The Vegas trip did not do too much damage to my weight loss progress. In 4 days of eating everything in sight and no cycling, I gained 1.2 pounds back. I was 176.2 the day I left and 177.4 the day I got back.
Considering how fast I lost it, I think a lot of that was retained water from eating french fries with most meals.
Two weeks later, I'm down to 175.2 and 18.2% body fat. I wanted to be 175 by Christmas, so I think I'm on track for that.
I totally expect that I'll gain some weight back over the Christmas holiday. If I can hit New Years at 174 to 175, I should be able to reach 170 by my birthday on January 27.
I'm starting to look at a stopping point now. Once I get to February and March, I will be starting more intense training for racing season, so I will need to slow down my weight loss a bit from 1 pound per week to maybe a half pound per week. If I can get down to 165, I think I can call that a good stopping point.
If I get down to that weight, I'll be thrilled. Between losing weight and reaching new power records, I should be faster than ever by spring.
