Day 134

Back on the horse! Really crappy weather...we had a tornado warning pretty much all morning. Got out to run around 4, first mile felt ok then it felt like I was running with cement shoes on. Felt pretty good after I was done though.

Breakfast: Usual-523 cals

Lunch: Leftover tater tot casserole-891 cals

Dinner: Hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, green beans-944 cals

Snacks: Skinny cow-150 cals

Totals: 2508 cals, 136g protein

Running
Mile 1 11:12
Mile 2 11:31
Mile 3 11:21
Mile 4 11:21

Day 135

My legs were a little sore but did another easy 4 miles...felt better than Monday. Taking Wednesday off.

Breakfast: BK sausage Crissanwich, small hash brown-752 cals

Lunch: Rotiserrie chicken, rice a roni-790 cals

Dinner: Osabusco, mashed potatoes, green beans-1056 cals

Snacks: Skinny cow-150 cals

Totals: 2749 cals, 188g protein

Running
Mile 1 11:01
Mile 2 11:16
Mile 3 11:29
Mile 4 11:19

Day 135

Off day from running...crazy busy at work and it's been raining almost non-stop for two days.

Breakfast: Usual-550 cals

Lunch: Rotiserrie chicken, rice a roni-554 cals

Dinner: BK bacon double, small onion rings-800 cals

Snacks: Pizza slice at work, popcorn-418 cals

Totals: 2322 cals, 113g protein

Day 136

Took another day off...back at it tomorrow to start the New Year! Went out on New Year's Eve for the first time in years and had a blast!

Breakfast: Scrambler at a local diner w/ eggs, sausage, cheese and grits (half order), toast-549 cals

Lunch: McDouble, spicy chicken sandwich-684 cals

Dinner: Waffle House bacon cheeseburger w/ fried egg, hash brown-857 cals

Snacks: Popcorn, 2 rum & diets-444 cals

Totals: 2534 cals, 142g protein

happy new year. it seems like you lost a day... (#135 appears twice)

Year end recap and 2016 goals!

Started the year at 266.2 and ended it at 238.8 so I ended up losing 27 lbs this year but it was a lot of ups and downs! Did 13 races: seven 5K's, three 10K's, a 4 mile trail run, a 10 mile trail run and a half marathon. Overall it was a good year but I could've been a lot more consistent as I lost my motivation a few times.

Mileage by month:
January 34.1
February 9.3 (Did more on the treadmill but not recorded)
March 78.3
April 66.0
May 27.3
June 13.3
July 95.1
August 56.8
September 96.2
October 107.7
November 89.3
December 76.6

Total 750.0

2016 goals:

-Lose 50 lbs!! 190 or less by 12/31/16
-Run 1300 miles (25 miles/week)
-Finish the Pensacola Marathon in November
-Run a 5K in 24:30 or less
-Run a 10K in 51:00 or less
-Run a HM in 2:05:00 or less

Updated race schedule:

1/16 10K
2/13 15K
3/5 10K
3/19 Half Marathon
4/2 5K
5/7 10K
5/14 4 mile trail run

I was planning on doing a HM on January 16th but decided to do the shorter race since I took a 10 day break from training. Still think I'll be able to smash my personal best of 1:00:26.

Day 138

New year started out right!! Cool day felt great for running...did an easy 4 miles.

Breakfast: Usual-559 cals

Lunch: Shrimp Alfredo w/ penne pasta-943 cals

Dinner: Usual breakfast-505 cals

Snacks: Popcorn, granola bar-232 cals

Totals: 2240 cals, 156g protein

Running
Mile 1 10:53
Mile 2 10:54
Mile 3 11:09
Mile 4 10:53

Day 139

Best run of the week...felt great from start to finish. Loving this cool weather!

Breakfast: Usual-551 cals

Lunch: Philly cheesesteak, chips-741 cals

Dinner: Homemade chicken parm w/ spaghetti noodles-833 cals

Snacks: Popcorn, protein shake-332 cals

Totals: 2456 cals, 184g protein

Running
Mile 1 10:51
Mile 2 10:50
Mile 3 10:45
Mile 4 10:42

Have you ran a calorie calculator recently? 2400 calories a day seems a bit high for your height/weight if you want to lose a pound week this year - http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html

Why? How high do you estimate his tdee on a non running day? How high with running included?
I think that's fine for the moment (not that OP ever mentioned eating 2400 kcal / day for the next 50 weeks

I wasn't taking into account his running, just calculating as a sedentary without that since I prefer to underestimate my own calorie needs to help eat at a deficit when I was cutting. I also don't know his age but based on his OP figured he was similar in age to me and came up with

You need 2,401 Calories/day to maintain your weight.
You need 1,901 Calories/day to lose 1 lb per week.

