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@Alf0nse
For a long time I was very conscious of maintaining my weight and keeping it below 69kg. I was consistently 68.something for 6-7 years prior to getting it down from 80kg.
Over the past couple of years my weight has gone up peaking at 72.something. Loads of reasons, a stomach ulcer and associated meds, change of routine, Covid + ageing.
I used to fixate on the weight as it could be measured against my running times: 500g = 40 seconds- 1 min on a 10k. Seemed to be the rule.
I’ve spent the last year or so floundering with regards to getting the weigh back down. And I have come to a conclusion: the weight is the secondary issue, my focus is reducing body fat (according to the scales that measure this metric).
So my target is sub 15% I set this target when I thought I was >20% body fat. In reality My starting score was 18% so maybe go lower than 15%? Is that sustainable and/or healthy?
A couple of years back while maintaining the 68kg I wasn’t really running or cycling well. I remember joking that my power/weight ratio was shite despite the lowish weight.
Looking now at myself back then I was just light, my body fat was around 17%.
So my new goal is focus on muscle and reducing body fat, but within the realms of cycling and running...I’m still gonna need help unscrewing tight jars