losing weight

[grey_wolf_c]

Katze wrote:
I've started exercising though - 
> 1hr biking M-F, 30 minutes on the weekends, so I'm wondering if 
> building muscle is offsetting the number on the scale. I've decided 
> to take my measuremtns as well. If the muscle gain is offsetting the 
> scale, then I have another way to measure.
> 
> I've done more exercise in the past 3 weeks than I have in 3 months, 
> so I'm wondering if my muscle are holding on to extra water. Anyone 
> know how this works?
> 
> Take care!
> -Katze

Building muscle puts on weight, but it's a correct sort of weight since 
it's muscle, which is heavier than fat, and much more compact. When I 
start doing bike exercises, my weight normally goes up (to near 84 kg), 
but I look thiner (and more fit) than when I'm on a normal diet and not 
feeling overweight (74 kg). I normally decide it's time to start 
exercising when I hit 80 kg without doing exercise, at which point I 
either cut down radically my sources of food (hunger is not really a 
problem for me), do exercise or (normally) both.

At any rate, biking while end up consuming more kg of fat than it will 
create of muscle, so your weight will go down gently but steadily. I 
normally stop doing bike when I reach 70 kg (my bottom security level, 
just as 80 is my top security level).

If anyone cares, I'm now in a simple short food rations plans, since is 
too hot for biking and I tend to dehidrate when I do exercise in this 
weather.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf