Pile on the Miles Run Challenge Planner

Last call! Pile on the Miles starts tomorrow! Are you in?

Here are some free print-ables to help you rock the challenge.

PLAN what days of the week you’re going to run.

LOG your workouts to track your progress.

We start tomorrow!

Here’s a checklist to make sure you’re good to go…

• Signed up for the challenge with the Run Bet app
• Connected your run tracker of choice… Run Keeper  or Strava  or Garmin Connect
• Joined the Facebook closed group (optional)
• Planned what days you’ll run this week
• Checked out the Q&A on the Run Eat Repeat instagram stories (under Pile on the Miles)

 

Pile on the Miles Challenge Running Planner & Log

 

Get the PDF printable Pile on the Miles Planner here.

 

Get the PDF Printable Pile on the Miles Running Log here.

NEW THIS YEAR: Pile on the Miles is a Run Bet Challenge!

Weather, pie, shorter days, candy, holiday parties, mashed potatoes… make it hard to stay on track!
But YOU can end 2018 stronger, faster, fitter… whatever your goals are – with us!
Put your money where your running shoes are & bet $40 you will run at least 4x a week for 30 minutes – Nov 5 – Dec 2.
Stick with it and get your money back PLUS split the winnings from anyone who didn’t finish
– Stay accountable.
– Get motivated!
– Make friends.
– Pile on the miles – not pounds in November!!
We’ll have a private FB group too!
I’m here to coach, support and help keep you going!

How to Join the Pile on the Miles Challenge:
1. Download the Run Bet App. (the link takes you to it)
2. Sign up for the Pile on the Miles Challenge.
3. Run at least 4x a week / 30 minutes.
Nov 5 – Dec 2.
4. WIN!
Stick with it and get your money back plus split any extra in the pot!!
(So it’s free because you’re going to stick with it – right!)
AND – The app tracks mileage so if you want a lil friendly competition you can try to go for the most miles!!
• * Link in bio to sign up -> [ The link only works on smartphones * *
https://runbet.me/runeatrepeat
My latest post has more details & faqs.

 

Let me know if you have any questions! Email or DM on instagram for fastest response this week.

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I lost 90lbs in one year, and have kept it off for 13 years now. AMA!

Hi reddit! I've done one of these annually for the past few years to pretty positive reception, so I thought I'd check back in.

As a teenager I was ~250lbs at 6’1”. Around 2005, when I was 19, I decided to make some changes. Through some careful (but not super drastic) diet and exercise I lost nearly 90lbs over the course of one year, and I’ve kept it off ever since.

Since most stories you hear about are immediately after, or during, someone's weight loss I thought people might be interested to hear from someone who’s maintained the change over a long period of time. Overall I’ve kept a pretty consistent level of fitness since the initial weight loss, which I mostly attribute to emphasizing safe, enjoyable, and sustainable changes. My overall goal is to stay fit for many years to come, so I emphasize that over putting up the biggest possible numbers right now.

I found a long-term mindset, as well as getting educated about nutrition and exercise, to be very important to losing the weight. I really cannot over-state how important education has been for me - it makes everything so much easier if you have a basic understanding of nutrition and exercise science.

Below you can see where I started off, where I've been over the last few years since I started these AMAs, and where I am today:

• 13 years ago @ ~250lbs (apologies for the poor picture - not many pictures of me exist from this time)
• 4 years ago @ 165lbs
• 2 year ago @ 165lbs
• 1 year ago @ 172lbs
• 1 year ago, side @ 172lbs
• Current, side @ 170lbs

Since dropping that weight I have tried to maintain balance in my life, striving to stay healthy and fit without devoting hours and hours of my time to doing so. I spend about 5 hours per week exercising, (a mixture of cardio and resistance training) and my diet is sensible but not amazing.

I'm happy to expand on any of what I mention above, or to answer any other questions you may have. In other words, AMA!

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Why am I stumbling now after a year of success?

