How much does water effect ones weight?

ldwatene
ldwatene Posts: 150 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Does water intake have an impact on your true weight?

Curious as I tend to drink 3+ litres a day during the week (training days) and less than 2 on a weekend when the best time to weigh myself would be

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    It effects scale weight but not body fat.

    I find the most stable time to weigh is first thing in the morning after using the bathroom and in my birthday suit.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I am a lot more weight stable since I started consuming more fluids. Granted, I pee every 45 minutes now, but I haven't had a massive water based scale fluctuation in months. It used to get pretty bad; I've had water and sodium induced weight shifts as high as 15 lbs. in a week before.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,341 Member
    edited May 2017
    Best time to weigh is first thing in the morning, after going to the bathroom. Water weighs 1 gram per milliliter whether it's in a bottle or in your belly.
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