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The scale is an awful tool if you are trying to change how your body looks and feels. First of all the scale cannot measure the increasing muscle a person gains from exercise and weight training, nor all the fat that is reduced from those things. The scale also can't measure how great regular exercise makes a person feel…

I understand your frustration, but remember the scale only measures 1 thing--total body weight. It can't measure how much more muscle you're gaining, how much more healthy you're becoming, or how great exercise makes you feel, both physically and emotionally. If you can broaden how you understand this process and focus on…

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has become controversial within the medical field. For example, some research suggests that elevated levels of estrogen are associated with certain breast cancers. I developed pulmonary emboli (blood clots) after being on HRT for a few months. It almost killed me, and now I can't take any…

Remember that muscle weighs more than fat, therefore relying on the scale to tell you how much fat you are losing as you gain muscle won't give you an accurate reading. In all likelihood you are losing more fat weight and gaining more muscle weight than can be measured by a simple scale. Still good reason to be happy and…