Non-scale running victory

I've been at a 230ish lb plateau for about a month now. Decided to go for a run last night and actually beat my best 5k time. I was feeling pretty good at this point, so I decided to keep going. I ended up running a second 5k. Which means I can officially check the "run a 10k" of my bucket list. And to think that even a few years ago I was proud when I first was able to run a quarter mile without stopping.

For anyone else trying to improve their running, try adding in another high output sport into the mix. I started indoor climbing about 2 month ago and found that that combining the two sports added a huge boost to my endurance.

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Why am I not losing lbs?!

Hello, since Covid March 30 to July 30 I've lost 23 lbs. However, since August to now my weight has stayed the same fluctuates between 191 and 189!

I'm 5ft7 33 years old female. I'm strictly counting my calories and burned calories using a fitbit. Not going to lie I was probably maintaining in August to September. However, all October I've been at a deficit of at least 500 - 100 calories per day except 3 days around a birthday. Those 3 days though I still clocked my overeating.

The past two weeks I've really stepped up my workouts. I was desperate to get under 189. I weight myself on Friday mornings and this morning I'm at 190.4 lbs! How is this possible. My deficit for the week was 7000 calories (I've been working out at least 3 hours a day from Monday to Thursday, yesterday). And last week anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours.

I'm feeling super down. How am I supposed to keep this up when I go back to work? Why is the scale not moving?

I understand people will probably say I'm not calculating correctly but I truly feel I overestimate if I'm not 100% sure of a dish. I'm eating around 1800 - 2000 cals but burning off between 2800 -3500 cals.

The only thing I'm thinking it could be is most nights I snack on a bag of popcorn (240 cals) and a popsicle (60cals). Everything else is consistant and home made food but still under 2000 cals. I've even cut alcohol to only once or twice per month.

I'm lucky I have a nice hour glass figure, D breasts and a bum. I have a truly curvy figure and I do not look fat or chubby anymore since losing the 23lbs but I can't see any progress on the scale. Maybe it's muscle? I know my calfs decreased two inches but then gained an inch from my last measurement.

Ideally I'd love to be 165lbs anything less and I'll look sickly and just doesn't seem realistic. My body type isn't skinny. I have strong legs and appropriate fat in areas for a woman. People say I look good but seeing 190lb just seems to high. My partner sees me trying so hard and apologizes saying it's not fair for how hard I'm trying, not eating the same foods he does and I can't shift weight.

Is this a problem for anyone else. I believe in numbers so it's killing me that I'm following sound calculation but it's not working! My body is sore and tired and I'm just feeling frustrated.

Tldr: counting calories correctly and working out daily and cannot seem to lose weight after my initial 23lb loss (March30 to July 30). Deficit of 500 to 1000 calories all of October except for maybe 3 days. This week 7000 cal deficit however this week weighed 190.4 vs 189.2 last week. WTF

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NSV - Didn't feel out of place

Hello all. So I had a really lovely experience today, but didn't realise it until just after I left the store.

TLDR did a gait test for running shoes and not only did I not feel judged, but she didn't need to check my weight before going on a treadmill!

I've been counting calories and living a healthier life since January. Currently lost 30Kg and really feel like I've got my life back. Part of my health journey has been getting over thinking people will look at me or judge me if they see me exercising in public. In July I decided to start running, in public, and to my shock people didn't really care. I got nods from other runners, nobody pointed and laughed, it really felt good. Recently my 10 year old set of trainers has been getting some use and have died on me, so I decided to really invest. I went to a "proper running store" to do a gait test.

The lady waved me over and set up the treadmill, told me the average running speed and off I went. I ran at pace, kept it going for 3 minutes, got off the treadmill and didn't feel self conscious about running literally in the middle of the store. I got fantastic advice that took my word as true, not with a fat person filter and with no doubts about whether I really ran. It was only after I left the store that I realised she didn't ask my weight before I got on the treadmill. She'd seen a normal sized person and assumed I was in weight. I feel invincible right now!

To those just getting started, to those starting to struggle, you've got this. I used to be the 11 year old at the back of the pack who hated running and would walk to not be embarrassed... now I run because it's fun!

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My progress since April 25, 2020

https://imgur.com/gallery/LRv7WZZ

I’ve struggled with depression all of my life. Three years ago I was fired from a job after the ill advised decision to trust my employer with this information. This sunk me into an even deeper depression. I regained all the weight I had worked so hard to lose over a three-year period and then some. Ever since 2017 I have struggled over and over to lose weight again and up until six months ago failed over and over again.

I am training for a marathon which will hopefully take place next April. Even if it doesn’t I will continue training and run the next available marathon. I just want to also say, even if you feel hopeless and that you’ll never lose weight again just keep trying. Sometimes, timing is everything too.

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I maintained for a whole month!

Admittedly, my goal was losing, not maintaining, but still! In September I lost 12lbs, and for the entire month of October I stayed consistently within +/- 1lb of that initial loss despite not meeting my calorie goals or even consistently recording my calories. I had some work and personal stress pop up that affected my progress, since I'm still working on overcoming the emotional eating component of my disordered eating habits. Obviously I would have liked to have continued to lose weight, but I've never maintained before and I'm excited about that alone. Any other time I've dieted in my life, a bad month meant a complete backslide and losing most or all of my progress. This has been a great reminder that every single good choice makes an impact, and that it doesn't have to be all or nothing to be successful. I knew that logically, but I don't think I've ever applied it before. I've heard for years that slow and steady is the way to go and that it's nonlinear, and this really cemented both of those ideas for me. I can have one stellar month, and then a break, and repeat that pattern until I hit my goal instead of trying to win every single battle every single day. It's also a great preview of what my eventual maintenance will look like- a balance between routinely making healthy choices and the occasional indulgence.

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Big step forward

Hi everyone,

I have been writing here a couple of times already, and I can’t thank you all of you enough for the nice words and the motivation you gave me! I am back on track with my calories, feeling kinda okay-ish!

Today I decided to subscribe for a gym membership, I have to, I think it’s the right thing to do and that can really help me going forward and achieve my goals!

Honestly I am really scared and intimidated by the gym and mostly by gym people, so I’ll try to go super early in the morning to avoid people (also due to the current covid situation) and feeling less “observed”/“judged”

So, yes, tomorrow it will be my first day at the gym!

Wish me luck!

Again thank you so much for everything, if I decided that is also thanks to you!

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Finally pushing myself...

Long time lurker first time poster. Hi everyone! So I've always been a tad on the heavier side. At one point I actually got up to 272 lbs about 15 years ago. For reference, I'm 6 foot. At the time I had a racquetball court near me and enjoyed playing every chance I could. In 6 months I was down to 230... but still wasnt happy with my size. Since moving to Jacksonville I no longer had a court within walking distance and over the past 10-15 years I've managed to climb back up to 262. There are a few courts around town but only a handful that a publicly accessible. Finally bit the bullet and going to try one I found that's about 26 miles away on Saturday. If it works out I plan on going every Saturday morning.

My question to anyone that's reading is... My goal weight is 180. Is that a healthy weight to be at for a 6 foot male to be at or will I look sickly?

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