About to throw out my scale!!! UGH!

I was going through the same thing and have banned my scale for the month. I took one last weigh in the first week and now I'm just not worrying about it. Instead I just focus on tracking and getting in activity every day. I think stress has a very big effect on how you lose and gain and I know the scale always stresses me out beyond belief.

As for the muscle gain I don't really have an answer. But I do know that you can go up a pound overnight if you had something salty the night before for dinner. Water will hold on for awhile and that always drives your weight up.

Just keep going that stupid scale will reward you in the end!

Best thing you can do is throw it out and stop weighing in. Use the tape mesure instead.

Don't get discouraged, that is the time when we are the most vulnerable to start slipping up. It sounds like you are doing all the right things-- and you have already lost 10! Gaining muscle is essential in losing weight because muscle burns fat! Your body is going to react differently at different times; I would advise you to keep doing the circuit training. Maybe add a walk to your daily routine for 30 minutes if you are concerned. I know that the scale is not always our friend. I'm trying to lose the last 10, and haven't seen the scale move in a few weeks. Keep your head up!

If you're getting this upset over a number, I agree, toss the scale.
Or at least hide if and only weigh once a month.
Go by measurements or how your cloths fit.
Some people stress more on the number and then get all disapointed.
Toss the scale if you have to.
Just stick with the working out and heating healthy!

I agree don't look at the scale and take measurements. If your weigh in is that stressful then do so less. Instead of doing a weekly weigh in, do it monthly or do it only when you see your doctor since they weigh you in anyway. I have to go in and face it every 3 months for birth control shots etc, (in which i am still losing weight..its a miracle) Good luck and do not give up! You can do this!!

The real question is how often do you step on the scale? It is easy to become obsessed with the numbers and many things can affect that number, including a salty meal the night before or being dehydrated. The closer you get to your goal weight the harder it is too. I'm not one for using the "it's gained muscle" theory, I have heard too many times from doctors and other professionals that is not typically the reasoning behind a gain because a pound is a pound is a pound.

My advice is to first measure your body and then measure once a month to see what changes your body is making physically that you may not otherwise notice.

Make a weigh day, I put a sticky note on my scale that says if it isn't Monday step away. I weigh once per week ONLY and if it's anywhere near TOM I don't step on the scale at all because I know that I can and have gained anywhere from a single pound and as mush as 8lbs in the week or so before TOM.

Keep in mind that you may have also hit a plateau and you may need to increase the intensity of your workouts in order to keep losing or you may need to recalculate your caloric needs. I have to do this about every 10lbs. I increase my cardio by 20% and up my weights.

Don't let one lb get in the way of you continuing on and letting your scale rule your mood is something you need to get past because you are more than that number on the scale and there are always road blocks, it's getting past them that helps us learn and create positive and permanent change in our lives.

It can definitely be muscle. Try weighing yourself once a month for now on and MEASURE YOURSELF. Get a tape measure if you don't have one.