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Hi all,
Sorry for absence, life has taken over my body - but I am doing fairly well, in fact my GP has declared that I am no longer diabetic because my numbers are so good for the 2nd year!! LOL
Anyhow, I am after soon advice from the fitness experts/food experts, if I may - I have joined my local gym in an attempt to shed a bit of weight along with getting generally fitter etc. My FT have put me on an exercise programme but he is inexperienced in dealing with T2 diet controlled oddities, like me, so he is not sure about the cause of lack of weight loss.
So I am on 40-60 carbs/day - 1600-1800 cals. I workout in gym 3 times a week and walk 5km 3 times a week. But despite all this, I have not lost any weight in the first two weeks and am confused, as when I just walk 5km day with this diet, I would loose around 1lb/week.
My PT says it most likely has something to do with the conversion of the protein to muscle, as I am on a relatively high protein diet and weightloss will only come slowly for this reason.
Does anyone here have experience/knowledge I can benefit from, please? Not too worried about losing a great number in weigh if I add muscle-mass and change shape. But as my PT is currently looking into this himself, I though I would seek advice here.
Thanks ever so much to all and I hope everyone is doing well after Christmas and have arrived safely into 2012!!
Love
Alice
Sorry for absence, life has taken over my body - but I am doing fairly well, in fact my GP has declared that I am no longer diabetic because my numbers are so good for the 2nd year!! LOL
Anyhow, I am after soon advice from the fitness experts/food experts, if I may - I have joined my local gym in an attempt to shed a bit of weight along with getting generally fitter etc. My FT have put me on an exercise programme but he is inexperienced in dealing with T2 diet controlled oddities, like me, so he is not sure about the cause of lack of weight loss.
So I am on 40-60 carbs/day - 1600-1800 cals. I workout in gym 3 times a week and walk 5km 3 times a week. But despite all this, I have not lost any weight in the first two weeks and am confused, as when I just walk 5km day with this diet, I would loose around 1lb/week.
My PT says it most likely has something to do with the conversion of the protein to muscle, as I am on a relatively high protein diet and weightloss will only come slowly for this reason.
Does anyone here have experience/knowledge I can benefit from, please? Not too worried about losing a great number in weigh if I add muscle-mass and change shape. But as my PT is currently looking into this himself, I though I would seek advice here.
Thanks ever so much to all and I hope everyone is doing well after Christmas and have arrived safely into 2012!!
Love
Alice