23/10/2026
You were told marathon training would make the weight fall off. So why are the scales going up? š¤
Youāre not imagining it, and youāre not doing it wrong. This one catches out loads of women, and it caught me too.
Hereās the myth: more miles means more calories burned, so the weight should just melt away.
Hereās what actually happens. Your mileage goes up, so you try to āhelp it alongā by eating a bit less. Your body notices. After a long run itās running on empty, and it doesnāt let that go. It sends you to the fridge a day or two later, hungrier than ever, and the cheese comes straight out of the packet.
Then the guilt kicks in, you cut back again, and round it goes.
In perimenopause, that cycle hits harder, because under-fuelling makes cravings louder and recovery slower.
The way out isnāt more restriction. Itās eating enough on the days you run long, so your body stops playing catch-up.
Iāve put my 3-step post-long-run plan together so you know exactly what to eat and when.
š Comment PLAN and Iāll send it straight to you.
