Comments on: Running Alone Won’t Help You Lose Weight http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/running-alone-wont-help-you-lose-weight/ Joggling blog about long distance running, juggling and the sport of combining both called joggling. It was created to be a useful resource for anyone interested in learning to become a better runner, better juggler, and even a joggler. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:55:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Calabar Gal http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/running-alone-wont-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-25183 Calabar Gal Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:23:41 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/running-alone-wont-help-you-lose-weight/#comment-25183 I've had a spot of this too and I got so dejected I gave up on the entire weight thingy. I really do want to drop my BMI from what it is now to a lower number. I’ve had a spot of this too and I got so dejected I gave up on the entire weight thingy. I really do want to drop my BMI from what it is now to a lower number.

]]> By: Greg Phillips http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/running-alone-wont-help-you-lose-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-25063 Greg Phillips Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:41:46 +0000 http://justyouraveragejoggler.com/running-alone-wont-help-you-lose-weight/#comment-25063 I've had exactly the same experience of running a lot and losing no weight. However, I'm not methodical enough to consistently track my food intake --- I'm a software guy, not a research chemist --- so I settled on a simpler system and dropped my BMI from 26.8 to 22.3 over about twelve months. The secret? Eat slowly, eat only when you're hungry, and eat only until you're not hungry. When I started doing this, I found that if I served myself about two-thirds as much as I expected to eat, I often found I didn't want any more --- but if I was still hungry I'd keep eating (slowly) until I wasn't. I suspect you could combine this with your calorie tracking to good effect. I'm still eating this way (and plan to for the rest of my life), with the aim of eventually getting my BMI down to about 21. Greg I’ve had exactly the same experience of running a lot and losing no weight. However, I’m not methodical enough to consistently track my food intake — I’m a software guy, not a research chemist — so I settled on a simpler system and dropped my BMI from 26.8 to 22.3 over about twelve months.

The secret? Eat slowly, eat only when you’re hungry, and eat only until you’re not hungry. When I started doing this, I found that if I served myself about two-thirds as much as I expected to eat, I often found I didn’t want any more — but if I was still hungry I’d keep eating (slowly) until I wasn’t.

I suspect you could combine this with your calorie tracking to good effect. I’m still eating this way (and plan to for the rest of my life), with the aim of eventually getting my BMI down to about 21.

Greg

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