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when do you weigh yourself?

brideson85
brideson85 Posts: 31
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
In the morning when you wake up? during the day? what is your "true" weight as it varies throughout the day....on some days I weigh like 2 pounds less in the morning! So whats the deal?

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  • junodog1
    junodog1 Posts: 4,792 Member
    I always weigh myself in the morning, after I pee. That's my consistent low time of day.
  • phdcharlie
    phdcharlie Posts: 23
    In the morning after going to the bathroom and before eating or drinking. I also gain weight during the day after eating and drinking. Water weight can fluctuate especially from day to day. I have a Withings wifi scale that logs every measurement and from analyzing long-term trends, I would say any given weight reading can be up or down about 3 pounds due to daily differences in water weight, bowel contents, etc. (I hope that wasn't TMI).
  • jereibold
    jereibold Posts: 20 Member
    Yup First thing in the AM!
  • Heyyleigh
    Heyyleigh Posts: 268 Member
    Only in the morning...............but I do it everyday! I cant help it. Techincally your suppose to do it once a week, but... I cant resist. Throughout the day is not a good idea, that would totally stress me out ;+)
  • Beleg
    Beleg Posts: 227 Member
    Every monday morning after I get up and do my daily morning routine.
  • brideson85
    brideson85 Posts: 31
    nope never TMI. I work in health care lol. I have heard and seen it ALL!!!! LOL. Thanks so much for the input b/c I was wondering if my new am low should be counted!!! :)
  • larrys2112
    larrys2112 Posts: 35 Member
    Every morning, first thing in the morning.
  • sarahwilloughby07
    sarahwilloughby07 Posts: 39
    In the morning, after I use the bathroom, usually only once a month or before I start a workout program (ex. 30 day shred) or what have you.
  • raylenebrooks
    raylenebrooks Posts: 137 Member
    I am a scale addict so every morning and night before bed, I only record mondays though and yes I weigh more at night.

    Oh and I record my morning low of course lol
  • spicyginger2006
    spicyginger2006 Posts: 70 Member
    first thing in the morning, after you go to the bathroom, butt naked!
  • SMP151
    SMP151 Posts: 32
    I weigh myself first thing in the morning right after peeing and right before jumping in the shower. Then right before i go to bed. Every day...
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    As long as the same time every day then I consider that my true weight. I don't usually do one weigh in afternoon and the next in morning as that first one would suck then they next one would have the 2 or so lbs more loss on it and would be awesome.
  • MegsAud
    MegsAud Posts: 8
    In the morning, as soon as I wake up. I only do this once a week though.
  • Irish_eyes75
    Irish_eyes75 Posts: 475
    I weigh every morning right after I go to the bathroom and before my shower.I also weigh myself before I go to bed. Not sure why I do that it doesn't mean anything I guess it's just like a good night kiss to the scale so she's good to me in the morning. I only record my weight on Fridays though and i usually don't freak if I'm up from one day to the next as long as on Friday I'm down from last Friday.
  • ACleverName
    ACleverName Posts: 4 Member
    Monday mornings right before jumping in the shower Keeps me on track over the weekend knowing weigh-in day is coming and helps to motivate me for the week ahead.
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