Has running helped you lose weight?

jenn26point2

If it has, how much weight did you drop with running?

How many miles do you run per week?

If it hasn't helped you lose weight, do you know why?

I've been running a bit for a few months now an it has not helped me lose weight. I don't eat the exercise cals back.

Point blank: no. Running has improved my cardiovascular fitness and my mental resiliency. My resting heart rate is 49. My blood pressure is below average (110/67 when last checked). My respers are so shallow, the machines at the hospital think I have quit breathing (per the nurse when the machine kept going off after my c-section almost 4 years ago - I've been running since 2007). All through 2011 I ran 6 half marathons and lost not a single pound. For the last 4 months I've been training for a marathon with zero pounds lost. In 2013, prior to training for half marathons number 7-10, I lost weight using diet and heavy strength training. When I started training for races again, the diet remained the same but the weight loss stopped. When the diet relapsed into poor choices, the weight crept back on - despite running 4 half marathons during that period of time.

of course, YMMV.