I've "officially" lost 64lb in 19 weeks - but "unofficially" I have had a total of -4.2lb whooshing since my Friday WI - so let's call it 68lb in 19.5 weeks! I have gone from a size 16 to a size 2. My BMI has gone from Obese to Normal, and my Body Fat Percentage has gone from 43% to 27% (so far).
My coach advised me to keep it very low intensity exercise during Phase 1 after the first 2 weeks. I did very light, slow walking from Day 1 until ~Week 13 of IP (when it got too hot), but that was 'non-negotiable' as I was taking my son to the park to play ~2.5mi @ ~22min/mi pace. I now take my son to the mall play area and just can't get motivated to mall walk - but I did pick up weightlifting in the interim. I timed the walks to be after my 4pm snack so I would have the necessary calories, it was roundtrip to the park with ~45minute break in the middle while my son played.
I also restarted my weightlifting class 2x/week on Week 8 of IP, at a MUCH lower intensity - I upped it to 3x/week ~Week 13 (when I stopped walking to the park) - and I recently upped my weights ~Week 17 of IP. I still hold back a bit as I don't want to get too intense exercise in Phase 1, as it can cause your body to burn muscle/organs for 'quick energy', which you do not want, but I still 'feel it'. I add a 4th packet on weightlifting days.
I am going on vacation tomorrow and staying in Phase 1 for the next 2 weeks (as I'm missing this weeks WI) but will start phasing off when I get back! So excited - as it not only means I can start running again in Phase 3...but then it's BABY MAKING TIME in Phase 4! The whole goal of this journey was to prepare my body for Baby #2, as Baby #1 completely wrecked my back (3 bulging disks aggravating 2 nerves running down my leg) and the only way to prevent/minimize damage was to reduce the stress on my body (aka, lose weight!).
Last edited by LizRR; 07-17-2012 at 01:59 PM.
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