Update #4 - A Tale of Two Scales

"It was the best of scales and the worst of scales..."  You might be wondering why I am "quoting" Charles Dickens as I begin my post.  Well, it started out being a very frustrating weigh-in day at the office.  About a month ago, I bought a digital scale from Target for our office.  I've been weighing in every Wednesday on this scale and it has been pretty consistent and accurate in measuring my weight.  Today I jumped on the scale and there was no change in my weight from the previous week.  I knew that couldn't be right because I really had a good week of workouts and eating.  I did "two-a-days" from Saturday through Tuesday (except for Sunday), alternating swimming and running so there was no way I could have stayed flat.  I was pretty amp'ed up about it, so I got in my car and drove to the local 24Hour Fitness and used their balance beam scale which is pretty accurate.  So, after weighing myself at the gym, I am down 2.4 lbs to 200 lbs.  Needless to say, I was relieved and encouraged by my continued progress.  To celebrate the accomplishment, I enjoyed a gourmet burger from Red Robin.  Stay tuned for next week's update...

One more thing, some of you may be thinking that I am simply looking for the scale with the most favorable readings.  It turns out that some plumbers came to our office last Friday to fix our hot water heater and during the course of draining the hot water heater they got the scale wet and I suspect it shorted out.  That's my story and I am sticking to it.