Why Do I Always Weigh Less The Day After my Rest Day?

javamom
javamom Posts: 309 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
After my day off exercise, I am down a lot. Is there a water thing going on here?

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  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    If I'm not mistaken your muscles are releasing water during the recovery period.
  • msbanana
    msbanana Posts: 787 Member
    yup! When you exercise you store fluid in your muscles for repair. You take a day off body releases it (thinks it doesn't need it) and poof you're down a bunch. My weigh in days are usually after an off day just for that reason. :bigsmile:
  • CarolHudson11
    CarolHudson11 Posts: 372 Member
    And muscles tend to hold on to water the days your exercising to repair themselves. When you give yourself much needed rest days, you lose some of that water. You're doing fine! :)
  • javamom
    javamom Posts: 309 Member
    yup! When you exercise you store fluid in your muscles for repair. You take a day off body releases it (thinks it doesn't need it) and poof you're down a bunch. My weigh in days are usually after an off day just for that reason. :bigsmile:

    I guess mine will be, too. Very interesting! Thanks for posting.
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