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**bunkalapa** · 08-02-2011, 04:24 PM

Skip the protein shake and eat REAL food. if you want to work out have three servings of protein instead of two, make them slightly bigger servings too. that will help pick you up to 700-800 calories.

Also no need to go easy on the weights if you're eating the extra protein. Obviously don't push new boundaries, but at the same time no need to scale back on that.

where you need to scale back is the cardio. I'm on my second round of hhcg. I was doing crossfit (extremely intense workouts combining lifting,cardio, bodyweight exercises and even gymnastics) and have stopped while on this diet. I am still lifting weights with a short warmup on a rowing machine.

What I noticed on the diet is that I felt like had more energy. This was likely from the lack of grains in my diet (grains cause imflammation in your system, this is scientifically proven). I didn't need massive amounts of caffeine at my 6am deskjob start time, I was pretty awake and alert. However this energy was totally misleading, I first noticed this on medium paced hike I went on with friends. I was feeling great but 30 min in I started getting really tired. My theory is that metabolizing fat for energy is much slower than sugars/carbs which are quick dirty energy. If you attempt to do 40 min of fast cardio that you are used to, you are likely going wear yourself out quick.

The lifting on the other hand, I was able to keep that up, I'm still doing about 90% of what I was before I started the diet.

I'm not sure how much weight you have to lose, myself it is about 50lbs (30 done first round, hoping for 20 this last round). Realistically you have to expect to lose some muscle if you're going to lose a large amount of weight such as myself. You can minimize this by continuing the lifting and eating extra protein, REAL protein, not shakes.

I'd personally ditch the cardio or do it really lightly. You may be scared of losing endurance and stamina, but realize whatever you lose will easily be gained back especially since you'll be so much lighter after the diet!

08-02-2011, 04:24 PM	#11
bunkalapa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	Skip the protein shake and eat REAL food. if you want to work out have three servings of protein instead of two, make them slightly bigger servings too. that will help pick you up to 700-800 calories. Also no need to go easy on the weights if you're eating the extra protein. Obviously don't push new boundaries, but at the same time no need to scale back on that. where you need to scale back is the cardio. I'm on my second round of hhcg. I was doing crossfit (extremely intense workouts combining lifting,cardio, bodyweight exercises and even gymnastics) and have stopped while on this diet. I am still lifting weights with a short warmup on a rowing machine. What I noticed on the diet is that I felt like had more energy. This was likely from the lack of grains in my diet (grains cause imflammation in your system, this is scientifically proven). I didn't need massive amounts of caffeine at my 6am deskjob start time, I was pretty awake and alert. However this energy was totally misleading, I first noticed this on medium paced hike I went on with friends. I was feeling great but 30 min in I started getting really tired. My theory is that metabolizing fat for energy is much slower than sugars/carbs which are quick dirty energy. If you attempt to do 40 min of fast cardio that you are used to, you are likely going wear yourself out quick. The lifting on the other hand, I was able to keep that up, I'm still doing about 90% of what I was before I started the diet. I'm not sure how much weight you have to lose, myself it is about 50lbs (30 done first round, hoping for 20 this last round). Realistically you have to expect to lose some muscle if you're going to lose a large amount of weight such as myself. You can minimize this by continuing the lifting and eating extra protein, REAL protein, not shakes. I'd personally ditch the cardio or do it really lightly. You may be scared of losing endurance and stamina, but realize whatever you lose will easily be gained back especially since you'll be so much lighter after the diet!
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