When are you at your lightest on the scale during the day?

vickijay

Just a musing really...

I'll confess that I heart the scale and I normally weigh myself twice a day, once when I wake up and once when I come in after work but before dinner.

I always thought you were meant to be the lightest in the morning after being asleep, not for me! This morning I weigh 3lbs more than I did before dinner last night and I'll weigh less later on today after having breakfast and lunch!

I guess that's just life so I'm not really bothered but just thought I'd ask your guys when you're at your lightest?

Freyja2023

for me it is mid morning. After I wake up have a coffee maybe a glass of water and get fully alert. If I weigh in middle of the day or evening, yikes not good So I don't now just the mornings, but I confess I will weigh myself up to three times a week

rogerbosch

After my post-workout shower

jasonthekidd

I'm an all day everyday weigher.
Pretty much any time I can get naked, I weigh in. This makes for a minimum of 2 times a day.
I'm always lightest when I wake up in the morning after I goto the bathroom and before breakfast. I have had several times when I've weighed more in the morning but this has got to be water weight from waking up in the middle of the night and chugging water or a heavy water drinking day the day before. I'm a heavy water drinker so my weight can easily fluctuate 3 to 5 lbs a day. I notice when I have a light water day, I'm at my lightest.
All water weight.

droogievesch

I weigh the least after I wake up from sleeping at least 5 hours. I say this because I have multiple jobs and work every shift, so sometimes I go 36-48 hours without sleep. Other times I may only get 2 hours of sleep between shifts.

davidsgirl145

when i first wake up, After i go pee.

SandyAnnP

when i first wake up, After i go pee.

Same here!!! I try to weigh myself only once a week, but occasionally have a sneak peek to see how I'm going....

owndbycatz

In the a.m., after I pee and before breakfast. I'm a little obsessive with the scale; I admit it. But it's a good motivator for me and I'm not bothered by the fluctuations that go on over a few days. As long as I'm seeing an overall downward trend over time, i'm good.

jacintasim

It's true, the morning you are the lightest. I've been instructed to weigh myself once a month or once a week, but the same time/day every week.

Erindipitous

First thing in the morning, after peeing and before my shower.

Witchmoo

Haven't a clue. I weight once a week at the same time each week and don't even have scales at home....I'd drive myself mad if I was hopping on and off all the time.....

alexveksler

After workout. AND, I noticed that I weigh even less after the shower. Not much, about a pound, but it's still weird.

However there is an answer for why we weigh less after the shower:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Chemistry-including-Biochemistry-1355/warm-objects-weigh.htm

cnewlin86

I weigh the least in the morning and most in the evening. My weight can change 3-4lbs from the start of the day to the end of the day. I drink a ton of water! If i drink 2 liters in a day thats a low water day, I usually hit around 4 liters. Water is basically all I drink. I throw in some crystal light packets every now and than to spice it up ;-) But I always log my morning weight and I weigh every day. It keeps me accountable because when I see the scale start going up in the mornings I know I need to workout rather than skip that days workout. I don't worry about my night weight, i just do it because I'm a bit obbessive with the scale.

CassieReannan

when i first wake up, After i go pee.

This.

smilesalot1969

when i first wake up, After i go pee.

this is me too

kathym59

After workout. AND, I noticed that I weigh even less after the shower. Not much, about a pound, but it's still weird.

However there is an answer for why we weigh less after the shower:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Chemistry-including-Biochemistry-1355/warm-objects-weigh.htm

Obviously we all need to shower before our weigh in, lol. Keeps us all clean anyway

MzBeckie

in the mornings. I weigh myself right before I get into the shower.

vickijay

So I'm a weirdo for weighing less in the afternoon or maybe it's because most of you only weigh yourself once per day...

I'm now off to weigh myself then have a shower and see if I weigh less!!!

Blaineyyy

Before breakfast and my workout. Right at the start of the day.

dsjohndrow

in the morning and after using the bathroom.

melissa10666

I weigh my lightest in the morning before I've eaten anything

InkedBeauty89

I used to weigh the least when i would wake up. But since my schedule has changed and i work really early mornings i weigh the least now when i get home from work around 2pm lol. Was 145.8 yesterday after work and 147.8 this morning.

3LittleMonkeyMom

Right after I wake up and use the restroom.

LorinaLynn

Normally, when I first wake up. But if I go for a long run, I sweat so much that I'm down a few pounds. Until I rehydrate.

newCourtney

When I'm not standing on it.

marwar1973

Wouldn't it be good if we could all get in the shower and wash the fat away!
Mornings just b4 shower but I am going to try and keep my weigh ins to once a week

Byemma

Before breakfast, after I wake up and go to the bathroom. I'm not lighter after a shower, because my hair is wet and weighs more, haha.

herstrawberri

In the a.m., after I pee and before breakfast. I'm a little obsessive with the scale; I admit it. But it's a good motivator for me and I'm not bothered by the fluctuations that go on over a few days. As long as I'm seeing an overall downward trend over time, i'm good.

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^