When is the best time to weigh yourself?

cbs1974
cbs1974 Posts: 98 Member
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
morning ?
evening?

ive got some acurrate digital scales

and some days they can be as much as 5llbs difference ! usually just a llb here and there

usually heavier at night than in the day!

Help
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  • punkinbeanie
    punkinbeanie Posts: 50
    Morning, befor you eat!
  • Adsnwfld
    Adsnwfld Posts: 262 Member
    first thing in the morning, after the washroom and before eating
  • amber8704
    amber8704 Posts: 9
    I have always heard to weigh yourself at the same time of the day. I usually do in the morning before I eat and as long as you are doing it at the same time everyday you would get the most accurate reading. You should stick to one or the other because in the evening you have already ate all day and naturally would be a little heavier. I like the feeling of being the lightest in the mornings. :)
  • cerysrhi
    cerysrhi Posts: 262
    morning after toilet no clothes x
  • Star1ing_Dar1ing
    Star1ing_Dar1ing Posts: 26
    I cant help weigh myself morning noon and night ..

    I prefer to acknowledge the morning weigh - in though , usually means i weigh less : D
  • Star1ing_Dar1ing
    Star1ing_Dar1ing Posts: 26
    I cant help weigh myself morning noon and night ..

    I prefer to acknowledge the morning weigh - in though , usually means i weigh less : D
  • 6Pk2Go
    6Pk2Go Posts: 105
    Generally morning before you eat. Sometimes, if I eat something particularly high in sodium or carbs during dinner the night before though that will not be the case due to water retention.
  • csquaredsmom
    csquaredsmom Posts: 53
    Morning...first thing without clothes.
  • OLP76
    OLP76 Posts: 768 Member
    I personally weigh in - first thing when I wake up...I go to the washroom - get naked and weight myself...

    So far so good :)
  • dougr
    dougr Posts: 2
    Most people would agree that morning is when you will weigh least but it does depend on your body cycle and when your eating times are. For example I usually weigh about 1 - 2 lbs more when I get up than at 11 - midday so it does not hold true for me. The best thing is to weigh yourself at regular intervals for one day, decide what you are happiest and stick with it. The most important thing is to always weigh yourself at approximately the same time of day that way you will get a more accurate picture.
  • octopusami
    octopusami Posts: 87 Member
    I work at a hospital so I way myself in the morning when I get to work. This means I run three miles and eat a little before I weigh in but I have been pretty consistant. I have a scale at home but it puts me 5 lbs under what I get a work and I think my work one is more accurate.
  • ukheather
    ukheather Posts: 66 Member
    In the morning, at the same time, before you eat
  • Sez1983
    Sez1983 Posts: 10
    I understand that weighing yourself before breakfast makes you lighter and as some have said 'gives you a more accurate figure' but i don't see the logic. You are going to be eating throughout the day and putting on a few pounds here and there (especially if you don't just stick to celery :wink: ). I weigh myself after eating breakfast coz in my head i tell myself that "if i were to be picked up, i would be this weight - until i eat lunch anyway." I generally also have my PJs on when i weigh myself.
  • Frappuzzino
    Frappuzzino Posts: 342 Member
    I weigh myself after I eat in the morning, because I want to see how much I weigh WITH food in my system, otherwise what's the point? :)
  • suzycreamcheese
    suzycreamcheese Posts: 1,766 Member
    morning, after the toilet and before eating, otherwise youre weighing the food youve eaten, not what your body weighs
  • RMinVA
    RMinVA Posts: 1,085 Member
    First thing in the morning, after you take care of business, butt naked, before you eat or drink anything.
  • rvice2
    rvice2 Posts: 132 Member
    It doesn't matter if you weigh in the morning or at night, but each week weigh yourself on the same day and same time. I always weigh on Sunday mornings.
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    It doesn't matter when, just make sure whatever time you choose, you weigh yourself at the same time each time you weigh in. I prefer the mornings right after I wake up and I try to wear the same thing each time.
  • kwardklinck
    kwardklinck Posts: 1,601
    I usually weigh in the morning after a day's break from exercise.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    It doesn't matter if you weigh in the morning or at night, but each week weigh yourself on the same day and same time. I always weigh on Sunday mornings.

