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Weighing Correctly?

timmster97
timmster97 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I started my calorie surplus almost 2 months ago. I started at around 169-170, and at first I was weighing myself once a week. But then I read somewhere to try to get the average of the week, so weighing yourself at the same time everyday, then averaging it out. Which makes sense because some days I weigh 171 and other days I weigh 174. I always weigh myself in the morning after using the restroom. Anyway, so I'm curious if this is correct? It's exciting to see the scale finally showing higher numbers, but I don't want to get my hopes up.

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  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    I weigh and track every day so I can see the trend easier, which is tougher to do with only 4 data points in a month.
  • _benjammin
    _benjammin Posts: 1,224 Member
    I too weigh every morning and track a rolling 7-day average.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    it does not matter as long as the trend is up....weigh once a day at the same time; or weight daily and take a seven day average....
  • timmster97
    timmster97 Posts: 6 Member
    Well it's definitely going up, so I guess I'm good!
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