Gain post big calorie burn

brillanta
brillanta Posts: 56 Member
edited November 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Everytime I do a big burn such as a 4 hour bike ride, 5k, I am up by 1 to 2 lb the next day. I log calories and stay under goal by 300 to 500 calories, but still gain. Is this common and why?

Replies

  • LiveLoveLift48
    LiveLoveLift48 Posts: 379 Member
    It is common after an exercise session....esp a hard one. The muscles tend to hold water in them. Keep drinking lots of water to keep flushed out. Its what works for me.
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    Day after water retention is normL

    I weigh 4 pounds more than at the beginning of my 3 day lifting cycle. It will be gone in 2 days

    The scale can be hard to understand sometimes in the correct context
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Totally normal.
    Soreness = water retention and if you are fuelling your rides properly may also be an element of the extra weight of food still in your GI tract.

    That's part of the reason people are advised to have a goal weight range rather than a single number - to allow for your normal weight fluctuations.

  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    brillanta wrote: »
    Everytime I do a big burn such as a 4 hour bike ride, 5k, I am up by 1 to 2 lb the next day. I log calories and stay under goal by 300 to 500 calories, but still gain. Is this common and why?

    One of these things is not a big burn

    But yeah. Water retention.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories