Every Sunday -- before and after my workout, so long as it's being done at the gym -- I step on the InBody scale, which not only measures weight, but also muscle and body fat, among a couple of other metrics. It's really rather astounding just how much weight I drop on my longest run days in the 20-mile range. I finally hit/crossed the thresholds I was looking to simultaneously for post-run stats:
Weight: Under 158 pounds (was 165.6 pre-run; preference is to be lower pre-run and not lose as much post-run)
Muscle: Over 83 pounds (was 85.5 pre-run; 85 pounds is the desired threshold pre-run, 83 post-run)
Body Fat: 8.6% (was 9% pre-run; 10% is the desired threshold)
Definitely need to attribute this to the gradual adjustments I've made to my diet over time, and increase in additional training (a few ab exercises 2-3x/day, chin-ups and/or push-ups 2-3x/day, and now 15+ minutes of weights after I finish my "easy" runs Mon/Wed/Fri)
The one thing I have not yet been able to bring myself to add into my routine just yet is stretching/flexibility exercises.
Later this week will be an interesting challenge: traveling to NY. While I will continue the various workouts (save for the weights on Friday), the diet will be WAY off normal because there will be so many meals spent eating out. Doing so usually reduces the number of fruits and vegetables that are typically part of my diet, and spiking over a prolonged period of time the amount of salt, which is always high in restaurant food. Will I be able to return to close to the above numbers in a couple of weeks once back in my normal routine, or will it take even longer to get back to the "new normal"? We'll see. Place your bets.
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