I suppose with the amount of miles he runs and his weight it may be OK, since when I change that calc to lightly active I get this:
You need 2,751 Calories/day to maintain your weight.
You need 2,251 Calories/day to lose 1 lb per week.

and moderately active is this:
You need 3,101 Calories/day to maintain your weight.
You need 2,601 Calories/day to lose 1 lb per week.


I just recall him generally always logging 2200 - 2500 calories in his posts and not losing a 1lb/week average last year in his 2015 recap.

Maybe I just jealous I can't eat that much.

Edit: Actually more jealous about what he eats, not how much.... I haven't ate any of that crap* in over 3 years for the most part. :P

well, then eat it... nothing wrong with it. calories are calories. (his diet is obviously not optimal for performance. but it seems to work for him right now and calories are in an acceptable range. it needs to change over the next year, there i agree with you, hehe)

When I put my new goal in the app I use for logging it's showing a daily goal of 2499!! I definitely wanna be under that and for now I'll try and stay around 2300. Once I get my mileage back to 25-30/week I think 1-2 lbs a week is easily attainable.

I know my diet is crap but I have to be able to do something I can live with. Last year there were several periods where I wasn't logging, otherwise I would've lost more weight. So if I stay consistent with the logging and increase my mileage from 750 to 1300 I should easily hit my goal! Oh and I'll be 42 in September.

Which app? That is the goal to lose a pound a week? If that is the case, log accurately and good luck. I am at my goal weight after 3 years cutting and still log every day. FWIW I used to try and come in under my goal calories. My goal in MFP was usually 1600 - 1700 but I tried for sub 1500 most days.

I guessed right. Welcome to the olds with the rest of us.

Day 140

Sunday long run! Did 6 miles and felt pretty good other than my fingers freezing the last couple miles.

Breakfast: Bacon, egg & cheese on a tortilla-486 cals

Lunch: Grilled pork chop, mashed potatoes, green beans-789 cals

Dinner: Had plans for a late dinner date but got stuck at work 11 hrs...chicken & rice soup, 6 fried shrimp-703 cals

Snacks: Popcorn, granola bar-232 cals

Totals: 2210 cals, 150g protein

Running
Mile 1 10:58
Mile 2 11:02
Mile 3 10:48
Mile 4 11:00
Mile 5 10:59
Mile 6 11:02

I use an app called My Net Diary, been using it for almost 3 years now. It's set at .91 lbs per week based on my starting weight of 238.8 and my goal weight of 189.8 by 12/31.

CMonday morning weigh in

237.4

Week 1 -5.4 lbs
Week 2 -1.0 lbs
Week 3 -3.4 lbs
Week 4 -1.6 lbs
Month 1 -11.4 lbs
Week 5 -.4 lbs
Week 6 -1.8 lbs
Week 7 -3.2 lbs
Week 8 -2.2 lbs
Month 2 -7.6 lbs
Week 9 -2.0 lbs
Week 10 +1.4 lbs
Week 11 -4.0 lbs
Week 12 -1.0 lbs
Month 3 -5.4 lbs
Week 13 -1.6 lbs
Week 14 -.6 lbs
Week 15 +4.2 lbs
Week 16 -3.6 lbs
Month 4 -1.6 lbs
Week 17 -2.4 lbs
Week 18 +2.4 lbs
Week 19 +5.4 lbs
Week 20 -2.6 lbs
Month 5 +2.8 lbs

Total -23.2 lbs

Total mileage:
Week 1 17.2
Week 2 20.1
Week 3 22.2
Week 4 25.3
Week 5 16.1
Week 6 21.1
Week 7 25.0
Week 8 23.2
Week 9 30.5
Week 10 13.0
Week 11 31.0
Week 12 27.1
Week 13 19.0
Week 14 22.0
Week 15 8.0
Week 16 26.1
Week 17 30.5
Week 18 16.0
Week 19 0.0
Week 20 22.0

This will be the last Monday weigh in. Since I set a new goal starting January 1st I'm gonna start doing my weekly updates on Friday.

