Posts by snogirl1022

hey i'm 5' 6 too and weigh about 140 but want to get down to 125ish by the start of college in the fall.

we can be weight loss/motivation buddies if you want too.

i have been losing motivation lately when it comes to exercise, so i want to get back to running and stuff

i try to run in the morning and in high school, i would have dreaded morning track practices sometimes. it is hard to get out of bed in the morning, but i find that once i'm out running, i'm fine. and after my run, i feel relieved that i got my run in for the day already done and i feel more refreshed and not as tired during the day!

mine are 1500 - 6:17

800 - 2:49

yeah, sure i'll your loss partner. im 5' 6 and about 140, want to get down to like 125 

I did cross-country all through high school, have ran 10ks, & a half-marathon.

Now, i want to run a marathon.

I think i should up my calories from 1000 if i'm gonna be training for a marathon...how many cals should a long-distance runner eat a day?

Original Post by lynettep:

I want to lose 40 pounds.

 

Tip:

My doc just told me that one of the most important things in weight is to eat your biggest meal of the day at either breakfast or lunch and your smallest at night. He said that people try not to eat right before bed or whatever because they think their metabolism is gonna go down, but actually he said they just dont know that your metabolism is already waaay slowed down by like 5, so he said dont have your carbs after that.

Also he said to avoid "low-fat" foods because he said theres only three things, protein, carbs, and fat, and what do they replace the fat with? carbs, because protein is too expensive. he told me to eat full fat yogourt and the rest of the stuff too.

Also he said, just sitting there burns 17 calories an hour. you know how much running does? 34!! thats all. and walking? more than a hundred! he says running is good if you want cardiovascular etc, but for weight loss, he says the best exercise you can do is walking.

lol sorry had a long talk with the doc yesterday, I've got a wealth of info to share. He's been a weight loss guru for 10 years.

 

OH also other interesting fact: he says in general, the first place a women loses inches with weight loss is her breasts, the LAST is her hips. Sucks eh?

running burns around 600 calories an hour, not 34. if you run a 10 min/mile pace, you burn about 100 calories/mile. running and walking are both good for weight loss, but running burns more calories and gets you in better shape.