Weight Loss & Running

[lovethesun]

I just started working out a week ago. This is my second week and I was wondering if I dont change my eating habbits will I still lose weight if I am running?

This is probably a stupid question but I am new to working out and hoping I can get into a working out routine and then focus on eating better. One thing at a time.

TIA!

[Deleted]

It depends on a lot of things. What are your eating habits like now? How much are you running/working out? How much do you want to lose?

When I started working out, I did lose some weight without changing much of what I ate, but I learned from these ladies that losing weight is 70% diet, 30% exercise. It's taken a long time, small changes along the way - but I've cleaned up my diet and lost 2/3 of what I want to lose.

I'd consider making some small changes to your diet now, like cutting out the cream in your coffee, for example. Making small changes can have a big impact.

[gnomesweetgnome]

You may lose a little weight, or you may become hungrier from the exercise and eat more, thus negating weight loss or even causing you to gain weight (depending on how many calories you're burning/intensity/frequency of running). There's no telling until you try.

I also agree with the PP, most people will tell you that diet has far more to do with weight loss/maintenance than exercise. You still need to exercise for your cardiovascular and bone health, though.

[blinkinglight1]

Weight loss has a lot more to do with diet than with exercise. However, if you have been maintaining your weight and you continue to eat the same way but add exercise - it would seem logical you might lose a little weight.

[shorty20]

Ditto the pp. I lost the majority of my weight due to changing my diet. I didn't actually start running until a year after I lost my weight. I've found that running makes me very hungry.

I'm actually sidelined right now due to a stress fracture in my foot, and since I haven't been able to run, I've really noticed that I'm not as hungry as I was when I was running numerous times a week and doing boot camp and other things. Food is fuel, so the more you work out, the more food you need. I know some people can start running and lose weight, but I've never been able to find that balance, personally.

[mrsmc08]

One way or another your eating habits will change. The more you work out the more you will need to fuel your body. You will eat more. Which could be good or bad. Honestly, if you do a little at a time, it wont be so hard, like knock sodas down to one or two a week (if that is your thing). Then another thing, and another.
A year (or so) ago I started working out. While with life my work outs fluctuate and so does my eating habits- I have lost 25 lbs. Doesn't seem like a lot and it isn't a quick process, but its a lasting one.
GL

[hjohnson050711]

it really depends on where you are starting with your eating and your current weight. you will lose weight by exercing but you would feel so much better during your workouts if you eat right

[lovethesun]

Thanks for the into so far ladies!

Like I said I just started working out last week.

I am doing a mix of Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 DVD and walking/running. I dont do both things in one day, its one or the other. When I walk/run, I walk 0.5 miles and then run 1 mile. I am hoping to build up to more running but until I can get my butt out of bed in the morning and get up earlier I only have time to be working out for 30 minutes. My son is almost a year so this is the first time I have really putting an effort into working out.

[Deleted]

I started working out without really changing my eating and found myself losing inches but not necessarily weight.

Once I cleaned up my eating, pounds were coming off.

I had been working out for a few months prior to the move to clean eating. It's not my style to make too many changes at once and I found this to work well for me!

[Wines Not Whines]

I think different things work for different people. I tried changing my diet to lose weight about 6 months ago, and even though I was eating healthier and smaller portions, I wasn't losing weight. Then I increased my exercise, and I started to lose weight. The same thing happened a few years ago. Apparently I need to do both diet + exercise simultaneously in order to lose weight.

[Deleted]

I have lost 22 kg in 18 months which I mainly credit to running. The reason is I'm a stress eater and the running has helped me cope better with stress and also suppressed my appetite. I don't think there is a formula for everyone and I think I could have lost more/quicker if I had paid more attention to my diet.

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Jun 19, 2012 12:12:57 GMT -5 lovethesun said:

Thanks for the into so far ladies!

Like I said I just started working out last week.

I am doing a mix of Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 DVD and walking/running. I dont do both things in one day, its one or the other. When I walk/run, I walk 0.5 miles and then run 1 mile. I am hoping to build up to more running but until I can get my butt out of bed in the morning and get up earlier I only have time to be working out for 30 minutes. My son is almost a year so this is the first time I have really putting an effort into working out.

How are you running a mile if you just started working out last week? I would die. I'm on week 4 of the couch to 5k program and running for half a mile is kicking my butt. I hope you aren't pushing yourself too hard.

For me the only thing that has ever helped with weight loss is diet. Working out makes very little difference and I do find I'm hungrier if I work out more.