Official Weigh In- After a gym day or After rest day?

mhlew

I wanted to see what everyone's thoughts were on weigh in day. My "official" weigh in days are Saturday mornings although I do step on the scale throughout the week just to have a peak, however I take those numbers with a grain of salt as I understand there will be weight fluctuations due to various reasons.

I have found that if I weigh myself the morning after a work out the evening before I will weigh possibly a half pound less but in most cases stay the same weight, or even gain weight. I have also noticed that if I weigh in on Saturday morning and use Friday as a rest day, this is when the weight loss will show on a the scale that I lost 2-3 pounds that week. I think the best weight to record is after a rest day, and I am not saying that to be biased in the advantage of the lesser weight, however I think it is the true weight once your body has had over 24 hours to repair its self. Thoughts?

ukaryote

Weigh yourself under the same conditions each week and you will eventually see a trend. I would not worry about trying to optimize for a pound or two.

BigGuy47

Don't overthink it. Just pick a day and a time.