Mayor Rob Ford and his brother went in opposite directions when they stepped on the scale Tuesday morning, as their weight-loss crusade enters the final stretch.

Weighing in at 314 pounds, the mayor has put on four pounds since last week's weigh-in, while his brother, Coun. Doug Ford, shed two more pounds, coming in at 247 pounds.

"That's really good, isn't it?" Rob Ford said as he stepped off the scale.

After the weigh-in, the mayor refused to answer questions and returned to his office. Doug Ford, however, stuck around for a couple minutes to add a new layer to a feud involving the mayor and Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale.

"Where my friend Daniel?" Doug Ford asked after he weighed in.

Moments later, a reporter asked the councillor to repeat his feelings about the Star and the run-in.

"I feel sorry for Daniel Dale. In my opinion, he was thrown underneath the bus from his own company. That's my opinion, and quite a few others," Doug Ford said. "It's not Daniel Dale, so much, when he's told to go hide in the bushes at the mayor's house. And not one single person in this press gallery would do that, and I don't think Daniel Dale would do it, he's a good guy, in my opinion."

After Doug Ford walked away, Daniel Dale rejected the councillor's comments, telling reporters he wasn't thrown under the bus by his bosses.

"The Star has been incredibly supportive," Dale said.

Rob Ford previously said he would not speak to reporters if Dale was present, a vow he made after the two were involved in a confrontation outside the mayor's Etobicoke home last Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Rob Ford has lost a total of 16 pounds since the weight-loss campaign began, although his weight has fluctuated around 312 pounds for a few weeks.

Doug Ford is down 28 pounds since the campaign began. He weighed 275 pounds when the Fords kicked off the six-month campaign.

The brothers' weigh-ins have gone from a weekly affair on Mondays to a semi-regular event in recent weeks. The mayor has cancelled a handful of weigh-ins, while at least one was scrapped because it fell on a public holiday.

At the start of the campaign, the Fords said they would step on the scale in front of reporters every week at city hall.

Rob Ford is trying to shed 50 pounds before the campaign ends.

The Ford brothers are losing weight to promote healthy living and raise money for local charities. They continue to collect pledges on the campaign's website.

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