Hi There

I have stopped weighing for a bit and just sticking to my plan, my clothers are looser so must have lost a stone by now. On the 28th of June I am doing a boot camp for a week every morning at my local Gym at 7am. Am gonna weigh next then, just taking the pressure off cause my whole mood changes if I dont lose in a week

Me

omg knocked another 2 mins off a pb again today what going on lol

Thats great - well done!  It makes it all worthwhile when you get a substantial PB like that.

ok so far I am 10lbs lighter and today ran a run 3mins faster than my pb it was 3 mins faster than tuesday, cant believe it so dieting and intervals on the treadmill may just be starting to pay off

think the weight loss will naturally slow down from now on never stick within my 1400kcals a day but off set it in calorie burn so probably eating an average of 100kcals extra a day, anyway am loosing weight on that so will drop down when my weight drops so when I need it, have lumped bit stones etc for 90 mins today so have earned the right to go out for tea tonight

Thank You for your continued support 

Lisa

Thats great news Lisa - well done.  Hopefully you will soon get to a point where you are happy with your weight and will be able to maintain this with a combination of running/exercise and the occasional check on your food intake.  It may not seem fair that its still not easy to lose but just think of those poor people who just try and lose weight without burning calories through running as well!  That seems quite a lot to lose a week, though, so try not to overdo it or you may not fuel your running properly - its usually best to lose weight slowly but comfortably.

Hey have made some progress and have lost 8lbs in 3 weeks using the nutracheck site so thanks Louise for the recommendation, think its a food thing, need to be very strict about food input as will not lose it which seeing as I run a bit is so not fair but onward and upward

xxx

Hi Lisa,

Im not an expert but when i started running i followed the weight watches points diet (my mother-in-Law was on it and she said it was good) anyway i followed it for about 12 months and lost nearly 2 stone. It was fairly easy to follow and all i did was make sure i ate a bit more on the days i ran and drunk plenty of water. Not saying it will work for you but might be worth a try.

John 

Hi Lisa, there's a lot of very sensible advice here - running will be doing your body loads of good so keep with it.

The one thing I would add is - based purely on my own experience - is that one of the keys to losing fat is also to gain muscle - though this doesn't mean bulking up! Running does a good job of strengthening your leg muscles, but if you can find the time and motivation to fit in a few very good gym sessions a week you might find it cracks the plateau.

Not sure if I'm allowed to give recommendations (let me know if not!) but I trained with a personal trainer called Gavin Walsh for a couple of months a few years ago and during those 8 weeks I lost about 8kg - all of it fat. I didn't bulk up at all - but it did really change my body shape in a relatively short space of time and did wonders for my confidence.

The downside is that using a personal trainer is undeniably expensive, but on the other hand, I'd probably wasted a small fortune on gym memberships over the years by not really knowing how to use them. It was very hard work and did require commitment to a healthy diet as well, but it sounds like you've already got a great attitude, so having someone alongside you might just be the spur you need. It worked for me, is all I can say.

Good luck with it Lisa.  I have found tha every now and again I put on a few extra pounds that I don't need! - then I just monitor calories for a few days and this reminds me of the amount and type of food that  I should be eating!  Generally, though,  as runners we have got extra calories available than non-excersisers so this can only be good news!  I am definite that without my running I would be quite a bit heavier now and probably worrying much more about what I eat -and that would be very depressing - to lose weight without the extra excercise must be so difficult.