Over the winter I managed to keep in reasonable shape and not to gain too much of the weight that I lost last summer. I think I was around 98kg in January compared with around 108-110kg last year. The spring has gone well and I am going quite well on the bike, but I have eased up on the controlled eating and found myself taking rather more chocolate and cake than I should. The result is that my weight has slowly crept up a couple of kg and I am now in the process of shedding them again.
I started my diet last May with the intention of getting down to 95kg and it all went so well that I decided I should aim for 90kg. In the end I did get to about 95 but not for long and I lost some of the enthusiasm for dieting once my bike racing was over for the season.
This year I have a slightly changed approach. When I had a medical at work a few weeks ago I was asked what my target weight was, when I said 90kg, he said that seemed too low and I would have to really battle to maintain that. Instead he said that 93-94kg was more realistic so that is what I am aiming at for now.
The extra motivation is that MK will let me get some race wheels if I get to 93kg. Game on.
For how long and on who's scales?
ReplyDeleteOn our own scales which oddly weigh about 1kg heavier than the ones used at work for the medical. I guess it needs to be for a week and most importantly, not just after a hard bike ride that can easily leave me 1kg lighter due to dehydration.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to my comment?
ReplyDeleteMy weight has gone down a little.
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I have no idea what happened to your comment. What was it?
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