exercise and protein intake

[toggle]

I started TS because the standard advice of eat less and exercise more had left me a size smaller, but with no weight loss. I'd accept that if i was only a couple of stone over, but I'm 6 stone over and that is just too much. I've obviously gained muscle to be weight neutral and a size smaller, but will I be able to maintain the muscle/continue to gain on this programme? I do want to keep up the exercise level i'm doing. I like how I feel when i'm fitter even if it dosen't cause weight loss.

or should I look to switch to SS to add some extra protein? How would I tell if I needed to do this?

 

[Blue Butterfly]

Exante say that you're not supposed to start any exercise you weren't doing before you started the diet but as you were already exercising then I dont think it'll be a problem.

Only you can decide if you need to change over from TS. Try doing exercise and see how you feel, if you feel like you would benefit from having a meal as well as your shakes then go onto working solution.
I guess you'll know if to change if you feel faint/weak from doing the exercise.

 

[hedgemonkey]

Hi

A diet like this is bound to result in some muscle loss if kept up for long but continuing a weights program will help protect what you have. Be careful though I have had a couple of dizzy spells in the gym and as yet I don't seem to have enough energy to push myself very hard. I am TS so maybe adding a meal would make all the difference.
Good luck

 

[Scanbran]

I would just try TS on it's own for a week.

It's proven that the weight comes off quite quickly simply due to the calorie deficit, and it would demonstrate what effect exercise actually has on you.

 

[Divster]

Because of the carb and protein content in exante, lean muscle is protected, you are losing fat, but you can add cottage cheese with tuna for extra. I have this at night anyway .

Forget VLCD of the 70's where lean tissue was lost, and people died because of it!

 

[toggle]

I would just try TS on it's own for a week.

It's proven that the weight comes off quite quickly simply due to the calorie deficit, and it would demonstrate what effect exercise actually has on you.

I like the effect of the extra exercise as well though, I am fitter, sleeping better and better able to keep up with the kids

 

[notsoskinnymarge]

I still exercise.
But I do have stuff like olives and/or feta, or pickles, or a tin of tuna. Sometimes I add bits of protein in my soup too
I dont have add ins everyday, but definatley more often than not.
And its not loads either.
Normally about a max of 200 ish cals a day, when I do add in