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Old 07-14-13 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Chaco
Exactly the same thing happens to me. I weigh myself every morning. About 5 weeks ago I did a century. The next day, I was 2 pounds heaver. Yesterday, I rode 91 miles and burned about 3,000 calories. This morning, I was 3.1 pounds heavier!

My best guess is fluid retention. I drank 6 bottles of water during the ride and had about 40 ounces of water after the ride.
Sounds like my situation and starting to get that fluid retention is the cause. Thanks for all the info from everyone.
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