Lick The Lard

Today’s weight: 75.4kg

This week I missed a weighing for the first time. After the holiday on Monday and Tuesday, I completely forgot to set my alarm clock for Wednesday morning. Waking late, I had to scamble out the door as quickly as possible - weighing myself just went out my mind.

What’s been happening with my weight? Well, it’s clear from the numbers over the past two weeks that my weight is bouncing between 74.7kg and 75.6kg. What’s not clear from the figures is why.

Monday this week illustrates the reason perfectly. I woke up early, about the time I usually do when working, and weighed myself. I was 75.6kg. I went back to bed and slept some more, and when I weighed myself again at lunchtime when I got up (it was a holiday after all!), I was 74.8kg.

When I don’t forget, I always weigh myself as soon as I get up. It’s not perfect since the time I ate the night before and the time I get up means my weight can vary significantly, but it’s as consistent as I can be. If I was to weigh myself at lunchtime, I’d have my clothes adding to my weight - and I wear different clothes at weekend (casual) from during the week (work). I’d also need to bring my scales to work and carry them home again, or have two sets - which is not ideal.

So weighing myself in the morning is the most consistent I can be. I just have to know the variance is there and try to work out when my weight is varying due to the times of my weighing, and when it’s due to other reasons.