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Originally Posted by porchmom84
This is so encouraging--and to see that you were at my weight and dropped so low---hard to imagine! My biggest goal is to lose unhealthy belly fat and am so hopeful this will do it. Any other pointers are welcome. Keep up the good work yourself. When you hit the ketosis...did you feel bad or lack energy? Years ago I did South Beach and literally felt bad for about a day or so. Today I was surprised that energy level was okay.
My husband and I tried Atkins back around 2000 and we both lost weight - problem was he lost muscle too and that scared us. Because of the amount of protein and the combination of foods at each meal on MRC, you pretty much just burn what you eat and your own fat. I have not felt bad or lacked energy throughout the whole 4 months. I too want to lose the belly fat and that has happened but I lost more in the bust and arms than I wanted. My exercise has consisted of two aquatic exercises sessions (hour each) in a warm water pool (not necessarily aerobic exercises) and two yoga sessions (hour each) each week. People who can run or bike ride will do better at reducing the flabby skin than I have - it will just take me longer, I think.
I was just so amazed that I could do it and it really was working. I think you will do fine - just stick to it, keep a good food diary, go in to your center twice a week and take advantage of the classes and recipes they offer. jeanette