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Old Sun, Feb-26-17, 13:48
Welshman Welshman is offline
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Default LC, exercise and weight loss

I started last August, did LC until Dec and lost 70 lbs. i stopped due to knee replacement surgery, luckily returning to a normal diet i did not gain weight back i think this was due just to eating less and generally bad food during hospital and rehab stays etc.

Well im starting LC again but now i really need to start working out for knee reghab and general fitness rebuilding, ive become unfit to a morbid level.

Im a little concerned that the working out will affect the weight loss, any experiences or thoughts on this please
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Old Tue, Feb-28-17, 11:52
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Im a little concerned that the working out will affect the weight loss, any experiences or thoughts on this please
Hi Welshman. I'm not sure what your concern is. Are you worried that working out will make you gain weight, or stop losing?

Exercise to build and retain muscle strength, cardio-pulmonary efficiency, balance, and other fitness benefits is good. Exercise to "lose weight" (as in burning energy over and above what you consume) is not very effective.

So continue to monitor and follow your LC plan. Use exercise for rehabilitation. Give it time. Your body will take care of itself.

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returning to a normal diet
I don't know what you're referring to in this sentence as a "normal diet." For me, low-carbohydrate IS my "normal diet." Going off my normal diet into carbohydrate-heavy eating is what leads to weight management difficulty.
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Old Tue, Feb-28-17, 12:45
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Your question reminds me of an answer Dr. Fung gives to fasting and muscle loss. One version of it is:

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Here’s the most important thing to remember. If you are concerned about losing weight and reversing T2D, then worry about insulin. Fasting and LCHF will help you. If you are worried about muscle mass, then exercise – especially resistance exercises. OK? Don’t confuse the two issues. We always confuse the two issues because the calorie enthusiast have intertwined them in our minds like hamburgers and french fries.

Weight loss and gain is mostly a function of DIET. You can’t exercise your way out of a dietary problem. Remember the story of Peter Attia? A highly intelligent doctor and elite level distance swimmer, he found himself on the heavy end of the scale, and it was not muscle. He was overweight despite exercising 3-4 hours a day. Why? Because muscle is about exercise, and fat is about diet. You can’t out-run a bad diet.

Muscle gain/ loss is mostly a function of EXERCISE. You can’t eat your way to more muscle. Supplement companies, of course, try to convince you otherwise. Eat creatine (or protein shakes, or eye of newt) and you will build muscle. That’s stupid. There’s one good way to build muscle – exercise. So if you are worried about muscle loss – exercise. It ain’t rocket science. Just don’t confuse the two issues of diet and exercise. Don’t worry about what your diet (or lack of diet – fasting) is doing to your muscle. Exercise builds muscle. OK? Clear?

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...822#post9191822

Dr. Fung can be a bit snarky, but as he writes, I would also suggest you focus on eating a strict Low Carb diet. Maybe add some IF. But for exercise, do all the knee rehab exercises, walk outside when you can and add some upper body strength if you wish (or not). Food comes first. Hope the rehab continues to go well!
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Old Tue, Feb-28-17, 22:17
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Hi Welshman. I have not been very active here in recent months, because I've joined a few ketogenic Facebook pages that are extremely active. On those, I often read things like, "I started working out and now I've gained weight." Of course, muscle weighs more than fat, but that's not going to cause an overnight gain. The accepted answer is working out causes inflammation, which does cause temporary weight gain. So, you might gain a little, but if you do not respond by overeating and increasing carb intake, it should be temporary and your resumption of a low carb lifestyle should get you back to losing overall.
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