when's the best time to check your weight?

Question

i read in a magazine that your weight can shift a lot after say, drinking a bottle of water, eating, exercising. Sometimes when i check my weight, i'll be one number then right after exercising, it seems like i lost 4lbs! even though that's not really possible, so when's the best time to find out what my ACTUAL weight is?! and does anyone have any health tips?! (except for eating healthy, drinking water and exercising?!)

Answer 1

I always weigh first thing in the morning on Sunday mornings. ... Well, fourth thing. I always use the bathroom, brush my teeth, and get down to just a t-shirt and my underwear before weighing. ... This is the time of day when you won't have eating and drinking counting against you. And it is always good to weigh in the same clothes (or nothing if you prefer). You don't want to suddenly gain 3 pounds one morning just because you have on your cozy fluffy pajamas.

I got a lot of great tips at www.tbfinc.com . Unfortunately, their free membership offer is over. Several of the tips could be considered "common sense" ... stuff like not to eat stuff with a lot of sugar or calories. Other tips that were new ideas to me included to do your workout before a meal instead of after, like in the mornings before breakfast. If you work out too soon after eating, you are only using up what you just put into your body. Work out a while before meal time, and your body will use what it already had stored from previous meals. Another was to eat until you are just satisfied - not full. Your stomach will get smaller and it will take less food to fill it.

Of course, I am guessing that you have already heard that it is best to eat several small meals throughout the day. And there will always be those fads like the no carb diets. I believe in the "everything in moderation" theory. Everything can be good or bad for you depending on how much you eat.

I have had some successful dieting ventures in my days. I need to work out a new plan though because my old ones don't work with my current school and work schedules. Still, they may help you. Here are some things I was doing at a time when I was loosing 2-5 pounds a week:

Choose a time a few hours before bed time. After that time, allow yourself only healthy foods. For example, after 4pm I would only allow myself about 2 ounces of lean meat, one piece of fresh fruit, and all the vegetables I wanted. I tried to just eat vegetables, but if I simply wasn't in the mood I would allow myself fruit or meat. I also only allowed myself to drink water after this time. ... If I really needed something with some flavor in it, I would squeeze the juice of a lemon into my water or make some tea.

And if I had a craving for junk food after lunch time, I would try to wait and see if it passed. If in the morning I still had a strong craving for junk food, I would have it with my breakfast the next morning. (I can't tell you how many times I started the day with a chocolate cupcake, peanut butter, and a cup of milk and still lost weight!) I could usually keep the cravings for junk food down by making sure I had something sweet in the day. Most mornings I would have strawberry banana juice, a banana shake, or pancakes with light syrup for breakfast. (tip: I made my banana shakes by letting bananas get VERY ripe, freezing them, then putting them in the blender with low-fat milk. It was usually naturally sweet enough that I didn't need much, if any sugar. ... Bananas that weren't so ripe required a lot of sugar.)

There are some other things that I think are good tips even though I have gotten a lot of negative responses from others. One of them is to keep a few packs of gum handy... minty, cinnamon, and something sweet. It seems like chewing a piece of gum sometimes cuts back on cravings when it isn't a good time for me to eat. And you probably also already know about stuff like getting enough sleep, brushing your teeth, bathing on a daily basis, etc... (hey, you asked for health tips!) And don't forget to get some fresh air and sunshine on a daily basis (or as close to it as the weather will permit)

I hope this helps some.

Answer 2

Check Your Weight

Answer 3

Morning.

Answer 4

Your weight fluctuates during the day due to eating / drinking (weight goes up), sweating / waste elimination (weight goes down). Just weigh yourself once at the same time every day and keep track of that. If you try to micro-manage your weight several times per day you'll just end up beating your scales to smithereens with a hammer.

Answer 5

I have read that your actual weight is measured first thing in the morning

Answer 6

The best time is when you think you have lost some weight, otherwise don't even think about getting on the scale.

Answer 7

Second thing in the morning right after you go 'potty', and in the buff, ;)

Answer 8

You weight is the most consistent in the morning when you wake up.

(Your body is de-hydrated, and you haven't eaten anything yet.)

Answer 9

best time is gonna be in the morning or before you eat

Answer 10

first thing in the morning