Curios: Do you weigh yourself naked or with clothes?

Metsfn4life
Metsfn4life Posts: 125 Member
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been weighing myself semi-naked since I started (I'll leave my undies and shirt on).

I use my sister-in-law's scale every week because I flung mine out the window in a state or rage in early July (ended up breaking a light pole on the street...thank God I didn't hit anyone).

Anyway, yesterday, there were too many people at her house, so I decided to weigh myself with clothes on and I was 4 lbs heavier than the week before. I had jeans and a turtleneck on. I'm sort of panicking...do jeans and a turtleneck weight 4 lbs? I doubt it. Now I'm scared. I don't think I'll re-weight myself until next week or the week after.
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  • misty589
    misty589 Posts: 319 Member
    I weight nakey. Denim is heavy for sure. When I buy fabric (I sew) and I'm calculating shipping, I average 1 lb per yard that I'm buying, and you're probably wearing 3-5 yards of fabric, so it sounds about right
  • 1FitBabe
    1FitBabe Posts: 111 Member
    It depends on the material but jeans weigh usually weigh 1 to 2 pounds and some are heavier. You may have weighed yourself at a different time of day also.
  • Mrsfreedom41
    Mrsfreedom41 Posts: 330 Member
    I weigh myself first thing in the morning with just a light nightgown on, and before I have anything to drink or eat. For me this is the best time.
  • susan1024
    susan1024 Posts: 41 Member
    I always weigh myself in my underwear. Jeans are really quite heavy. I wouldn't be afraid to reweigh myself without the jeans and turtleneck.
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    Definitely without clothes - sometimes I have undies and a nightgown on, but pants/shirt/shoes usually I notice adds an extra 4-5 pounds for me. My shoes alone are 2 pounds.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    I weigh in the morning with my light jammies on. There are times I'll run to the kitchen naked to weigh myself; don't want to scare my kids. :laugh:
  • onmywaytoskinny155
    onmywaytoskinny155 Posts: 228 Member
    Naked
  • Rachaelluvszipped
    Rachaelluvszipped Posts: 768 Member
    sports bra and boy shorts..lol, every morning...right when I wake-up, can't help it..haha!
  • subela
    subela Posts: 76
    Naked,:love: first thing in the am.
  • GreenLifeGirl
    GreenLifeGirl Posts: 381 Member
    Naked right before my morning shower. Clothes are heavy and can vary in weight too much. I would completely disregard the weigh-in with all those clothes.
  • ingeh
    ingeh Posts: 513 Member
    Always naked as when I wear clothes I can be 1-2lbs heavier not much but I want an accurate reading!
  • Sweet_Southern_Tea
    Sweet_Southern_Tea Posts: 63 Member
    You should always weigh yourself first thing in the morning after you empty your bladder. If you weigh yourself later during the day with clothes on it will show weight gain even though you haven't gained weight.
  • beccadaniixox
    beccadaniixox Posts: 542 Member
    I wear a pair of underwear and that's it.
    I don't have a real scale so I use the WiiFit where I can pick "How heavy my clothes are". Which is a horrible idea because I used to always say "Oh they weigh two pounds!" (Even if i was almost all naked)
    Lying to myself didn't get me anywhere.
  • auticus
    auticus Posts: 1,051 Member
    Naked in the morning right as I'm about to shower after I've woken up.
  • BeanyFrog13
    BeanyFrog13 Posts: 161 Member
    First thing in the morning and undies all the way lol!
  • moushtie
    moushtie Posts: 371 Member
    I weigh myself in my gym clothes with shoes on.

    Yes it probably weighs a few lb more than if I was naked.. but I figure my clothes weigh about the same each time.

    I am NOT stripping off naked in the gym!
  • candicole007
    candicole007 Posts: 120 Member
    Panties and socks, at most - unless it's weigh in day at the gym, in which case I wear hoochie shorts and a camisole - no jewelry, no sunglasses, take my phone out of my pocket, etc =P
  • TheGlen
    TheGlen Posts: 242 Member
    Naked. First thing in the morning on the way into the shower. I've always read it's best to weigh yourself at the same time of day and wearing (or not wearing) the same thing. I know some people say they see a difference even depending on where they set the scale on the floor (I guess how flat it sits, etc). Mine sits in the exact same place, right beside the shower. I weigh myself on Sunday mornings usually (or sometimes other mornings if I'm anxious to see my progress because I'm having a really good week).
  • bitsybetsy424
    bitsybetsy424 Posts: 40 Member
    I weigh myself in the morning, after I go to the potty. Usually end up just wearing bra and undies...I rarely ever weigh in clothes. As some other people have already mentioned, it's easy to lie and be like "well, my clothes are heavy...thus, I don't really weight THAT much..." By weighing myself in as little as possible, I find that it is a lot easier for me to accept the number on the scale, not make excuses, and (hopefully) feel motivated to change the number!
  • GateCrasher1
    GateCrasher1 Posts: 108 Member
    Run, shower, weigh-in, nekkid and dripping wet. Is that cheating?
  • czechsmate
    czechsmate Posts: 556 Member
    In the nude,
    in the morning,
    as soon as I wake up,
    after I pee,
    and before I eat!

    With the scale, in the bathroom... (starting to sound like who dunnit in the game of Clue)

    Yep...what she said! :bigsmile:
  • CaptainMFP
    CaptainMFP Posts: 440 Member
    Weighing naked is the number one reason I prefer MFP to traditional Weight Watchers. :bigsmile:
  • GymRatRaceRunner
    GymRatRaceRunner Posts: 160 Member
    Every morning...in the nude...

    and before and after a workout at the gym...in the nude...

    lol :P

    (the gym scale and my home scale are only off by a couple tenths of a lb...)
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    If you usually weigh almost-naked and then all of a sudden weigh wearing jeans and a turtle neck, yes you are definitely going to see a noticeable difference. I wouldn't even count that weight. My clothes can easily add an extra 2-4 lbs depending on what I'm wearing. And if you're wearing shoes, that's even more. Don't let that number freak you out, it's not comparable to your usual numbers since you were wearing all that extra clothing.

    I always weigh wearing only undergarments, first thing in the morning, after using the restroom and before eating or drinking. If you want to be able to compare the weights you get, you need to weigh under the same conditions every time.
  • mrsgolfie
    mrsgolfie Posts: 42 Member
    I weigh myself with basically just underwear and after my "business in bathroom".....figure it is true weight! always weigh myself within an hour of getting up in the morning.
  • GouchisGirl
    GouchisGirl Posts: 321 Member
    Naked.... right before I jump in the shower. I think weighing with clothes or shoes throws the actual weight off and so does weighing at different times of the day..... naked and empty tummy.
  • Banrion
    Banrion Posts: 157 Member
    Naked or undergarments. Typical undergarments won't add any weight.
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