Originally Posted by
cyclinfool
So what's my excuse? Seems like every winter I gain 10 lbs, Now in the process of working it back off. This doesn't seem to effect my HR but it does effect my speed and enjoyment. I think we all have this problem no matter what our gender. I think it more depends on the type of metabolism and body makeup. Not being an athlete and having that kind of build or body type I have to struggle hard for any gains and the more I gain the harder I have to work to sustain them. Sometimes I turn my head and slack up and then I have to start all over again.
I was being a bit facetious! Of course our weight fluctuations are body type and metabolism, as well as genetics. And now, age plays a big role! Believe me, it's a struggle for me to control my weight (I was 183 pounds a few years ago), and the only thing that does it for me is exercise and of course diet. If one or the other gets out of hand, uh-oh.
I'm not athletic, either. I'm short and I tend towards stocky. Like you, if I let up for more than three or four days, well, it's a week of work to get back what went away. My weight doesn't increase, but my strength decreases.
Oh, to be thirty again! Just musing....