I stopped running frequently and lost 7 lbs

clare120
clare120 Posts: 41 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I used to run about 4 times per week. Due to a loss of time (not an excuse, I know) I stopped running for about 2 months now. My measurements are down, my weight is down, etc. has this happened to anyone else? I do plan to resume running soon now that everything is less hectic and health is important.

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  • cadpro78
    cadpro78 Posts: 125 Member
    Don't know? Maybe something is wrong with your body to lose weight without performing any exercising or cardio workouts.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,751 Member
    Have your eating habits changed? It's possible that when you were running regularly you were eating more but when you stopped you started eating less.
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    Um, less muscle (and less fat if you have been eating less). And less water retention, probably. I'm thin and running builds muscle in my legs and butt so I am bigger and heavier when I am exercising, but not in a bad way.

    Good thing is that any fat you lost should stay gone and the muscle come back when you get back to running.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    clare120 wrote: »
    I used to run about 4 times per week. Due to a loss of time (not an excuse, I know) I stopped running for about 2 months now. My measurements are down, my weight is down, etc. has this happened to anyone else? I do plan to resume running soon now that everything is less hectic and health is important.

    I'm a cyclist, not a runner. Bike almost every day. In October I got hit by a car, spent the night and next day in the emergency room, and did not bike for 3 months after that. In those 3 months I lost about 20 pounds because I also didn't eat much. (Depression can wreck your appetite.)

    Weight loss is all about calories. Exercise is a great way to have more calories to work with, but, at the end of the day, weight comes from calories.

    I'm so much happier and fitter now that I'm riding regularly again.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    clare120 wrote: »
    I used to run about 4 times per week. Due to a loss of time (not an excuse, I know) I stopped running for about 2 months now. My measurements are down, my weight is down, etc. has this happened to anyone else? I do plan to resume running soon now that everything is less hectic and health is important.

    I would chalk about half of that to muscle letting go of the fluids they retain for repair.

    Rest calorie deficit potentially...
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