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Anonymous
soup /fit/?

I recently started exercising by running around 3 miles a day and I've already lost ten pounds. I'm about 5'9" and 160lbs now and I'm thinking about losing another 5 pounds at least. I'm pretty much stuck here and i eat less than 2000 calories a day. How do you suppose I lose more? I'm technically in a healthy range but I'd still like to lose a bit more.

I'd also like some advice from some people who run a lot on how to reduce injury from running a lot. My shins have been starting to bother me but I usually just ignore the pain. I've got some pretty shitty nike shoes, so I don't know if that could be the cause. They were 40 bucks, so eh...

Thanks /fit/
>> Anonymous
Run more?
>> Anonymous
>How do you suppose I lose more?
Run more, eat less

>I'd also like some advice from some people who run a lot on how to reduce injury from running a lot
Get some good running shoes, and try to avoid running on concrete/asphalt. Instead, try to run on a trail(more fun anyways), or on grass/dirt.

Also, make sure your form is good...take a video if you can and make sure your landing on the ball of your foot or with your foot flat, not on your heel.
>> Anonymous
>>272313
alright but I'm worried I'll do some permanent damage to my shins. it hurts right at the edge of the bone in the middle of my shins. it has every day I've run
>> Anonymous
>>272319

you have shin splints. ice the fuck out of your shins and pop some ibuprofen, and take it easy for a couple of days.
>> Anonymous
>>272319
Soleas, I have the exact same problem and am still struggling to fix it.

Make sure you stretch, alot, every day, all your leg muscles, 30 seconds a stretch. And make sure you do a warm up before you run (dynamic stretches) along the lines of... http://laurensfitness.com/2008/07/24/best-warm-up-ever/

And of course stretch out afterwards. A physio said my soleas pain was due to poor flexibility giving me bad form, but I'm much more flexible now and I still have the same problem.

You won't do yourself permanent damage, its just light tissue damage I'd expect, but if you over do it you will hit a point where you can't run and then it takes like 2-3 weeks to recover... so keep it easy until you solve it and cycle instead or something inbetween. I'm looking into getting some shoes with less padding at the moment to improve my form, as I actually tried out barefoot running (soft forefoot landing) and it was better on my shins.