Losing Weight?

[Dogmama]

I dunno. It must be caloric intake, but I swear I eat pretty well. I'm riding 60 - 80 miles per week, for a month now, and the only things getting looser are my watch and my bra. Ack.

Women tend to lose weight from the top down (sigh!).

+1 on the food diary. It keeps you from popping things into your mouth & forgetting about them.

Water helps fill you up. Some say it flushes fat out - but there's no evidence of that.

-1 on South Beach. You need carbs. Carbs help drive protein into your muscles. Good carbs = complex carbs.

+1 on weight training. Building muscle helps burn more calories at rest. Think of your muscles as your body's engine. A bigger engine needs more gas (calories) even when resting (idling.) We don't build muscles as easily as men, but it can be done. Put down the pink weights. Pick up something that will make you crank out 10-12 reps in good form. Now do it again.