weighty concerns

when I stepped on the scale this morning it read around 3 lbs heavier than yesterday and I knew that just wasn't right. I moved the scale a little, and came up with a number that seemed more in line with what I expected. Suspicious of the differing results, I moved the scale to a completely different spot on the bathroom floor and was mortified at the nearly 10 lb increase shown. So tonight after my aerobics class I stood on the big, doctor's office like scale in the weight room. Back home, I tried my scale again in the different floor positions used this morning and compared the results to the gym scale. In a very disheartening moment, I determined that the usual placement of my scale produced a reading that left me thinking I am 9 lbs lighter than I really am. I'm trying to remind myself that I did, in fact, lose two lbs last week. But even so, that still means I did not start the week at 155, but rather 164. I just feel rather deflated and in huge need of some junk food. The higher number actually makes much more sense given my current body appearance. Earlier this week I was thinking how at 150 I could wear a number of pairs of pants that don't currently fit (based on prior pant wearing experience at 150). At the same time, I was trying to figure out how losing 5 more lbs was going to sufficiently take care of the current belly bulge so that such pant wearing would be possible. Well now I know. IT WON'T. Nope, I need to lose 14 more lbs in order to allow that part of my wardrobe to be usable. Ugh. I am just frustrated right now. Lesson learned - when you purchase a new scale at the same time you move into a new place, you just might want to check the accuracy of the reading. I just need to stop thinking/whining about this, go to bed, and regroup tomorrow. Yes, I now realize I won't be able to get to my goal weight in time for the SLC marathon, but the goal is reasonably attainable by Memorial Day. And summer will feel better being slender.