Are there good days for losing weight?

@ckdxbox No, there wouldn't be any special days for losing or gaining, unless your activity patterns vary distinctly. I tend to eat less and work more on Saturdays. This often gives me a big Calorie Deficit, but I can't say definitely that I get a lower reading for my Sunday morning weight.

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Yes the best day for weight loss
Today, tomorrow, everyday

Saturdays were always my lightest day of the week too.

amtyrell wrote: »

Yes the best day for weight loss
Today, tomorrow, everyday

I figured someone would beat me to it.

The other thing to note is that you lose weight over the course of weeks or months based on total deficit; whatever works for you is fine as along as you are in a big enough deficit overall to meet your goals. I tend to be around goal every single day.

Sat. morning has historically been the lightest time and day for me too, even when I was on vacation and my schedule was completely different for the week.

I'm glad I came across this! I was wondering if anyone else's weeks followed a trend... I used to count Monday as my "weigh in day." I weigh myself at the same time every morning but I used Monday as a checkpoint for week to week loss. That however, I found was a terrible idea. Reason was because Monday's weight, although less than the previous Monday, still seemed to consistently stink and left me feeling crappy about the lack of loss. I don't have a "weigh in DAY" anymore, I just look at the trends over the week. I find that my "good" weigh in days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday (pre and post fasted 2 hour work out on Saturdays, of course post work out is better). My diet each weekday is roughly the same and I don't go crazy on the weekends but I may have an extra small treat or two, but I also walk my dog more Saturdays and Sundays, so I don't worry about it. I know that the small increase in weight on Sunday and Monday mornings is due to the repairing of my muscles after lifting for an hour on Saturday. That water that my muscles holds onto for repair consistently takes two days to come off. Possibly, but unlikely, from a little more sugar/ carbs in my diet, but again, I don't eat anything in a crazy portion size, just a small treat. Fridays seem to stink too. I have cardio Wednesday night, Thursday's morning weigh in is awesome, I have a rest day Thursday, then Friday's weigh in, although my diet is the same, still stinks. (When I say it stinks, it's usually about a pound higher than the previous day, which is lot considering I am only 4 pounds from my first goal.) I know that after cardio Monday night, that Tuesday morning is a better gauge on the average for the week, Thursday morning is the 2nd lowest each week and Saturday morning post work out is the best/ lowest.

Quick related question, does anyone else used a POST - FASTED carido/ weight training weigh in as their gauge for their real weight for the week? What I mean is: I do a 2 hour workout every Saturday morning at 8am. Fasted from stopping eating Friday night then sleeping, my fast is probably 13 hours, then I work out - 1 hour of cardio followed by 1 hour of weight training with only water consumed. Then when I get home, I weigh in. This weight is usually kick butt. I can see how it might be inaccurate because that is not a real scenario for me every single day (I only do it once a week) but I can also see how it is the MOST accurate because there are the least amount of factors contributing to a fluctuation in weight. Thoughts??

I would guess Tuesday being higher is the weekend catching up, and Saturday's low numbers are the result of the work week being helpful in keeping to a routine.

CarvedTones wrote: »

jillstreett wrote: »

While I was losing and was absolutely sure I was in deficit every day, I ignored everything but the lowest weight I had seen. I weigh every other day. Now that I am in maintenance, I am leaving the low weight as long as I see it every few days.

Okay, I like that, and I agree with it because I, too, know that I am in a deficit. Given that we all have the goal of keeping the weight off, if the number is low or high, I want to make sure I am using the most accurate number and not celebrating or getting frustrated prematurely.