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Jessipoo .
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 # Posted: 5 Feb 2007 07:42


other than, keep it consistent.. when should I way myself.. to get my "true weight" after I go to the bathroom, when I just wake up, after dinner?

just wondering, and why?
x ss
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 # Posted: 5 Feb 2007 08:08


There is no "true" weight. That's why it's far more important to be consistent than to worry about what time of day you should do it. Remember, a pint of water weighs a pound. So you could weigh yourself right after a hard workout and find yourself 3 lbs. lighter than the day before. Women typically retain water during menstruation, so they "gain" pounds. They really haven't gained weight, though; they've just retained some extra water temporarily.

When you weigh yourself, think in terms of a moving average. Some days you'll go up, some you'll go down, but keep your eye on the general trend rather than worrying about daily fluctuations.
Dave O
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 # Posted: 5 Feb 2007 13:08


Great response Tom...

My number fluctuates every few days. My clothing is my guage now.
NYCinephile .
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 # Posted: 5 Feb 2007 13:16


Weight Watchers on How Often Weight Should Be Measured.

If you are using a scale that measures body fat, as I do, its instructions will recommend the best conditions for an accurate reading.
Joel Jones
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 # Posted: 5 Feb 2007 13:17


I weigh myself right after I wake up in the morning, after using the bathroom, and without clothes. My weight does fluctuate every day, depending on how much I had to eat the day before, the last time I had a BM, and how much I've been drinking, but you can see the trend even with those fluctuations.

I have noticed that you tend to be heavier later in the day than in the morning, so I'd say that weighing yourself in the morning gets you at least closer to your "true" weight.
Megan G
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 # Posted: 5 Feb 2007 14:23


the above post is right, according to everything I've read, and will give you the least fluctuation: naked, as soon as you wake up, after peeing but before eating or drinking.
josh cochrane
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 # Posted: 6 Feb 2007 04:41


the best time is in the morning when you wake up before breakfast... this is when your body is most relaxed and the food has been properly digested.... like tom scott said there is no true weight but if you wanna walk that day with a cheek to cheek smile weigh yourself in the morning lol.
Juan Pineda
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 # Posted: 7 Feb 2007 20:08 - Edited by: juan162


The best time to weigh yourself is at 4:37 am. Just kidding. I weigh myself in the morning, like several others said.

Juan
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 # Posted: 4 Mar 2007 03:04


Quoting: tomoscott
Women typically retain water during menstruation, so they "gain" pounds. They really haven't gained weight, though; they've just retained some extra water temporarily.


Whew! Thanks for reminding me of that! I thought I was going crazy.
Jnean Rogers
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 # Posted: 5 Mar 2007 01:45


In the morning.

For the first few months when I started to lose weight, I would only weigh myself one day a week. (Sundays for me). I would get so discouraged from major daily fluctuations that I had to go weekly. It would give me something to work for all week...I think it kept me focused.
Jessipoo .
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 # Posted: 5 Mar 2007 02:15


ya I weigh myself everday and haven't seen any progress at all, if anything my weight is going up which isn't making any sense cuz I don't do that much weight training...

and I've been watching what I eat very carefully and working out, and I do about 10 minutes walking with some stairs on weekdays to get around.. so I'm pretty active

I won't go weekly either though because if it just happens that on the day I weigh myself, I fluctuate a whole pound or two, I'd be quite depressed as well so it's just not working out for me now but I'm going to keep trying


Nick R.
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 # Posted: 29 Mar 2007 15:36


i weigh in the morning every thursday. same bat-time same bat-channel.
Phil Mcly
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 # Posted: 1 Apr 2007 04:08 - Edited by: McPhilly


For some it takes a little while to get the ball rolling with weight loss. I went for at least a month watching what i ate with no progress. My bike rides weren't making much of a dent.

After I joined a gym, I made a lot of progress. They gave me a nutritional profile too which helped my adjust what I eat. And putting on a little extra muscle -- even as little as 2 lbs., also helped immensely.

As Joel and Tom said, your weight and hydration is going to fluctuate but over time you can see a moving average. I weigh every day; ironman scale provides plenty of information (but with some huge variances -- so take individual readings with a pinch of salt). It helps keep me motivated and on track. But the moving average / trend is what it's all about.

Your hydration level can really vary by a percent or two -- which can be from 1-4 lbs depending on how heavy you are. At 200lbs I'm typically 2 1/2 lbs lighter in the am., sometimes 3 or even 3 1/2.




Quoting: Jessipoo
I weigh myself right after I wake up in the morning, after using the bathroom, and without clothes. My weight does fluctuate every day, depending on how much I had to eat the day before, the last time I had a BM, and how much I've been drinking, but you can see the trend even with those fluctuations.

I have noticed that you tend to be heavier later in the day than in the morning, so I'd say that weighing yourself in the morning gets you at least closer to your "true" weight.
Jessipoo .
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 # Posted: 1 Apr 2007 04:57


Quoting: McPhilly
And putting on a little extra muscle -- even as little as 2 lbs., also helped immensely


What do you mean by that, as in it helped with your loss weight?

and btw, I didn't say what you quoted from me, that's from Joel but I find that very odd that Traineo made a mistake.. anywho..
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