6 days in and questions about exercise

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posted by lucemoose
on 10 Mar 2018 at 19:27

Hello everyone. I started on Monday and 6 days later I am 7lbs done! I am savagely sticking to the calories and trying to keep within 25 g carbs using the app Carbs & Cals which I find brilliant.
However I have only done one big walk this week (the weather has been horrible) and I just wanted to find out how much exercise (and the type) everyone recommends so that I try and lose 5lbs a week. I enjoy walking once I start, it’s just the starting!
posted by alliecat
on 10 Mar 2018 at 21:12

Congratulations, lucemoose! The fact that you are already counting calories and keeping
to 25 g of carbs/ a day suggests that you are off to a great start 🙂 I do have to caution
you with respect to your goal of losing 5lbs. a week x 8wks =40lbs. This is very ambitious,
and most of us manage about a stone a month, and are very grateful for that, and some
slow losers take longer. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and we all lose at different
rates. I was quite disabled when I began a 10 month journey to lose 140+ lbs. I was
unable to exercise at all until my last month, and doing so had no effect on the rate
at which I lost. Exercise yields great health benefits, but didn’t effect my monthly losses
in the least. I’m sure other maintainers will join me in sharing their experiences, however.
I’m a passionate believer in this lifestyle, and have maintained a loss of 148lbs for over
10 months. Use the forums often, and join any threads that resonate with you. You
will be very welcome!!!
Let us know of your progress, and best of luck to you. Welcome 🙂

Allie
posted by lucemoose
on 11 Mar 2018 at 14:04

You’re right Allie – I think I am trying to be too ambitious. When you do the maths i guess a stone a month would be brilliant! However I did a fantastic 50 minute walk by the beach this morning having not eaten beforehand (only had a black coffee, and a cup of tea with a splash of milk). I came home to a fantastic breakfast though!

Thank you so much for your encouragement.
Lucy
posted by alliecat
on 11 Mar 2018 at 14:24

What a wonderful way to start the day, Lucy! Still a bit too brisk here in the USA 🙂