Highest weight or Lowest weight
Options
Replies
-
I have a follow up question related to the OP's question: I have been weighing every day (morning, naked, after toilet) for almost a month and have a wide range of numbers. Should I take an average (which is better-mean or mode?)? I get asked my weight at the Red Cross when I donate blood. They don't need an exact weight, but it would be nice to know my average weight and how close to goal I actually am.0
-
I weigh myself in the morning/lowest weight as a baseline since my weight fluctuates throughout the day based on fiber, water retention, sodium intake, food, etc.0
-
I weigh myself Monday through Friday daily under the same conditions in time. I only logged it once maybe twice a week now at the most.
I really use it as a reference now and more out of curiosity as part of the learning process to see how my weight fluctuates depending on different conditions. I'll always weigh myself under the same conditions in time, it's a way of keeping myself in check and a reality check. I don't want to go back to where I was before.
As far as my weight, I tell people I'm about 208 which is what I am0 -
I weigh first thing in the morning. I won't weigh at the end of the day when I'm full of food and water, doing this will skew the numbers. I can easily put on 2lbs after just a few cups of tea and coffee.1
-
I weigh consistently right before breakfast, but if I'm very active I may weigh myself again later, or if I happen to be home and changing clothes. I like to witness the shifts, but I only record low weight each day. It feels optimistic to me. Like I'm giving myself credit for getting that low.1
-
kclewis416 wrote: »I always take my highest weight for the day instead of my lowest weight for the day as my overall weight when I am telling people my weight, entering in information etc. I do this basically because I can gain anywhere from 3-6 lbs depending on what I eat/drink or what time of the month it is.
I read people should take their weight the same time every day for accurate readings and that is fine and makes total sense.. I am just curious for your own personal reasons whatever that may be, do you say your weight is your highest or lowest weight?
I don't tell people my weight.
However, I do weigh myself second thing in the morning.0 -
I weigh once in the AM, 1st thing...if i dont like what i see i pee, kick the scale and try again until i see what i like!1
-
I weigh myself first thing in the morning and track it so I can see overall progress. Day to day weight can fluctuate enough just depending on when I ate dinner, how big it was, how hydrated I am, etc. so I am more interested in the trend than the instantaneous result.0
-
I weigh what ever I weigh first thing in the morning. It will most likely be something different tomorrow a.m. by a couple of ounces even up or down a pound.
I use a trending app, so realistically if someone was to ever ask me my weight, which is never by the way, I would use the trending weight.0 -
I have a follow up question related to the OP's question: I have been weighing every day (morning, naked, after toilet) for almost a month and have a wide range of numbers. Should I take an average (which is better-mean or mode?)? I get asked my weight at the Red Cross when I donate blood. They don't need an exact weight, but it would be nice to know my average weight and how close to goal I actually am.
I suggest that you log your daily weights in an app like Happy Scale, Libra, or Trendweight (depending on operating system). It will give you a trend line and moving average weight. I would take mean over mode, but you can visually see both on a graphing app like these.1 -
I weigh myself everyday, first thing in the morning after I've been to the toilet. But if its for a medical reason or a form, whatever I usually say i'm a couple of kilos heavier than I am just in case.0
-
I weight once a day a day and do record it. I record it because I like having the data. That way when my weight jumps up (usually a couple spikes a month related to hormones, etc) I can look back at the data and reassure myself it's a similar pattern as I'd experienced the month before.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.9K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.8K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.7K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 399 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.8K Motivation and Support
- 7.9K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.4K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 979 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.4K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions