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    Do you weigh yourself before or after your workout?

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    edited February 8 in Health and Weight Loss
    DO you weigh yourself before or after your workout? Which is the most accurate?

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    • Posts: 1,870 Member
      Before. I can gain up to 3 lbs. after exercise. Really though, it is about consistency. You can weigh yourself after, then do that everyday. Weighing yourself is only good for comparing yourself to the previous number.
    • Posts: 9,532 Member
      Both. Tracking exercise-induced weight loss can be a useful tool.
    • Posts: 779 Member
      I weigh before and after, and only once a week. My weight on Saturday is my "weight" for the week.
    • Posts: 480 Member
      I weigh myself first thing in the morning on Monday (before I step into the shower...). I haven't worked out then so I guess I weigh myself before?
      Just pick a time and stick to it. If you weigh yourself once a day, once a week, once a month it doesn't matter. For consistency sake just do it at the same time and wearing the same thing (or not wearing anything at all!)
    • Posts: 230 Member
      As long as you're consistent, it doesn't make that much difference.
      I've always been told that it's best to weigh after a rest day, but I train 8-9 times a week and only have 1 rest day on Sundays. On Mondays I start work at 6am and weighing myself is not on my mind at 5am when I get up so I weigh myself on Fridays. It's not after a rest day, but it is consistently after a training day so my results will still be accurate.

      Try weighing yourself before and after a workout on the same day. Would be interesting to see for yourself what impact training has on your body...
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      As far as being "most accurate" is concerned, that's going to be more about consistency than anything else. Nobody weighs exactly XXX Lbs all of the time, so there's really no such thing as "most accurate" in RE to an exact number. You'll see this when you get to maintenance...you will have a range of weight, not a single and exact number because your weight is not static and your losses are not linear.

      Consistency is the key to obtaining useful data.
    • Posts: 321 Member
      Before. I guzzle tons of water when I workout (like 2-3 liters).
    • Posts: 707 Member
      I weigh myself first thing in the a.m. after I "do my business" and last thing at night before bed. I record my a.m. and p.m. weights every day in a one year plannerr. It helps me to recognize daily fluctuations and trends.
    • Posts: 170 Member
      Every Tuesday morning after my workout.
    • Posts: 984 Member
      I like to weigh myself first thing in the morning (1-2X week).
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      Before...

      ...and more precisely, every morning before (and after) getting into the shower. (The after shower thing is because my weight fluctuates 2-3 pounds after my shower and I'm fascinated by it and can't explain it.)
    • Posts: 1,256 Member
      both... i like to know how much i sweat!!
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      before. 1st thing in the morning. most accurate reading of the day.
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      Before...

      ...and more precisely, every morning before (and after) getting into the shower. (The after shower thing is because my weight fluctuates 2-3 pounds after my shower and I'm fascinated by it and can't explain it.)

      which do you log?/ beleive?
    • Posts: 5,537 Member
      I weigh in-between my squat sets.
    • Posts: 9,532 Member
      both... i like to know how much i sweat!!

      For sure. It's the quickest way to figure out how much you need to drink to properly rehydrate.
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      show previous quotes

      which do you log?/ beleive?

      The one that's closest to my recent weight trend.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      Idk, I just weigh myself consistently. If you weigh yourself Friday night, weigh yourself every Friday night then. That way you get a more consistent weigh-in.
    • Posts: 1,850 Member
      Before...

      ...and more precisely, every morning before (and after) getting into the shower. (The after shower thing is because my weight fluctuates 2-3 pounds after my shower and I'm fascinated by it and can't explain it.)

      I do that too. I'm always heavier AFTER the shower (.5 to 1 pound). I blame the steam but I don't know if it's affecting ME, the scale's mechanisms, or both. hmmm
    • Posts: 39 Member
      I usually weigh on the same day every week and normally before I have any food or drink.Once in a while I will weigh at the gym before my workout just to see if Im up or down
    • Posts: 546 Member
      I try not to weigh myself too often because your depending on how much water your body is holding at the time, your weight could vary, and it can be demoralizing when you look at the scales. I weigh myself every couple of weeks. I've just got this bad habit of measuring my stomach every few days lol
    • Posts: 986 Member
      I don't anymore, actually I've been using the tape measure a lot lately, but when I was training for a half marathon I'd weigh before and after my runs. This was so I could see how much I sweat, and adjust my water intake accordingly so the day of the race I knew how much to drink to keep myself hydrated and going. Unfortunately the last water stop was out of water...and cups...and those last 2 miles were a b****. Something to plan for next time.

      Anyway. If you want an accurate body weight, I'd say first thing in the morning after using the toilet and before a shower or workout. My theory on the higher after-shower weight is that my hair is still wet and water weighs something.
    • Posts: 842 Member
      I do both that way when I input my weight on the machine it's accurate and after to see if I lost too much during my workout. They used to make us do it during camp for football and it became a habit.
    • Posts: 201 Member
      First thing in the morning & once a week, if that. We become too obsessed with the number on the scale. We all fluctuate throughout the day.
    • Posts: 70 Member
      I think as long as your consistent; clothes on or clothes off, time of day, before exercise or after. Personally, I always weigh in the morning before I hit the gym because I drink a lot of water during my workout so I prefer to weigh before. I am also trying to limit myself to one weigh in per week and currently participating in a challenge so that determines my weigh in day.
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      First thing in the morning & once a week, if that. We become too obsessed with the number on the scale. We all fluctuate throughout the day.

      We also fluctuate from week to week.

      I weigh myself daily to better understand these fluctuations.
    • Posts: 4,064 Member
      First thing in the morning after my potty break before my workout.
    • Posts: 4,941 Member
      Neither. I weigh myself once a month... I prefer to see a general trend and not worry over the 3 lbs of water weight I just gained/lost.
    • Posts: 104 Member
      Weigh: never
      Measure: once a week - five different spots
      Hydrostatic BF testing: every three months

      Screw the scale.
    • Posts: 2,555 Member
      Since I use the Wii Fit for workouts, I weigh in before with the Body Test.
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