Are you totally naked when you weigh yourself?

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  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone waits until they've done a number 2. before they step on the scales, and if so, does it make a big/little difference?

    Number 2 - haven't heard that one in awhile. If I feel the need to go when I'm about to weigh in, I definitely do that first. I've never weighed myself before and after, so I can't speak to whether or not it makes a difference. I would assume it depends on how big that "number 2" was. :wink:
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    Yep. I weigh myself in the morning right before I get into the shower
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    I only weigh myself at the gym on the digital scale that's out in the open....sooooo.....fully clothed and usually iphone in hand. I do, however, set my water bottle down first, lol.
  • ReeseG4350
    ReeseG4350 Posts: 146 Member
    Nope. I only weigh once every two to four weeks; right after I get finished with my morning run. And, the only thing I take off is my shoes. Well, maybe sometimes I'll shed those uber heavy socks if I want to drop two or three extra pounds ;)
  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    Nope. But I do always wear the same set of clothes to bed over winter, swapping out a flannel for a TShirt in summer. Consistency is there, but I prefer this because it more accurately gives the weight I will be riding around at when I head out the door for a ride.

    Never socks when weighing though.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    Yes. First thing in the morning after going to the bathroom. Only way to get true weight, imo.
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    Yes. Except for at meets, then I have to wear underpants in front of the refs.
  • nordlead2005
    nordlead2005 Posts: 1,303 Member
    edited January 2016
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone waits until they've done a number 2. before they step on the scales, and if so, does it make a big/little difference?

    If you weigh yourself, poop, and then weigh yourself after, your weight will be up. Always. Scientific fact.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    L_Master wrote: »
    Nope. But I do always wear the same set of clothes to bed over winter, swapping out a flannel for a TShirt in summer. Consistency is there, but I prefer this because it more accurately gives the weight I will be riding around at when I head out the door for a ride.

    Never socks when weighing though.

    cause that would be silly
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    nordlead2005 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone waits until they've done a number 2. before they step on the scales, and if so, does it make a big/little difference?

    If you weigh yourself, poop, and then weigh yourself after, your weight will be up. Always. Scientific fact.

    Really? There was a post about this on the maintenance board, where a woman usually weighed 2lbs less afterward. I'm surprised she didn't crack her toilet with that whopper :open_mouth::wink: Maybe she only went once a week or something...
  • LuckyMe2017
    LuckyMe2017 Posts: 454 Member
    ryanflebbe wrote: »
    I knew a girl who took a deep breath and held it when she weighed herself. She has a B.S. in exercise and nutrition too, haha. I thought it was very funny. Anyone do that?

    Naked. And I completely exhale on occasion when I'm desperate to see the scale show -.1
    So sad!
  • LuckyMe2017
    LuckyMe2017 Posts: 454 Member


    If you weigh yourself, poop, and then weigh yourself after, your weight will be up. Always. Scientific fact.[/quote]

    Why is this! It erks my nerves to have to wait 20-30 minutes to weigh after #2.
  • laurie571
    laurie571 Posts: 152 Member
    Yep.
  • Protranser
    Protranser Posts: 517 Member
    MidwaysT wrote: »

    If you weigh yourself, poop, and then weigh yourself after, your weight will be up. Always. Scientific fact.

    Why is this! It erks my nerves to have to wait 20-30 minutes to weigh after #2.
    [/quote]

    I'm guessing this is due to weight redistribution of waste material/partially digested food in the digestive tract. It's kind of like how one can increase or decrease the weight the scale reads if they change their posture while using the scale
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Completely. I even take off my jewelry.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Yes, right before my shower and after I pee :).
  • PrePosthumous
    PrePosthumous Posts: 11 Member
    au naturale
  • hekla90
    hekla90 Posts: 595 Member
    edited January 2016
    A morning weight after peeing/defecating and being less on water weight due to not drinking all night is a cheater weight(to me). I personally don't count those weights as my weight though I do occasionally weigh in the am. I usually count my midday gym weight after I've eaten a meal and have drank some fluids. Doesn't matter as long as you are consistent and the trend goes down ultimately. Personally I'm more interested in what my "I'm a person and I eat and drink fluids weight" is than what I weigh dehydrated and completely void of food and fluids because that's not how I live day to day. It's a personal preference though.
  • jnewheiser
    jnewheiser Posts: 5 Member
    Naked on scale after going to bathroom in morning pre shower.
  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
    L_Master wrote: »
    Nope. But I do always wear the same set of clothes to bed over winter, swapping out a flannel for a TShirt in summer. Consistency is there, but I prefer this because it more accurately gives the weight I will be riding around at when I head out the door for a ride.

    Never socks when weighing though.

    cause that would be silly

    Something like that :tongue:

    And that I like it taking the BF% reading, even if it's not worth all that much, and that doesn't work quite so good with socks on!

  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    hekla90 wrote: »
    A morning weight after peeing/defecating and being less on water weight due to not drinking all night is a cheater weight(to me). I personally don't count those weights as my weight though I do occasionally weigh in the am. I usually count my midday gym weight after I've eaten a meal and have drank some fluids. Doesn't matter as long as you are consistent and the trend goes down ultimately. Personally I'm more interested in what my "I'm a person and I eat and drink fluids weight" is than what I weigh dehydrated and completely void of food and fluids because that's not how I live day to day. It's a personal preference though.

    I can understand this, it makes it's own kind of sense and honestly over weeks/months the trend will still be there.

