You're doing ALL the right things! My approach has been to consider the scale is the least measurement, I'm trying not to care too much about it (hard, because of social conditioning, but it's better for mental health to de-prioritize it). It's conflicting, because it's the only measure that dietbet uses to judge whether someone is a "winner" or not — it's a positive incentive for some, it's just not so meaningful for me. Gauge how you feel, and start monitoring things like inches lost or muscle-to-fat-ratio, and log you activities to see how you're improving (ie hiking distance or speed, lifting more reps, etc.), because THAT's what really matters.