What dictates your true weight?

It's in the morning when you wake up, on an empty stomach, after you do your business. Thats when you need to weigh yourself. Weigh'ing yourself at night won't give you your true weight because of the water and food in your system still.

I think that's a great question. A hard one :-(

I set a goal weight. And I've sat back a number of times and wondered if it's really achievable. The thing though is that I have a pair of jeans in my cupboard which I want to fit in. If I get into those (and they're a whole size smaller than I am now), then I think I'll be happy. No matter what the scale says.

Great job on almost being at your goal! I always weigh in the morning. So what if you are at your lightest then? It is a boost to see that number consistently change(going down). You do put on weight as the day goes on because you are adding things to your body--food & water.

Just be okay with that & celebrate that you are so close to your goal!

This morning, I stepped on the scale and read it: 125.6
.6 pounds away from my goal. I couldn't have been happier!

Then, it sunk in.

"Am I going by my weight in the morning, or in the middle of the day/evening?"
And I sighed.

How are you dictating that you've met your goal weight? Is it in the morning? Or evening? Or is it a pant size?
I'm beginning to think I should switch from weight in pounds to inches or size in clothing.
What is your goal? How are you distinguishing that you've met it?

I will know that I'm at my goal weight when I can wear tighter shirts with self-confidence, when I can do 30 pushups without resting, when I can put on a swimsuit without thinking twice about how I look in it. Your goal weight, I believe, is just another word for your goal shape. I don't care if I'm 100 or 140lbs, as long as I'm energized, confident, and able to MAINTAIN that shape without much effort.

I have often wondered how to accurately weigh yourself. I hear people saying in the morning before breakfast after relieving yourself, which makes sense. But, what i dont quite get is.. do you weigh your self naked, in clothing, holding a tomato? I mean i have actually never had the exact way to do this explained to me.... Help!

Weight is an arbitrary number. How did you pick your goal weight? There is no one exactly perfect goal weight for anybody. When you have reached your goal, you have to evaluate how you feel about how you look. Do you think you're done and ready for maintenance, or do you want to lose a few more? If you're a little off either way, it doesn't really matter. Once you're on maintenance, your weight will be fluctuating several pounds in both directions anyway. That being said, you should weight yourself just as you always have. I weight in the morning before eating.