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Needs the guys help/advice...

rgmuckli
on 6/24/08 5:44 am
Hey guys whats up. Got a question and think maybe one of you can help. I september I will be a year post op. I have went from 340 to about 180-185. Right now I am in training for a Marathon and run 24 miles a week at about 7.30 a mile. That number of miles will increase but when I start over the training calendar my miles lower. But my weight has been goofy latley. I have been cleared to have snacks cause of my hard work outs and I do have healthy snacks and popsicles. For my meals I eat good protien and stay within my sugar and fat margin. On Saturday after I ran 9 miles my weight  was 182 then on Monday moring I weighted 188, then today I weighted 192. I will start my miles today again for the week. Does this happend to any other runner? Is this normal for the up and down weight? Last week my highest weight was 189 then after my long run for the week it was 182. Any advice would help. Also I do have loose skin if my matters.
foobear
on 6/24/08 6:09 am - Medford, MA
I wouldn't obsess much about these weight variations if they just swing up and down and up and down, with the lowest weight just after a long run.  That means that you're just seeing water weight swings.  It's all an artifact from your exercise and nutrition regimen. When you prepare for a long run, all the snacks in the form of extra carbs are transformed into "animal starch", aka glycogen, which is stored in your muscles and liver to be rapidly converted into glucose as needed during the demands of the run. Every gram of glycogen requires 2 grams of extra water to be stored along with it.  When you burn up the glycogen during a run, and you end up excreting (sweating, ******g) out twice the amount of water by weight! Keep it up!  You're an inspiration to us all! /Steve
Boner
on 6/24/08 6:20 am - South of Boulder, CO

I don't run but cycle and significant weight changes occur frequently for me as well. The cause is hydration or lack thereof.  After a hard workout where I sweat a lot, I can lose upwards of 5 pounds which is regained over the next couple of days. On the other hand, if I "carb load" prior to or during an endurance event, I can gain 5 pounds which is lost over the next couple of days depending on how much I drink or eat during the event. For every carb gram you store, you also store four grams of water weight. Although water doesn't have calories, a gram is a gram.   An ideal situation for your body (and performance) is if you weigh pretty much the same prior to and after an endurance event or workout. This indicates you properly hydrated during the event. Weigh less....you didn't drink enough and you risk "bonking". Weigh more.....you drank or ate too much and your performance will be sluggish.  Boner.

Dx E
on 6/24/08 3:25 pm - Northern, MS

R, I've recently gotten  back into running. I find about a 5lb fluctuation weekly. Depending on how much you have lost (or are losing) 10 pounds of "wiggle-room" id to be expected.

Best Wishes- Dx 
bullyanky
on 6/25/08 10:41 am - Woodstock, IL

Hard to belive now but did the boston in 1995.. WATER WEIGHT!!!! If you're running you burning the cals.. dont worry the water weight will fix itself. Keep it up....

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