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  • True, but counting lbs allows you to celebrate more milestones e.g. 150, 140, 130. Whereas I have to wait until I lose 14lbs for each "weight loss" milestone (only a motivational thing). When people comment on my weight loss or ask how I'm doing - if I use lbs (which I do quite often now because of using MFP) I can see…
    in Stone vs Pound Comment by lukesiv November 2012
  • The terms derives from literally using stones as weights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(unit)
    in Stone vs Pound Comment by lukesiv November 2012
  • 14lbs in a stone. We use stones and pounds in the UK. So my current weight loss is 1 stone and 9 lbs (my ticker says 23lbs) x
    in Stone vs Pound Comment by lukesiv November 2012
  • I can't confirm whether my scale is 100% accurate (I doubt that any home use scales are!) but I guess an incorrect scale will still show the correct loss week to week. I think that makes sense..? Although I realise that is no help in determining your correct weight.
    in I NEED TO FIND AN ACCURATE SCALE... Comment by lukesiv November 2012
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