Does weight vary when on empty stomach n full stomach ?
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KaraCooks
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They're both real. What you weigh is what you weigh.
But think about this: When you eat a meal, what do you think happens to it? Do you think it floats on a pillow of air in your stomach and doesn't show up on the scale?
When you drink water ... do you think it just floats in your body and doesn't show up on the scale?
The scale weighs everything. Drinking a bottle of water and then stepping on the scale is no different from holding a bottle of water in your hand when you step on the sale. Eating a meal and standing on the scale is no different than holding the plate of food in your hand when you get on the scale.
Would you put on your heaviest jeans and a winter coat and then step on the scale? Of course not. So why would you put food and water in your body and then step on the scale?
Weigh ONCE a day, at the same time of day, having eaten or drunk the same things, and wearing the same clothes. Otherwise, you're not measuring your body, you're measuring everything you've put in or on your body.
But think about this: When you eat a meal, what do you think happens to it? Do you think it floats on a pillow of air in your stomach and doesn't show up on the scale?
When you drink water ... do you think it just floats in your body and doesn't show up on the scale?
The scale weighs everything. Drinking a bottle of water and then stepping on the scale is no different from holding a bottle of water in your hand when you step on the sale. Eating a meal and standing on the scale is no different than holding the plate of food in your hand when you get on the scale.
Would you put on your heaviest jeans and a winter coat and then step on the scale? Of course not. So why would you put food and water in your body and then step on the scale?
Weigh ONCE a day, at the same time of day, having eaten or drunk the same things, and wearing the same clothes. Otherwise, you're not measuring your body, you're measuring everything you've put in or on your body.
KaraCooks
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Ah I see.
The thing is, I agree with most of what that article says, but I take issue with the phrase "the correct weight".
Whatever you weigh at the moment is "the correct weight". If I drink 1/2 gallon of water and get on the scale and it says I weigh 4 lbs more, that *is* a correct and accurate weight. It weighs me and the 1/2 gallon of water in my stomach.
If I put on my winter coat and get on the scale and it says I weigh 3 lbs more, that *is* a correct weight. It's the weight of my body, plus the coat.
If I eat a lot of salt today and tomorrow the scale is up 3 lbs because I'm retaining water, that *is* a correct weight. It's the weight of my body plus the retained water.
Here's another variation: If you weigh yourself on YOUR scale and it says (for example) 150 lbs and then you go weigh yourself on the scale at the gym and IT says 154 lbs ... which is the "correct" weight?
The bottom line here is that unless you're weighing the SAME THING every time on the same scale every time, then you're just wasting time. CONSISTENT weighing is the most important part of using the scale as a guideline to fat loss.
The thing is, I agree with most of what that article says, but I take issue with the phrase "the correct weight".
Whatever you weigh at the moment is "the correct weight". If I drink 1/2 gallon of water and get on the scale and it says I weigh 4 lbs more, that *is* a correct and accurate weight. It weighs me and the 1/2 gallon of water in my stomach.
If I put on my winter coat and get on the scale and it says I weigh 3 lbs more, that *is* a correct weight. It's the weight of my body, plus the coat.
If I eat a lot of salt today and tomorrow the scale is up 3 lbs because I'm retaining water, that *is* a correct weight. It's the weight of my body plus the retained water.
Here's another variation: If you weigh yourself on YOUR scale and it says (for example) 150 lbs and then you go weigh yourself on the scale at the gym and IT says 154 lbs ... which is the "correct" weight?
The bottom line here is that unless you're weighing the SAME THING every time on the same scale every time, then you're just wasting time. CONSISTENT weighing is the most important part of using the scale as a guideline to fat loss.