    Prefer the after peeing option simply because I like the consistency and feel like it can really vary how much is in the bladder to start the day depending on when I worked out and took fluid during the day.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    hekla90 wrote: »
    A morning weight after peeing/defecating and being less on water weight due to not drinking all night is a cheater weight(to me). I personally don't count those weights as my weight though I do occasionally weigh in the am. I usually count my midday gym weight after I've eaten a meal and have drank some fluids. Doesn't matter as long as you are consistent and the trend goes down ultimately. Personally I'm more interested in what my "I'm a person and I eat and drink fluids weight" is than what I weigh dehydrated and completely void of food and fluids because that's not how I live day to day. It's a personal preference though.

    But weighing yourself when you've got a belly full of food and water isn't your true weight either..
  • Caitoriri
    Caitoriri Posts: 87 Member
    BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
    Yup. The same.

    My husband will weigh with clothes at random times of the day and then complain about his weight and it drives me nuts.

    My fiance does this too. I have to tell him, "Take off your jeans/you just ate/you haven't used the bathroom" etc. every time.
    He's getting better, but he'll still weigh himself after a day or two of work parties and heavy sodium intake and complain about how fat he's gotten. :|
    It's taking a long time to hammer in the fact that "You Don't Gain 2kg of Fat Over Two or Three Days, It Just Doesn't Happen."
    smh
  • hekla90
    hekla90 Posts: 595 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    hekla90 wrote: »
    A morning weight after peeing/defecating and being less on water weight due to not drinking all night is a cheater weight(to me). I personally don't count those weights as my weight though I do occasionally weigh in the am. I usually count my midday gym weight after I've eaten a meal and have drank some fluids. Doesn't matter as long as you are consistent and the trend goes down ultimately. Personally I'm more interested in what my "I'm a person and I eat and drink fluids weight" is than what I weigh dehydrated and completely void of food and fluids because that's not how I live day to day. It's a personal preference though.

    But weighing yourself when you've got a belly full of food and water isn't your true weight either..

    I eat every day so some amount of food is usually in me when I'm going out and about at work etc. so I do consider that to be part of my weight. I don't live my life dehydrated and void of urine and feces constantly, so it doesn't make sense to me that my "true" weight is the one where I'm completely empty. To me, those weighings are more a morale boost than an accurate weight so I don't count those personally; I could easily lose several pounds of water weight overnight if I just wanted to feel good about a number in the morning that I'll regain as soon as I eat breakfast or drink some water. Your weight is changing constantly so I just prefer to account for the fact I eat and drink throughout the day. Personal preference, most people seem to prefer the am water weight number method.
  • hekla90
    hekla90 Posts: 595 Member
    L_Master wrote: »
    hekla90 wrote: »
    A morning weight after peeing/defecating and being less on water weight due to not drinking all night is a cheater weight(to me). I personally don't count those weights as my weight though I do occasionally weigh in the am. I usually count my midday gym weight after I've eaten a meal and have drank some fluids. Doesn't matter as long as you are consistent and the trend goes down ultimately. Personally I'm more interested in what my "I'm a person and I eat and drink fluids weight" is than what I weigh dehydrated and completely void of food and fluids because that's not how I live day to day. It's a personal preference though.

    I can understand this, it makes it's own kind of sense and honestly over weeks/months the trend will still be there.

    Prefer the after peeing option simply because I like the consistency and feel like it can really vary how much is in the bladder to start the day depending on when I worked out and took fluid during the day.

    Yep, it's ultimately about the trend. I've never had to lose weight I've always been at a healthy weight so maybe that's why my practices are different. My weigh can vary substantially depending on how long I've been asleep (sometimes I sleep >14 hours because I work night shifts won't sleep well for a few days and then my body wants to play catch up) so if I've been sleeping 16 hours I'm hella dehydrated and probably will weigh in 4 or so lbs less than I normally would.
  • Josh_lol
    Josh_lol Posts: 317 Member
    Nah. I don't bother taking my clothes off.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    MidwaysT wrote: »
    If you weigh yourself, poop, and then weigh yourself after, your weight will be up. Always. Scientific fact.
    [/quote]

    The law of mass conservation says that this cannot possibly be true.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member

    Christine_72 wrote: »
    hekla90 wrote: »
    A morning weight after peeing/defecating and being less on water weight due to not drinking all night is a cheater weight(to me). I personally don't count those weights as my weight though I do occasionally weigh in the am. I usually count my midday gym weight after I've eaten a meal and have drank some fluids. Doesn't matter as long as you are consistent and the trend goes down ultimately. Personally I'm more interested in what my "I'm a person and I eat and drink fluids weight" is than what I weigh dehydrated and completely void of food and fluids because that's not how I live day to day. It's a personal preference though.

    But weighing yourself when you've got a belly full of food and water isn't your true weight either..

    Too me weighing in the morning makes the most sense.

    Do you eat the same for breakfast everyday? I assume not.

    So if your weighing muddy after a meal or two have you lost weigh or have you just had a smaller meal?

    Seems to add more variables.
  • grinning_chick
    grinning_chick Posts: 765 Member
    edited January 2016
    nordlead2005 wrote: »
    If you weigh yourself, poop, and then weigh yourself after, your weight will be up. Always. Scientific fact.

    Nope. Not everyone is only stimulated to defecate following ingestion of additional food or liquids to their GIT. As such a person with no additional inputs, but a definite output, is going to weigh less. That is a scientific fact.

    OT: When actively trying to lose weight? First thing upon waking, after urination, naked. When I'm not? Not usually, no.

  • XXMISFITGIRLXX
    XXMISFITGIRLXX Posts: 10 Member
    Yes! First thing in the morning I go to the toliet, strip naked and weigh myself.
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