I've been trying to lose weight over the past 6 weeks with some success, having lost 11 pounds, which I am quite pleased with as I only need to lose 2 more pounds to be officially of a healthy weight.
I'm reading on lots of posts of people who've cut carbs and started exercising and suddenly developed lots of energy.
In my case, the opposite is true! It's not as if I did no exercise at all before, I was cycling to work every day, but have taken up swimming twice a week and done some long walks and bike rides. I've also had a few goes on a power plate - a thing you stand on and it vibrates - just to see if it works.
Yesterday I went for a long-ish bike ride (for me) so today decided to walk the one and a half miles to the swimming baths as this would rest my cycling muscles and burn a few more calories. Just like the previous 4 occasions, after swimming for 25 minutes, I feel as if I've run a marathon, and all I feel like doing the rest of the day is lying on the sofa!
Wondering whether this is normal or whether I should go to the GP, but think he will probably say something like I'm not eating enough - which is kind of what I need to do if I'm going to lose weight!
I'm reading on lots of posts of people who've cut carbs and started exercising and suddenly developed lots of energy.
In my case, the opposite is true! It's not as if I did no exercise at all before, I was cycling to work every day, but have taken up swimming twice a week and done some long walks and bike rides. I've also had a few goes on a power plate - a thing you stand on and it vibrates - just to see if it works.
Yesterday I went for a long-ish bike ride (for me) so today decided to walk the one and a half miles to the swimming baths as this would rest my cycling muscles and burn a few more calories. Just like the previous 4 occasions, after swimming for 25 minutes, I feel as if I've run a marathon, and all I feel like doing the rest of the day is lying on the sofa!
Wondering whether this is normal or whether I should go to the GP, but think he will probably say something like I'm not eating enough - which is kind of what I need to do if I'm going to lose weight!