I have a Omron body composition scale, the kind where you hold some grips in addition to standing on contacts. When I was losing from 216 lb to 185 lb I was using that scale religiously, at the same time every morning. I was also cross checking with some skinfold calipers. I concluded the body composition scale was pretty good at tracking relative changes in my body fat, but not too reliable in determining the absolute value. At 180 lb I think I am around 20-25% body fat.

Went to the gym today, turned up the resistance on the spin bike, and rode for an hour, heart rate between 155 and 175 bpm. Came home, did not stop at the pub, had some roasted chicken gizzards and pickled beets for dinner, did not indulge in noodles or bread or beer.

Of course, my wife and I are going to dinner for our anniversary tomorrow, so there will be rich food and wine involved. But today, anyway, was a calorie deficit day.

So here is a question. Out of 10 fifty+ cyclists, how many can't keep their weight down [Definition: should wear "club cut" jerseys] versus how many are at their appropriately lean weight [Definition: easily wear "race cut" jerseys]? This is cyclists [Definition: frequent or daily riders, like most of us here, not necessarily racers], not average Joes. What do you think the split is, based on what you see in your friends, riding buddies, etc? Is it 5 heavys and 5 lights? 7 and 3?