it's really hard to do, but you musn't concentrate directly on the scale reading, people (including myself from time to time) get really discouraged when they do all this work and then get on the scale and they haven't lost very much, I would recommend getting a trainer or a friend to take some measurements of you, bust, hips, waist, abdomen, thigh, and neck, and then try to get a body fat reading that is accurate, I believe there is a formula that you can use while taking some measurements to get that (google), and then keep track of those, because you're usually going to see results in the measurements alot sooner than you will on the scale, Steve always says to use the reflection in the mirror, how ur clothes fit, etc...before concentrating directly on the scale...don't get discouraged and keep kickin ass!