Morning runners! Started the day with a 6am 5km in 27:30, a little faster than some of my recent efforts but still found it hard going and decided to find out why.
I've not been on the scales in about 3months and knew I wasn't going to like the results when I stepped on them, knowing it would lead to me obsessively dieting and exercising like a maniac 🤣 I've enjoyed these guilt free few months il be honest but the time has come for some accountability to return to my routine...so after 20 mins staring at them, I talked myself into stepping on the scales. Shocked and disappointed to say the least, I'd put on around 6kg since my last weigh in and hit my highest ever weight of 13st6lb, I hadn't noticed it creep back on 🤦🏼♂️
Immediately redownloaded myfitnesspal and NHS weightloss app, headed out for a walk of around 7km 🤣, looks like I'm going to have to step up my game big time!
Really annoyed with myself, knew I'd let the training slip but didn't think this badly.
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While chatting to one of my colleagues a couple of weeks ago, she mentioned that when she was regularly running she could eat anything and never put on weight, but as soon as she stopped she had to be more careful with her diet.
Yeah my running cut down and my diet got worse, plus adding booze back into the mix! I suppose it was inevitable as I wasn't keeping a check on my weight.
On the plus: you’re (re)grasping the bull by the horns, so to speak. It can take a backslide to learn and recentre oneself. It really shows up why you had been feeling your runs to be sluggish. You’ve piled on some pounds; you’ve not lost your mojo. It’s renew time!😉🤞👍
Luckily, I’m not focused on weight loss, but I noticed that it had dropped again after I began a daily routine of either a brisk walk or run (I’d not been getting the walk days in before).
Thanks Gail, I'm not 100% but I'm thinking it must be in about 2 months, I first posted here 9 months ago and had been trying to run for 2-3 weeks then.
So that’s an immediate about 2-month training plan to work on.👌Make it sustainable for the long haul (no crash dieting). Going in the right direction and getting back on track is plenty good enough (no over-ambitious goals). I just know we’ll soon be left in the dust and gawping at your endurance and pace.😳😀🏃🏻♂️
Oh yeah I know that mistake well. Last gap was 18 months and the result was just horrifying and started a diet from February that I reckon is going to be running until next February to shift the remaining 18 of the 30 kilos.
Resolution has since been I’m now weighting myself once a week, regardless of how bad I fear the answer might be.
So grateful for the running though as it’s really helping give me that bit of leeway on the diet. Trying not to give in too often but I can’t say that I don’t look at a 10k run as giving me the option to scoff curry instead of salad for that evening’s meal.
When I’m finally less wobbly next year I’m looking for to thinking of my Friday 6k as 3 pints.
Better to find out now that later. Fill up your plate with low calorie fruit and veg. You’ll soon be back on target and hitting new pb’s happy running 🤗
I've found the same, especially if I feel I can reward myself on non-running days as well as running days 😀
Although weight has gone up for me in the last 6 months, I'd like to think some of this is muscle as I definitely see a change in my shape, I just wish I took measurements as well as weight readings when I started C25K
I weighed and measured myself today, I didn't do that when I started c25k last year and regretted it so made sure I did this time so I can keep record of any changes 👍🏻
For measurements, the most obvious change has been on the waist. From straining at one of the notches this time last year, I've had to tighten the belt two full notches to make it fit nowadays.
My jeans are now tight not at the waist but instead at the thighs.
I think my thighs, calves and butt got bigger for sure, added muscle.
Oh, pesky scales! Ditch them! I put mine in the back of the airing cupboard and they're still there! Remember muscle weighs more than fat and if, as you said, you haven't noticed it creeping up, then you are probably toning up nicely from all that running and it is muscle! I rely on my jeans to tell me when I've been over-indulging and they really don't lie. I also think my age has a little to do with it too, but that's a whole different conversation!
I did put them away for 3 months but then let the running slip, the eating habits got worse and started drinking again 🤣 so I can safely confirm that it's fat and not muscle 🤣 I enjoyed not worrying about scales for the time and if I'd kept the training up and not ate and drank like a pig I'd have probably been fine but let it all slip and didnt have the scales to tell me I was getting porky again. I really noticed at a party on Saturday, I changed into a t-shirt when it got chilli, the thing felt 2 sizes too small 🤣🤦🏼♂️
I agree that the scales can be bad for you sometimes but I don't appear to have the self discipline to do it without having that accountability factor, at least if I know I'm gonna come on here and report how I'm doing, then I'm likely to try really hard to stick to the plan.
Thank you for your kind words though, I can be tough on myself
Sounds like you’ve been on a weight loss journey before 😉
…also sounds like you have a plan!
I confess to jumping on the scales every morning, just to keep track…but then I’m managing to maintain my weight after an initial 3 stone weight loss over the course of a year.
Have you seen the weight loss support group on HU? It’s a very useful group with lots of support and advice re losing weight and keeping it off (somewhat like these running groups!)
Just remember it took you 3 months to put this weight on…look for a similar timespan to lose it again. Like C25k…it’s the steady progress that will get you there 👍
Thanks Lottie, yeah I've been up and down with the weight a few times 😂 I tend to get to a level and then relax too much or lose heart when I'm not losing at the rate I'd like and then give up!
I started letting the running slip as well as eating and drinking loads so something had to give! It was my waistband 😂😂😂
2 months until runiversary 1 so that's the time I'm going to give myself to at least get back to where I was three months ago, achievable if I throw in some extra work at home or actually go to the gym I'm paying for 🤣
Plan is for a weekly weigh in so I can see if I'm heading in right direction and adjust accordingly.
I havnt been on the weight loss forum, I did download the app but I'm not getting on with it, myfitnesspal is much easier to use...il keep it up for a while though to see if it grows on me. I will jump on the forum too as if it's a helpful as this place, it will be most useful!
I read around and decided to go down the Low Carb Healthy Fat route…mainly because I had bloods taken which showed type 2 diabetes, so better for me to reduce the carbs. I’m no good with calorie counting 🙄
There’s several groups on Weight Loss…you can pick a weekly weigh in day, and post about which way of eating you’re following. There’s also a daily diary where you can post meal plans, or see other people’s suggestions.
TBH I never used the NHS Weight loss app, just downloaded MFPal and CarbManager to log food.
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Whoops! Just about everything went wrong...except the running. 
So... 8k. Nice. Or was it?
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