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Originally Posted by kelseys928
I am ending my 3rd week on ip and that is when my coach says it is ok to start exercising. As a girl who has always hated working out I am SO excited to start working out! I am growing nervous because I thought that would help speed up my weight loss but from what I am reading many are saying it slows it! Someone clue me in!
GOOD FOR YOU ... being eager to add another healthy habit!
It definitely helps with toning and forming the life-long habit that needs to happen for maintenance. Some who hate exercise, like the thought they can put it off, since no one says it speeds things up. Putting it off until you are entering maintenance just gives you one more thing you will need to learn to manage and adjust to, as you are trying to balance your weight loss with a healthy life for the future. Getting started now will slay one more demon for you!
Initially it is not really recommended you begin exercising on a protein sparing fat burning diet to protect your muscle mass. Once your body adjusts to the low calories it's running on, you are good to go. Some say it could slow your losses, but actually that is only if you exercise at a high intensity, causing muscle (which weighs more ) to build faster than you are losing a comparable amount of fat. The recommended level to start is light...building to moderate. Light cardio, with some additional strength and resistance training are suggested. Some IPers like to start with walking. Others with a light gym routine, circuit training.
Check out the "Maintainers thread...post #349". There are some links about moderate exercise, and Mayo Clinic information in there.
Best of luck...congrats for thinking ahead!
You know you gotta do it at some point!