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Originally Posted by Blondi13
Hi kdspirited (spell check changed your name last time on me). I used to run before starting IP and have not run much because my coach said not to overdo it. I have been walking about and hour a day with few slow runs for 5 minutes. I will see on Friday how me weight is and if my muscle was affected. I hope I go down this week. The last few weeks I have barely lost anything and am trying to change it up a bit as well. I will do the extra proteins as well because that does make sense. I will let you know how it goes. I had a meeting on my normal weigh in day so had to delay it a Few days. I will hope for good results. My boyfriend says he certainly can see I am losing weight.
Blondi13: Much as you like to work out -
do not make yourself sweat and breath heavy! That means you are working too hard and your body will not pull the fat out of storage and you will not lose weight. Remember,
this (Phase 1) is not a forever part of the health contract you made with yourself. When you have lost the weight you want and phase over to maintenance, THEN you can workout like a maniac & build muscle. Right now your body can only work on one thing at a time, and you want that to be losing stored fat, yes? We have all been there and done that. Don't think along the same lines as a conventional calorie counting diet - it is not just a matter of calories in vs. calories out. Also, the closer you get to goal, the harder it will be to lose those last few pounds.
I had a stall for 3 weeks and wasn't feeling the best and only had about 10-12 lbs to goal. My coach & I decided that what my body was telling me was that I needed more food so I went on the Phase 1 & 2 Alternative Program (which adds 1 starch, 1 low fat dairy and 1 fruit per day) - it is the plan that diabetics (type II) can use. I began losing weight again and felt a lot better.
I continued to lose even on Phase 3 (when we usually top up our glycogen and gain 3ish pounds - NOT FAT). I have been on maintenance for almost 2 months now and not having any issues keeping within 2 lbs of my goal - sometimes above by a lb sometimes below by a lb.
Hang on and look at all your NonScaleVictories. Sometimes weight is just a number on a scale; it's not our health or measurements or blood sugars or lipids or energy, etc.
Chin up, it gets better!
Liana