can someone please give me advice about exercising. i was very active before ran 5-8miles a day and at least 45min of weights. I can not just stop.Will it slow down my weight loss? My coach tells me no Exercise. Help??? I am on the ideal Protein diet

Kurnot, look down a few threads and you will find another excercise thread, you may find your answer there.

Some people add extra packets or proteins when they exercise. One issue is that too much exercise can kick you out of ketosis. I am not sure how long you've been on IP to be able to say if you have remained in ketosis even though you are exercising. If you add protein or packet and feel groggy, you may need to slow down on some of the exercise. Good luck to you!

ok so today is day 7 and i lave lost 7 lb and 6 inches

im on the ideal protein

GREAT job angell...keep it up. Hey I see you are from La, where in La are you? have you visited the Mississippi/Louisianan thread we started, here is a link to it. Stop by and say hi

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/idea...louisiana.html

That is fantastic!! Great way to start off.

Kurnot- there are quite a few threads on this. If you look back a couple of pages, there was one recently called "what about working out" and "Runners on IP" (or something like that). There have been several discussions lately about working out.

Here is my response from another thread.


I have been working out since Day 1. I do Crossfit, so it is a pretty intense workout. I think if you were working out before IP, you can continue to do so. I would make sure that you supplement with a 4th packet immediately following your workout. Also, personally, I have found that the weeks I work out, I show better losses than those I don't. I know a lot of people say you shouldn't work out b/c that is what the protocol says, but do you seriously think the athletes that Dr. Tran developed this program for ever stopped working out? I don't think so.

I also think part of the reason that they say "no exercise" is because most people don't work out. And it is kind of like a "one step at a time" thing. You don't have to workout to lose weight on this program and that is appealing to most people. Just concentrate on eating better and losing weight.

For me, however, I started seriously working out 6 years ago and it is a part of my life. I workout 5-6 days a week and I told my coach right from the start that I WILL NOT stop. I worked so hard to make it a habit, for it to be something I looked forward to and craved, that I would never give it up. That is why I supplement with an extra packet. I also listen to my body and some days just do not the energy (especially in the beginning) so I scale back.

Like I said, exercise has enhanced my losses, not the other way around. But it might be different for everyone. I think you should give it a try for a couple of weeks and see what happens. I am also lossing mad inches, which I attribute to the workouts. You might find that instead of 3 pounds a week you lose 2, but if you are toned, then you will look so much better and the inches will really show. I am wearing clothes now that I had when I was 10 pounds lighter, and they are really getting lose. I truly believe that it is due to exercise.

And this-

I am not currently running, but I workout (Crossfit) 5-6x a week. I follow the standard IP protocol, except I add a 4th packet immediately after working out. I also use my restricted item as a pre-workout snack. A typical day looks like this:

8:30- IP Packet
12:30- Salad, 2 cups veggies, 8 oz of protein
4:00- IP restricted
5:30-6:30- Workout
6:30- IP RTD Chocolate
8:30- Salad, 2 cup veggies, IP Packet