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So I seem to have hit a wall
Hey everyone, just wanted to see if anyone else has been through something similar and how they've dealt with it. I'm in my mid 40's and I've been running regularly for around three years now, averaging 60-70kms per week for the last year. I did my first marathon earlier this year under 4 hours, so I was really happy with…
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Getting up to speed
Hi Everyone, I'm still fairly new to running, I'm in my forties and I started just before the middle of last year doing some regular running, and by around September was in a routine of running 5 times a week. I'm currently up to around 60kms per week, running 5 days, with some cross training and/or walking on my off days.…
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TDEE vs MFP KJ/Calories for maintenance weight
Hi guys, just looking for some advice regarding my kj/calorie intake. I've been using MFP for over a year and I've managed to lose 36kg/79lb and finally hit a weight I feel comfortable with (66kg/145lb at 170cm/5'7). I'm paranoid that now I'm not working to lose weight any longer I'll just gain the weight back and all the…
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Where to from here?
So I've been losing weight for over a year now with the help of MFP. I'm 43 years old, 170cm I've gone from 103kg (227lb) to just over 74kg (163lb), I was actually 108kg (238lb) a few years earlier. I've discovered I enjoy running (around 40km/25 miles per week) and I'm feeling the fittest I have in my life. Mostly my…
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So I'm going to sign up for my first 10km run.
After about 10 months of diet and exercise to get down to a healthier weight, I'm getting to a point where I am running regularly, (about 5 days a week) and want to give myself something to aim for to keep pushing myself. So I've decided to sign up for a 10km run in August. The max distance I've run non stop so far is 4km,…
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How many kilojoule/calories per day?
Hi all, I'm 42 and I've been calorie/kj counting using mfp for over 220 days now and it's really made a change to my life. I've dropped over 21kg. I still need to lose another 10kg to get below overweight using bmi as a guide. So anyway I'm doing cardio daily and weights 4 to 5 days a week and I'm struggling to figure out…
