Fall/winter weight management thread

[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.