I've picked up running after a few years off in 2019 and ran close to 600 miles last year and will do similar this year. I ran a half-marathon for the first time in 2019 and running has made a world of difference for my mental health. However, it seems to have complicated or slowed weight loss. I have taken measurements, generally weigh in daily with Happy Scale, and try to do body weight percentage with a caliper.
I track in Lose It and have it set to lose a pound a week, on average I leave 2000-4000 calories unused in a given week while generally not feeling like I'm starving myself. I weigh everything I eat except eating out where I have to estimate more. I eat a lot more produce, especially salads, than I did before I started. I was losing 0.33 lbs/week average but recently that progress has stopped. 217 is my low point but I fluctuate between 217 and 220 over the past month or so.
I may have taken bad measurements to start with, but I've seen minimal measurement change including during the weight plateau. I might have loss 2" off of chest and just above hips but it's not clear if that's real. However, if I am doing calipers right I have lost 1 percentage point of body fat. I feel some differences in my stomach and some clothes are fitting better. I finally got around to writing this post because I think I have some face gains but I can't the picture to attach to this post.
Does anyone have ideas about why it is going slow and now plateaued? Is it just the running building muscle? I generally feel I just need to keep on it, but I'm curious if anyone has a similar experience. Thank you!
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