From Diet Blog Share: Hi all, I have never posted anything in my entire life, but here goes. I need some advice, and the people here seem to know what they are talking about, and have lots of knowledge. I recently took up running. Well, I shouldn’t say recently…it’s been 5 weeks now. For the first 2 weeks, I ran at a speed of probably 5.5mph, for 30 minutes. Then cool-down at 4mph for 5 minutes. I handled this no problem (even though I had never ran in my life, it wasn’t too bad. I invested in some good gear and sneakers, etc). The third and fourth week, I upped it to a speed of 5.8mph, for 35 minutes, with a 5 minute 4.0 mph cool-down. This week, I have upped to a speed of 6.0mph. YES I feel so good! AND, I ran for 40 minutes, with a 5 minute cool-down at the end (I upped the cool-down to a 4.3). I should add, I ran 5 days a week, except for one week where I could only fit 4 My diet has been immaculate (Ok, ok….except for Friday night, where I do have a few sociables. I still have to *live* and as hard as I have tried, I can’t give this up. I don’t want to badly enough I guess. Any idea how hard it is to sit there and watch all your friends drink and have a good time, and sip

pop/juice/water? I dont think so). Lots of lean meats, salads, fruits, sweet potatoes, whole grains and oatmeal, fat free cottage cheese, etc, and 3 litres of water/day. I SWEAR no junk food! Diet has never been a problem for me, I find it easy to eat clean and heathy (I don’t eat red meat either, so it’s basically only chicken and fish). Now, I’m 5′8″, and 144 pounds. I was once upon a time 130 pounds, which I loved. That weight felt very good for me (I’m very small boned, so any extra weight I carry is usually fat. I can wrap my fingers around my wrist with a HUGE overlap). Point is, I want to get back down to my 130 pounds. So, after 5 weeks almost, I stepped on the scales and expected some weight loss at least…not a pound. NOT ONE SINGLE POUND. How discouraging! I love how I feel after each run, and I am motivated and enjoying it. But, today I am feeling like, “I Get up so early, make time in my day, go through all this….and for what?” Someone, anyone…….any insight? Also, post workout hunger/calorie replacement has not been an issue for me. I find the runs actually squash my appetite a bit. But, I always make sure to eat something within the hour of complex carbs and protein mix.

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[Forum] HELP: All This Running But No Drop in Weight