Hi all,
I'm on phase one, in my second week, and having tremendous success with the program. out of a fear of both losing my life long desire to exercise every day, combined with a feat that all of the weight I'm losing (4.8 lbs in 9 days) is just water, and will soon slow down dramatically, I have asked my coach about exercising.
I'm a marathon runner. First question: are there other marathoners who are on IP? And do you find the food plan successful in between training for races (I realize I am not getting enough cals or glycogen to train or do a long run). My coach mentioned she doesn't work with a lot of runners.
My second question: Is it possible that exercising while on IP phase one will slow down my weight loss because of gaining muscle from weight training sessions more rapidly (or with less fat so it appears quicker)? My coach mentioned something about gaining thigh circumfrence, and when I went in to get measured today (by the nurse), I was told I didn't lose any inches around my thighs. It could be just too soon to be losing inches there (I don't have much weight to lose - I'm 11 lbs from my goal), so it's possibly just that.
I would love to hear feedback from folks who have exercised while on IP Phase one and were successful or unsuccessful in this experiment, or from anyone who has data as to why it isn't recommended (other than taking in less calories, and being in ketosis which gives a person the feeling of less energy to burn).
Am I making any sense?
Thanks in advance for any feedback you have!
Steph