<human>: Hey everyone,

Just a brief question - when do you start to disregard the numbers on the scales?

I'll provide some context; I started this year at 216 lbs. Through moving house and into my own place I started to control my diet and commence exercise. With some change, I managed to drop to 190 lbs. It felt awesome, I had never seen such a drop in my life. However when I visited my parents they thought I looked sick in the face (like when one loses weight through illness, they meant well but were concerned I wasn't eating). 

However in the last 6 weeks I actually put on 5 lbs. I've been watching my diet and still eating well, but gained weight. I wasn't impressed that I was gaining weight. However I obviously ignored the fact that I could lift a lot stronger weight. I no longer felt like throwing up after gym/cardio classes and I think I look physically better. I can deadlift more, squat more, bench more than ever (not that I can do a lot, but now people ask me questions which is a strange feeling to say the least). 

The thing is, I still have weight to lose but the scales aren't dropping. Is it time that I stopped looking at the scales and focused more on my appearance?

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<bot>: Started at 216lbs, dropped to 190lbs and felt awesome. Gained strength and gained weight to 195 lbs. I believe I look better but those scales are rising. When should I stop judging success on scales and focus on aesthetics?