People losing weight with lots of cardio
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Here my experience. I used to run 10 mi a week (lame!) and would drink too much booze and eat too much junk food. I had gained almost 30 pounds! 3 months ago I started MFP and through a change in diet and added cardio, I have lost all of the weight (just a couple of pounds left).
I now run almost daily, and did a half-marathon yesterday "for fun" and just to see if I could do it. I have been upping my runs during the past few weeks and I'm now up to 35-45 mi per week.
-Upping the cardio pushed me from plateau back to weight loss
-Adding a tiny bit of weight training may have added this push from plateau once my body adjusted to the new exercize
-Even though I do an hour (or more) of cardio per day, I don't seem to be losing the last few pounds any faster than the other 30.
Finally:
Cardio saved my diet. I found that I want to eat 1200-1500 calories per day regardless of workout. Long workouts make me a bit more hungry so I'll do 1600-1900. ALL of this is under my calorie goals of 1300/day + exercise. So by running every day, I was able to satiate my hunger every time and I was no longer going hungry! This was a reason to exercise alone. I loved seeing that I had 400 calories left at night so I could have a sensible snack (I eat about as healthy as anyone could eat, and I'm vegan).
It's quite possible that I could eat more and lose the same (more?) but I don't really want to risk it. The oft mentioned "eat more to lose" sounds like wishful thinking to me.0 -
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You could set your watch by them. Seriously.0
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OP, serious, constructive question: where in your day did the run fit in? Before the muffins?0
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^^ yup...You could set your watch by them. Seriously.0 -
Wow Great Post! I Am A Newbie to Running and I have been training now for almost 3 1/2 Weeks. I want to Run My first 5k in November. I'm Keeping My Fingers Crossed. I'm not a Vegan but I am a Vegetarian. I have to eat fish once in a while. (Shame????)
I would love to know since you are quite an experienced runner, should I eat the same amount of calories I burn in a training session? Or should I half my caloric intake? I definitely do eat after my workouts usually soup & salads. I've never been a bread fan so my intake of that is fairly low. Should I be eating more? I'm quite confused about that? I would love to hear your advice. Thank-you. ????0 -
You could set your watch by them. Seriously.
You have a rather large spoon0 -
Eat more.
pick better, healthier foods
Unless you're training for a race, back off some of the running and add some body weight resistance exercises (squats, push-ups, planks)
Listen to people who know what they are talking about
Or
Destroy your body permanently with insane cardio and malnutrition
Your call0 -
I just want to know what you were eating to get fat, while running two hours a day?!?!
Wow, 150 is fat for 5'6"!?? Hmmm what was I thinking, my goal weight is 155-160.smdh0 -
I might be wrong in understanding the original comment, but i read it as to get fat as in fat in the diet, not her getting fat as she hasnt said she is.....I just want to know what you were eating to get fat, while running two hours a day?!?!
Wow, 150 is fat for 5'6"!?? Hmmm what was I thinking, my goal weight is 155-160.smdh
But then I might be wrong... Ho hum0 -
You could set your watch by them. Seriously.
What exactly do you mean by this? Are your supportive of the OP's potentially dangerous weight loss aspirations and upset that MFP members would tell her so? Or, was the OP's post a fake one and an attempt at some sick psycho-social experiment to watch how regular & frequent MFP posters would respond to such a crazy weight loss scheme?
Either way, shame of you (and the OP if applicable).0 -
OP, serious, constructive question: where in your day did the run fit in? Before the muffins?
after the metabolic damage, but before the hospital stay0 -
I just want to know what you were eating to get fat, while running two hours a day?!?!
Wow, 150 is fat for 5'6"!?? Hmmm what was I thinking, my goal weight is 155-160.smdh
It's certainly not thin. Check the charts.
It may be a good first step goal, but the reality is that it is still overweight. Don't get offended by people further along in the process.0 -
Wow Great Post! I Am A Newbie to Running and I have been training now for almost 3 1/2 Weeks. I want to Run My first 5k in November. I'm Keeping My Fingers Crossed. I'm not a Vegan but I am a Vegetarian. I have to eat fish once in a while. (Shame????)
