Interesting comments on the scale, ladies. I have gone both ways--- I know early on, the ups and downs of the scale can swing my attitude too much, so I generally try to get well established in my routine before weighing often. When I was being consistent, I forced myself to weigh daily, and I eventually became comfortable with the scale and realized there is a pattern to my losses so the ups and downs didn't throw me as much. I had an odd pattern of a whoosh (4-5 pounds) followed by a slow ratcheting back up 3-4 pounds, then some real up and down days, followed by the next whoosh. Each month I had a net loss of 3-4 pounds but learning that there was a pattern to the behavior took the bite out of the morning scale check. For now, until I get a solid month under my belt. I am going to steer clear of the scale.