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So recently I was talking with my brother in law about working out at the gym. He told me a few tricks to try while at the gym to make my work outs more efficient. I was grateful to get some feedback since I have yet to lose anything at all since starting to exercise and weight train in earnest these past 3 months. I actually started to walk/hike last December but I didn't add the weight training until about 3 months ago. I am actually more toned then I was before but my scale has been just creeping and creeping up in numbers for about 90 days. I initially chalked the weight gain to muscle mass build and I figured that eventually I will tip the scales and my muscle mass will finally start to burn more then I consume and I"ll see some lower movement on my scale.  Folks tell me often I look great, so I am motivated to go to the gym, but I don't weight myself often due to the weight gain.

Two days ago my little gal was in the bathroom and wanted me to read her the numbers on the scale. When she stepped on I was astonished to see that it read she was 50 pounds. 50! There is no way! I can hardly bench press over 70 right now. How could I hold up a 50 pound 2 year old on one arm? I started to see the light...so I went and got my two 10 lb weights and put them on the scale. It read 38 pounds. 

AHA! 

So I adjusted the scale to the correct weight and I weighed myself again. 

I lost 18 lbs in about 4 minutes.