Digital is great and all... But when the batteries start going kaput.. OMG.. It REALLY can mess with your head. I have a 5yo who loves playing with my scale, so I'm replacing those batteries often. :P

Yeah I think I have to change the batteries. I haven't dared to step on it. Since I've posted this, I felt super discouraged about my weight loss. Did I exaggerate my success!? Did the scale lie to me? I just saw a friend I haven't seen in a while and she didn't say anything about the way that I look.

I ran 6K today. Don't eat junk. Clothes are fitting better and some are too big to still wear. That's all that matters. A bit sad, but will keep pushing.

You have just conclusively proven that your scale is completely and utterly bonkers, and then you believe the numbers it spits out? This is low self-esteem speaking, hon. (Or possibly hormone-induced anxiety, since you've just come off the Pill. Hormones can do strange things while they are re-adjusting, and I wouldn't react too well to a crazy scale when I'm getting really bad PMS either.) First of all, throw out all of the weight recordings you have recently, they're not accurate. Thankfully you've been measuring yourself, so focus on those numbers for the time being. Change the batteries and test the scale again, and this time, don't assume that it's actually reflecting your weight progress, because you don't know what your weight has been recently as the scale's been broken. If you still get numbers all over the place, get a new scale, and again, don't rely on it until you're sure that it is actually functioning correctly. Don't put off sorting out the scale problem, because right now you are giving the scale magical power over you even when it's broken, and you need to nip that mindset in the bud before it makes you really miserable. You are staying on plan with both diet and exercise, you are observing progress through measurements and the fit of your clothes, so yes, of course you are still losing weight, and of course you are doing an amazing job.

If at the end of all of this you are still convinced that you have put on 8lb despite all evidence to the contrary, I'd suggest having a chat with your doctor, because that would suggest substantial anxiety or another mental health problem. Whatever you do, please stop blaming yourself.

Thank you for your responses.

I think I was overreacting and it was seriously weird that I allowed the stupid machine to get to me as much as it did. The good thing that came of this is that I upped my game even more, pushed myself even harder, and made even more strict choices in my diet.

I will be avoiding the scale for a while, or at least until I find a more reliable one. ))