Well, good for you.Loose clothes are always a great way to guage weight, but the health care world weighs in and that is the standard for many things. I will add that:
They (scales)are a tool. A tool that sometimes need some information to the user. Scales don't "create" anything.They report. This article helps alleviate some stresses that numbers cause may or may not cause and educates on the biophysical and metabolic changes that happen during weight loss attempts .... I guess school can create neurotics too... ya know, all those tests and stuff?