Jd00723:
Nothing too scientific, but I was measuring my runs times before I started gaining. I was on sub 20min 5ks.
Since I've gained around 20lbs of fat, which is a small gain it seems in this community, I'm struggling to get below a 30min run time.
Even when I started gaining and gained about 5lbs, my time went up to about 25mins, though it could be due to the heavy cream going through my body at the time!
Fitness nosedives really quickly. I have read that some people got their fitness back quickly, but it didn't happen for me. Then again, many people have found it hard to gain, and I have not. So maybe I am just a natural fatty !
Munchies:
I am curious. Do you still eat unhealthy when you go running? You're 31, so your metabolism should start to naturally slow down. So if you are doing things like guzzling heavy cream, or eating high calorie food without any weight training, your fitness isn't going to just bounce back.
Jd00723:
So I’ve more or less returned to a somewhat healthy diet, no longer gaining. I’ve been focusing more on weight training, but since gaining weight I’ve felt very unmotivated to run. But when I was thinner I used to run all the time.
Munchies:
Yup, that would do it.
Even if you don't get back into running, you need to do some level of cardio.
Yes good advice. Still doing some running a few times a week, but not seeing much improvement on my time.
