We had a wonderful three day weekend! Why can't they all be three day weekends? OH, because then I would be wanting them to all be four day weekends!
We rode our bikes twice Once on a mountain bike trail.
Once on the Canal.
And we even got in a long hike!
I have been thinking a lot about my weight and these bike rides. I know that mountain bike riding is a wonderful way to lose weight. It works! But I seem to be struggling! REALLY struggling. After a weekend of riding, my weight is almost ALWAYS up. It is infuriating. It is annoying. It is maddening!
It has happened time and time again. I have a weekend where we ride less and I lose weight that week. The weeks that we ride hard and often I don't lose....and sometimes even gain. What is up with this? My calories are in check! Seriously!
I aim for between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. All was looking well. I was a bit higher on Saturday and Sunday. BUt then lets add in my exercise and I was spot on!
Uhhhhhhh so what's the problem...because that looks pretty spot on to me?
I know a few weeks ago I talked about possible reasons. (You can read it here) I still stand by those possible things.
*I still do think that it very well could be a hydration thing. My muscles are almost always screaming at me after a weekend ride. While those muscles are healing and repairing themselves they are retaining water.
* I also do still believe in the muscle vs fat thing. Am I building muscle faster than I'm losing the fat? It is possible? But for an extended time? Well if this is what is happening then I'm going to be RIPPED when the fat finally goes away!
* Am I not eating properly to lose weight while biking? Most recently I'm wondering if I'm not eating enough? Is my body going into a starvation mode on those days? I have been notcing that on these really hard ride days that I develop a killer headache by the time dinnertime rolls around. Food makes the difference! That is my body telling me something is not right. That is my body telling me to eat! This past weekend I ate my dinner after our ride I sat there after eating and input my calories I had eaten 1200 calories. I was still hungry! SERIOUSLY. I actually waited an hour before getting something else to eat. I was ravenous. Am I starving myself?
* I know that the days we are riding, I have been drinking..but is it enough? Saturday I ddi really well and think I drank about 100 ounces of water. (and a 44 ounce Diet Soda). But on Sunday, while we rode a less intense ride I know that I probably only drank 30-40 ounces. So could this issue be partly my fault??????
I am just totally frustrated! I am happy with the path that I am on. I know that my relationship with food is healthier than it has been in a LONG time. I am on the right path. I just need to settle in and fix this one last issue and the results will come pouring fourth!
