Are you running for looks?
Or are you running to get faster?
There's a reason why diet is important for runners. However, you barely have a diet at all! 1400 calories is nothing!
Petite girls aren't hot... healthy girls with some extra squeeze is hot.
Also, petiteness = weakness, unless you have a lot of muscle hiding underneath your skin, you need calories to get stronger.
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Rolls eyes 🙄 wrote:
Are you running for looks?
Or are you running to get faster?
There's a reason why diet is important for runners. However, you barely have a diet at all! 1400 calories is nothing!
Petite girls aren't hot... healthy girls with some extra squeeze is hot.
Also, petiteness = weakness, unless you have a lot of muscle hiding underneath your skin, you need calories to get stronger.
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When my body is more conditioned, is better, and has -5 pounds of body fat on my stomach, arms, and thighs, I can guarantee you I'll be faster too.
Runnergal5120 wrote:
After reading this response and a few from others, I just deleted my calorie app. And I won't let myself download it again. This week I'm going to take this advice and listen to when my body is hungry and not and weigh myself at the end of
It, and I'll see if it works out. It's going to be a challenge but I can't live like this forever. I appreciate the response, thank you.
This is a great choice. Run with passion and joy.
Your body knows what to do. It really does.
Wow, just wow...
All of a sudden you post sweet and lovely comments when you know OP is a girl. But when OP is a guy, you become a nasty, nasty man...
Be weary of the smooch talk, OP.
In Retrospect, Wow... wrote:
Wow, just wow...
All of a sudden you post sweet and lovely comments when you know OP is a girl. But when OP is a guy, you become a nasty, nasty man...
Be weary of the smooch talk, OP.
So not true. I'm not even looking at the names, just what is written. And I post "sweet and lovey comments" when I see something that is supportive and helpful to me. And maybe those coincidentally happen to be women, but that should make sense considering this is a problem of eating and weight gain and image issues that is experienced by many female runners, and a majority of women today. Not all, but some of the comments on here posted by males in a way ridicule me and seem to undermine the difficulty of my situation and the general struggle of female athletes with weight management in comparison to men. But then again, some women too seem to not understand on this thread due to training more than I do, having higher metabolism, higher calorie needs, less genetic susceptibility to weight gain, etc... Nevertheless, my point is, there is no gender bias here- by no means am I a sexist or a "feminazi" who thinks that everything men say is against me and that anything a woman says is 10x better than it really is. Someone on here who was a woman was saying some things that I didn't agree with. Gender is irrelevant to me- it's the responses that I'm looking at. And if the usernames of the supportive posts were switched to runnerboy or johnny77, it would make no difference of how it meant to me and how it helped me.
This thread should be pinned to the top of the high school forum. Some amazing advice here. Of course, delete the crap like usual. But seriously, I want to print this out and put it on my fridge ðŸ˜
You haven't been ridiculed by pop pop v.2 yet, OP.
There is long-term damage from reading his replies if they're directed towards you. My ego hasn't fully recovered, which is why I'm not using a registered name.
In Retrospect, Wow... wrote:
You haven't been ridiculed by pop pop v.2 yet, OP.
There is long-term damage from reading his replies if they're directed towards you. My ego hasn't fully recovered, which is why I'm not using a registered name.
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Runnergal5120 wrote:
scorpion_runner wrote:And that is why you are fatigued most of the time. You're not taking in enough food in order to have energy and a strong frame. The body burns fat at a slower rate than it burns Carbs. Fat is the body's secondary energy source. With that being said, that is the reason why you are running at a slow pace. You're not taking in enough food, so you're body is depending on fat for energy. I could see if you were a marathon runner or something, where the running is a lot slower, so practicing to run off of fat as an energy source would make sense in that situation. But for Half Marathon on down, it is all about quality calorie intake and fuel based on carbs. In order to run fast , energy needs to be available immediately so the muscles can work at a fast rate.
