weighing yourself the morning after big dinner

amunet07
amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just ate a big steak for dinner (was under my calorie goal) am wondering if I should hold off on weighing myself tomorrow due the heavy dinner?

What do you think?

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  • HakunaMatata519
    HakunaMatata519 Posts: 141 Member
    If tomorrow is your official weigh in day, I'd still weigh in but give yourself some slack if it's not quite what you expect. If it's not your weigh in day tomorrow, might as well skip it if you think it will bum you out :) I always avoid big meals the day before weigh in lol
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    It may not affect your weight. it all depends but for me red meat takes a while to um move through so a 8oz steak is all still there the next morning. If it were me I'd move my weigh in a day just this once....but that's just me.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    you sound like you might be the type of person who will be upset if the scale moves up; so . . . don't.

    That being said, I weigh every day and have kept a spreadsheet of daily weight, calories consumed and burned for more than a year. It helps me analyze and figure out trends. I don't freak out if the scale is up.
  • butterflyqueen2012
    butterflyqueen2012 Posts: 12
    You should be weighing yourself at the same time every day/week. It is said that the best time to weigh yourself is in the morning, after you have gone to the restroom, because it is the most accurate weight for you.
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Thank you :)
  • Crayvn
    Crayvn Posts: 390 Member
    You should be weighing yourself at the same time every day/week. It is said that the best time to weigh yourself is in the morning, after you have gone to the restroom, because it is the most accurate weight for you.


    What she said :)
  • Aviflora
    Aviflora Posts: 85 Member
    I weigh myself right after I wake up, after using the ladies room. So far, even with lots of food still in my tummy, my weight plateaus for a few days before dropping at all once. It's a strange process, but I guess if my body wants to work that way, then power to me!

    Don't sweat if you weigh yourself and you're over. As long as you're staying true to your calorie goals, you should be fine. :)
  • Crayvn
    Crayvn Posts: 390 Member
    I weigh myself right after I wake up, after using the ladies room. So far, even with lots of food still in my tummy, my weight plateaus for a few days before dropping at all once. It's a strange process, but I guess if my body wants to work that way, then power to me!

    Don't sweat if you weigh yourself and you're over. As long as you're staying true to your calorie goals, you should be fine. :)

    I had the same thing happen to me when i lost alot of weight before..id lose 3 lbs one week and then 1 the next..and then none another...could be any number of variables..i never tracked what i did differently or ate differently when it happened... but as she said above..as long as we losin' who cares how it flows :p

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