rosie1234
Silver Member
Hi everyone. I just wanted to ask for some help/advice on how often to weigh myself. I know not all scales give the same results. I know this from when I had a doctor's appointment. My doctor weighted me and then I walked home, which is about a 1 minutes walk, and I weighted myself on my home scales (with exactly the same amount of clothes on) and the results were 5 pounds less than the scales at my doctor's.
The past 3 weeks I have been weighing myself every Thursday, but I find it's such a long wait and time goes so slowly until I see what the numbers say on them again. I also worry because I don't know whether I am doing well or not. I put my scales in the same place and weigh myself at the same time (3pm) with the same dressing gown on to make it as consistent as possible. Is this a good time? I read somewhere online that the best time to weigh yourself is 30 minutes after you wake up in the morning, but I wake up at different times nearly everyday so it wouldn't be the same time.
Last month I was weighing myself everyday and the scales were saying I was losing 2 pounds a day on most days or putting on 2 pounds a day on some days. Also someone said that my scales were saying that I was losing or putting on 2 pounds everyday because your weight can fluctuate up and down each day by at least 2 lbs. Is this true? How often do you find is most accurate and best to weigh yourself?
Thank you for any help
The past 3 weeks I have been weighing myself every Thursday, but I find it's such a long wait and time goes so slowly until I see what the numbers say on them again. I also worry because I don't know whether I am doing well or not. I put my scales in the same place and weigh myself at the same time (3pm) with the same dressing gown on to make it as consistent as possible. Is this a good time? I read somewhere online that the best time to weigh yourself is 30 minutes after you wake up in the morning, but I wake up at different times nearly everyday so it wouldn't be the same time.
Last month I was weighing myself everyday and the scales were saying I was losing 2 pounds a day on most days or putting on 2 pounds a day on some days. Also someone said that my scales were saying that I was losing or putting on 2 pounds everyday because your weight can fluctuate up and down each day by at least 2 lbs. Is this true? How often do you find is most accurate and best to weigh yourself?
Thank you for any help