I just don't get it

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I didn't expect to lose 10 lbs at this point, but to see myself having GAINED 3lbs was disheartening.

I'm not really looking at biking as a way to necessarily lose weight, I just expect it to be a side effect...I mean, if I can maintain my weight doing nothing I should be able to lose weight by actually getting off my butt, right?

And I certainly hope I change shape! Things are going south fast and I need some moving back northwards! LOL

You haven't gained 3 lbs of muscle from riding 80 miles over 10 days.
If you have not been eating more (or drinking more liquids with calories), then it's probably just a natural 3 pound fluctuation in water weight, which is common.
Stick with plain water when not riding, and keep up the good work. Losing 1 to 3 pounds a month is actually a healthy rate.

You simply have not ridden enough yet or burned enough calories to either lose fat or gain muscle. Perhaps in a few more weeks you'll notice something if you don't take in more calories to compensate.
But make sure you do take in calories and fluids when you are biking- to fuel your efforts and avoid feeling ill.

But you HAVE ridden enough already to start making a tiny difference in your health! Your respiratory/heart system is likely already making little changes, and your muscles are just waking up and blinking and saying "Hey, what the heck is going on here?"

It's a lifestyle change.

[indigoiis]

Let's all go grab our scales, throw em in our backpacks, get on our bikes, ride to the hilliest highest hill in town, you know the one... the one with the cliff on the other side? And CHUCK them babies right over the side.

(I know.
It's littering. But you get the picture.)

[Becky]

Let's all go grab our scales, throw em in our backpacks, get on our bikes, ride to the hilliest highest hill in town, you know the one... the one with the cliff on the other side? And CHUCK them babies right over the side.

(I know.
It's littering. But you get the picture.)

Take 'em to the dump and chuck em over that edge Here in Delaware, the dump is one of the highest hills in town- really.

[Heifzilla]

Let's all go grab our scales, throw em in our backpacks, get on our bikes, ride to the hilliest highest hill in town, you know the one... the one with the cliff on the other side? And CHUCK them babies right over the side.

(I know.
It's littering. But you get the picture.)

+100!