Awwwww Dave!! Bless you - I know exactly how you feel!! I was exactly the same as you until I started measuring on a regular basis. Now, if I step on the scale and I have lost nothing - it still pinches me like heck, but I get the trusty ol' tape measure out and normally it tells me great things - like another 1/4 of an inch off here or there - it all goes to make you feel so much better - so dopn't worry about the scale so much - thwere are 101 reasons why it doesn't show up a loss - my tip would be this - weigh monthly - that way you're almost garaunteed to see some loss every time you get on the (urelaible - lieing - cheating - good for nothin) scale :-)