When is a good time to weigh yourself

BL_Courtney15 wrote: »

I feel heavy in the morning so I usually wait a few hours.

You may feel heavier, but are you actually heavier? Have you experimented with weighing in the morning compared to later?

If you want consistent data, you want to reduce as many variables as possible. Weighing first thing in the morning after the toilet visit and before eating or drinking anything gives a consistent set of conditions (well, as consistent as possible) between weight measurements.

seska422 wrote: »

First thing in the morning, right after you use the toilet, either naked or with the same amount of clothes every time.

Weighing any other time has too many variables, such as how much you've eaten and drunk so far throughout the day.

This, and be consistent, same day every week is what counts. Daily your weight will fluctuate depending on what you eat and drink.

I always weigh in the morning after i go to the toilet and before eating or drinking anything

Christine_72 wrote: »

I always wonder when people say to weigh after going to the toilet, do they mean no 2's as well?
I don't know how accurate the weigh in would be if you're still holding all the food you ate yesterday??

Well weight isn't a very accurate measurement in the first place. Weight is just the overall total of everything. Including water (which is essential). You could dehydrate yourself like a proffessional fighter in order to cut the last few pounds to make weight but, that isn't healthy. In a perfect world we'd all be able to do number 2 on command before weighing ourselves. I know for me personally it's very hard to do so before I have any water or coffee in the morning. Even after that it's sometimes iffy. I think the key to measuring progress is consistency. For me that means mondays sometime between 7:30 and 9:30 am before I eat.

First thing in the morning, after you relieve yourself, butt naked.