On the other hand, I use the stix occasionally as a visual reaffirmation that I am eating correctly even though the scales and tape haven't moved for a while.

Sometimes just a little encouragement can help keep a person from falling off the wagon. If one of those three indicators (scales, tape measure, stix) are positive it's encouraging for me. I've never registered purple, always light to mid-pink, or neutral if I've sneaked a few carbs in I shouldn't have.

To each his/her own.

Sharon