How do you weigh?

eriemer
eriemer Posts: 197
in Health and Weight Loss
I normally weigh myself at the gym, after I pee, shoes off, in gym clothes. If I weigh less after a workout I input that weight. I weigh my self almost everyday but only input it if it is lower then the previous weight, at least once a week. I work out at different time on different days so my weight fluctuates frequently.

I've also found that the (medical) scale at my work always is about 3-4 lbs less then the gym scale. Wondering if I should start using this weight instead but I know I wouldn't be able to weigh myself as consistantly.

I also have a bathroom scale but it isn't digital. I'm thinking of buying a new.

In the end I'll probibly stick to what I'm doing. How do you weigh?
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  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    Bathroom scale. First thing I do in the morning, so I know I'm getting an accurate rate and not being influenced by what I've eaten or any movement done during the day.
  • ekim724
    ekim724 Posts: 37 Member
    I weight my self only once a week on Saturday" I wear a t shirt and shorts and my shoes same thing every week to be able to count out the weigh loss as clothing. Oh and I do it at home on my digital scale
  • cmason516
    cmason516 Posts: 62
    Well I don't have a regular scale so I use my Wii Fit Board to weigh. Then it tracks my weight for me. I've compared it to my Dad's scale when I go home to visit and it seems right. And of course I weigh first thing in the morning with light pajamas on, usually after using the bathroom, before eating or drinking.
  • lsapphire
    lsapphire Posts: 297 Member
    First thing in the morning, after bathroom, no fluids or food, naked. Just be consistent
  • EnuffaMyButt
    EnuffaMyButt Posts: 111 Member
    First thing in the morning. After I've gone to the bathroom, empty stomach, naked, holding my breath!
  • prettytothinkso
    prettytothinkso Posts: 290
    Bathroom scale. First thing I do in the morning, so I know I'm getting an accurate rate and not being influenced by what I've eaten or any movement done during the day.

    This.
  • MissLuana
    MissLuana Posts: 356
    First thing in the morning. After I've gone to the bathroom, empty stomach, naked, holding my breath!

    :laugh:
  • LilRedPitViper
    LilRedPitViper Posts: 104
    Digital bathroom scale, first thing in the morning after bathroom. Naked since then I jump right in the shower and don't need to factor in clothing.
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    On a scale. :laugh:
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    pics or it didnt happen
  • Jade17694
    Jade17694 Posts: 584 Member
    Monday morning, naked after ive peed haha

    EDIT: on bathroom scales :)
  • DeanneLea
    DeanneLea Posts: 261
    Nekkid, once a week on Thursdays. I sometimes peek during the week but I don't record it. I'd drive myself crazy if I had to look at those fluctuations everyday.
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    I normally weigh myself at the gym, after I pee, shoes off, in gym clothes. If I weigh less after a workout I input that weight. I weigh my self almost everyday but only input it if it is lower then the previous weight, at least once a week. I work out at different time on different days so my weight fluctuates frequently.

    I've also found that the (medical) scale at my work always is about 3-4 lbs less then the gym scale. Wondering if I should start using this weight instead but I know I wouldn't be able to weigh myself as consistantly.

    I also have a bathroom scale but it isn't digital. I'm thinking of buying a new.

    In the end I'll probibly stick to what I'm doing. How do you weigh?

    On the ISO certified scale at work, right before lunch because that's when I can do it privately, because it's officially verified for accuracy.

    I'm confused. You go to the gym more often than you go to work?
  • greeneyedredneckangel
    greeneyedredneckangel Posts: 79 Member
    naked in the middle of the kitchen every other day
  • lilpe5512
    lilpe5512 Posts: 397 Member
    After working out I use the scale at the gym. Once I make it home I use my scale just to compare the results.
  • TitanGM
    TitanGM Posts: 1,161 Member
    Once a week, after I wake up or before I sleep, and with less clothes possible. If I just had a cup of water, maybe I'd subtract half pound from my total weight.
  • va_va_voom
    va_va_voom Posts: 467 Member
    First thing in the morning, after bathroom, no fluids or food, naked. Just be consistent

    This^^.

    I have a digital scale.
  • MissLuana
    MissLuana Posts: 356
    I used to weigh at the gym but then became convinced their scales are retarded. I then began weighing at a Rite Aid in my town (this way I could check my BP too) but this to me became way to tedious (the Rite Aid with the scale is way across town and our little town only has 2 Rite Aid stores...lol). I then invested in a bathroom scale but it wasn't digital and I realized I would need to weigh while on my hands and knees to read the results. From here I invested in a cheap WalMart, digital scale but I am now convinced it is the distant relative of the gym scale and it somewhat retarded, at the least. I am now back to weighing at Rite Aid again...first thing in the morning, no breakfast, no coffee, in my work out clothes and barefoot (I wear flip flops to Rite Aid so I can toss them off real quick then switch into my tennis shoes when I get to the gym).

    SOOO COMPLICATED I KNOW!
  • MisterTEZ
    MisterTEZ Posts: 272 Member
    once a week on Monday 8am
  • r1veram
    r1veram Posts: 3
    After walking to the gym in the morning, taking off my jacket, phone, and keys, then peeing. I wear the same clothes and I plan on checking my weight only once a week on Thursday morning. After that, I drink water, do my weight training, then walk home. I agree with everyone who says be consistent. It is alway easy to say that your shoes, heavy sweater, wool skirt & jewelry account for a pound or two.....
  • breza262
    breza262 Posts: 40 Member
    As long as you are consistent with scale and time of day/clothing, it should accurately give you a read on how much you are losing. I weigh myself every single day, when I first get up. If I'm a bit up from the previous day, it tends to keep me on track even more for the day. If I'm down even a bit, I record it.
  • bellygoaway
    bellygoaway Posts: 441 Member
    While I have a scale in the bathroom that I use every morning, I use the shipping scale at the company warehouse when I swing by there for work for my "official" myfitnesspal weight.
  • Vince_1964
    Vince_1964 Posts: 359 Member
    Once weekly (Friday morning), after I wake, pee, no liquids/foods, naked ... try to be consistent with the once weekly and not worry about day-to-day fluctuations.
  • Reedern
    Reedern Posts: 525 Member
    First thing in the morning, after bathroom, no fluids or food, naked. Just be consistent

    This.... I am now down to where I weigh on tuesdays and fridays every week. I would do it everyday, but weight can fluctuate so much day to day depending on so many things and I found myself being obsessed.
  • m16shane
    m16shane Posts: 393 Member
    Once a week, Every Monday morning at 5:45am. I feel that if I weigh myself all thru the week in can mess with my mind some.
  • Inebriated
    Inebriated Posts: 271
    First thing in the morning, after bathroom, no fluids or food, naked. Just be consistent
  • harebearva
    harebearva Posts: 216 Member
    I weigh in once a week, in the morning on an empty stomach and I also make sure its the day after my rest day so my results aren't influenced by retained water in the muscle tissue that can happen post workout. Works for me.
  • eriemer
    eriemer Posts: 197
    I go to the gym 6 days a week. I work only 3-4 days a week but don't always have time to weigh myself, being that it's work and all.

    Looks like I should invest in a good bathroom scale to get that nice naked morning weight. :)
  • cookierinthia
    cookierinthia Posts: 72 Member
    I weigh myself in the morning and sometimes before I go to bed and usually in the buff, sometimes with my night gown on, it depends.
  • breezymom81
    breezymom81 Posts: 499 Member
    First thing in the AM- Naked after I have used the restroom, before drinking anything- usually twice a week with bath room scale

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