Losing weight for pretty light runners.

Have a burger and some fries, you will feel better and probably run better.

Man I hope you were just busting. .....

You're about what I was when I was running in college. I think you should try to gain a few lbs honestly man. Work on some strength. The last thing you need is to lose weight.

Let me put it another way: how do I lose fat without losing muscles or anything like that.

oddgs wrote:

Let me put it another way: how do I lose fat without losing muscles or anything like that.

Avoid any carbs, especially grains like a plague.

Your diet should consists of fat and protein only.

Eat as much animal meat as you can, and some seeds and nuts. Never, ever eat any bread, pasta or rice.

oddgs wrote:

Let me put it another way: how do I lose fat without losing muscles or anything like that.

Can you explain why you think this isn't your optimum weight? Also, losing weight only works once. If you want to continue to get faster after the speed increase from weightloss, you'll actually have to train. So why not just focus on the training part? You don't have that many pounds to lose anyway - only a few IF ANY assuming you are a male.

My upper body is slim, and I can't do anything about that, however, the legs (ass and thigh) I think have a little too much unnecessery weight on them. Of course I'm planning to train even if I do lose weight! I train 10 hours a week and I intend to do that and eventually increase until I go sub 14 on the 5k.

Or my plan here is really to get rid of the unnecessary fat on my legs. Will strength training help me replace fat with muscles?

Spot fat loss does not work. You just have bad genes if for whatever reason your legs accumulate all the lard.

Holy shit. No. Do not do this. If you eat zero carbs you will see a huge drop in your performance because you won't have the energy to run. Eat a shit ton of carbs. Lots of fruit (bananas work well for me. 7-8 bananas in a smoothie for breakfast. YUM!) and vegetables. Eat a bunch of potatoes or rice for dinner. I prefer sweet potatoes. Eat like this and you'll get shit tons of nutrients and energy and you'll lose weight on top of it!

I'm not saying I have big legs or anything. If you guys saw my legs you wouldn't think anything was wrong. Of course, nothis is wrong, but I just feel like I have around 2 lbs to lose

You could always cut off your lower arms. They don't do much when you run.

If you want to reduce your glutes, cut out the gluten. It's the root of all that is evil in society. Also, go vegetarian and no dairy. You should eat nothing but dried bean curd for the next three weeks. You'll be amazed at how great you feel!

Once you get used to fat oxidization, you won't need any carbs for energy.

Carbs make you fat. It's your enemy. Protein and Fat are your friends.

Throw out your scale (seriously). Do not weigh yourself. Ignore your BMI. Run as much as you possibly can and eat a healthy balanced diet when you are hungry. Make sure you refuel properly after runs.Why do you think you are not your optimum weight? that is like someone saying, "I believe I have hit my genetic limit for running performance."No one knows....

oddgs wrote:

I am about 177 cm (5 feet 9 or something) and I weight in at about 61 kg (134 lbs). That's something around 19,5 in BMI. I know I'm average sized and that I should stay there, but I don't feel like this is my optimum weight for long distance running. So are there any good and healthy ways of losing weight without disturbing performance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kos5i74n_1E

OP

You are OCD.

You need help.

Listen to the posts about eating some burgers and fries and quit being a weenie.

oddgs wrote:

My upper body is slim, and I can't do anything about that, however, the legs (ass and thigh) I think have a little too much unnecessery weight on them. Of course I'm planning to train even if I do lose weight! I train 10 hours a week and I intend to do that and eventually increase until I go sub 14 on the 5k.

That's where you want the weight to be, in your running muscles, gluts, quads and hams.

I would stay the same weight that you are. If you lose a few pounds and get stronger, fine, but don't change your diet and usual program or it could upset your balance.

oddgs wrote:

I just feel like I have around 2 lbs to lose

Good grief

Liver, lots of liver.