks at the weekly average change instead of day to day changes. I also showed her how changing the placement of the scale can yield a change in weight. I also showed her how standing on different areas of the scale can yield different readings.

Scales are not the perfect tool people expect them to be. They are good for monitoring a general change, but, let's just say, "NOT CALIBRATED FOR TRADE"

I have been fighting the same battle for 1.5 years now.  I say we stand up and fight back!

This Office Space scene is precisely what I had in mind.  Complete with gangsta music. 

I had a big, fancy scale with the big, supposedly accurate dial and a fancy, comfy foot pad that controlled my life because every morning when I would get on it it would tell me how to feel about myself.  "Oh oh, your up half a pound, I don't care if you have a great work out planned and you feel happy, you have to have a bad day."

I finally FINALLY got tired of a THING ruining my day, so I dropped it out a two story window.  Very empowering. 

WHAT!!  NO, a pound is a pound.  This drives me nuts when individuals give false information like this.  Now, before this goes past what it should, I will go ahead an say I grew up in the health industry and was sponsored and hold many certifications, so I know what I am talking about.

What you MAY be thinking of is the fact that of the density of the two.  Fat takes up more space while muscle takes up much less.  In fact, the more muscle a person has, the more calories they will burn while at rest, just sitting.  If someone gains 3 pounds in a week and someone says, "it's just muscle," I know for a fact it isn't.  It's very hard for someone to gain that much in a week, but it could be due to many factors, which include stress of starting the new diet, workout, all while working, taking care of kids, etc. 

On the topic of the scale.  Scales are worthless because BMI, bloodwork, measurements, and how you ultimately feel is the only thing that should ever matter.  Let's not forget we all are different people with different genetics and body types, very unique people!

Therefore, for the thread starter, while you hate the scale, just know you have a group of us behind you who love and support you because you love and enjoy what we love; health, life, and living a healthier lifestyle.  Don't let digits on a plastic piece of mass poison your outlook on life.

Sometimes I like when mine lies.  It tells me I'm 26 every morning.

**okay that's because when I bought the scale I was 26 and I told it I was and I haven't bothered to fix it.

I'm working with a nutritionist and my scale hasn't moved in 5 weeks!!  Very frustrating because I'm not eating 1/2 the junk that I was before and have a very clean diet.  This week we've stripped more carbs and increased protein...again!  My clothes have been loose for a while, so it's hard to tell if I'm losing any weight or toning up.  I don't care if the scale ever moves as long as the double butt cheeks go away completely at some point, and maybe I get to see a glimer of the abs that I know are hiding under belly fat.  :-( 

I've also been training for my first Olympic distance in 2 weeks.  My endurance and speed have both increased dramatically over the summer, but no conversion to weight loss.  My nutritionist is saying eat less, my husband (who's into bodybuilding) is telling me to eat more to break through the plateau.  Watching my husband work out a fraction of the time I'm putting in on my tri training and seeing incredible results while I stay stagnant is also not very motivating. 

After I throw my scale out the window, something's gotta give!