Getting frustrated!!!

I have been here since January and lost only 2 lbs. sometimes it takes a very long time. be patient and keep going!!

I know this probably sounds odd, but you need to eat more than 1200 calories on the days you run.

Otherwise you're not netting enough calories for your organs and brain to run properly, the body can get pretty upset by this and will actually start using your muscle mass. This is because your brain cannot convert your fat stores into energy, but it can convert your lean muscle mass.

So if your HMR says you burn 300 calories running, you need to eat 1500 calories. Because..........

1500-300=1200 net calories.

Make sense?

Will you gain some weight due to water and waste storage? Yes. Is it temporary? Yes.

^This is very good advice. It sounds counter-intuitive, but a lot of us have found that we won't lose the weight if we drop our calories too low. MFP adds your exercise calories in for a reason.

Have you been eating back your exercise calories?

seems weird but you need to eat more on days you workout then days you don't, your body needs fuel.

Also get a proper calculation of how many calories you need to consume. 1200 seems low for a runner.

here is the math I use:

Take your BMR and your TDEE
Substract your BMR from your TDEE
split the difference in half
add that number to you BMR

the number is how many calories you should consume on days you workout. also you can look online as to how many g of protein, fats and carbs you should eat in day.

also you should consider adding some form of weight training, cardio alone wont get you the body you want...everything comes with balance and time

stay strong.

I once did similar exercise/diet for 9 weeks...nothing happened on the scale... I didn't notice any change in my body either. And I was young then (in my 20's). Weight lifting coach told me that I was doing anaerobic exercise and that would not help. Needed to keep heart rate lower...don't work harder...work less and work longer. Later in life (my late 30's), I did several things: daily treadmill (fast walk primarily - for 40mins/day) and spiced it in with some weight machines, steps, yoga 2x / week and a moderate diet. I steadily lost 2 pounds per week and, by 40 yrs old, I looked better than I had ever looked in my life...the best I could really.

I'm not a trainer or a runner...but I would say mix up your exercise routine.... Hope you get some turbo boost results soon!

-CJ in Richmond VA USA

You just started in July.

You haven't given MFP a chance. You'r enot going to drop the weight you want in 1 month for a vacation.

At least not healthily.

Could you be eating more than you think??? Running isn't a huge calorie burn, you aren't in starvation more, and running died t build much (if any) muscle. If you truly are eating only 1200 you should lose weight.