To weigh with or without clothes, that is the question

i usually weigh in at the gym, so i make sure im wear the same outfit every time

I'm not a trainer, so please take this with a grain of salt. I always weigh in the morning and on the same day without clothes. I've see that morning is usually the best time, but I don't know if that's gospel or not. The main thing is consistency: same time of day and if you aren't obsessed with it, the same day of the week. I usually weight myself once a week, but I know others who weight themselves daily. These readings can flucuate based on water gain and other factors, so I find it more accurate to do it once a week.

I weigh in the morning after I use the bathroom in panties or nothing.

^^^ what she said!

I weigh without..Monday mornings before I hop in the shower.

Via respiration all nignt, and your early morning urination, by the time you are weighing in you are quite markedly dehydrated. Makes you feel good and its consistent, so nothing wrong with it. But realistically your body weight when reasonably hydrated is probably a better measure for purposes of BMI and Body fat calculations (at least I suspect so).

I weigh with my clothes on because honestly.....your clothes don't weigh THAT much. Not unless your wearing armor for your job at medieval times or something. I used to be the person who would always want to weigh myself without clothes but now I realize it's just mind games. it's part of an addiction ( I think of it as a sort of addiction) that's simply trying to make excuses for stepping out of your boundaries....at least that's what I felt i was doing. it was like "oh, yay! I weigh half a pound less this morning without my clothes on, so I can splurge a bit! after all, I lost half a pound!" then you find yourself eating a low fat dessert in the afternoon....which then turns into potato chips...which then turns into a cookie....etc etc. or instead of it being food, maybe instead you just make the excuse, "oh I lost a bit of weight this morning, I don't really need to go to the gym today, I'll go tomorrow. after all, I'm already losing weight." It's also a sign that your not ready to face up to your weight problem. you need to be able to face your weight no matter what you're wearing or how much liquids your bladder is holding or poop you have inside you. There's a huge psychological element to losing weight. Don't let the scale be your enemy. it is simply a tool used to help you along the road. if you let your mind play these games you are only hindering your own success.

Also with contacts not glasses, those weigh almost an ounce :laugh:

I would do it right in the morning (and possibly after peeing although I am not sure if that would help a ton). That's what I have always done. If I were to do it at the end of the day before bed I have drank so much water throughout the day I actually weigh more.

I weight butt nekkid. I like to get the lowest figure I can. Hell, I've often considered shaving all my body hair to get that extra half pound :laugh:

I always weigh myself in the morning after I've been to the loo with just my nightie on.

But to get the most accurate number, you need to weigh just your body - not your clothes

I weigh in the mornings after the bathroom. I usually have PJ's on, but after reading the posts on this thread...I think I may start doing it with just my underwear.

As for me, I may jump on the scale midweek just to get an idea of what's going on, but my 'official' weigh in is Monday mornings, shorts only, right after I take care of my business.

Nakey :happy: