hit a wall

Jackie80taylor
Jackie80taylor Posts: 76 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hi everyone,

i started my diet about 3 1/2 months ago and everything was going great i lost 22 lbs in 3 months... since i have started training for a half marathon and my weight loss has practically stopped... i am eating the same as before, slim fast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch and then a 600 calorie meal for dinner... and thought the extra cardio would help but its kind of stalled the weight loss.

any ideas why?

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  • MrsM1ggins
    MrsM1ggins Posts: 724 Member
    That doesn't sound like a lot of food for someone training for a marathon! Wait a couple of minutes and someone will come along and explain why you need to eat more.
  • CoCoBean14
    CoCoBean14 Posts: 107 Member
    When your weight goes down, so does your calorie needs. The amount of calories you need to eat to lose goes down as well. Google calorie needs calculator and you can get an idea of where you should be.
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    to put it simply, check this out. Dan's awesome and gives great advice, I didn't read through any of the comments, just his initial post.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    When your weight goes down, so does your calorie needs. The amount of calories you need to eat to lose goes down as well. Google calorie needs calculator and you can get an idea of where you should be.

    x that, don't tell her to starve herself now that she's training...

    EDIT- Generally a true statement but does not fit in the context of "training stalled weight loss"
  • azwethinkweizm
    azwethinkweizm Posts: 47 Member
    Training for a half marathon then you probs need to eat more... Are you logging the cals you're burning from your training? If so, are you eating any of them back?
    Do you eat anything differently on your long run training day? Like, are you having something to eat an hour or 2 before you head out? Are you drinking plenty of water? There are a lot of factors involved so it can be hard to determine...
  • Jackie80taylor
    Jackie80taylor Posts: 76 Member
    Training for a half marathon then you probs need to eat more... Are you logging the cals you're burning from your training? If so, are you eating any of them back?
    Do you eat anything differently on your long run training day? Like, are you having something to eat an hour or 2 before you head out? Are you drinking plenty of water? There are a lot of factors involved so it can be hard to determine...

    i am drinking between 6-8 cups of water a day, more on run days

    i tend to eat after i run because i figured running on a full stomach was not a great idea

    yeah i am logging my burned calories
  • Jackie80taylor
    Jackie80taylor Posts: 76 Member
    to put it simply, check this out. Dan's awesome and gives great advice, I didn't read through any of the comments, just his initial post.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

    thank you thats brilliant x
  • azwethinkweizm
    azwethinkweizm Posts: 47 Member
    Soudns good. If you're doing your long run I would suggest you eat something carby a couple hours beforehand to fuel your body up a bit - it's those darn long runs that take their toll on our bodies.
    That article about TDEE & BMR is very informative - I should've mentioned before that I eat my TDEE - 15% x
  • Jackie80taylor
    Jackie80taylor Posts: 76 Member
    think i am going to up my calories, see if that works :-)

    thank you all for your help x

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