[trorseIrripsy]

I was just wondering how many of you are exercising? I hear the best exercise you could do while on this diet is walking a steady pace for one hour a day? Is this what you all have heard too?

[gedsiz]

I didn't exercise at all. I wanted my metabolism to reset at my winter activity level. LOL
Colleen

[spklnraz]

I did't exercise at all either. I have talked my husband into trying HCG and we plan to start Oct. 1st, he has started working out now as he is so scared to loose muscle, and his plan is to still do light work outs but we will see. Kind of hard to have the energy to work out with only taking in 500 calories.

[fhutiussk]

no exercise here.

[TXmjLW9b]

Exercise? Hmmm, never heard of it.

[rouletteroulette]

I didn't exercise at all, either. I had planned to start walking on a daily basis, BUT on the 1st day of the VLCD I fell in my bathroom and broke my left kneecap in two, and sliced open the bottom of my right foot so badly it needed stitches. I was on total bedrest for one and a half weeks, and am only now walking carefully with two canes while I still have the full leg brace on.

With all that going on, I was still able to lose 20.5 lbs in 25 days using the hhcg, with no hunger.

I don't know of any other diet/program out there where I would have lost that weight with no hunger while I have been recuperating.

When I do my next round in October, though, I do intend to start walking on a daily basis (will need to do it just to get my knee working again!). It will be interesting to see if that helps with the weight loss.

[Npbfamgt]

I have been exercising but not regularly. Usually I walk. Before I started HCG I was in the gym several hours a day (I was unemployed and ate a 1,200 calorie diet. I was only losing about 10 pounds a month if I did perfectly (I lost that in the first week of HCG). And that progress slowed after 3 months. I miss exercising but I don't want to do much outside of the protocol. So I go walking and do mild activity a few times a week. And I have to say, I haven't noticed a loss in muscle mass at all. And though I don't struggle with energy for daily activities, exercising does wear me out for the day.

[WapSaibian]

I had good intentions on the walking thing. But found it difficult in the heat. I live in GA. I'm hoping in P3 to get back to real exercise - aerobics, elyptical etc. I have done wt trainging 2x a week and been fine. Just sometimes need a nap after. Or maybe I just needed a nap anyway! Aerobically speaking I do feel weaker right now. But basically with no exercise I've lost 25lbs in 36 days including load days. I'll take it allllllllllllll day long!! Ellie

[ñàéäèíã]

Jsterling's comments remind me a lot of myself...

I was very active before I began the protocol on Aug. 24 (running three times a week, P90X weight-lifting, long Saturday bike rides) but, as instructed, I stopped exercising. VERY WEIRD to not work out like I used to but, frankly, there's no way that I could! We have season football tickets that are in row 58 of the stadium... after climbing those stairs two times, I seriously thought I was going to pass out. Last night I took a brisk 40-minute walk with a friend and I was sweating... and just a few weeks ago I could run 3-4 miles with no problem!!

I have plenty of energy to get through the normal course of my busy day... but not enough to do much more than 30-40 minutes of walking. I am looking forward to resuming some degree of my exercise regimen once I'm in P3.

[TopcigsCOM]

No exercise here..... The most exercise that I get is walking to my car!

[v74ClzKY]

No exercise here either except what I get walking at work and it is vigorous and I lift heavy trays. I usually lose relly well the days I work though so maybe it helps somewhat.

[Wheegiabe]

I have done the exercise thing...i have really great exercise equipement...treadmill, eliptical, (both digital, top of the line) commercial stair master, commercial spinner, and a bow flex. 90 minute workouts 4 days a week resulted in a stress fractured foot and almost zero weight loss for me. When your metabolism is shot, it really doesn't matter how much you work out, and how few calories you consume. This protocol said little to no exercise other than walking. i decided to try that since the exercise thing clearly didn't do anything for me!!!!

I haven't lost any stamina, and didn't notice a decrease while on p2....but I was taking b12 injections every week which I believe help with that alot.

Barb

[Gozmand]

I didn't exercise at all through HCG. Once past P3, I will do it in P4 to firm all the flappies up. I'm too flappy.

