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weighing more at night?

tkc616
tkc616 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Every time I weigh myself at night it's at least 3-5 pounds more than in the morning? Is this normal lol?

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  • Rammer123
    Rammer123 Posts: 679 Member
    I bet if you didn't eat or drink anything for 8-10 hours during the day before you weighed at night you'd likely weigh pretty close to what you weigh in the morning
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    tkc616 wrote: »
    Every time I weigh myself at night it's at least 3-5 pounds more than in the morning? Is this normal lol?

    Yes, I just checked. I am 3 lbs heavier than I was this morning. Makes sense after eating all day.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    Yep. I always weigh more at night too.
  • SaraydaB
    SaraydaB Posts: 120 Member
    Yep. I always weight from 2-4 pounds more at night. A lor of people recommend to weight in the morning after you go to the bathroom so you can have a more accurate idea
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    2-5% of BW swing isn't unusual.

    For Me(235-240 lb male) that can be as much as 10 pounds in a 48 hour period. If I eat more carbs/sodium poof balloon. If I go back to lower carb/sodium/higher protein/fat... whoosh....

    The woosh is usually slower than the poof.... for me.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Of course. You've been eating, drinking, using the restroom, etc. Why would you think it would be the same as the morning? I don't see the point in weighing more than once a day, especially if you can't handle the normal body fluctuations that happen.
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    The woosh is usually slower than the poof.... for me.

    Me too.
  • kathyb2012
    kathyb2012 Posts: 5 Member
    Weigh yourself right away in the morning Nude, then you have the most accurate weight.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    tkc616 wrote: »
    Every time I weigh myself at night it's at least 3-5 pounds more than in the morning? Is this normal lol?

    Yes.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Your exact weight and weight fluctuations at any given time have more to do with hydration than anything else. If you drink 8 cups of water every day, that's 4 lbs of water moving through you. I've seen the statistic that you sweat off a pint of water over night - that's a pound of water. Then you empty your bladder, and we're looking at almost 2 lbs of water weight gone just from sleeping for the night. First thing in the morning you are generally your most dehydrated, and therefore the lightest.
  • SiouxsieQue
    SiouxsieQue Posts: 85 Member
    sullus wrote: »
    Your exact weight and weight fluctuations at any given time have more to do with hydration than anything else. If you drink 8 cups of water every day, that's 4 lbs of water moving through you. I've seen the statistic that you sweat off a pint of water over night - that's a pound of water. Then you empty your bladder, and we're looking at almost 2 lbs of water weight gone just from sleeping for the night. First thing in the morning you are generally your most dehydrated, and therefore the lightest.

    Definitely a lot of water weight by the end of the day.
  • perkymommy
    perkymommy Posts: 1,642 Member
    tkc616 wrote: »
    Every time I weigh myself at night it's at least 3-5 pounds more than in the morning? Is this normal lol?

    I only weigh in the mornings and same time usually if I can each week. At the end of the day you are weighing what you've consumed all day.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Of course. Why wouldn't it be? At a minimum, you have the weight of the food you consumed over the course of the day. Additionally you have water weight from myriad reasons.

    I consistently weight 2 lbs more if I weigh myself before bed, than I do the following morning after using the bathroom, etc. Understanding the normal weight fluctuations of our body is very important for long term success.
  • That_Country_Girl82
    That_Country_Girl82 Posts: 122 Member
    You are suppose to weigh in mornings to be more accurate . If you go to a Dr in afternoon they normally take off a couple of pounds for it being later in afternoon. I weigh in morning with very little clothing on.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,362 Member
    That_Country_Girl82 wrote: »
    You are suppose to weigh in mornings to be more accurate . If you go to a Dr in afternoon they normally take off a couple of pounds for it being later in afternoon. I weigh in morning with very little clothing on.

    That's news to me - as stated in previous thread I work in medical clinic and we frequently weigh people and I write down what the scale says ( rounding down to nearest kg) regardless of what time of day I do it.

    However, yes of course our weight fluctuates throughout the day - unlike many people, I do weigh at night, every Sunday evening in my case. That is accurately what I weigh at that time.
    There is no time we are 'supposed to weigh' - as long as one does a consistent routine that is all that matters.

    Actually wouldn't even matter if routine was not consistent as long as you accepted natural fluctuations.

  • ncfitbit
    ncfitbit Posts: 1,058 Member
    After watching this video a few years ago I stopped worrying about fluctuations. It might be interesting to know your weight changes during the course of a day, but it's not very helpful for measuring your long term progress: Just stick to one time of day to weigh and then you won't have to worry about extra variables that just introduce noise.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMNPP2ZR1U
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    I've read that on average, most people usually weigh about 2 pounds more at night than they do in the morning. This is pretty accurate for me (and it seems accurate for most people here). I weigh myself first thing in the morning after using the toilet.
  • TheJourneyToFabulous
    TheJourneyToFabulous Posts: 381 Member
    I can be up to 4lbs heavier at night
  • TheJourneyToFabulous
    TheJourneyToFabulous Posts: 381 Member
    paperpudding wrote: »
    That_Country_Girl82 wrote: »
    You are suppose to weigh in mornings to be more accurate . If you go to a Dr in afternoon they normally take off a couple of pounds for it being later in afternoon. I weigh in morning with very little clothing on.

    That's news to me - as stated in previous thread I work in medical clinic and we frequently weigh people and I write down what the scale says ( rounding down to nearest kg) regardless of what time of day I do it.

    However, yes of course our weight fluctuates throughout the day - unlike many people, I do weigh at night, every Sunday evening in my case. That is accurately what I weigh at that time.
    There is no time we are 'supposed to weigh' - as long as one does a consistent routine that is all that matters.

    Actually wouldn't even matter if routine was not consistent as long as you accepted natural fluctuations.

    Anytime I go to the doctors they write down the weight I am. I may however ask them to put a few lbs less from now on
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    tkc616 wrote: »
    Every time I weigh myself at night it's at least 3-5 pounds more than in the morning? Is this normal lol?

    Well, you've ingested food and beverages throughout the day...you know that stuff weighs something right? and the waste in your system...all of that has mass and thus weight.
  • tkc616
    tkc616 Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks! Some days I can vary from 4-5 pounds from the morning to night :#
  • kailove
    kailove Posts: 4 Member
    i'm always up at least 3 pounds by nighttime
  • drgnfyre
    drgnfyre Posts: 45 Member
    RAD_Fitness wrote: »
    I bet if you didn't eat or drink anything for 8-10 hours during the day before you weighed at night you'd likely weigh pretty close to what you weigh in the morning

    yup yup.
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    As an experiment, I once weighed myself every couple of hours for a few days. I found my weight swings through an approximately 5 lb range over the course of 24 hours.
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