Originally Posted by UltraManDan

Nope.

That being said, I eat honey buns, pizza and ice cream on a regular basis and still manage to knock off a pound or so every month. I'm 31 btw and weigh 160 and weighed about 185 before I started cycling/ running a few years ago. Dropped to 170 pretty fast and then the remainder has just slowly been ticking away.

Grazing works! Small portions throughout the day keeps the metabolism moving and processes the foods that you are eating, rather than storing them.

Deprivation rides/runs are also a good way to trick the body into burning fats instead of glycogen stores, but man do they suck.

Sodium has a direct influence on how much water we retain in the interstitial space between our cells. This is the water retention that results in bloating and swelling and you can hold a lot of water in this area without really seeing it. Too much water, without proper electrolyte (mainly sodium) intake will immobilize the water and keep it in this space. This is where Hyponutremia would set in and is the reason people can literally drown by drinking too much water.

Black coffee and tea are both diuretics, which are terrible to take during a fast. A proper fast should consist of water and a supplement of BCAA's if you are continuing to workout.

What is the point of "replenishing your body" after a fast? You just defeated the purpose of the fast by cramming a lot of calories into a body that is in survival mode and storing whatever it can. So, yeah... I would certainly expect to see a weight gain in this scenario.

Also, how do you know your basal metabolic rate is 2000 calories. Have you actually figured this number for yourself, or are you going by the FDA "guidelines"?


And I agree with General Geoff, weight is best tracked consistently within the same parameters. So early morning with no food or drink and after you've emptied yourself. This is a fact, not opinion