Take away 5 from the scale?

Question

So I have heard you are supposed to take 5 pounds of the scale when you weight yourself?

Is that supposed to make you feel better?

Or is that just how the weighing things are?

Answer 1

they say that to take away the weight of peoples big egos.

Answer 2

To subtract the weight of your clothes probably....

Answer 3

Reds right you deduct the weight of your clothing,or you weigh yourself naked and deduct nothing.

Answer 4

What? I never heard of that...

And clothes doesnt weigh 5 pounds...

Answer 5

If you read the last line as..

Or is that just the weigh (way) things are?

It´s quite funny not to be taken seriously.. it that right?