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Trying to lose a little weight before the fall where there are a couple races I would like to enter. I would like to see how my running times react if I were about 135 pounds. Haven't been that low since I was 18. Last race season at my peak fitness I was about 150. This year instead of upping my mileage in the summer, Im gonna hold steady at a modest 12-15 miles per week and focus on diet. The problem with increasing my mileage is that I can't seem control my appetite when I hit 30+ miles per week. I can maintain, but I won't lose. I'm also weightlifting 3X/week to keep my fitness up. Won't build much muscle while losing weight, but I have had some noob gains after a long layoff.
I'm about three weeks into my diet. No alcohol, drinking more water, eating cleaners and counting calories about 2-3 days/per week.
I started at 159 and I have set a weigh-in goal each Wednesday morning. I usually end up cutting a bit of water in the last 36 hours or so, but the idea is that it will force me to manage my weight more closely throughout the week. So for example, tomorrow my weight goal is 152. Im currently 154.5, so I will need to do a run tonight and watch my fluid intake to make 152. Then Ill drink extra water and eat normally Wednesday-Saturday (and get back up to 154-155) before starting to manage as I get closer to my next weigh-in-- which will be 150. This is the only thing that seems to work with me, so Im rolling with it.
Not really a sustainable plan, but it should only take about 8 more weeks to get down. Then Ill increase my mileage in August and maintain 135 through November or so. Gonna break 20 on my 5k and 5:30 on my mile
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