relz

Start Weight:(15 Apr 10) 170.0 lb
Current Weight:(17 May 13) 141.0 lb
Goal Weight:133.0 lb
following: relz's own diet
performance: gaining 0.8 lb a week

I'm working on maintaining 35 pounds of weight loss. I started on Fat Secret because I gained weight (on top of the extra weight I was hoping to lose!) while training for my first marathon. I've now run four, and each training cycle comes with weight challenges....It is hard to stay healthy with so many calories to replace and so much fluctuation of calorie burn from one day to the next. My challenge is also to keep up with strength training even when the running schedule gets tight. Oh, and, like all of us, all this gets done in the spaces between classes, jobs, houses, kids, and the rest of life!

FatSecret member since: 15 Apr 10

relz's Weight History


relz's buddies

zothan84
buddies only
 
Osafume
last weighin: losing 6.1 lb a week Down
mogul
last weighin: gaining 0.6 lb a week Up
 
CH002591
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relz's cookbook

cals: 248kcal | fat: 14.47g | carbs: 28.83g | prot: 2.84g
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Easy low-fat baked sweet potato fries for those craving a high-fat and salty treat like fast food french fries.
cals: 814kcal | fat: 37.28g | carbs: 65.62g | prot: 53.92g
Turkey Soft Tacos
Delicious turkey tacos make a family friendly substitution for traditional beef tacos.
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relz's latest posts

My ups and downs...
What a great story! I'm a long-distance runner, too (I just finished my fifth marathon this month!), and while the long miles come with their own challenges, they are great for burning calories, holding fast to a goal, and marking progress. Enjoy your new hobby, your new health, and your new life!
posted 18 Dec 2012, 22:44
Counting
Most recent nutritional science points to calories being calories....Excess calories equals excess weight. You can do that the hard way--by eating lots of carbs and sugar and being hungry and exhausted all day--or the easy way--by eating fewer and higher quality carbs, more vegetables, high-quality protein, good fats and fewer sugars, which will make you less hungry and more energetic over the course of the day. It's up to you.
posted 26 Aug 2012, 19:40
Excercise Calculator Does Not Make Sense
They should match....If you weren't trying to lose weight. The whole idea is that you eat fewer calories than you put out, and thereby lose weight.

Your RDI for FatSecret (which is slightly different from the general use of the term) tells you how much you should consume each day given your current weight, your settings for activity level, and your desired rate of weight loss.
posted 03 Apr 2012, 00:35
What was your turning point?
I ran a marathon--and gained 5 pounds!

I wanted to keep running, and run faster, so I set out to "lose a few" in hopes of improving my time. This sent me on the journey of real weight loss, and I discovered just how overweight I was, and what it takes to really lose it. When I finally understood that any amount of exercising--even marathon training!--wasn't going to solve the food problem I had had since I was a kid, that was when change was finally possible.
posted 01 Apr 2012, 23:20
Late night hunger
Hot tea, herbal or decaf. You can add a little honey or sugar if you need to sweeten it up. The tea is hydrating, stomach settling, and filling. Worked for me when I was losing aggressively, and it continues to be my go-to late night food alternative.

If you absolutely must eat food, try plain yogurt with honey or berries.
posted 22 Mar 2012, 22:26
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relz's journal

17 May 2013

Course correction in effect. When all else fails, logging my intake always sets me straight.
on diet relz's own diet  gaining 0.8 lb a week

14 May 2013

Making no progress here....clearly, its time to start logging again.
on diet relz's own diet  

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Lose Weight with Hypothyroid
A group for all of us suffering from hypothyroid,which make most of us look like hippo!

30's with under 10 lbs to Lose
30 somethings with up to 10 pounds to lose.

30's on Maintenance
30 somethings who have reached their goal and want to maintain their weight.

relz's Recent Activity

relz's own activity

updated their Exercise Diary.
updated their Food Diary.
recorded a journal and a weigh in at 141.0 lb.
updated their Exercise Diary.

relz's Buddies

zothan84 and serafano are now buddies.
Momzi and Shazzyb are now buddies.
mogul recorded a journal and a weigh in at 212.0 lb.
thecoach and Dandilee are now buddies.

Other Member Diet Recent Activity

kahluabj recorded a weigh in at 150.5 lb.
persist recorded a weigh in at 208.0 lb.
kbrittain updated their Exercise Diary.
Kant004 recorded a weigh in at 207.2 lb.
MNemick recorded a weigh in at 351.0 lb.
desposito recorded a weigh in at 168.0 lb.
MonaMartin recorded a journal and a weigh in at 121.0 lb.
bluebird2013 updated their Exercise Diary.