In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
Quoted message said:Hi-
I have been low carbing for 10 full days. I have lost 10 pounds! I am so
excited.
Hi Janet, welcome to the group! Sounds like you're doing a great job!
Quoted message said:I was just wondering if any of you know the best time of day to weigh
yourself.
Just to see I have been weighing myself about 30 minutes after I wake up,
then after I work out (I weigh less then) and also when I get home from work
in the evening (I weigh less than too)
I know I shouldn't weight myself that much, I was just seeing how my weight
changes thru the day. The good thing is I weigh less in the evening than in
the morning.
When do you guys weigh in? What is the best time of day to do it, so you are
the most honest with yourself?
IMO, first thing in the morning, naked, after the morning pee is the
time when you will be most likely to get a consistent reading. For one
thing, you haven't taken in any water for about 8 hours, so what you
DID take in the night before has already pooled in your bladder. Empty
it and you don't have much else waiting in the wings yet. Also, you
will have expelled a certain amount of water in your breath while
sleeping. The body does all sorts of housekeeping while you sleep.
You also haven't taken in any food during that time, so there's not
much fluctuation in that dept going on yet. This will be the case
pretty much every day of your life. However, there are quite a few
variables if you weigh at any other time of the day -- variables that,
by definition, will change pretty much every single day depending on
your food and water intake, bathroom output and activity levels.
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Saffire
205/141/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333