I think there's a few reasons for this; firstly it's around my birthday. I've had a few night out, and now I'm not on my 2WWB I've started having the odd drink so some of that tee-total weight loss has come racing back on. I've also done the odd bit of birthday baking. I do notice that carbs are my weakness in two ways; once I 'pop' I can stop, and it feels as though the whenever I indulge I notice an increase on the scales. This probably means I should ditch the flour and cupcake cases altogether.
But is having carb treats such a bad thing? I'm doing a lot of cardio so my muscle glycogen is probably pretty depleted. If I haven't kept it topped up then the carb scoffage most certainly has, and each gram of glycogen is bound to 3-4 gram of water. If it's water, then why am I so worked up?
I think the answer is balance. Although I ran and biked for an hour today, I only burned around 500 cals, which is the equivalent of one of those delicious butternut squash muffins (thanks Jamie Oliver), not three (oopsy). If I want to maintain my current weight I'll need to stop overcompensating or over-rewarding myself in the kitchen.
I've decided I'm going to allow myself those naughty treats, but only as much as I burned. That way I can learn the hidden cost of those treats I merrily snarf.
On the plus side, although my body weight is increasing, the scales are telling me it's my lean weight increasing, my body fat is actually decreasing very slightly. Not sure how much I trust the body fat calculator in my scales though...!
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