Omg mel you never stop, have you always been into fitness classes or is it new for you? I have seen some people say too much exercise sends the scales the wrong way, whats your opinion?? Also what is CFF please?
@Lou -- Hi!
I used to be many years ago very into fitness. Then I moved to England and had seasonal affective disorder (undiagonosed for two years). I gained about 3 stone was very overweight for the first time in my life at age 33. I already had had one child, but lost lost that weight with little trouble.
Anyway, once I was "fat" I could not motivate myself to work out. I would try periodically. I spent 13 years losing and regaining the same 1 to 2 stones. (I also had another baby and c-section.) I was not getting anywhere near my post first child weight of 9st7 (before first child my normal weight was closer to 9 stone).
Anyway, I did Lighter Life in 2008 and got back down to my 9st7 -- and managed to stay there as long as I was doing three fitness classes a week. However, one class got cancelled, the others got "snowed out" -- I missed a few weeks and stopped going altogether. Then, I started to slowly regain the weight at about 2 pounds a month. So, with time and a couple of big holiday jumps... I had, by the end of 2010, regained over half of what I lost! I knew it was time to do something serious.
So, I found a CDC but I did not care for her, so I found another -- and I really like her. I started out using CD SS for three weeks and then moved up to 810 so I could exercise. After the first couple of weeks, my losses have averaged about 1.6 pounds a week.
To answer your question I do not think the exercise has hurt my losses -- I think it helps me. My BMR without exercise is only about 1350 calories a day. I am only 5'4" and have a medium frame. Plus, I am over 40.
I might lose faster if I stayed on a VLCD, but as I have done one before, my Leptin levels are reduced and it wouldn't work as well as the first time. Plus, I really want to learn how to manage my food and fitness --
what am doing has to be sustainable or I will regain the weight I lose.
So, I have been trying loads of different fitness classes, so that I will have lots of options (contingency management). I am also trying to work on doing home fitness -- using the Wii, equipment I have on hand, walking, etc. I am bad about this -- I keep thinking, "I should be cleaning the..."
CFF is what I call my "fitness friend". She really wants to lose a lot of weight (about 6 stone). She is very tall -- 5'11". Anyway, the "kids" refer to their good friends as BFFs (best friend forever), and this lady LOVES cheese. It is her big weakness. So, as I joke I started saying that she wasn't my BFF but my CFF (cheese fiend friend).
I have been trying to drag CFF to all the classes with me. I am trying to help her find something that will work for her. She needs to work out, as well as, diet. However, she will be having an operation on Wednesday, so it'll be about 6 weeks before she will be able to do much. Maybe some gentle walking in a couple of weeks, and some arm exercises.
But, because of all of our "fitness class testing," she knows that she likes aquafit, fitball, body pump, and pilates. She really disliked Zumba (she is not a dancer). Tomorrow's class will be a first for both of us: Body Conditioning.
Once she is recovered, she'll have some idea of what she wants to do for fitness. She was going to try CD SS, but it was not enough nutrition for her, so she is doing more of a CD 1000. However, she has to go up 1500 calories a day whilst she recovers.
I am hoping to help her get the 6 stones off by her birthday in November. I think that would make it a very happy one for her.
MM
