New Runner Weight Gain

[Javier]

I've been cycling for over two years and within those two years I have
dropped about 65-70 pounds of body weight via riding five times per
week and carefully monitoring my diet.

Last July I decided to add running to my exercise routine. I began by
running one minute on and on minute off and steadily progressed from
there. As of November I've been able to run a steady 4-5 miles three
times per week. However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?

I haven't cut down on the number of days I workout, rather I replaced
my indoor trainer sessions with outdoor runs. It's nice to be able to
still head out side for a good run when the temperature drops below
freezing rather than having to workout on the trainer as I would have
in the past.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Javier

[Elflord]

On 2007-12-08, Javier <rojasj@gmail.com> wrote:

> Last July I decided to add running to my exercise routine. I began by
> running one minute on and on minute off and steadily progressed from
> there. As of November I've been able to run a steady 4-5 miles three
> times per week. However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
> bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
> three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
> habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
> developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?

First, congrats on your weight loss.

To answer the question, you're probably getting slightly fatter. Eventually,
when you lose weight, you reach the "minimum" and after that, you will gain
some then lose it, etc. But as long as you stay in a "reasonably fit" range,
it's not really a problem. I would suggest continuing to monitor it and
drawing a line at some point (e.g. 5lb) and taking action if you step over
that.

> I haven't cut down on the number of days I workout, rather I replaced
> my indoor trainer sessions with outdoor runs. It's nice to be able to

Are the runs the same duration (in terms of time) as the trainer sessions ?

If they are shorter, you may want to add an extra 20 minutes or whatever on
the trainer to make sure you get in the same exercise time. Or you could
re-evaluate your diet and make a small correction (it won't take a major
change, justr a minor adjustment) to take into account that you're burning
less.

Cheers,
--
Elflord

[Javier]

Hi Ellford,

Thanks for the compliment on the weight loss. I would say that my runs
are on average the same duration as the trainer sessions, especially
now that I can run a steady distance and I'm lengthening the runs a
bit more each time I hit the road. Not by much, sometimes I only add
an extra block or two but I can tell that my body notices the added
distance.


Javier


On Dec 8, 8:12 pm, Elflord <ab...@aol.com> wrote:
> On 2007-12-08, Javier <roj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Last July I decided to add running to my exercise routine. I began by
> > running one minute on and on minute off and steadily progressed from
> > there. As of November I've been able to run a steady 4-5 miles three
> > times per week. However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
> > bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
> > three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
> > habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
> > developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?
>
> First, congrats on your weight loss.
>
> To answer the question, you're probably getting slightly fatter. Eventually,
> when you lose weight, you reach the "minimum" and after that, you will gain
> some then lose it, etc. But as long as you stay in a "reasonably fit" range,
> it's not really a problem. I would suggest continuing to monitor it and
> drawing a line at some point (e.g. 5lb) and taking action if you step over
> that.
>
> > I haven't cut down on the number of days I workout, rather I replaced
> > my indoor trainer sessions with outdoor runs. It's nice to be able to
>
> Are the runs the same duration (in terms of time) as the trainer sessions ?
>
> If they are shorter, you may want to add an extra 20 minutes or whatever on
> the trainer to make sure you get in the same exercise time. Or you could
> re-evaluate your diet and make a small correction (it won't take a major
> change, justr a minor adjustment) to take into account that you're burning
> less.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Elflord

[Randy Park]

.....
> However, I've noticed a steady increase in my
>bodyweight over the last two months (since I began running 4-5 miles
>three times per week). I've gone from 148 to 151 pounds. My eating
>habits have not changed. Is this due to the extra muscle that may have
>developed as a result of my running or am I slowly getting fatter?
>
.....

Am I reading this right? You're concerned about 3 pounds? You can
vary that much in just one day! In a period of one week my weight
will easily vary as much a 4 pounds. It goes up, it goes down, up , down,
all within a 4 pound window. Note: I'm weighed myself at the same time
every day and with the same clothing (none). I assume you do the same.
I no longer weight myself regularly.

Bottom line... Due to daily fluctuations, you can't believe that you've
actually gained any weight until you've gone up 5 pounds.

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