    But it does matter. If you weigh yourself even at the same time of night you still have the weight of the food you've eaten/liquids you've drunk in your system. And that will vary from day to day, which will therefore make the weight vary as well.

    This is the reason they tell you to weigh yourself in the morning after going to the toilet and without clothes. You will have digested your food, emptied your bladder and are as close as you can get to just weighing your own body mass.
  • annaholden65
    annaholden65 Posts: 7
    It doesn't matter as long as its the same time of day and the same day. i weigh in once a week, on a sunday evening (after being naughty at the weekend!) when I am probably at my heaviest. That way, if I ever get the urge to weigh myself in between weigh ins, I usually get a pleasent surprise!
  • crystaltrejo
    crystaltrejo Posts: 263 Member
    I do it on Friday mornings, I get up at 5am and weigh at 9am, after a few trips to potty to do "both" duties, believe me it helps.
  • Sez1983
    Sez1983 Posts: 10
    I weigh myself after I eat in the morning, because I want to see how much I weigh WITH food in my system, otherwise what's the point? :)

    I quite agree!!
  • loupammac
    loupammac Posts: 194 Member
    Currently, I'm weighing myself once a week after one of my gym sessions. I don't have a scale at home and right now I can't afford one. I'm perfectly happy using the gym's scale. Here's hoping I'll be able to weigh in next week at around the same day and time. If not, I'm not too bothered with it as I'm down to my last little bit. However, if you have more to lose, I think a routine would be best. I'm a fan of the mornings myself :)
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    Morning!!! Thats your true weight. Your body can fluctuate 2lbs in one day. Your best bet is to weigh yourself at the same time once a week. I usually weight myself every monday morning right before I jump in the shower. It's troublesome to weigh yourself everyday or even multiple times a day since your weight changes so much in 24 hrs. Keep patient! It'll pay off.
  • cbs1974
    cbs1974 Posts: 98 Member
    thanks for that :: DDDDDDD
  • shaunshaikh
    shaunshaikh Posts: 616 Member
    "Your body can fluctuate 2lbs in one day."

    More than that. I just gained 2 pounds in 30 mintues drinking 32 ounces of water from my nalgene.

    The reason you weigh in before breakfast instead of after breakfast is to remove the variability in weight of your breakfast. Let's say one morning for breakfast you eat toast and egg whites with a 16 ounce glass of OJ. That would be 1.2 to 1.4 pounds gain. Let's say another morning you eat a grapefruit, cereal with milk, and a 24 ounce glass of milk. I'd estimate that to be a 3 pound breakfast. So, based on a different breakfast, you'd be "fooled" to believing you were heavier.

    Either way, I still think the best way to track your progress is not through weight:

    Body fat percentage
    Body measurements (Belly, waist, hips, etc.)
    Aerobic Threshhold (VO2Max)
    How fast you can run a mile
    And so on.
  • Statick1
    Statick1 Posts: 1
    The best time to weigh yourself is in the morning after your bathroom visit and before breakfast. It makes absolutely no sense to weigh yourself after you eat because it is not an accurate representation of your actual weight.
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,364 Member
    I weigh myself first thing in the morning after I take a bathroom break but before I eat anything.

    Also I have a body fat scale, even if the number is not 100% accurate (they are not 100% accurate as far as the actual % if you had it measured with the best methods) if you have a baseline you have been working with from the start, they help to keep track of if you are actually losing the fat you want to lose.
  • kasia0895
    kasia0895 Posts: 2
    I weigh myself at around 11am (I get up 8-9am). I allow my body to loose a bit of water weight through out the night and then go to the loo and walk around a bit :):smile:
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