Question for Runners About Calories?

deevatude
deevatude Posts: 322 Member
edited January 6 in Health and Weight Loss
im down to my last 10 pounds and i wondering how many calories i should be eating? ever since i started running my weight loss has stalled.

should i eat more, i already eat 2000 calories but i dont eat the exercise calories back.

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  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    We need more info like your current age, height, weight and activity levels to really be able to give a good answer.
  • deevatude
    deevatude Posts: 322 Member
    We need more info like your current age, height, weight and activity levels to really be able to give a good answer.

    5'7
    160
    23
    moderate activity level
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,448 MFP Moderator
    How long are you running? Also, doing any weight training?
  • deevatude
    deevatude Posts: 322 Member
    i have been running for a month. i seldomly weight train
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,448 MFP Moderator
    i have been running for a month. i seldomly weight train

    Lol. Sorry i meant distance. Also generally speak when you get close to a normal weight your account should be set to 1/2 lb per week. Also, you should weight as it can improve running.
  • Ophelia111
    Ophelia111 Posts: 40 Member
    I have been running on and off for a couple of years, and the same thing happens to me EVERY time I pick up running again after a break. I stop losing weight for a while (even if I am watching what I'm eating), but if I wait it out the pounds start coming off quite suddently. I don't know exactly why things happen this way, but I have definitely seen that pattern. So, my advice would be don't stop running; keep doing what you're doing and it will pay off. Just have to be patient.
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