First week of running, what results should I expect?

[Anonymous]

Started running today, did about three miles. I plan on running three miles five days a week, with 2 days of rest on Thursday and Friday. Will there be drastic weight loss?

[Belgie]

No, there will not be.

You might have some large weight loss in the first 10 days, due to burning your bodies glycogen stores and losing water, but that all comes back soon enough. When you start burning fat, it is a slow process.

[Voltaire]

Nope. Give it two or three weeks before you expect to see a real difference.

[curiouschica]

5 days a week is too much especially if this is your first week! Were you athletic somewhat before this (since you managed to run 3 miles)?

[Asker]

yeah I play ultimate frisbee but I'm still little on the heavy side. I'm 207 and 6'1. I'm trying to drop an extra 22 lbs before August.

[curiouschica]

Well start off slowly (don't want to have an injury!)...and incorporate cross training too (bike, elliptical)...not just running. Maybe start out 5-10 min running 3 times a week and go up from there (using other equipment too in the meantime). They recommend 60-90 min of cardio for weight loss in a session. Do weights too. Good luck!

[oopsydaisy]

Yep.Combined with a healthy diet and a good metabolism

[Godfatherman]

lose a lot of fluid weight quickly.