Thread: Who exercises?

I've been going to classes 3x a week this round - a strength and balance class, a piloga class (mix of pilates and yoga) and a yoga class. Next week I'm going to add a spinning class and see what happens!

Hi i guess that ur already doing fine . apparently ur a health concsious person . currently i am not playing with weight but still i go for cardio like swimming and cycling . Because of having less time but still cardio working fine for me to get some fitness .

I'm just beginning my second week on Hcg~R1P2SD7 down 8 1/4 lbs. I've been slowly introducing exercise like biking into my new routine.

Today, I took a Nia class (fusion fitness that incorporates mind, body, spirit into a myriad of movement forms). I paced myself and was doing fine until the last 10 min. and then I got very faint, weak, thought I was going to pass out.

So I sat down, drank my medicinal tea, but I was so shaky I didn't know If I was going to make it to my car. When I got home I had a half of baked apple I made the night before, and my energy picked up immediately.

I am wondering if I exercise consistently in P2 will I lose muscle instead of calories, and if I'll have the energy to get through the classes. Maybe I need to eat my protein before the class?

hi!! i've been doing pilates 3 times a week for the last few months. when i started hcg mid august i decided to keep doing the pilates, and when i skipped a day of pilates, i feel terrible. so i figure exercise is good for me and last week i began incorporating walking on the treadmill with some spurts of running, and that felt great!! in addition to feeling fantastic, i also was able to drink all my water without complaining and had big losses for two days!

so after a lazy day yesterday, which made me feel awful, i'm going to be doing 30 minutes of cardio every morning, in the hopes that i can make up for the 11 day stall i had earlier in my round.

nwnaturegirl: eating protein at night insures that your body doesn't burn it's own muscle. if you're really worried about that, have a little bit less protein at lunch and a little bit more at dinner. eating half your apple(or whatever fruit) before class and half after will make sure that your blood sugar stays level, which is cause of the shaky drop that you experienced.

I just started hot yoga about 3 months ago in my last p3 and could not give it up when I went into P2. I just finished a 6 week round and exercised strenously 4-5 times a week for up to 90 minutes a class. I typically ate an extra serving of protein on those days but towards the end I didnt always feel I needed it. It was a very smooth round too so I will continue this way.

Originally Posted by artschoolgirl

nwnaturegirl: eating protein at night insures that your body doesn't burn it's own muscle. if you're really worried about that, have a little bit less protein at lunch and a little bit more at dinner. eating half your apple(or whatever fruit) before class and half after will make sure that your blood sugar stays level, which is cause of the shaky drop that you experienced.

Thank you for the advice, artschooolgirl! I love baked apples, and will make sure to have them on supply before and after my Nia classes. SO good to know I can keep going, and won't get dizzy or weak.

Took class again yesterday, and did better. I made sure to eat a late lunch before I went. Down 1.4 lbs today. Woo hoo!

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I'm at the gym about 5 times a week. Trying to get better from a car accident. Light weights, 30 minutes on the treadmill, and 30 minutes on the bike. I also have some degenerative issues in my lower back, which sucks! Not fun bending over and massive pain. Makes me feel way older than being a grandma, lol! I am on my feet my whole shift at work, which causes pain. Funny how walking on the treadmill makes my back feel better. Definitely not going to stop, but going to watch myself really closely. VLCD2 for me, dont want to get into a bad place with my back.

I have taken some Zumba classes too, loved them. My daughter that goes to the gym with me just had shoulder surgery, so only really light workouts for her for a while. Gotta check out some yoga, I really want to see if I can regain some of the flexibility in my lower back.