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[Johnnylewis]

Oh I am so confused. Running at 3 times a week if not 4, cycling 2/3 times a week and I fluctuate between 13.8 & 13.12 since Jan. I get injured and don't run for 3 weeks but up my weights and do crossfit stuff. I weigh in at 13.2 this morning. How? Eating hasn't changed. Don't get me wrong I'm chuffed to bits but just very confused lol

[AlMorr]

I don't want to sound like a person lecturering you Johnny, I know that you are very passionate about your exercise regime but with all those injuries you seem to be having recently I think that you have been over doing it.

You should have at least a couple of weeks off any strenuous exercise and restart with a few short runs, both on the bike and running. No one here on Healthunlocked likes to read about any person who is always on the injury couch IC.

[Johnnylewis in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks almorr, think you may have miss understood me. This is the same injury.

What I mean is that when I was running and cycling I wasn't moving in weight. The last 3 weeks since I can't run I've been doing more strength work and I've dropped nearly 6 lbs. Eating wise I haven't changed.

I do get where your coming from and it probably has took to this point to realise that yes I was doing too much. Things will change and I do have a new training plan in mind. Mentally I thought that running was everything cause I put so much into it to change my life around. So I was thinking if that stopped that would make me go backwards. Yet it won't as I know that now, that it's OK not to run. I won't be running until after my holidays in June. Next 6/7 weeks is to work on strength and conditioning which will give my heel plenty of time to heal and I won't be embarrassed to take top off at the pool, hopefully.

[AlMorr in reply to Johnnylewis]

Very sensible decision Johnny, you can still enjoy your bike rides but don't go too far, I have been a cyclist for ages, the reason I took up running was that during the last few years instead of going 4 long cycle runs a week I have cut down cycling to 1 short run a week, that way it lets me concentrate on running which has sort of replaced the cycling I used to do.

[UnfitNoMore]

It maybe that you’re hitting more fat burn than muscle build at the moment? Difficult to prove though unless you have the fancy scales that can measure/estimate these things.

[Realfoodieclub]

I haven’t got the answer I’m afraid but I can not lose weight for love nor money when I train for a HM. Between June and November (out of season) I lose about 10lb then I up my exercise and bang no more weight loss. I have a diploma in nutrition and I just can’t fathom it out. The only way I can lose weight is to drop the exercise. The closest I can come to understanding it is I actually need more calories than I think I do when I exercise and when I don’t get them my body feel more stressed, lower the exercise and it feels more comfortable and will lose some pounds.

[UnfitNoMore in reply to Realfoodieclub]

That makes a lot of sense... stress certainly puts a brake on weight loss which I think is related to the reaction the body has to under eating.

[Johnnylewis in reply to Realfoodieclub]

The human body really is amazing. I'm not moaning for one moment. The last 2 mornings I have felt great, I can really feel the few extra pounds off. I litterally did wake up and think somthing is different. I weighed myself and bang. I would love to be able to understand it all.