Cant lose an OZ.........and Im training for a marathon. HELP

Training for long distance running usually lends itself to a lack of weight loss. Normal

Max 1500 calories AND training? Sounds like you need to be eating alot more. I can imagine running 15+ miles you're easily burning 1000 calories or more, leaving your body a net 500. Over time that'll hurt you. Try upping the calories so you can fuel yourself during the long runs.

Good luck with the marathon!

Are you sure you're eating enough? I've been training for an 8 mile race (tomorrow) and find that particularly on hard/long run days I need at least 300 - 400 extra calories to feel normal. I've continued to lose steadily (albeit slowly) during my training. I do 2200 - 2500 calories a day...as I'm a 197 lb. 6' male, those specific numbers probably don't apply to you, but for someone training for a marathon 1300 - 1500 just sounds low to me to sustain weight loss and power the body. Something to think about.

I'm training for a marathon myself - I've run several - and I'm usually at my HEAVIEST when I'm in the thick of training. Like right now, I'm at least 5 pounds heavier than I normally am and my race is in a week.

If your goal is to lose weight, don't expect to do so when you're training for a marathon. This is the time when you need to be fueling your body for the grueling workouts ahead. If you don't, you won't enjoy your training or your race.

My recommendation is to stop weighing yourself all together while you're training. Just don't do it. Instead, pay attention to hitting your daily goals for protein, carbohydrates and fat. And be sure to EAT all of the calories you burn.

You may not lose weight, but you will be healthy, trust me. And you will be fueling yourself correctly for your runs so that you won't feel horrible and exhausted and in pain.

Your goal right now is not to lose weight. It's to train well and run your race successfully. Focus on losing weight after you're done training.

Consider also that you could also be overtrained. If you're slugging through workouts, tired, drained of energy, not looking forward to your runs, fueling incorrectly and gaining weight, you're likely overtrained and need a couple of days off.

Focus on your amazing accomplishments - and NOT what the scale says. Good luck.

I'm going to jump on the band-wagon and say I'm also training for a marathon... and haven't lost a pound.
Actually, I've gained about 5. My Marathon is in 5 weeks, and I stopped logging (out of frustration, mostly). I'm going to get back to logging everything I eat... and after the marathon, I'm going to take a break from the tough training and work on the weight loss a little more.

AND: congratulations on quitting smoking!

A couple of thoughts:

1) I think most people who gain weight when they do distance running is because they are simply overcompensating in calorie consulmption for their workouts. It is so easy to reward yourself after a long run and have a huge decadent meal, which may end up having more calories than you burned doing your long run. However, at the calorie levels you are at, you're likely not eating enough, as other posters have said. I have eaten back all my exercise calories and lost weight (averaged about 1.5 lbs/ per week)

2) Consider taking a pause in weight loss. I am doing a half marathon on Sunday. I took a pause in my weight loss and went into maintenance mode a month ago. I will resume focus on weight loss after my race and after my vacation ( which immediately follows). You may want to consider hitting the pause button on weight loss until after your race so that you can ensure you have the energy you need for the rest of your training and for the endurance event.itself.

Good luck!