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I would suggest "Body for Life for Women", she discusses the effect of aging/menopause on women and it may provide some helpful insight. You are doing amazing, don't stop! You're doing your body good no matter what the scale says.

Just make sure you are not consuming less that 1200 cals a day, if you you are eating less than that your body will go into starvation mode. Also if you consume more lean protein and fiber you will naturally consume more cals, that doesn't mean you have to eat more food. (think quality not quantity)
Keep up the great work.

with the intensity of training and few cals...i would ask where is your body getting its energy from?...probably not fat stores. higher bpm during workouts may burn some muscle because your metabolism is in neutral and holding on to your fat stores. i would reconsider your program with a little research to get your system in balance to rev up your metabolism.

I only see two days there, but you are not eating enough.

On the day with the 964 calories from exercise, I'm guessing this was a running day? To be at 964 that would have to be about 9 or 10 miles. It's roughly 100 calories per mile, no matter how fast you go.

When I was running as much as you are ( I weighed about 135) I was needing to eat around 2000 calories on an average running day. And this wasn't 20 years ago--I was 40. And that was to try to KEEP from losing weight!

So I'd say you really need to up some calories. When you overwork yourself as much as you are, your body is going to fight you with losing any weight. And you're going to lose muscle, which you really can't afford if you want to keep running.

And you need a LOT more protein. As a runner (and a fairly substantial one at that in terms of mileage) you should be getting at least one gram of protein per pound of body weight per day.

It's hard to tell much from 2 days of logging, but at least there are a few ideas for you to kick around.

If you are working out that hard and not refueling your body with enough calories you are going to get stuck. It seems like such a contradiction, eat more to lose weight...but sometimes, that is what has to happen. You might try to add some sort of protein shakes to your after workout routing (if you don't already) and see if that will help. The protein is good for your body and the extra calories may help you get over this hump!

Good luck, congrats on your success so far and great job on all the running! :drinker:

Thanks, I do not drink protein shakes now......I tried one awhile ago and hated it........I like whole natural sources of energy......no processed food if I can help it....I am going to double my amount of tuna and cottage cheese per day......that should help........hopefully...thank for your encouragement

I'd at least eat more on the long run day, as it really affects your recovery (even if you weren't trying to lose weight). I understand it's hard to get all those calories in--when I upped my mileage to 25/wk when training for my first half marathon, I didn't even realize I was losing weight. Other people told me and then my clothes were too big. And eventually, my running was suffering as well. I had to really think hard at the end of the day and get a snack in late sometimes.

I wouldn't strength train on your long rum day--that IS strength training as well as cardio! I'd do it the day after if you can work it into the schedule.

I just started with protein powder recently because I'm having a hard time eating all my calories at the moment. Drinking some of them is easier for me.

But here's a good protein shake that uses cottage cheese in place of protein powder that you could try (I don't see how you could need 6 sweetener packets though, so I'd try 3 and then taste): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/192775-strawberry-cheesecake-smoothie-w-photo-3-ww-points

You're doing great if you're running 9 miles on your long run day!