Also, one of the golden rules of running is never go on a diet and do run training simultaneously. It will always lead to an abysmal result. You're cutting food intake, while your body needs food intake in order to endure your training and racing.
It's like trying to sew a shirt while you're moving in it at the same time. A dead end.
Eat with moderation, and allow your training to get you fit, not your dieting. Elite runners experiment with food until they find out what works and what does not work. They don't go on diets, or create new food systems. They simply remove and add according to what makes them the best runners that they can be. If oatmeal makes them heavy, and they have issues digesting it, they simply remove it, or don't eat it before running a race.
Make a list of all the foods that work for you, where you get good energy from them: Eat those foods, and don't put a cap on your caloric intake. Just eat regularly, or in moderation, and see how your body responds.
You are jumping to the assumption that I am constantly restricting my calories and not eating enough. If that were the case, I'd probably be at my ideal weight by now if not way under and I wouldn't be bitching on this forum in the first place. If I'm not at that weight, and actually gaining weight and running slower, obviously that is not the case. Don't assume, and connect the dots.
I didn't assume anything. This is what you wrote:
"After today's time trial, I feel just about done with my weight. Mentally I was there, but physically, I gave it my all, unable to stand up and barely breathing, running a 20 minute 3mile which is just pitiful. I was already extremely fatigued after the first mile, running a 6:30--- usually I go out 5:55-6:05 feeling tired but never breathing so heavy! I should be in the 18s. Sure, it does have to do with the fact that all of our training has been long tempos and hill runs which only provides an aerobic base w/o real pacing. But I still should not be THIS slow and THIS out of shape considering that I have been training consistently running 4 mile tempos and 7-8.5 a day at pretty good paces. And I'm planning to lose 3 pounds on an extreme cut by the 31st for our first tri 2 mile meet, and 6 by Sept 8 for the first invitational.
I'm not asking for advice, because I'm already restricting to 1450 a day following a 50-60% carb, 15-20% fat and 20-25% protein diet with purely Whole Foods and plants. However, I do need some people who do have experience with weight loss and weight gain issues being a runner. And maybe experiences and how much you improved, etc. And maybe some information on female weight gain with distance runners, the pattern of performance decline as they get older and bigger, etc. My body image is so flawed and I just want to be a quicker "
You stated that you are already restricting your calories to 1450 per day in the second paragraph. Also, ran a time trail on the day that you wrote that information, and you stated that your time was slow, and that you were fatigued. That is what I was referring to. You are fatigued and slow because of your CURRENT diet, which has a low daily calorie intake.
I'm not trying to get into a war or battle of words with you . That is not my intention. I'm simply passing along advise.
KIS: Keep it simple. With your eating, your running, your training, keep it simple. That is what the elites do, and they are the best in the world.
I wish you well on your running endeavors, and that you are able to master your situation.
Hi,
I think this video will help you a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72neEdmJrg0&feature=youtu.be
Cheers,
Paul
paullikespasta wrote:
Hi,
I think this video will help you a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72neEdmJrg0&feature=youtu.beCheers,
Paul
Oh my
Gosh if you made that video for me thanks for the concern but AFTER my poor race I decided I wanted to go on a calorie restriction. Before that the poor performance was most likely responsible from weight gain!
People- if I were/have been eating 1450 everyday, i would have been hella skinny by now! And this restriction (although I'm not doing it anymore) was only supposed to last like two weeks.
The fact that you think the poor performance is 100% from weight gain and keep coming back to that is a bad sign, or a sign you are a troll.
How has your training been going? What is it like? Have you jumped way up in miles compared to what you had in the past? Have you been sick? Getting lots of sleep? What is your ferritin number?
I would focus on all of those things before you blame a marginal weight gain on your "slower" times.
For sure get your ferritin checked! Restricting calories often leads to restricting essential nutrients. This article is an oldie but a goodie. http://crosscountry.ahsdistance.org/handouts/Iron%20Depletion.pdf