I started my lifestyle change in July 2017. It was slow and steady, an average change of 1-2lbs per week. I focused on getting 10000 steps daily and began tracking in MFP. I adhered to strict CICO but didn’t give up any specific foods, I dropped from obese to overweight in less than a month. When summer ended I had a harder time staying active, but I was able to recognize that if my CO dropped my CI needed to be lower too. It seemed manageable. In January, after a slight holiday plateau, I finally crossed into healthy BMI. The whole time up until then I knew my TDEE was changing and that my weight loss would slow down eventually so I started stepping up my exercise game. I changed the Fitbit goal, joined 52 hike challenge, and hit a BMI of 22 in April. And then it stopped. I didn’t consciously decide to switch to maintenance, it just happened. I’ve been fluctuating between BMI of 22 and 24 all summer and fall. I added trail running to hiking. I dropped to 21 for a week and then was right back at 22.

And now I’m hitting a wall. It’s winter. My job has gotten super stressful. I haven’t hit my step goal on a weekday in over a month. My BMI hasn’t been at 22 in weeks. It hasn’t crossed back above 25 yet, but the lows aren’t as low and the highs are creeping higher.

I know that if my CO is low my CI needs to be low too. But at my current sedentary TDEE the calories I need to consume to keep from gaining don’t feel fulfilling. I am hungry all the time and I’m not even getting exercise. I have also been experiencing more cravings and have been succumbing to them more often. I’m super nervous that I’m going to screw everything up.

Last winter I was still overweight and my TDEE when sedentary was 1720 a day. When I added just a smidge of exercise I could really eat exactly what was comfortable for me. But now, at my current TDEE of about 1550, I struggle to get even 200 extra calories on most weekdays and I go to bed hungry, or end up making snack choices I regret. I don’t know how to shift my thinking or my behavior.

I know I’m still at a healthy BMI and this kind of panic is probably not necessary or healthy. I know part of the plateau is that I am reaching maintenance and it’s probably a good thing that I’m not getting too thin. But I also want to make sure that I never go back. And part of my change has been about consistent self improvement. I was hoping at this point to be starting to work on strength training and athleticism. Instead I feel like I’m fighting not to backslide. But I wonder if this is part of the healthy person’s experience. Do people who were always thin get sluggish in the winter? Is this because my lifestyle change isn’t sustainable, or is a small amount of ebb and flow a part of healthy weight maintenance? Should I try to do something to kick myself into gear and shed those last 6-8 lbs or is that likely to backfire or be temporary?

I’m not sure what advice I’m even asking for, this is honestly mostly a desperation rant. Anyway

TLDR; should I be worried about this plateau/slight regain, or is this just a part of reaching maintenance?

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Here we go again

A few years ago, I lost 130 lbs in just over a year with healthy eating, calorie counting, and exercise. I was at my lowest adult weight in April of 2016. I felt amazing, my confidence level was through the roof and I finally felt that my goal weight was in sight. My next big goal was 199... my weight hadn't started with a 1 since I was 15 and I was excited for this next big milestone.

I hit 200.0 on 4/23/16-- 130.5 lbs lighter than my highest adult weight... and I started to self-sabotage. I went on vacation and my eating was out of control, and I was never able to reign it in. Disappointment in myself and my inability to hit my goals turned into depression and I self-medicated with food.

I was gaining as fast as I had been losing. In August of this year, I had gained back 100 lbs of what I had lost. Still a way from my highest weight, but at 299.4 I REFUSED to hit 300 pounds again. So I'm back at it. This is the 3rd or 4th major attempt at weight loss as an adult, and I'd love to say that I'm going to hit a healthy weight this time, but who knows. I can say that right now I'm motivated and I plan to keep it up. I want the confidence that I had before.

I'm currently at 268. Down 31 pounds since August. Religiously tracking my intake, eating whole foods (95% paleo-ish diet), stepping on the scale every morning for accountability, and sticking to a ~1300 calorie daily goal. The weight is coming off and I'm feeling confident in my ability, but I think I need to add some tools to my belt to help me deal with emotional eating that may come in the future.

