Well, I'll take that back...

Last week I posted that I'd put on weight so I wasn't overly impressed with my dietitian's advice. However, when I did my Monday morning weigh-in it turns out that that I'd actually lost half a kg! The reason I was so surprised by this was that I knew I'd put on about 5kgs in the fortnight following my first visit to the dietitian and then lost at least 3kgs in the week following, my pants still felt tight so I assumed I'd gained weight again.

But I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.

My skinfold reading was also down indicating a decrease in body fat percentage, but the weird thing is my waist measurement hasn't changed. That to me can only mean bloating so I'll work on what might be causing that. (probably dairy).

Another problem is a noticeable lack of mojo which a few of my MTB buddies also seem to be suffering from so it's either some sort of virus or the extreme humidity in the air at the moment. The weird thing is I feel fine. It's only apparent on the bike or in the gym when I try to exert myself. I just don't have my usual strength. However, endurance appears to be fine as long as I don't push it too hard. If I avoid sprinting and walk the bigger hills I seem to be able to plod along indefinitely.

Excluding humidity or viruses, another possibility is I stopped taking a multi-vitamin a couple of weeks ago and I have tended to feel a bit washed out in the past without these. I went off them on the dietitian's advice because she didn't think they'd be necessary with the improvements in my eating, but with the amount of exercise I (like) to do maybe they're necessary. Oh well, they're cheap and can't hurt anyway so it's worth a try.

Here's hoping the weight loss continues anyway. :)