Other than perhaps not eating enough to sustain fat loss over the long haul, NOTHING.

Kim, this is a process - it takes time. It's not going to happen overnight. I know we'd all like for that to happen, but slower is better. Losing fat isn't the hard part - keeping it off is. Take the time to learn your new WOL inside and out, so that when you do lose the fat you'll have learned how to keep it off.

In the meantime, do a little searching / reading on BMR (basal metabolic rate) and check out the Newbies' Questions forum for a thread called "Hot Links!". Knowledge is power, arm yourself!!!

Instead of a new scale why not get a measuring tape? It would be more accurate in the long run, less expensive in the short term and maybe less stressful on you?

Nat