Annette

[LoisCampon]

aaaagghh!! From your resident physical therapist, it drives me nuts to see that people aren't exercising if they have the energy to do so.... the protocol does NOT tell you not to exercise. although you can only do so as much as you can tolerate while on the 500 calories, exercise is vital to any long-term weight management program. it is impossible to lose 100% fat with diet alone- you will lose muscle. exercising to tolerance will minimize muscle loss and help keep you toned. most people should be able to tolerate walks, and light resistance exercise.

i've been a licensed PT for over 30 years, so your queen actually has credentials to back up her opinion on this one. there is probably no single factor that is MORE important to your health and well-being than exercise! Kevin T encourages long, easy walks. Dr. S. says nothing other than the 2 paragraphs below- note that he says muscle weakness will be less in those who do "vigorous" exercise through P2.

We encourage swimming and sun bathing during treatment, but it should be remembered that a severe sunburn always produces a temporary rise in weight, evidently due to water retention. The same may be seen when a patient gets a common cold during treatment. Finally, the weight can TEMPORARILY increase - paradoxical though this may sound - after an exceptional physical exertion of long duration leading to a feeling of exhaustion. A game of tennis, a vigorous swim, a run, a ride on horseback or a round of golf do not have this effect; but a long trek, a day of skiing, rowing or cycling or dancing into the small hours usually result in a gain of weight on the following day, unless the patient is in perfect training. In patients coming from abroad, where they always use their cars, we often see this effect after a strenuous day of shopping on foot, sightseeing and visits to galleries and museums. Though the extra muscular effort involved does consume some additional calories, this appears to be offset by the retention of water which the tired circulation cannot at once eliminate.



Towards the end of a full course, when a good deal of fat has been rapidly lost, some patients complain that lifting a weight or climbing stairs requires a greater muscular effort than before. They feel neither breathlessness nor exhaustion but simply that their muscles have to work harder. This phenomenon, which disappears soon after the end of the treatment, is caused by the removal of abnormal fat deposited between, in, and around the muscles. The removal of this fat makes the muscles too long, and so in order to achieve a certain skeletal movement - say the bending of an arm - the muscles have to perform greater contraction than before. Within a short while the muscle adjusts itself perfectly to the new situation, but under HCG the loss of fat is so rapid that this adjustment cannot keep up with it. Patients often have to be reassured that this does not mean that they are “getting weak”. This phenomenon does not occur in patients who regularly take vigorous exercise and continue to do so during treatment.

[Agitoligflise]

I think it's a personal choice. Like I said, I'll do it in P4. But my doctor cautions on doing too much in P2 and P3 due to water retention. Granted it's only water, but when the scale is going down, you don't want to stall or go up.

Annette

[loginptsa]

I think it's clear from the text that you are to continue what you are USED TO. Not to start something new. Sorry, oh Queen, but as an author who parses words for a living, that's my take on what he says. This statement right here clinches it for me:

This phenomenon does not occur in patients who regularly take vigorous exercise and continue to do so during treatment.

He also mentions those who come from abroad who are used to using their cars experience the weight gain just from walking. So if you're used to exercise, fine. I want my metabolism to reset at its natural spot, not an artificially raised one from temporary exercise that I can't always maintain.
Colleen

[Fiipolera]

oh, I hope that didn't sound mean, I really didn't mean that to sound rude.

hugs,
Annette

[baskentt]

LOL It didn't sound mean, sweetie. And it's very true. I think we all have our own take on that part and whatever works! :-) I'd love to incorporate exercise into my normal regime but it just doesn't happen in crazy deadline mode with 16-18 hour work days. Sigh. I'm about to enter that mode after conference.
Colleen

[Pdarasenko]

No, I mean I hope I didn't sound mean. You never sound mean, Colleen. You're so sweet. And I know Margie is only thinking of our health and she's a sweetheart. And I am probably also just very lazy when it comes to exercise so perhaps I use the water weight as an excuse.

Gotta get ready for bunko!

hugs,
Annette

[ReginaPerss]

oh my gosh, I can't read