When is the best time of day to weight yourself?

I weigh myself every morning..

Christine_72 wrote: »

Sabine I always say Loo. Do most Americans know what it means?

I know what it means, and use it about half the time, the other half I say washroom (also not popular among Americans). NO IDEA if most Americans understand loo!

Cheers!

I weight myself every Sunday morning, after I've gone to the bathroom and before I've had anything to eat or drink. I also weigh myself nude. I only like to weight myself one per week because my weight fluctuates on a daily basis due to food + water intake.

jodiann_xo wrote: »

I've been doing every day and the numbers are driving me nuts! One morning in 6 lbs lighter than my start and the next I'm 3 lbs lighter

That's how it goes!
Weight loss is NOT linear.
Cheers!

jodiann_xo wrote: »

I've been doing every day and the numbers are driving me nuts! One morning in 6 lbs lighter than my start and the next I'm 3 lbs lighter

Yep, Agree with Sabine. This is one of the reasons I recommended Trendweight. It'll smooth out those fluctuations so you don't freak out by the up's and downs.

missworldtraveler wrote: »

I weight myself every Sunday morning, after I've gone to the bathroom and before I've had anything to eat or drink. I also weigh myself nude. I only like to weight myself one per week because my weight fluctuates on a daily basis due to food + water intake.

I'm trying to do this because otherwise I obsess over the numbers.

positivepowers wrote: »

BiggDaddy58 wrote: »

I'm American and understand Loo...I always weigh myself in the morning. after the "Jim" (I used to call it a John, but changed it to "Jim" so I can say I go to the "Gym" every morning..) Mornings you are lighter..but weigh in every week..same time..after the shower...naked..that way..you can track your progress week to week.

Weighing after the shower may be a mistake. The skin absorbs water and the difference might be quite marked, depending upon the surface area of the skin and the time exposed to the water. Also, when the hair becomes wet the weight is increased, especially if the hair is long.

Definitely! I've got long very thick hair and I swear it holds a couple of lbs of water lol

I find the fluctuations comforting. If I weigh in 4 lbs higher then I know I couldn't have eaten that many calories in a day and it's likely water weight.

As everyone else said, first thing in the morning I use the toilet, strip off anything I slept in, and weigh myself.

To my mind, the main reason to weigh first thing in the morning - after using the bathroom, before eating/drinking - is that it seems like the most likely time to give a comparable weight from day to day. (I'm not saying it won't fluctuate - it will).

My reasoning is that few of us behave in ways that are utterly consistent from day to day: Eating and drinking the same amount, with the same fiber/sodium/carbs, at the same time of day; getting the same level and intensity of exercise or other activity at the same time of day; etc. Rather, we vary.

Typically, first thing in the morning, we've at least slept for a bit, and most of us haven't eaten/drunk much during the night. So each "first thing in the morning" ought to be just a bit more comparable to the next, compared with (say) each "2PM' or whatever. YMMV!

I don't think weighing after a shower (unless you have lots of hair)..makes much difference. I have weighed myself at night..and then the next morning after a shower..and I am always lighter the next morning. sometimes as much as 3# lighter. On Mondays..I do my morning workout..have a few cups of coffee..use the "Jim..aka Gym..aka John..take a shower..and I am pretty good at toweling off..and step on the scale..same way every week. As long as you do the same thing..same way..weekly..you can track your weight fairly well.

kuranda10 wrote: »

If you're using a fat measuring scale, you're supposed to weigh at around 6 PM after a full day, so you are fully hydrated. In the morning your weight will be lower, but your fat% will be sky high.

hah that's odd. My supplement store has one of those machines, and they said if I want to use it, it should be in the morning before I've eaten or drunk anything.
I wanted to use when I went in there around 3pm, and she wouldn't do it for me, as "it would be inaccurate".

Anytime, just try to do the same time every time.

Carlos_421 wrote: »

1) Americans know what the loo is.
2) Why is this in the debate forum and not in general weight loss?

1)

2) This is the burning question I've been waiting for someone to ask...

In the morning before eating and after your first 'weight release.'