Day 141

Easy 4 miles...feels good to be back in the groove!

Breakfast: Usual-582 cals

Lunch: Arby's large roast beef-590 cals

Dinner: Bacon egg & cheese sandwich-604 cals

Snacks: 2 granola bars, potato soup-555 cals

Totals: 2331 cals, 141g protein

Running
Mile 1 11:03
Mile 2 11:11
Mile 3 11:25
Mile 4 11:04

Day 142

Another easy 4 mile run...off day Wednesday then a tempo run Thursday.

Breakfast: Usual-528 cals

Lunch: Grilled chicken breast, red potatoes, green beans-690 cals

Dinner: Baked chicken thighs, yellow rice, sweet peas-903 cals

Snacks: Granola bar, skinny cow-240 cals

Totals: 2361 cals, 165g protein

Running
Mile 1 11:06
Mile 2 11:13
Mile 3 11:14
Mile 4 11:05

Day 143

Off day from running...picked up a rare opening day shift at work and it was prosperous. Tempo run Thursday, first race of the year coming up on the 16th!

Breakfast: Usual-530 cals

Lunch: Baked chicken thighs, yellow rice-826 cals

Dinner: Bacon, scrambled eggs w/cheese, grits, toast-665 cals

Snacks: skinny cow-150 cals

Totals: 2171 cals, 125g protein

Day 144

Tempo run...one mile warm up then 2 miles at 10K pace, finished with a one mile cool down. It was tough! I took a job sub teaching and didn't get out until 4.


Breakfast: Usual-511 cals

Lunch: Baked chicken thighs, yellow rice-746 cals

Dinner: Shrimp Alfredo w/ penne pasta-838 cals

Snacks: skinny cow, granola bar, kit kat-450 cals

Totals: 2544 cals, 145g protein

Running
Mile 1 11:01
Mile 2 9:23
Mile 3 9:26
Mile 4 11:28

Friday morning weigh in

236.8

Week 1 -2.0 lbs

Total -2.0/50 (4%)

Total mileage:
Week 1 26.0

Total 26.0/1300 (2%)

Solid start to the new year!

Day 145

Easy 4 miles. Absolutely perfect conditions, about 50 degrees with a light rain and no wind. It was an effort to keep the pace down...thighs felt a bit sore after but no joint issues.


Breakfast: Usual-547 cals

Lunch: Shrimp Alfredo w/ penne pasta-866 cals

Dinner: Bacon cheeseburger, chips-863 cals

Snacks: Popcorn-142 cals

Totals: 2418 cals, 157g protein

Running
Mile 1 10:47
Mile 2 10:56
Mile 3 10:57
Mile 4 10:51

Day 146

Easy 4 miles in the rain...colder weather is coming though.


Breakfast: Biscuits & sausage gravy, scrambled eggs-925 cals

Lunch: Clam chowder, 4 club crackers-389 cals

Dinner: Arby's max roast beef sandwich-560 cals

Snacks: Popcorn, m & m's, skinny cow-512 cals

Totals: 2386 cals, 125g protein

Running
Mile 1 11:10
Mile 2 11:12
Mile 3 11:10
Mile 4 10:56

Day 147

Sunday long run! Got out there and felt better than I have since before Christmas. Weather was ok, high 40s but with a north wind that made it feel much colder. Started out pretty fast and just went with it. Last 3 miles were back into the wind with several uphill stretches but it was a great run...no more soreness at all!

My diet has gotta improve though...committing to stay under 2200 cals every day this week. Race day coming up on Saturday!


Breakfast: Bacon, scrambled eggs, grits-607 cals

Lunch: Pulled pork sandwich, steak fries-930 cals

Dinner: Steak biscuit, bacon, sausage, egg & cheese sandwich-995 cals

Snacks: Popcorn, Oreo thins, skinny cow-503 cals

Totals: 3035 cals, 160g protein

Running
Mile 1 10:32
Mile 2 10:37
Mile 3 10:27
Mile 4 10:29
Mile 5 10:47
Mile 6 10:51
Mile 7 10:47
Mile 7.5 10:37/pace