Is this cheating?
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kit_katty
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Sometimes I weigh myself after going for a run in the afternoon, and for some reason this ends up being my lowest weight, lower than first thing in the morning... is this cheating?
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I want to say yes, because you've probably sweated and lost water weight which you replenish when you have that tall glass of water ect after.0
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No, it's not cheating. It's reinforcing that the work you do is paying off. If there is a psychological advantage for you to weight yourself after running, then do it. I weigh myself once a week at the same time on the same scale. That is my official weigh-in.
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I think its best to use the morning weight. But if you wanted to use a weight that you get every day under the same conditions (ie after exercise), I don't see anything wrong with it.0
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as long as you record your other weights from the same point and time, I always pick my lightest weight of the day (who wouldn't!).. but as long as whichever number you choose keeps going down in the right direction I don't see that it matters?
I also record my 'fluctuation range' as I go along and it started at 12st 7 - 12st 13 and now I'm getting 9st 4 - 9st 12, but I get around 9st 8-9st 10 for the last 2 weeks... so I use the number I get the most... I can't wait until my numbers are all under 9st 7!0 -
Yeah, if you weigh yourself at the same time each time you record it, it's not really cheating.
I'd guess you are going to have a lot more variance doing it this way as you have two+ meals behind you.0
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