Fall/winter weight management thread

[ny biker]

I am not certain since I haven't weighed myself for past 10 days or so. I've done some easy cycling when in Vancouver and Seattle. Calgary just got some more snow and now am being disrupted to visit family in Toronto since father is literally bleeding to death very slowly. No cycling for next few days even though I know there, it's ok pavement-wise. Just not a priority right now. I'm sure more snow on return will be another hurdle when I get back.

Just trying to stay healthy and eat healthy..sort of.

I'm so sorry about your father, Shootingstar. It's good that you're able to visit with your family. Take care of yourself.

[azfiddle]

I'm joining in. I have just not had the commitment for a while and my weight has crept from 111-112 up to as much as 124. On my 5'1" frame, that's a lot. I rediscovered some motivation but I think it will be a couple of weeks before I can really see it working. My weight has varied from about 121.7 (Nov 20, before El Tour de Tucson) to over 124 this morning. I rode 148 miles since last Wednesday and even on Thanksgiving I was pretty sensible about eating- so I am hoping there is some post-exercise water retention and that I will see the scale come down by the end of this week.

Thanks for the added motivation.

[ny biker]

I'm not sure how, but I think I made it through last week without gaining anything. That included a party, two long car trips and a sedentary day of working from home during a cold rainy day in addition to the vast quantities of food on Thanksgiving. I bookended the trip with two 30-mile bike rides, which probably helped. And wearing compression socks definitely has helped prevent water weight gain during/after the long car rides. (I've now got 3 pairs of the the Zoot compression socks, and I really like them.)

[Crankin]

I'm doing OK. What I notice is that the upper range of my weight is not going as high as last winter and it easily is going back down, after the weekend. I think this is due to my change in diet since last year at this time. I am not doing anything else differently! Hopefully, the lower end of my weight range will get a little lower, but I'm not totally annoyed with myself.

[ny biker]

I think it's time to make a conscious reduction in the amount of food I eat each day. With the winter weather, my overall activity levels are lower, since I am not doing the really long weekend bike rides anymore and my mid-week rides will be shorter as I start riding indoors more. I will try to eat less at dinner, and hopefully will not end up snacking as a result.