I went to Belgium and France recently and took a break from cycling completely. I went with my wife and her side of the family and we traveled to a bunch of smallish cities in Flanders. Since returning, my weight had ballooned to around 193lbs. That's what happens when you eat and drink like you're training a lot, but you're not training. Anyway, I needed to get back in shape and lose the weight, so I set up a little chart in my journal to weigh myself every night. My goal is to reach 170 lbs for the Steamboat Springs Stage Race, approximately 8 weeks after returning from Belgium.
As you can see, I'm on target to reach my goal. I've been a
little above and a little below my progress line, but recently I've been unable to breach the 180 lb. barrier. I've been riding between 10 - 16 hours weekly and monitoring what I eat, but I just can't seem to break this barrier. Today, I rode my 20 minute commute to work, ate a small bowl of cereal, had a burrito and coke for lunch, then took a 3 hour ride in the evening, followed by a bag of "skillet Sensations". Come 11pm, what does the scale say? 180.4 lbs. Tomorrow morning it will say 178 or 179, then tomorrow night 180. Almost guaranteed. Anyone know how to lose upper body muscle without losing leg muscle? That's the cure I need.
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