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morning vs afternoon weigh in

dzvinka82
dzvinka82 Posts: 33
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone have an explanation as to why I consistently weigh more in the morning than I do in the afternoon? Does anyone else run into the same issue?

Note that I am wearing the same thing when I weigh in the morning and afternoon (i.e. when i get home from work at 5 pm). I weigh myself after I go to the bathroom in the morning, and I do not eat anything after dinner the night before.

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  • dzvinka82
    dzvinka82 Posts: 33
    ?
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    your body is mostly composed of water and as such, your weight will fluctuate throughout the day.

    Weigh yourself once per day (or every other day or once a week, whatever), same time of day, similar clothes and forget about the scale the rest of the time.
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    For me that would be totally backwards....do you have a physically taxing job? I weigh less after a good sweat.

    Either way don't let it get to you...if it stresses you out stick with once a day or less.
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392
    Your body will fluctuate about 5lbs in a 24 hour period based on water intake. Remember: water is heavy and your 70% H2O by composition. Also, waste product has density too.

    There's a lot of factors here but I wouldn't stress it too much. Pick a time of day to weigh yourself and keep consistent. And don't jump on it everyday... it'll mess with your head. Once a week is plenty. The water flux is gonna drive you nuts otherwise.
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    Hard to tell why, but the important thing is that you weigh at a consistent time in consistent state of dress (or undress).
  • lynz4589
    lynz4589 Posts: 389 Member
    For me that would be totally backwards....do you have a physically taxing job? I weigh less after a good sweat.

    Either way don't let it get to you...if it stresses you out stick with once a day or less.

    Same here I weigh less in the morning, more in the afternoon! I figured that was because of all the food / drink I had during the day that hadnt had time to work its way through the system? Thats why I love weighing in in the mornings only lol
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    I thought we were meant to weigh less first thing in morning?

    I haven't always been to the bathroom though other than wee, but even if I don't eat until after I have been and weigh again there's no difference?
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