Exercise

[Nixxy]

I'll admit... i'm a yoyo VLCD'er and one of the things I worry about most is getting lighter, but having lost a lot of muscle tone doing it. I really want to not only lose weight, but tone up at the same time. I've done some exercise on VLCD;s before - taekwondo (which I was doing anyway), and swimming (which I refuse to do over a certain weight so is out for now)... but this time i'd like to take on more, and was looking mostly at my first challenge being the 30 day shred.

I was just wondering what others we're doing and if it had any effect, bothly on weight loss (not wanting to speed it up, just wondering if i'll get discouraged if I slow it down) but more importantly on energy levels and mood.

 

[lyndzi76]

My aim is to do sit ups and kettlebells daily for toning once I've settled into the diet.

 

[joyous_one]

I'm barely exercising at the moment as I'm worried about the whole recovery thing (we need carbs & protein to build muscle). So... but I'm still losing weight. I know I'm motivated to exercise when I'm not on the plan so I'm not worried about not taking up exercise afterwards to maintain my weight.

The S&S site should tell you the guidelines for exercise, it sure does in the booklet. Good luck!

 

[MamaC]

I tried the 30 day shred on this diet an I felt so drained for the rest of the day that I need tried again it was too much for me personally!!! I'm hoping to re-try when I'm close to goal xx

 

[Nixxy]

maybe not such a good idea then :/ and I should really re-read the booklet sometimes. Right now after losing a few stone I feel like I have so much energy I just want to do something, rather than just feeling blobby and uncomfortable in my own body >.<

 

[Almostskinny]

I love 30 day shred. It has given me toned shoulders &amp; arms nothing else has ever given me arm definition. I'm starting Slim and Save this week and will be continuing my 30 day shred. At the moment I do it with my husband and we have one day off a week. It's only a 20 min workout &amp; there's modified moves. We've just made it to level 3 and have been doing it since June