When to weigh

LeanneMScott

Hi, I'm just curious to know when you guys weigh yourselves. Like how often? Early on a morning or later on during the day? Clothed or not clothed lol. Each weigh in gives a different measurement and I'm trying to figure out the best way to do it thanks xx

quixoticsue

I always do it in the morning, right after visiting the bathroom. It seems to give me the most consistent (and lowest) numbers.

rheddmobile

Naked, first thing in the morning after using the toilet, preferably with the scale set in the same spot. Your weight will vary from day to day due to water retention, food waste in your body, and so on, but weighing every day at the same time will limit the variables as much as possible.

Weighing at different times of the day and in different clothes, you might as well be guessing. My weight goes up from four to six pounds every day between morning and bed, just due to eating and drinking. A sixteen ounce glass of water weighs a pound - if you drink it, YOU weigh a pound more!

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LeanneMScott

Thanks everyone 👍😊 xx

ruqayyahsmum

I always weigh every morning after using the bathroom and no clothes
I then log it in my Libra app so I can follow the trend

shaf238

For me, Sunday evenings at the same time. Whatever the case for you, just make sure you're consistent with day, time, dress (or undress as it may be!), etc. You want to log numbers that are as comparable as possible.

Panini911

daily, around 4:30 with clothes

whitpauly

Morning,nude after bathroom,had a docs appointment yesterday and forgot about it til last minute so I had eaten,drank water and coffee so at the docs I weighed 8 pounds heavier than at home this morning I held the clothes I wore yesterday and they had added +3 pounds as well

WholeFoods4Lyfe

I weight every day, first thing in the morning, naked, and after I've gone to the bathroom.

grimendale

Saturday morning, first thing, naked and after using the bathroom. Consistency is key.

sammidelvecchio

I weigh every day now, first thing in the morning after using the bathroom. But it took me a while to get to the point where I was comfortable weighing every day. It can be hard at first, and frustrating. Even with the trending apps. I used to weigh every Friday morning, first thing. Usually no clothes, but sometimes if my night clothes are light enough I leave them on

whitpauly

sammidelvecchio wrote: »

I weigh every day now, first thing in the morning after using the bathroom. But it took me a while to get to the point where I was comfortable weighing every day. It can be hard at first, and frustrating. Even with the trending apps. I used to weigh every Friday morning, first thing. Usually no clothes, but sometimes if my night clothes are light enough I leave them on

Yeah, usually if I know I'm going to the doctor I will wear leggings cuz jeans are pretty heavy,I think weighing daily is smart too cuz then we see the small changes rather than being freaked out by a change that can occur in a week like bloat or something

wmweeza

First thing after going to the bathroom in the morning. All of my pajamas are the same weight so I weigh myself in my PJ's, also I weigh myself once a week

ogtmama

Naked, first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom, removes the highest number of variables possible and gives the most stable set of data

linfun1

I attend Weight Watchers and weigh every Saturday morning at my meeting. I didn’t have a scale at home for the first 3yrs. I bought a good scale after I lost 75lbs and I step on it 2-3x a week in the morning just to check in and help my maintance.

GaleHawkins

quixoticsue wrote: »

I always do it in the morning, right after visiting the bathroom. It seems to give me the most consistent (and lowest) numbers.

I weight in the morning but twice, right before and right after visiting the bathroom. If the spread averages around 2 pounds I then know my hydration level is OK for my weight of 200 pounds and age of 68. Not sure on my height but peaked at 5'11" before the Ankylosing Spondylitis hit me with a curve 40 years ago. Thankfully after changing my Way Of Eating 5 years ago I am regaining some height due to standing more upright. I think a spread of 1 pound may be more normal for most but 2 pounds has been my average for 30-40 years. I use the morning weights to compute how I am doing since I do not track food weight or number of estimated calories consumed.
My only goal is better health markers year over year.

Actually the best time to weigh is what works for each person.

amandacradduck

Lots of people on here seem to say they weigh everyday in the morning after using the bathroom. But I would encourage you to only weigh yourself once a week. Or twice a week. When you weigh in everyday it can discourage you because most days will be close to the same number because most people will only lose a pound or two a week after awhile. But if u do it only once a week on Fridays mornings (or whatever day/days you pick) you will constantly see the numbers going down

MalkinMagic71

amandacradduck wrote: »

Lots of people on here seem to say they weigh everyday in the morning after using the bathroom. But I would encourage you to only weigh yourself once a week. Or twice a week. When you weigh in everyday it can discourage you because most days will be close to the same number because most people will only lose a pound or two a week after awhile. But if u do it only once a week on Fridays mornings (or whatever day/days you pick) you will constantly see the numbers going down

Or weigh yourself daily and use a trending app and don't freak over fluctuations.

texasredreb

Like most, I weigh first thing in the morning, nude and after using the toilet. BUT, it doesn't really matter when or how you weigh as long as you are consistent. If you want to weigh fully clothed with shoes after dinner--go for it. Just do it that way every time. Your clothing, retained meals, retained fluids, etc. are going to affect the scale, but they aren't going to prevent you from losing weight. You'll still see the scale trending downwards if you are eating in a deficit. Sooooo....do what ever is easiest and most convenient for you!

ogtmama

amandacradduck wrote: »

Lots of people on here seem to say they weigh everyday in the morning after using the bathroom. But I would encourage you to only weigh yourself once a week. Or twice a week. When you weigh in everyday it can discourage you because most days will be close to the same number because most people will only lose a pound or two a week after awhile. But if u do it only once a week on Fridays mornings (or whatever day/days you pick) you will constantly see the numbers going down

I think that it is great that that works for you but I actually see big fluctuations...if I worked hard all week and then weighed on a day that showed very little change or worse, was up, I would be devastated and possibly quit. I choose to weigh every day when the data is most accurate and enter the information into libra so that I can track the trend and see how it is moving and know when i am on and off track in real time❤

PAV8888

amandacradduck wrote: »

Lots of people on here seem to say they weigh everyday in the morning after using the bathroom. But I would encourage you to only weigh yourself once a week. Or twice a week. When you weigh in everyday it can discourage you because most days will be close to the same number because most people will only lose a pound or two a week after awhile. But if u do it only once a week on Fridays mornings (or whatever day/days you pick) you will constantly see the numbers going down

While I will acknowledge that this works for people who cannot mentally handle daily fluctuations, I have to address what you say because it provides incorrect information.

Weekly and even monthly weigh-ins are also subject to water weight fluctuations.

I can look at my trendweight.com graph and easily cherry-pick spots during my weight loss that are a week apart or a month apart where the second value was the same or higher than the first while I was still meeting my weight loss goals!

And this is without contending with several pounds of hormonal water retention.

What matters is the overall weight trend over time and not a particular daily weigh-in.

Your argument is that one can better determine the overall day to day weight trend by using fewer data points that are spaced further apart.

Objectively, daily data points are going to provide more accurate information

The secret is to not freak out at the daily value but to evaluate progress based on the trend over a sufficient period of time.

StatChicBayes

every day in the morning after getting up and going to the bathroom. Nude, so that the weight of clothing does not add to the noise. I track to keep an eye on trends, and do not worry about the day-today fluctuations I see now (sometimes a 1-2 pound change up/down in a day). Weight loss trends right now looks like a bunny hopping down hill.