Inbetweenies - not skinny, not fat, need to lose around a stone ...

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Paul N Mar 2021 7:26am, 7 Mar 2021 2,251 posts	0 Paul N Aye, it'll come off with a wee bit if discipline. Probably a reflection of carrying so/too little to beging with. Body is probably thinking "let's get while the getting's good". Was amazed at just how quickly ½ went on. For very little effort!
azx Mar 2021 8:02am, 7 Mar 2021 66 posts	0 azx Sounds like water retention from all the sodium Paul. I just put on another half kilo. Am sure it's water retention too. Looks like it's going to be one of those weeks.
Rosehip Mar 2021 8:12am, 7 Mar 2021 19,980 posts	0 Rosehip It's not fat, Paul, not unless you ate an extra 20,000 calories or more anyway. You've topped your muscle and liver glycogen up - storing water at the same time and some extra water here and there. Go for a long run Anyone who runs/trains a lot and restricts calories in runs a slightly reduced glycogen store. That's why the pre-marathon regime of a couple of days under fuelling/low carb followed by two or three days carb-loading is/was done. Restricted glycogen stores fill easily and it was/is thought "overfill" when they get a surplus.
azx Mar 2021 8:14am, 7 Mar 2021 67 posts	0 azx Interestingly, exactly the same thing happened to me Fri-Sun two weeks ago:
Welshpoppy Mar 2021 8:17am, 7 Mar 2021 649 posts	0 Welshpoppy I wonder what the common factor was azx.
azx Mar 2021 8:19am, 7 Mar 2021 68 posts	0 azx oops. screwed that up. Pity there's no edit function here. Here's it again: I'm not exactly sure what it was. I ate more due to going on a long ride. Perhaps it was the energy bars I ate. High sodium?
azx Mar 2021 8:37am, 7 Mar 2021 69 posts	0 azx Ok, looked at the info on MFP. For the Fri-Sat I consumed 2300mg total of sodium Feb 12/13 (normal weight loss), 6000mg Feb 19/20 (1+kg weight gain), 4070mg Feb 26/27 (normal weight loss), 6300mg Mar 5/6 (1kg weight gain). Recommended sodium levels per day according to MFP are 2300mg. Very interesting.
Mascott Mar 2021 8:49am, 7 Mar 2021 498 posts	0 Mascott Thats interesting, as I certainly do over do sodium intake Ill have to look how much
Paul N Mar 2021 8:50am, 7 Mar 2021 2,253 posts	0 Paul N Ha, I would imagine I might have put a dent in about 10k or so Rosehip - when I go I go! I've an 18 miler in a couple of hours, hopefully better prepped than usual!
Rosehip Mar 2021 8:57am, 7 Mar 2021 19,983 posts	0 Rosehip That's interesting azx - I don't know how accurate my sodium tracking is - a lot of entries on there don't include it and I CBA to add as I don't eat much processed food. I use Lo-salt in cooking and at the table at home as KCl doesn't have the blood pressure implications that NaCl does and my husband has bp issues. I do know that a Chinese takeaway (salt and MSG) has the ability to put several lbs on me overnight though.