Serious Weight Loss

Oy oy.

 

Awesome weekend.  This was definitely the hottest one we've had this year.  It was pretty humid too.  I went out for a rather long ride with the guys at Elizabeth Furnace.  I knew it was going to be hot.  I knew it would be a challenge to drink enough.  I actually did a pretty good job of staying hydrated.  The hard part for me was eating enough.  I really didn't do a good job of that.  I was suffering all day because I couldn't take in enough calories.  I felt pretty weak and just didn't have the horsepower up the climbs later in the day.  As always, the descent was insane and a TON of fun. 

 

Here's the interesting part.  One of my morning routine things is to jump on the scale and see the bad news.  I've been slowly losing weight since I started commuting to work by bicycle.  I was at 230 pounds when I got back from Fruita in May.  I brought that down to 223 by Sunday morning when I hopped on the scale. 

 

During the 4 hour ride, I ate 4 gel packets (I should have eaten 6) and drank 4.5 liters of water/sports drink.  On the way home I had another 1.5-2 liters of recovery drink and water. 

 

After my shower I jumped on the scale.  It read 215.5 pounds.  WOOHOOO!  I still need to do a lot more hydrating.  I was only up to 217 by this morning. 

 

I don't put a lot of store in what the scale says.  It isn't my barometer of health.  I guess I'm more curious than anything.  I just thought the amount of fuild weight lost was interesting. 

 

Pete