[motengirl]

Do you think its a good idea to eat breakfast before weighing in?? I thought you get your actual weight in the morning before breakfast. I am really thinking about not eating breakfast before i weigh in

[Auntieb]

I don't think it makes any difference as long as you get weighed close to the same time each week. You wouldn't want to go in the am one week and the pm the next because you would have eaten more food the pm week. This wouldn't show your true weight loss.

[karla]

I personally like to go really early in the morning before breakfast & before I start drinking tons of water. I think it is more personal preference.

[GWE140]

I was all about routine...never ate or drank before WI plus I wore the same sun dress the whole year! Winter, spring, summer and fall Just a creature of habit and consistency

[Ang2877]

I like to wear my workout clothes every time when I weigh in. I dont want Jean to weigh me down. I do not even wear my earrings ... LOL I like to weigh in the same time every week as well. I weigh in after breakfast, after I have gone to the bathroom several times. So maybe it is all about routine.

[motengirl]

Thanks for the advice. I went to weigh in last week and didnt eat breakfast. My counselor was not happy with my decision. she said if I dont eat breakfast in the morning I have messed up my metabolism for the rest of the day. I told her I planned to eat breakfast after my weigh in. She still wants me to eat breakfast before I come in. So Saturday, I went to weigh in and I was disappointed!! i know my body, but I guess they know whats best for me.

[Mary1011]

They told me to eat breakfast within the first hour that you wake up so I always eat breakfast before I go.

[glenlorie]

I weigh myself when I first wake up in the morning, but I also just do weight ins at home, so you should probably eat before you go because you really do need to eat within an hour of waking up to keep your metabolism reved up! Good luck sweetpea!

[SalaamDementia]

I always do my weigh ins in the afternoon/evening - its the only time I can do it with my work schedule. So I've generally had tons of water, breakfast and lunch by the time I go in. I guess it works because I go about the same time each week. I know I weigh less in the mornings, but gotta do what I can with my daily schedule. :P

[Sandrac]

I always eat breakfast before my WI, and drink lots of water. Just always
use the restroom as much as you can before you weigh.

[dkmd27]

Just make sure to go in at the same time every week, whatever that may be for you. If you go before breakfast and you never have before, you will show an artificial loss. Like some of the others said, I always wore the exact same clothes!

[lolajean624]

I echo the idea of doing it at the same time - I try to eat breakfast, but don't start in on my water before I weigh in. Last Thursday I couldn't get there til after lunch and I was tempted to just skip it because I knew I'd weigh more than I really did. I went ahead though and didn't see any loss even though I knew I was down at least another lb. It's hard to wear the same clothes everytime since I started in the winter and the weather is getting warmer. I definitely don't wear jeans! One of my pairs weighs 3 lbs!!! I just usually wear lightweight workout pants and a t-shirt.

I had a moment last week, though, when I was heading in when I wondered if I was just playing some kind of game. It bothered me. I wondered if I was just trying to manipulate things so MRC would be happy with me. The truth is, I need to be happy with myself! They're there to help me - not to judge me or assess me. Then it occurred to me that they're not judging me - I'm judging myself. It was a good moment of insight for me.

[Nadine]

I think like the others said, consistency is the key really. As long as it's the same scenario each time it should show a true weight. You're more looking for a downward trend, right?
Good luck

[morrtric]

I try to wear the lightest clothes I have! HeHe

[waiting2exhale]

i keep my scale in the bathroom and weigh myself before breakfast but after using the facilities! I want my true weight not my weight plus waste!!!!