Help! I keep gaining muscle!

I've been with CC for two weeks now.  I've been running everyday for at least 30 mins a day and then doing crunches and pushups.  I have lost weight from my thighs and arms, which is great!  But I've also gained a ton of muscle from running!  And I stay within my 1200 cal intake daily. 

It says everywhere that running isn't supposed to bring any muscle, only lean you out and yet my calves are beginning to look enormous.  And that has always been a very lean part of my body.  What can I do?? 

I'm so discouraged that I feel like quitting everything!  All I want is to lose the extra fat surrounding my existing muscle, not gain new ones!  HELP!

What kind of running are you doing? 

I am not a runner, but in swimming, the "sprint" group had more bulky muscle than the "distance" group.  The distance group swam long distances at a slower speed, and the sprint group swam short distances at a faster speed.  I think this is probably true for running too.  Look at most sprinters - their legs are not small. 

Don't know if that helps, but the other thing you could try is to do some strength training.  Higher # of reps at lower weights to build lean muscle.

Calves are tough,  I do a lot of different type of skating and that has given me this huge calves.  Im sure down the road the muscle will help you burn the fat. 

this is a random suggestion and not sure if it would work with running but when im biking sometimes i realize im using my calf more than my thigh so ill try to focus on pushing with the thighs and gluts and my calfs wont have to do as much work.

Try a slower jog. If you stay in your heart rate for fat burning, you'll burn it off faster. That's why I do the fat burn setting on the elliptical. It's annoying that it keeps asking me for a HR check but it's where I need to be to get it off. I was over 200 after I had my son and I started walking. Then I'd go faster and faster until I reached a really, pokey jog! It was pitiful to me but I lost all my baby weight and 30 extra pounds from it! I was jogging 3-4 times a week, appx 2 miles. I hope this can help, good luck!

few comments:

anytime you start using a dormant muscle group, the muscle fibers are going to expand leading to a gain in muslce mass, provided you have sufficient nutrition to recover from the exercise.  this isn't necessarilly a bad thing as it leads to a toned and healthy look. 

heed becca's comment about the HR.  to elaborate keep your HR between 65-75% of your max HR which is (220-age).

recent research has shown that a high intensity interval workout once in a while is both good for buring fat itself and also increases the eficienty of fat burning during low intensity exercise for days afterwards.  this is getting into the athletic range but here's an example:  60 second sprint, 60 seconds rest repeat 5-20.  the effort should be close to all out.  the intervalse will cause your HR to spike and recover essentially reving up your metabolism.

HIIT is great to do in the evening before going out for drinks as it boots your metabolism significantly more than a low intensity work and helps metabolize alcohol faster.