I would love to know since you are quite an experienced runner, should I eat the same amount of calories I burn in a training session? Or should I half my caloric intake? I definitely do eat after my workouts usually soup & salads. I've never been a bread fan so my intake of that is fairly low. Should I be eating more? I'm quite confused about that? I would love to hear your advice. Thank-you. ????
No, it's not.
OP is eating poorly and begging for over training injuries. She needs to eat more food, healthier foods, more protein. And at a minimum eat back her exercise cals.
Do not follow her plan0 -
You could set your watch by them. Seriously.
So you think this plan is healthy and the OP should go ahead with it?0 -
I'm no pro, but I do tend to give credibility to the majority. If you'll read the forum on success stories, you'll see a theme of consistency. You won't see a lot of people talk about how much success they had on any starvation diet.
So if you think you're the 1 person out there who can beat the odds and try it, with no repercussions, that's your choice. Haven't you read or heard about people who do crazy diets, lose and then gain it all back?
Some of the fitness instructors where I work out are overweight. They all have said it has to do with diet. They teach every day, and if their diet isn't good, they still gain.
I've also read that if you eat too little, you'll lose muscle. If you are a runner, I'm not sure why you'd want to risk that because you are impatient. Just stop eating junk, feed your body good food in moderation and it should come off reasonably.0 -
Keep listening to your body and you're going to end up in the hospital.
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So now pizza is junk food?
Depends on the pizza perhaps but the ones I ate were most definitely junk food.
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10 mile run and only eating 1100 calories? This screams eating disorder. Or at least headed down that road. Starving, then binging, then starving, then anorexia, etc.
Eat a reasonable amount of calories. "Listening to your body" is a copout excuse. There's a reason we have brains, our brains allow us to use intelligence to survive. Extensive cardio has an appetite blunting effect. Hormones responsible for hunger and satiety are trained to respond to eating patterns.
Eat more. As a marathon runner, you should know better.
Trust me...I eat, alot, and am not an anorexic person defending people with eating disorders, but this single day of eating is not criteria for an eating disorder, like anorexia. If the person said things like, "I ran 10 miles after I ate 1100 calories for the day because I was afraid of getting fat" or "I only ate 1100 calories today because I was feeling fat" etc. they may have some disordered thinking. This person said they know they didn't eat enough that day, but felt great anyway, and listened to their body. That is called intuitive eating. Yes, her calories were way low for that single day, but mindset is not that of someone with an eating disorder. Someone with anorexia feels tortured when they have to eat, feels deep guilt and regret for eating almost any food containing calories and has an overwhelming fear of getting fat, even when they are no where near fat. Just some "food for thought'0 -
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^^ Agree entirely, she knows her mindset and she's seeing how it goes.10 mile run and only eating 1100 calories? This screams eating disorder. Or at least headed down that road. Starving, then binging, then starving, then anorexia, etc.
Eat a reasonable amount of calories. "Listening to your body" is a copout excuse. There's a reason we have brains, our brains allow us to use intelligence to survive. Extensive cardio has an appetite blunting effect. Hormones responsible for hunger and satiety are trained to respond to eating patterns.
Eat more. As a marathon runner, you should know better.
Trust me...I eat, alot, and am not an anorexic person defending people with eating disorders, but this single day of eating is not criteria for an eating disorder, like anorexia. If the person said things like, "I ran 10 miles after I ate 1100 calories for the day because I was afraid of getting fat" or "I only ate 1100 calories today because I was feeling fat" etc. they may have some disordered thinking. This person said they know they didn't eat enough that day, but felt great anyway, and listened to their body. That is called intuitive eating. Yes, her calories were way low for that single day, but mindset is not that of someone with an eating disorder. Someone with anorexia feels tortured when they have to eat, feels deep guilt and regret for eating almost any food containing calories and has an overwhelming fear of getting fat, even when they are no where near fat. Just some "food for thought'0 -
So now pizza is junk food?
