Should I weigh myself before I take my shower?

[anthonypaolucci150]

I have a routine of weighing myself every Saturday right after I take a shower, but one time I weighed myself before my shower and weighed myself after to check if I stayed the same weight. To my surprise, it showed that I actually went up in weight and was confused by this for awhile until I found out that our body can absorb water in a hot shower due to our pores opening up. Of course, I dry myself off before I get on the scale, but my hair is still wet so maybe that is causing weight gain along with water absorption. I'm not obsessing over this because I am already at a healthy weight, but maybe weighing myself before I shower along with not eating and drinking up until the weigh in will result in my true weight.

[jimin]

Weight fluctuates a lot throughout the day. It may very well be that your hair is wet. I recommend weighing yourself first thing in the morning after using the bathroom, as you've fasted for several hours while sleeping and won't carry any extra food weight.

[Flex4Ever]

The best time to weigh yourself is in the morning after your... toilet visit... getting rid of everything you possibly can... that way you'll be fasted (from sleeping) and empty (from toilet). LOL
That's what I do.

[ichot]

"I'm not obsessing over this" ... Yes you are.

[anthonypaolucci150]

What makes you think that?

[teawrecks]

You basically answered your own question.

[anthonypaolucci150]

I want to hear opinions from others to see if they have any other knowledge or experience on this situation just in case this was a strange misreading on the scale.

[dwiller943]

No. Do it after.