To Weigh Or Not To Weight

Should I weigh or not weigh myself the day after eating at a restaurant. It seems counterintuitive to know that I would gain some weight but like It’s a habit to weigh yourself.

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  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    edited April 2018
    Weighing daily is a good lesson in understanding how your body works. The weight you "gain" after one large/heavy carb/high sodium meal is not fat. It's a temporary water weight fluctuation (and possibly some extra volume in your digestive tract). So most people who weigh daily continue to do so, and continue to track the overall *trend* over many days/weeks. However, if you know seeing a higher number on the scale would send you into a spiral of depression (which based on what I've just mentioned, shouldn't), then I guess you might want to avoid it. :)
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    I weigh every day, it helps me understand the fluctuations.

    this. I put on 10-15 pounds easy sometimes and its goood i know that. Also helps you see how it goes away and how long it takes. Data helps future freakouts, Assuming you wont freak out now id weigh in for sure
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  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Should I weigh or not weigh myself the day after eating at a restaurant. It seems counterintuitive to know that I would gain some weight but like It’s a habit to weigh yourself.

    Weigh whenever the "KITTEN" you feel like it!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited April 2018
    I weigh every Sunday morning regardless of what I ate, exercise, my period, illness. The only reason I would not weigh on Sunday morning is if my scale broke or I were on vacation somewhere.
    It is just routine like brushing my teeth or taking my vitamin.
    If you don't want to weigh yourself then don't weigh yourself. There is no one making rules about it.
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