Weight training and the scale.

MrsBingley

Here is an interesting article on calorie deficits and weight loss. It touches on why the scale may drop more slowly if you lift (even in the long term) and why that is a good thing.
http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/3500-calories-to-lose-a-pound-is-this-formula-all-wrong-237.html

Please excuse the somewhat controversial title. It really isn't.