Originally Posted by ktulu05

Thanks for all the tips. I'm learning a lot, and realizing I need to read up on a lot more nutrition stuff. I think I also need to realize that I need to focus now on burning fat, and not speeding along as fast as I can possibly go. I've been mesmerized by improving my Strava segments as much as I can and really pushing things everytime. It seems counter-intuitive to want to keep the intensity down to burn fat, and I think I kept thinking that the harder I push, the faster I'll lose weight.

I agree that I may be eating too few carbs. I found this article about glycogen, and I have seen the same pattern with weight gain. On a day where I eat more carbs, even if I stick to my calorie goals, I would gain a few pounds. It's not a gain of fat, but likely a gain of glycogen brought on by eating so few carbs in the days before.

I have been trying to eliminate processed foods, sugars, and white flours as much as possible. Quaker oats has a weight-control variety which has no added sugar, and I try to have that for breakfast a few days a week. I do have a bad diet soda habit which I'm trying to break in favor of water.

Thanks!