Quote Originally Posted by ny biker View Post
FWIW, I'm pretty sure yoga and weight training burn fewer calories than running. I think even cycling burns fewer calories, since it's not weight-bearing.
Oh, I'm very sure of that. But my weight is the same as when I was running. When I was running 3x a week, I wasn't doing any weight work at all, and I realized I needed to get back to that, as muscle increases the metabolism. I have been lifting for years, but I always had access to a free gym at work and lifted 3x a week. Once I got here, I only had access to our makeshift weights (sand in milk jugs -- 1/2 and full gallons), and I lost the enthusiasm for it. Now I'm back to that because I haven't been able to bring myself to run -- it's been unusually hot even for Belize. Even bike rides are hard, but since my bike is my car, I have no choice but to ride daily (thank goodness!)

Crankin, your points are well-taken. I don't eat much bread as it is, but I could probably drop the 2 lbs. just by cutting way back on fruit. That is very hard to do here in Belize, though, as there is so much lovely fresh fruit available here (and mango season has just started -- my very favorite). There are fewer nice vegetables available here than fruits. Since I want to eat locally as much as possible, my diet has shifted to be rather fruit-heavy, and that alone probably accounts for the several lbs. I've put on since arriving here. Chances are, if we were to go back to the US, those lbs. might go away since I'd be back to eating my typical one serving of fruit a day instead of about three!