IMHO if you weigh yourself multiple times a day and get various numbers, the lowest one is "you" and the rest of the weight is "stuff". A NASA study found that about 13 lbs of food and water goes through the average adult male astronaut every day, so in theory this is the amount by which your weight can vary each day.
This is why I graph my weights (I only weigh once a day though). With a long term graph, you can ignore the individual measurements and see the long term trends.
A NASA study found that about 13 lbs of food and water goes through the average adult male astronaut every day, so in theory this is the amount by which your weight can vary each day.
Interesting stuff! And the average male astronaut wouldn't be overweight, would he? Given that every extra pound send up in space will cost extra money, they wouldn't want to send a 300 pounder up. So the figure for an overweight/obese adult should be even higher. Thanks for the info.
