Weigh in at Doctors.. Question about it?

BeautifulKristen
BeautifulKristen Posts: 281
edited December 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok on Friday I am going to the doctor to ask a lot of questions about my body and other things.. I was wondering about the whole weigh in when I get there..

The question is

Should i drink a lot of water before the day happens. Or should I not. Because everyone always mention that your body retains water.. Does that mean when you drink a lot you gain weight?

And also. How come you weigh more at night?

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  • littlebluej
    littlebluej Posts: 102 Member
    Your body can certainly retain water, such as if your sodium intake is too high. It really depends on the person. If you are staying properly hydrated, you really shouldn't worry to much about retaining water.

    And you weigh more at night because of all you have ingested during the day.
  • BeautifulKristen
    BeautifulKristen Posts: 281
    Oh oki

    So I can drink water today then before bed?
  • Punktorian
    Punktorian Posts: 224 Member
    I'm about to turn in for the night so I wont even go into water retention or anything. I will say that you shouldn't worry about it at all. A couple pounds is not going to change anything other than that arbitrary number on the scale. Your first question should be "Why should I even listen to you?" A lot of doctors have minimal knowledge if any about proper nutrition and losing weight, it simply isn't a huge part of the education they receive. Just be careful when it comes to that stuff, any sorts of injuries or pain or whatever else that falls in their realm is something you should be discussing with them.
  • _hi_hat3r_
    _hi_hat3r_ Posts: 423 Member
    Before my weigh-ins I stop drinking water atleast 12 hours before my weigh-in
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    I would never discuss diet and exercise with my doctor. And, who cares what you weigh on their scale?
  • jenken99
    jenken99 Posts: 564 Member
    I'm about to turn in for the night so I wont even go into water retention or anything. I will say that you shouldn't worry about it at all. A couple pounds is not going to change anything other than that arbitrary number on the scale. Your first question should be "Why should I even listen to you?" A lot of doctors have minimal knowledge if any about proper nutrition and losing weight, it simply isn't a huge part of the education they receive. Just be careful when it comes to that stuff, any sorts of injuries or pain or whatever else that falls in their realm is something you should be discussing with them.

    i totally agree with this.. my doctor discussed my sons weight and his blood levels with my husband and i, but then she also referred us to a nutritionist,, that's who you should prolly be talking to... good luck
  • chrissilini
    chrissilini Posts: 77 Member
    I would never discuss diet and exercise with my doctor. And, who cares what you weigh on their scale?

    I get what you are saying but it does. Not necessarily to the person but to the doctor. When I go, my doc doesn't care how many inches off my waist, legs, arms, etc I've lost, she cares ultimately about the number on the scale. I think that is what they view as an indicator of good health. It sucks and isn't fair but for someone like me that is trying to keep diabetes and high blood pressure away (strong family history) and need to lose another 30 pounds or so, the number does matter.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    But, why try to rig it. Just go in. And, I'm going to argue with you a little bit. If it mattered that much, they would ask you to remove your clothes. At a minimum, they ask you to empty your pockets. They don't, they just have you step on the scale, fully clothed, in your shoes, with stuff in our pockets. I weigh 10 extra pounds at least at the doctors office. They don't care that much, and if it's that critical, then you need to strip before weighing in.

    In my opinion, they don't care about your weight, per se. They are looking for trends. If with every visit, you are 10 lbs more than before, they are going to discuss that with you. If they see huge weight loss also, they will probably ask you what you are doing. But, I don't think they care about your specific weight. But, next time I am at my doctor, I will ask him why they weigh with clothes on, and what are they looking for? But, it might be a while, I only go there once a year or so for my annual check up.
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