Weighing In

Today I want to touch on the delicate subject of a cyclist’s weight. I see people spending tons on carbon fiber seat posts just to save weight, so it must be important. I also know that a 200 HP motorcycle can out accelerate a 200 HP SUV by a long shot. So that tells me lower weight given the same power is a good thing.
Speaking of seat posts I see Bontrager sells an aluminum one for $50 that weighs 235 grams and a carbon one that weighs 175 grams for $140, that’s $90 dollars for 60 grams of savings, which is about $680 per pound. I can’t see any difference on performance of losing a pound off your bike vs. losing a pound of stomach fat. So for each pound you lose, congratulate yourself by paying yourself $680. Or if your coach has you on a regiment that allows you to lose a pound, then pay him/her $680.
The struggle with losing weight is the following. Everyone knows lighter is better, but at the same time, going without food is certain death or “bonking” which has negative affects for days. As insurance we tend to over eat, just to have enough gas in the tank, but over eating leads too much weight.
You can’t understand something unless you can measure it, some engineer said that and its true. So I first used a program on http://www.fitday.com/ to keep track for an entire month what I ate. Here are the results for a week.

Looks like I don't get enough E, K and Zinc. Anyone know a good tasting recipe with E, K, and Zinc, let me know.
Keeping track of total caloris in vs. the calories I burn on the bike (thank you polar S720), and looking at my weight during that period, I would have a better idea of what I need to maintain or thus lose a few pounds. Basically this is a good way to learn what your body burns by not riding, which is more or less constant. I don't know where I am going with this, other than I recommend trying to keep track of every calorie you eat for a month or a week at least. Its amazing what you learn about the food you eat everyday.