GP weigh-in

Hello everyone :)

Soo, im getting weighed at my GP tomorrow for the first time since I was discharged from hospital... Im worried about it (naturally) but more so than usual, because my appointment is at 4pm, and I KNOW that being weighed at that time will make me considerably heavier than if I was weighed first thing in the morning. As an IP, i was always weighed in the morning, before breakfast, in pjs. So I was just wondering, how much should I rely on what the scales say tomorrow afternoon? Because would that be my true weight? As its what my doctors will be going on, it seems OK to do this, its just I think its about 1kg-1.5kg different to my morning weight..

Any advice much appreciated :)

You know, a god rule of thumb is to not think about the number and, more importantly, focus on how you feel body-wise. I was the same way when i weighed at my old GP and what we used to do was do a 'blind weigh' the first time and after that it was normally at the same time during the day so we would base my weight off the first blind weigh.

But seriously, a number is something you do not need to be worried about. You GP is gonna be more concerned with your body and how well its working. Weight it arbitrary at this point... we can always focus on it later.

Ask to be weighed backwards. That or tell them your weight as you have recorded it that first thing in the morning so they have a sort of median to go by.

Thank you for the replies :)

Yeah, im starting to think a blind weigh is a good idea. I've realised that no matter what my weight is, im never happy. If its down, i feel like i've failed, if its up, i feel greedy and awful too! So maybe not knowing could make things easier.

Discuss with them what I did with my (former) GP. Our supposed agreement, even though he failed on his side of it, was (typing this out):

 - If weight is lost or maintained it will be recorded and then let alone a further week.  
- If weight is lost or maintained two weeks in a row, the patient will be informed and told they need to increase their caloric intake. There will be no mention of numbers.
 - If weight is gained, the patient will not be informed. There will be no mention of numbers.
 - If the patient reaches one of their goal weights, they will be informed.

The GP did follow through at first but then just stopped telling me anything. I presumed this was good because I thought I must've been gaining steadily if he didn't say a word... apparently not.

So make sure your GP is trustworthy, too.