Thu, May-19-11, 12:21
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Plan: Optimal Diet
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Progress: 8%
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I think if your intuition says metabolic slowdown, I would listen to it. Whether it's from thyroid or leftover from anorexia or whatever. I have a history of food restriction and thyroid slowdown too. Personally I would go higher on the carbs with that much daily exercise.
Could it be your expectations that are a bit hopeful? 1/2 pound a week is actually good for a woman of short stature. When people say "1-2 pounds a week" that goes for everyone from teeny women to the biggest guys, so it makes sense to me that tiny people lose slower. Even Lyle McDonald (a body builder and muscle head) says that about small women.
Could it be more about inches than pounds? Did you know it is healthy to gain weight in muscle and bone until you are about 25 for women? Your bones keep growing and filling in. This is your "bone bank account".
What kind of exercise for 600 to 800 calories a day? I'd be concerned about metabolic slowdown if that is intense exercise - depending on how much protein you get and if your body is able to keep up with that demand for carbs - (if it's intense). Daily intense exercise is sugar-burning and the glucose has to come from somewhere. Low carb makes it hard to refill your glycogen tanks quick enough.
Tom Venuto also has a good explanation of this, I think.
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It appears that you can cut calories fairly aggressively and not experience any serious metabolic consequences if you’re eating plenty of protein and your training volume is conservative, perhaps just 3-4 days a week of lifting weights with minimal cardio.
It also appears that you can do a LOT of cardio without consequences if you fuel yourself appropriately. Just look at endurance athletes – they’re doing a ton of training, but they’re also eating a lot more to support the training demand.
What you should avoid is doing hours and hours of cardio every day in an attempt to lose weight, while slashing calories to very low levels at the same time. That is worse than starvation dieting alone. Your goal is to find the right balance between burning calories and cutting calories and avoid extremes on either side.
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Last edited by Seejay : Thu, May-19-11 at 12:28.
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