Do you weigh yourself after a pretty hard workout?

Kst76

Do you weigh yourself after a workout and if that weight is lower than your morning weigh-in...do you count that as a weight loss?
I admit I do this. Sometimes if I have been "stalling" on the same weight for a while, I try to break that cycle. I go for a really long walk for instance. Today I did this. I have been hanging around 171.6 forever now it feels like. 3-4 Weeks. !
Yes, my overall trend has been 1.6 pounds a week, but the last few of weeks I haven't lost any. So I went on a 11 mile walk. I love walking but usually stick to 4-5 miles, 5-6 days a week. My body is used to this and I really don't feel any affect after.
When I came home after my 11 mile walk today, I showered and weighed myself. I was 169. Then I drank a lot of water and my weight went up to 170.5 . That is the weight I logged.
Am I fooling myself here?

Maxxitt

No I don't weigh myself after a workout or whatever and "adjust" my stats. I weigh myself at the same time of day, most days of the week, that time only. That weight fluctuates day to day, and trends over time. I usually record the weight in my stats once a week. Yes, you are fooling yourself.

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Blythmag

You can record ya weight at anytime, up or down thats the weight you are.

As long as you can handle the ups then no you arent fooling yaself.ignore above.

malibu927

No. I weigh myself when I get up and that's it. All I've lost is sweat.

Kst76

YepItsKriss wrote: »

Your dehydrated weight or your hydrated weight are simply water either lost or replenished. The number the scale reads at either or does not really reflect anything other then that. Fat loss is lost over a period of time and only consistent treads down are what you should be going by. If you log the dehydrated weight you are just going to have to wait until you weigh that same Amount of less when hydrated

Yeah..i.know..i do it more for a boost. I know it's silly. Thank for a nice sensible answer.

SafioraLinnea

No adjustments to my daily log but sure sometimes I do. As soon as I’ve consumed something or exercised it is no longer acurate to my daily tracking, but it can be interesting to see if changes happen after various activities but it’s purely for fun.

Kst76

Yup..you have to have fun sometimes^

spiffychick85

I do it for a boost too Maybe I'm kidding myself...but I put more stock in over all trends regardless...I just like seeing that "much lower" reference point because I know it's possible to get there

TimothyFish

I went for a 100 mile bicycle ride yesterday and I was four pounds lighter than I was the day before after a twenty mile bicycle ride. While I burned enough calories to lose a pound of fat the rest of that loss is due to dehydration.

Ironandwine69

No. You weigh yourself first thing in the morning. That's the weight that counts.

TavistockToad

No, I've never even considered it...

BBum69

Whether you are fooling yourself or not is 100% up to you. If you are well informed and put that information in the proper context, then you won't be fooled. You might even find it to be useful. However, if you are not so knowledgeable and want to assign a great deal of importance to a very small data sample, then you probably aren't helping yourself.

Lounmoun

I don't see the value in doing that. You know weights are different at different times of day under different conditions.
Maybe you are getting a bit too hung up on the number if you feel you need to game it in that way.
If you haven't lost or gained weight for 4 weeks check the accuracy of your logging. If everything seems pretty good you might need to lower your calorie goal.

I compare my weight from the same conditions-about 8 AM in the morning after using bathroom but before eating or drinking anything. I don't step on the scale otherwise.

Machka9

The only time I weigh myself after a hard workout (a long distance bicycle ride) is to check whether or not I have drunk enough water during the ride. If I've lost a "significant" amount of weight, I'm dehydrated and need to get drinking to fix the situation.

jemhh

I have never in my life weighed myself after a workout.

jjpptt2

Do I weigh myself after a hard workout?
Yes, sometimes. I've done it out of curiosity, but also to try to figure out how much fluid I lose through sweat during a workout (important for endurance athletes).

Do I consider it weight loss?
Hell no.

ninerbuff

I weigh myself once at night and once in the morning. That way I can help determine what I do that day.

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amusedmonkey

No. I routinely weigh myself in the morning every day. I did weigh myself once after a workout to see how I'm doing on hydration, and it turns out I drink more than my fill of water during exercise because I was heavier. Makes sense. I usually drink about 2 liters while exercising, but I'm a heavy sweater so I wasn't sure if that was enough. It was more than enough. If I did weigh myself after exercise regularly I wouldn't consider it weight loss, just like I don't consider being heavier after a meal weight gain.

Marcie9278

My weight is always higher because of the water and I'm assuming the swelling.

SCoil123

Marcie9278 wrote: »

My weight is always higher because of the water and I'm assuming the swelling.

Same

GrumpyHeadmistress

I have a sneaky look on Saturday morning (naked, after the toilet) and an “official” weigh in the same way on Sunday morning. It’s never even occurred to me to weigh after exercise. Too many variables to consider.

callsitlikeiseeit

no. i weigh myself once a week.

tess5036

I haven't, but out of curiosity Imay try now

Graelwyn75

No, I found I weigh more after my intense workouts so now I weigh after I have had a few rest days.

Machka9

jjpptt2 wrote: »

Do I weigh myself after a hard workout?
Yes, sometimes. I've done it out of curiosity, but also to try to figure out how much fluid I lose through sweat during a workout (important for endurance athletes).

Do I consider it weight loss?
Hell no.

Yep ... me too.

Rode a century yesterday (100 miles), checked, and it looks like I was spot on with my drinking. I made an effort to drink a bit more than I usually do.

riffraff2112

I do it just to see. Only log my morning weight.

AnnPT77

Sometimes I weigh after serious exercise, especially in summer when it's hot. If I weigh less after exercising than before, I know I haven't drunk enough water during the workout. Other than that, any weight change under those circumstances is completely meaningless.

Otherwise I just weigh myself first thing every morning, record it in Libra, and see whether my weight trend over longer time spans is going in a direction - up, down or even - that's consistent with my goals.

Day to day fluctuations are meaningless, and intra-day ones are ridiculously arbitrary IMO. Drink a quart of water, I'll weigh about 2 pounds more, sweat a quart of water, I'll weigh about 2 pounds less. Eat a whole head of cabbage (I can ), and I'll gain a pound or so, some of that sticking around until up to a couple of days later when the fiber finishes transiting my digestive tract. Big whoop-ti-do.

CoachJen71

I'll weigh in after a hike. If my weight is lower than usual at that time of day, I assume I am dehydrated and grab some water. I don't log my weight, tho. Just do that first thing each morning.

Kst76

Ok, Im done logging it . It seems stupid.

haviegirl

Sure, why not? It's kind of fun to see how the things I do affect my weight. If I'm home right after the workout, and taking off clothing before showering anyway, why not jump on the scale?