When to weigh yourself?
When is the best time of day to weigh yourself to get the most accurate reflection of your weight?
I have been weighing myself at night for the progress section on my BodySpace ~ This weekend, on Friday, for some reason I decided to weigh myself before I went to bed and than weighed myself again the next morning and my weight had decreased by 7 pounds. I tried this again on Saturday night and Sunday morning my weight had decreased by 5 pounds.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
April 7, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I usually weigh myself 1st thing in the morning, before liquids, food, and after a restroom break. Throughout the day, you consume food and liquids so your weight is going to fluctuate. I found that if you weigh yourself in the morning, I think you’ll get the most accurate measurement of your weight–you look amazing btw!
April 7, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Thanks for the reply, I will be weighing my self in the morning. I love the way I look and feel first thing in the morning. Too bad by the end of the day my morning appeal is lost.
You look really great too
April 7, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Thank you girl! I appreciate it! I know what you mean–6 pack all shredded…coffee, a gallon of water, and protein pancakes later I’m a bloated whale! lol! Good luck with all your goals–can’t wait to see you on the cover of Oxygen!
April 10, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I think ambriossa is right. I was always told to weight yourself in the morning as your stomach had digested everything by then and you had been fasting while asleep. Hope this helps.
April 22, 2008 at 6:29 am
That’s interesting. I always weigh myself in the morning and once a week. usually fridays or saturdays. it would take a lot of mental strength for me to weigh myself at night before i go to bed.
August 5, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Chalk up another vote for first thing in the morning. I think that provides the most consistent set of conditions you can get.
August 13, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Yea, i agree. In the morning if i weigh myself in @ 209… then later in the evening im like @ 204,205, at least 5#’s heavier, & alot of times i feel fat! or like bloated! But anyway, i like yer bodyblog Kathleen.
April 21, 2009 at 10:48 pm
I just ran into this blog about three weeks ago and when I read it I was astonished with the weight gain/loss you had during the day given your size. It seemed really high to me but I’ve never really weighed myself like that. Since then I’ve actually been weighing myself a few times a day during the day for a couple of days a week. I haven’t come anywhere near that much difference in a day and I weight considerably more than you. How the heck were you losing or gaining up to 9 pounds a day? Were you measuring yourself on the same scale each day wearing the same amount of clothing (or lack of it) each time? My weight only fluctuates about +/- 3 pounds during the day even if I’m highly physically active.