I think that weight loss in this age is kind of amazing. I've had Fitbit and a wifi scale since 2012, so the past six years of my weight is conveniently graphed, with its ups and downs and all. I know that my eating and my weight is intrinsically linked to my mental well-being. I can mark all of the major events of my life over the past 6 years and see how they've affected my eating habits.

I tend to turn to food for comfort-- in fact, I can pinpoint the exact moment that my weight-loss journey did a 180 after my mom died. I had been doing awesome-- I had lost around 40 lbs. I got pregnant with my first child, so my weight loss had slowed, but I was still staying on track with my diet. The second I got the call that she was gone, that all went away. Completely lost in despair, someone brought me a latte and a snowman cookie from Starbucks. For the tiniest second, the enjoyment of the cookie outweighed my grief, so I kept chasing that feeling. Over and over again until I ballooned to 330 lbs and couldn't walk down the hall without getting winded. That was my rock bottom and when I lost my first huge amount of weight.

Every day I kick myself for not sticking to it. But, I try to bury those thoughts with the knowledge that I've lost this weight before so I know that I can do it again. I have around 120 pounds to hit my ultimate goal weight-- and I've done that before! I've lost more than that before!

I'm not sure what the point of this post is, tbh. I check in and read /r/loseit every day, just as I did the last time I was losing, so I thought I'd finally post this time around to make my efforts 'official'. Maybe there are some of you who have dealt with emotional eating as well, and can give me pointers in avoiding it in the future? Have any of you gone to therapy for your eating habits? I've been considering it-- I really want to set myself up for success in all ways that I can. I owe it to myself and to my family to be healthy and to be a good role model. What do you do to actively keep yourselves from falling back into old habits?

tl;dr: I lost a lot of weight. Then I gained most back. Losing again; want advice on sticking with it this time.

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Weekends and hormones are rough. [30F 5'2" SW:240 GW:130 CW:200]

I am long time lurker and I have never really dreamed of posting. I'm a very private person when it comes to my weight loss, but I'm having a very rough day. I've been eating 1400 calories a day and logging on MFP for 134 days and yesterday for the first time I went WELL (1000+cal) over my limit. And I'm on track to go over again today if I'm not careful. Idk if it's the time change, or the change in my period from losing weight, but this morning I felt so hungry and I wanted to cry. Then I weighed myself and I was out of onderland and back up to 200lbs. I had previously been fluctuating between 197-198. So that was a huge bummer. Then I decided to take a progress pic so I could actually, hopefully, SEE how far I've come because I was feeling very down, like somehow I'd gained back everything I'd lost. I really did help to see that even though I had a slip up, I didn't derail the whole train. Just needed to share with some people in my same situation because I don't really have anyone who can relate irl. (I hope my formatting was correct because I'm on mobile and please excuse my messy bathroom)

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Back at running after 10 months break

https://imgur.com/a/tYvVxnh

After 10 month of not running, and weight going up and down (but mostly down) with as today an overal weight loss of 4.7 km, I started running again ! And I am so proud !

I am kind of big and tall (190 cm so 6'2 and 108.8 kg so 240 lbs) so running is not were I am best, but I know that after enduring it 3 times a week, this burger or ice cream won't be worth it, so I am happy that I ran again and will try to keep it 3 days a week. Not just for the weight loss though but also for the health and preventing ICD, which are a risk for people who were overweight and in the process of fat loss.

I hope I stay focused and driven, thanks for all the testimonies that keep me hoping to see this belly disappear.

P.S : I also stopped alcohol since this week !

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Tracking weight loss

So Ive been keto/intermittent fasting for a while. I lose weight, but then they next two days I step on the scale Im back up a lb or two. Three days go by and maybe Im back and the weight I was. Is this normal to bounce around? It makes me sad to enter my weight and then put it back up! Which numbers should I use to accurately track my loss? Only the ones that show drops or all the bouncing around?

As a side note, my loss has slowed down substantially. I lost 15 lbs right off the bat, and now its like a half a lb a week, little more if I manage to exercise. Anyone else notice that slowing down?

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