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From: Liam T. on 19 Jul 2008 14:15
Hello There,

Its a month that I started low carb, and I don't have energy to
workout.....

I do the eliptical for 10 minutes and I'm burned out, where before I
could do 40 minutes at a higher bar.

I can walk on the treadwill.......

I can do some weights but not like before, seems i'm losing muscle....

I'm on induction , I eat lean meat salad, 4 cups veggie max, olive
oil, no fruit milk starches pasta potatoes etc
About 120 grms of protein a day, maybe 20 grms carb.

My Doc says don't bother doing cardio to lose weight because I'm
insulin resistant (i should do it for improing heart), says I should
do weights to increase muscle and metabolism.

I try to go workout everyday (i'm on a mission to bring my blood
pressure down)

But I feel like i'm going nowhere, seems almost the more I try to
workout , the less I'm losing weight?

In what way are you working out? Is it helping? Are you losing muscle?

Thanks
From: FOB on 19 Jul 2008 16:18
So up the carbs, induction is two weeks, then you start adding carbs. They
do say that weight training is more helpful for weight loss than cardio. It
builds muscles that burn more calories just by being there.

Liam T. wrote:
| Hello There,
|
| Its a month that I started low carb, and I don't have energy to
| workout.....
|
| I do the eliptical for 10 minutes and I'm burned out, where before I
| could do 40 minutes at a higher bar.
|
| I can walk on the treadwill.......
|
| I can do some weights but not like before, seems i'm losing muscle....
|
| I'm on induction , I eat lean meat salad, 4 cups veggie max, olive
| oil, no fruit milk starches pasta potatoes etc
| About 120 grms of protein a day, maybe 20 grms carb.
|
| My Doc says don't bother doing cardio to lose weight because I'm
| insulin resistant (i should do it for improing heart), says I should
| do weights to increase muscle and metabolism.
|
| I try to go workout everyday (i'm on a mission to bring my blood
| pressure down)
|
| But I feel like i'm going nowhere, seems almost the more I try to
| workout , the less I'm losing weight?
|
| In what way are you working out? Is it helping? Are you losing muscle?
|
| Thanks


From: Hannah Gruen on 20 Jul 2008 10:03
Yeah... remember the days when a frequent response here was "RTFB"?

One major reason people get started on LC, but fail to do well, is that they
are doing some home-concocted version that they kinda made up after reading
a chapter, or a few pages, of Atkin, Eades etc.... or just an article in a
magazine... or based on a friend's description of the program. Sometimes
they actually read the program but don't understand and/or follow it.

A lot of people don't do well on 20 g/day, especially in the first months.
Some people need to add more low-GI carbs in order to get decent
high-intensity workouts in. Others do not. Also, the OP should keep inind
that it can take months to fully adjust to LC. Probably longer if you're
older and/or definitely insulin resistant.

For me, I did'nt really do a lot of exercise, other than walking and some
aerobics, right after I went LC. After a few months I started longer hikes
in the hills, and bicycle riding including hills. I've never in my life had
greater stamina than on LC. I just do better burning fat rather than sugar.
But also, I "trained" on LC, and that is an important step... don't expect
to go from exercising/working out on high carb, and then move to LC and hit
the same level in a few weeks. Usually ain't gonna happen. Build up
gradually, training your body to use fatty acids more efficiently. Again
like most of LC, YMMV (your mileage may vary).

HG


"FOB" <fob(a)removethisameritech.net> wrote in message
news:P_rgk.14793$xZ.4409(a)nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
> So up the carbs, induction is two weeks, then you start adding carbs.
> They
> do say that weight training is more helpful for weight loss than cardio.
> It
> builds muscles that burn more calories just by being there.
>
> Liam T. wrote:
> | Hello There,
> |
> | Its a month that I started low carb, and I don't have energy to
> | workout.....
> |
> | I do the eliptical for 10 minutes and I'm burned out, where before I
> | could do 40 minutes at a higher bar.
> |
> | I can walk on the treadwill.......
> |
> | I can do some weights but not like before, seems i'm losing muscle....
> |
> | I'm on induction , I eat lean meat salad, 4 cups veggie max, olive
> | oil, no fruit milk starches pasta potatoes etc
> | About 120 grms of protein a day, maybe 20 grms carb.
> |
> | My Doc says don't bother doing cardio to lose weight because I'm
> | insulin resistant (i should do it for improing heart), says I should
> | do weights to increase muscle and metabolism.
> |
> | I try to go workout everyday (i'm on a mission to bring my blood
> | pressure down)
> |
> | But I feel like i'm going nowhere, seems almost the more I try to
> | workout , the less I'm losing weight?
> |
> | In what way are you working out? Is it helping? Are you losing muscle?
> |
> | Thanks
>
>


From: Liam T. on 20 Jul 2008 10:52
On Jul 20, 10:03 am, "Hannah Gruen" <allium28-riverheig...(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Yeah... remember the days when a frequent response here was "RTFB"?
>
> One major reason people get started on LC, but fail to do well, is that they
> are doing some home-concocted version that they kinda made up after reading
> a chapter, or a few pages, of Atkin, Eades etc.... or just an article in a
> magazine... or based on a friend's description of the program. Sometimes
> they actually read the program but don't understand and/or follow it.
>

Why don't you shove you're " holier than thou" attitude up your
*** ? YEAH..... REMEMBER THE DAYS THAT PEOPLE tried to help rather
than "thinking you know everything" ? Or jumping to a conclusion?

I was just trying to get a feel of what other folks are going thru
with the exercise part........I am doing the diet under the doctors
supervision and he does sometimes extend the induction phase, and yes
I'm following the book OK?

You're second part of your response is welcome, its constructive.

Thanks to the first poster (FOB)
From: Marsha on 20 Jul 2008 11:59
Liam T. wrote:
> Why don't you shove you're " holier than thou" attitude up your
> *** ? YEAH..... REMEMBER THE DAYS THAT PEOPLE tried to help rather
> than "thinking you know everything" ? Or jumping to a conclusion?
>
> I was just trying to get a feel of what other folks are going thru
> with the exercise part........I am doing the diet under the doctors
> supervision and he does sometimes extend the induction phase, and yes
> I'm following the book OK?
>

You obviously haven't read this group much. Hannah doesn't have a
"holier than thou bone" in her body.

Marsha/Ohio

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