How do you weigh yourself?

ki4yxo
ki4yxo Posts: 709 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been weighing myself wearing clothes, shoes,
with everything on me. Knife, watch, wallet, phone, etc...

This is how they weigh me when I go see the doctor,
so I'm trying to stay consistent. I just weighed myself
wearing shorts alone, and lost 6 pounds. (171 lbs.)
This is cheating, because it's not the way I consistently
weigh myself.

Just curious.

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  • KareninCanada
    KareninCanada Posts: 962 Member
    I get weighed in a public place, so I'm dressed, but with empty pockets and no shoes. And I try to wear a similar outfit each week (not jeans one week then shorts the next.)
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    I weigh myself in the nude, in the morning, right after using the toilet. It's the lowest number I see, but it is consistent. The clothes I wear vary quite a bit from day to day, depending on the weather. They weigh anywhere between 2 and 10lbs. I see progress much better if I can get a number that is the same within one or two pounds each day.

    So, today, I was 151, and tomorrow, if I retain water, I might be 152, but I don't think I want to see 160 or something like that just because I put some pants on. The pants I wear should not override the exercise and healthy eating I've done.

    I also try not to get too excited about a number on the scale unless I've seen it for a few days in a row. So, my official MFP weight is 152, even though I saw 151 this morning. Once I can hold 151 down for another day or so, I'll record it, but I don't want to record anything unless I can maintain it. For example, if I lose weight after getting dehydrated from diarrhea, it doesn't count, because the second I can hold some food in me, it will go back up.

    I hope this makes sense and wasn't too gross.
  • ki4yxo
    ki4yxo Posts: 709 Member
    I wear the same type of clothes everyday, typically
    T-shirt, jean type shorts, and the same shoes. I only
    own one pair of jeans for riding he street bike, and
    one pair of shoes for everyday use. So I take it as
    long as you're consistent at the scale, you can
    accurately track your weight.
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    Friday mornings. Usually underwear, bra and socks. :bigsmile:
  • BobbyMorgan
    BobbyMorgan Posts: 20
    First thing Monday Morning, in my birthday suit after a bathroom stop. :-)
  • hazedot
    hazedot Posts: 111 Member
    about 10am each morning, in the nude. That way if I've gained weight I can't blame the clothes I'm wearing
  • melruiz5
    melruiz5 Posts: 134 Member
    If you can weight at home. . . . go to the bathroom in the AM and weigh naked. that will be the MOST acurate weight for you. I workout in the AM before work, shower, get dressed, and weigh in at work. i bring a cup of coffee, so i don't drink or eat anything until i weigh in. no shoes, but with clothes on. i always take my jacket off though. Keep it consistant with weigh in times and also clothes. Don't wear jeans on weigh in and then yoga pants the next. . there will be a huge difference. .. hope that helps ya :bigsmile:
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