More people start running to lose weight than start for any other reason. Join a group of runners paused at a water kiosk, and poll them for the reason why each of them runs, and even if they are fast, fit runners, at least half of them will tell you they run to eat. You’d be surprised. Running can certainly help you lose weight, and it will help you keep it off, but it’s not a given; it’s not automatic, as some might expect. In this episode I discusses what you need to know to make sure running and weight loss mesh to make sure you achieve weight loss your goal. Please check out these resources: Robert H. Lustig, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of California “Sugar, the Bitter Truth” on YouTube, http://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM “Fat Chance” on YouTube, http://youtu.be/P3WkXJokBAU Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat and Good Calories Bad Calories, http://garytaubes.com/ “Why We Get Fat” on YouTube http://youtu.be/lDneyrETR2o David Perlmutter, M.D., neurologist, Grain Brain, http://www.drperlmutter.com/ William Davis, M.D., cardiologist, Wheat Belly, http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/ Melissa and Dallas Hartwig, It Starts with Food, http://whole9life.com/itstartswithfood/ Paul Jaminet and Shou-Ching Jaminet, Perfect Health Diet, http://perfecthealthdiet.com/ Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D, The Willpower Instinct, http://kellymcgonigal.com/ Please share this podcast!  #BeginnerRunner   #RunningPodcast   #StartRunning   #BeginnerRunnerVillage   #WalktoRun   #RunningforWeightLoss   #WeightLoss The post Running and Weight Loss – BRV 017 appeared first on Mojo for Running.