bummed out. will be no running for 1.5 months and have gained 2lbs in my first week so far. how much weight do you think ill gain in this time (not a number game here...) and is it easy to lose once i come back? how much weight did you gain with an injury? how long was it? how long did it take to come back?
What's your injury? If you can swim with it, do so.
I've been swimming 4x/week while I get over my knee injury, and in some ways I think it's even harder than running. I get home from the pool and am almost too tired to eat.
Broke my shoulder and forearm. same arm :/
It sux. I am eating the same amnt of cals/food as when I was training. my appetite hasnt gone down. still eating til full and never over it. when will my body realize im not putting in the miles still! im gonna get big by 1.5 months time
swimming stokes the appetite... When I did competitive swimming, there were plenty of tubby swimmers. They were fast too.
You're a complete moron. 2 lbs isn't weight gain. Normal weight fluctuates at least 5 lbs on a regular basis. Next time you take a shit, weigh yourself again and there you go, back to normal.
Please stop filling this otherwise good website with dumb posts.
Le Foot wrote:
You're a complete moron. 2 lbs isn't weight gain. Normal weight fluctuates at least 5 lbs on a regular basis. Next time you take a shit, weigh yourself again and there you go, back to normal.
Please stop filling this otherwise good website with dumb posts.
2lbs so far its been a week smart guy
Le Foot is correct. You are just retaining water.
After one week your metabolism hasn't changed and if you really haven't eaten more than usual, it is just water weight.
On the other hand, you do have reason to worry if you are not cross training. Not only do you have 1.5 months off but you also have 2 or 3 months until you are back up to comparable training. Get on a stationary bike, find a weight room, WALK!
was off 3 months with stress fractures. after 3 weeks completely off to start, did an hour a day of exercise, starting with pool, then stationary bike, then elliptical, missing only a few days along the way. appetite calmed down a bit after a month or so, but despite eating less and 1 hr a day of exercise, i still put on 8 lbs.
into my 4th week back running and the weight is coming off. i initially noticed an increase in weight, despite clearly noticing less fat. now the weight is dropping as well.
i think how much you gain/how quickly you lose is dependent on a lot of factors, such as your age, standard metabolism, training volume, diet. but as a general rule, you'll likely put on a bit of weight, and you'll likely lose it once you start again.
being injured really isn't fun. hang in there.
OP, I noticed my appetite did not really decrease until about a month into my injury. I pool ran and did corework/lifting stuff while injured. I still gained weight but I was out from running for 5 months. I gained about 8-10 lbs. However, after about a month back to running it was all gone and I was skinny and hungry as ever. It will be ok, try not to obsess over weight gain and relax but don't let yourself go completely.