Weight can be determined by many different factors that can distort your readings. For example:

· Post exercise dehydration especially in hot weather. Due to sweating.
· Wearing clothes and/or shoes.
· Eating a large meal before weighing yourself.
· Drinking lots of fluid before weighing yourself.
· PMT.
· Sickness.
· Training – builds muscle, which weighs heavier than fat.

There are far better ways to watch your weight than by watching your scales. If you’re trying to lose or gain weight, use how well your clothes fit as a guide. If you have a fat percentage monitor, or have had a reading taken, see the reduction as a fantastic achievement even if your weight has stayed the same or increased (remember that muscle weighs more than fat). Don’t get too upset over weight/height calculations as the fittest and strongest people I know have been labelled obese with these calculations. Fat percentage is a better indicator (less than or equal to twenty percent for men and twenty-five percent for women is ideal). Also, don’t ignore how you feel. If you feel energetic and lively and can dance all night then you’re NOT doing much wrong.

If you do want to weigh yourself do it first thing every morning on an empty stomach for consistency.