Alcohol and weight loss

[mmilla]

A little overview...I went out drinking/bar hopping last night for the first time in 2 months. Throughout the course of 4 hours I consumed 1 beer and 10 shots, 5 of which were my vodka/waters. 2 hours before this I cycled 17 miles in 55 minutes, that's outside in 85 degree weather and completely hauling ***. On average I *might* lose 2lbs water weight on a 20-30 mile bike ride, and those are always also very high intensity rides done in 2 hours or less. I consumed in the ballpark of 3450 calories total yesterday. Hot wings from the bar took up a large percentage of these calories, but I only guessed on MFP which would be the most accurate so that calculation could be higher. That's about 3x the amount of calories I consume on an average day on PSMF.

I had sugars that I never consume, went way over on protein, fat, and carb macros...yet when I weighed myself today I had - lost - 5 lbs? Left me puzzled looking at the scale, I was expecting to gain 5lbs. Wtf just happened?

[MillerTime07]

Alcohol dehydrates you. Plus the bike ride probably did the same. Its all water weight. It'll probably come back with some bloat the next day or so.