Hey Ladies

There is a great article in the November (it might be october) issue of men's health on low fat diets and fats in general. Low fat diets are not necessarily a good thing. I know (from reading) that a lot of low fat alternatives are actually HIGHER in calories, because they replace the fat with sugar to compensate for taste. And when you avoid fats, your body kind of goes into compensation mode and tries to make up for the lack of fats. Also, the old you get, you have to be careful what types of carbs you put in your body. An acquaintance mentioned to me that she has to avoid white bread and plain pastas (and white rice) all together. Whole grains only...and not that much of it. Also, in order to lose weight you have to consume less calories, so if you are eating lots thinking you will burn it all off during exercise...well, you get the idea.
Also, if you just started to build muscle...muscle weighs more than fat, so your weight might actually increase a bit.

hope this helps.

Happy riding

Han-grrl