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I took a week off the bike...

Old 08-24-09, 09:14 AM
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I took a week off the bike...

Yesterday I went for 30 for the first time in a week.

I weighed myself.

I lost 3 lbs this past week.

Discuss.
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Old 08-24-09, 09:29 AM
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You weighed yourself AFTER the ride?

3lbs loss in weight could easily be fluid loss, if you didn't replenish sufficiently.
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Could be due to
-waterweight
-time of day
-diet
-alignment of the planets
-if you've taken the browns to the super-bowl before (or not) weighing
-clothing at the time

I don't consider any weight loss considerable unless it is an average of 5 lbs difference over time. FWIW I am 5'11" and 160 lbs.
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Hopefully it wasn't muscle mass in your guads.
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Old 08-24-09, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SpinDr
You weighed yourself AFTER the ride?

3lbs loss in weight could easily be fluid loss, if you didn't replenish sufficiently.
No.

I weighed 170-173 before last week.
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Resting metabolic rate.
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Originally Posted by timmyquest
No.

I weighed 170-173 before last week.
Well I doubt it was muscle or fat loss in only a week. It's pretty critical to weigh oneself at the same time every day, every week - say every Friday morning after taking your first piss and before breakfast.

Otherwise weighing at random times, a 3lbs increase OR decrease could be explained away very easily.
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I take a week off I gain 3 pounds.
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Crystal meth?
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I took a week off and then sneezed after which I weighed three pounds less. Must have been a three pound sneeze.

Not enough data to support any worthwhile conclusions.
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i could lose 3lbs after exiting the bathroom.
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Originally Posted by SpinDr
Well I doubt it was muscle or fat loss in only a week. It's pretty critical to weigh oneself at the same time every day, every week - say every Friday morning after taking your first piss and before breakfast.

Otherwise weighing at random times, a 3lbs increase OR decrease could be explained away very easily.

Let me make myself clear.

I lost 1.3 lbs due to the ride.

167.2 after the ride, 168.5 before.

I'm still 3lbs short of the 169.5-172.5 i usually find myself hovering around.

Are my guads shrinking? I sure hope not. You can't crush souls with shrunken guads.
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I just got back from a cycling vacation. I am taking a few days off until I stop being sore. Sad to say I found some great restaurants and gained a pound.
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more important than your weight, is how you felt (numbers if you have a p-meter) after the break...
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The body can fluctuate a couple of pounds on a daily basis, with most of the difference being water weight. Don't worry about a single weigh-in - it's the long-term trend that matters.

And FYI, it's quad, not guad. Unless guad is some slang that I'm not familiar with?
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Originally Posted by cshell
i could lose 3lbs after exiting the bathroom.
I knew there was a reason to stay away from "used" shorts and bibs!!

Normal body weight fluctuates 3-5 lbs. Per day. So, no biggie.
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Originally Posted by kamalster
The body can fluctuate a couple of pounds on a daily basis, with most of the difference being water weight. Don't worry about a single weigh-in - it's the long-term trend that matters.

And FYI, it's quad, not guad. Unless guad is some slang that I'm not familiar with?
Yes, and the long-term trend this week is that i'm 3lbs lighter.

And its guad, unless you're in the real world, which we're not.
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Originally Posted by rangerdavid

Normal body weight fluctuates 3-5 lbs. Per day. So, no biggie.
You guys don't listen.

This isn't 3lbs, this is roughly 5-6 lbs lighter. Accounting for my normal fluctuations, i appear to be about 3lbs lighter.
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Originally Posted by kindablue
Could be due to
-if you've taken the browns to the super-bowl before (or not) weighing
good one. haven't heard that before.
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I took two weeks off, not by choice but because of family stuff. First week in, I gained 2 pounds and felt like a fat, fatty fat. Second week, despair. Hit the bike this past Saturday and feeling much better. I think it's a combo of the actual return to working out as well as the psych that accompany's.
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Originally Posted by timmyquest
Let me make myself clear.

I lost 1.3 lbs due to the ride.

167.2 after the ride, 168.5 before.

I'm still 3lbs short of the 169.5-172.5 i usually find myself hovering around.

Are my guads shrinking? I sure hope not. You can't crush souls with shrunken guads.
168.5 as your pre-ride weight is only 1 lb below the bottom end of your "normal" range, so I don't see where you're getting 5-6 lbs lighter...
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Originally Posted by timmyquest
Yes, and the long-term trend this week is that i'm 3lbs lighter.

And its guad, unless you're in the real world, which we're not.
Ah. I'm so uncool.
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I have not ridden for the past week but not by choice, my bike is in the shop getting the entire chain drive replaced. I am hoping to get it back this afternoon. I have been feeling a lot of anxiety and not unlike Jabba the Hut.
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Originally Posted by kamalster
168.5 as your pre-ride weight is only 1 lb below the bottom end of your "normal" range, so I don't see where you're getting 5-6 lbs lighter...
Because I know my body.
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Timmy, I know what you mean. I actually lost weight when I didn't didn't do any exercise for about 2 weeks after I broke my collarbone. I gained a tiny bit of weight at first but once my appetite adjusted I lost weight. Riding hard and training and racing does not tend to work towards weight loss, if you are not overweight to begin with...
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