Depends on the pizza perhaps but the ones I ate were most definitely junk food.
So if I go to my local pizzeria, order 2 plain slices, is that junk food?
Seriously? I'm not the pizza police - just saying I ate a lot of junk food including pizza - the pizzas I ate were junk, I didn't state ALL pizza was junk food. I think maybe you might need to sit down with a nice cup of tea and relax a little. :laugh:0 -
I'm not a Vegan but I am a Vegetarian. I have to eat fish once in a while. (Shame????)
Then you're not a vegan or a vegetarian. You're a pescetarian.
Vegetarian - Does not eat ANY meat. Is allowed dairy.
Vegan - Does not eat ANY meat or dairy.
Pescetarian - Does not eat meat EXCEPT for seafood. Is also allowed dairy.0 -
10 mile run and only eating 1100 calories? This screams eating disorder. Or at least headed down that road. Starving, then binging, then starving, then anorexia, etc.
Eat a reasonable amount of calories. "Listening to your body" is a copout excuse. There's a reason we have brains, our brains allow us to use intelligence to survive. Extensive cardio has an appetite blunting effect. Hormones responsible for hunger and satiety are trained to respond to eating patterns.
Eat more. As a marathon runner, you should know better.
Trust me...I eat, alot, and am not an anorexic person defending people with eating disorders, but this single day of eating is not criteria for an eating disorder, like anorexia. If the person said things like, "I ran 10 miles after I ate 1100 calories for the day because I was afraid of getting fat" or "I only ate 1100 calories today because I was feeling fat" etc. they may have some disordered thinking. This person said they know they didn't eat enough that day, but felt great anyway, and listened to their body. That is called intuitive eating. Yes, her calories were way low for that single day, but mindset is not that of someone with an eating disorder. Someone with anorexia feels tortured when they have to eat, feels deep guilt and regret for eating almost any food containing calories and has an overwhelming fear of getting fat, even when they are no where near fat. Just some "food for thought'
You missed the first post (now deleted) where the OP said she only planned to eat 1000 calories a day while running 10 miles a day for the next three weeks. She's since 'cleaned' it up to try to avoid her third deleted thread in the past 12 hours.
Planning to eat 1000 calories doesn't sound very intuitive to me.0 -
I'm not a Vegan but I am a Vegetarian. I have to eat fish once in a while. (Shame????)
Then you're not a vegan or a vegetarian. You're a pescetarian.
Vegetarian - Does not eat ANY meat. Is allowed dairy.
Vegan - Does not eat ANY meat or dairy.
Pescetarian - Does not eat meat EXCEPT for seafood. Is also allowed dairy.
Do you know how you can tell if someone is vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you they're vegan!!!0 -
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I'm not a Vegan but I am a Vegetarian. I have to eat fish once in a while. (Shame????)
Then you're not a vegan or a vegetarian. You're a pescetarian.
Vegetarian - Does not eat ANY meat. Is allowed dairy.
Vegan - Does not eat ANY meat or dairy.
Pescetarian - Does not eat meat EXCEPT for seafood. Is also allowed dairy.
Do you know how you can tell if someone is vegan? Don't worry, they'll f***ing tell you they're vegan!!!
even when they are not. :laugh:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/03/bill-clinton-pretending-to-be-a-vegan-so-he-can-talk-about-being-a-vegan/0 -
Eating 1100 calories while running 9+ miles a day isn't a valid weight loss strategy, it's madness bordering on an ED.
Also, "junk food" is another one of those weasel words that doesn't actually mean anything.0 -
I think maybe you might need to sit down with a nice cup of tea and relax a little. :laugh:
You're joking right? Come off the forum? Don't you realise how dangerous that is for people in the 'fragile ego' category.
Without.... attention... they cannot.. will... not survive
Do you WANT people to be HOSPITALISED or something!? :noway:
I apologise profusely, I most certainly would not want to damage an ego, especially one of the fragile kind! I retract aforementioned statement - please continue :laugh:0
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