worried, thoughts please

[newapproach]

hello all im on day 2 of ts....going well so far (except for some egg whites before a workout)

this is a last resort for me, i have struggled with my weight and eating for a long time. the thing is im soon to qualify as a personal trainer and although i have excess body fat i have alot of lean muscle tissue. i am worried that 1 my body will go into starvation mode and store body fat, and 2 that my body will start burning lean muscle tissue as fuel...this of course is detrimental to my metabolism and not at all what i want to happen. im aware i wont be able build muscle mass but i certainly dont want to loose it.

any thoughts are welcome, thanks in advance x

 

[Starlight]

That's the whole point of being in ketosis. Your body doesn't go into starvation mode. It's totally safe

 

[newapproach]

thank you starlight. what didnt help was my lecture on nutrition today and my tutor going on about starvation mode! am i ok to use 3 egg whites post work out? to get some extra protein, will it affect ketosis?

 

[spea]

im no expert but i thing egg is in the safe foods as such, there is a post somewhere on minimins with ketosis friendly food i.e what you can eat without being kicked out of ketosis...

 

[chubber wubber]

If you work out a lot, and are not carrying a lot of excessive body weight the i would still have a carb up day (once a fortnight just now, once a week once target weight). On Tues I did it and I was back in ketosis by Wed arvo. If you exercise a lot your body and muscles will need this and you will get back into ketosis quickly. Though I did fast all day yesterday so body used all the carbs from day before. I was the least hungry i have been since starting diet and never felt better. Just weighed myself and measured waist and the weight is still coming off. x

 

[A1000]

For me, I always believed your body can't do the two together...... Lose weight and add muscle.

I suppose I made a decision over what I wanted the most.....losing weight was at thebtop of the list. I accepted that therevwas the possibility of losing some muscle during the diet, but being focussed purely on weight/fat loss, it means I can get there quicker and THEN focus purely on building muscle and toning.

What qualification are you taking? I suppose a dream I've always had is to lose the weight and 'pay it forward' to others and help them to do the same!

Alan