Needing some reassurance - running and weight

kirstymc100
kirstymc100 Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all,

My name is Kirsty, I'm 31, 5ft 1 and currently just under 10 stone.

I've been watching what I eat and exercising for quite a while now. I still have a stone that I'd love to lose.

Around February time I started running. I'm currently up to 10 miles. However, I don't really seem to be losing any weight. In fact I think I've put on about 4/5lbs...

Any ideas?

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  • virtualmonkey
    virtualmonkey Posts: 4 Member
    Are you running steady state or do you do any type of intervals (speed, hills, farltek)? And what about cross training? If you keep doing the same thing over and over you get diminishing returns as your body adapts to doing it.
  • DrJenO
    DrJenO Posts: 404 Member
    What is your calorie goal? Are (accurately) tracking your intake? Do you eat your running/exercise calories back?
  • sevsmom
    sevsmom Posts: 1,172 Member
    And are you eating too much? If you are eating more calories than you burn, you'll gain weight even if you run 10 miles on most days. I lost weight for about 8 months when I started running. Then, my eating and training balanced out and I maintain within a 5lb window most of the time.

    I'd watch the food intake and consider vituralmonkey's advice about adding intensity to your steady-state runs if you aren't already.
  • itsmeltc
    itsmeltc Posts: 7 Member
    +1 on check the diet, make sure you're not compensating the calories you're burning by eating extra. Once you get the balance right, persevere and watch the pounds fall off :)
  • patrickfish7
    patrickfish7 Posts: 190 Member
    Vary the types of running - trust me, I've been there and made the mistakes too.

    I entered a marathon and put on 8lbs from the carb loading etc. Because it was all about distance, my runs weren't as intense as I'd like.

    Back to now and I run three times a week - Tuesday - 5km Speed session @ 90% effort; Thursday - 5k Tempo run @ 85% effort; Sunday - 10K longer run @ 75% effort.

    Mix it up too. As they say, variety is the spice of life...
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    It's either you're eating too much, overestimating your calorie burns, or both

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