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Re: DON'T STOP EXERCISING! IT REALLY WORKS! MUSCLES WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT!
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:12:20 -0500 (CDT)
How much have you lost and how long has i taken? I have been exercising
but my clothes are not even looser. Give more details about your
experience.
At Fri, 31 May 2002, grace wrote:
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>Here's some advice...I have found out the only way I can lose weight is
>by this:
>I myself tried the weight loss thing and got nowhere, and found out by
>research and by my own personal trials that carb cutting isn't the sole
>answer. You can eat moderate levels of carbs. Starchy carbs such as
>rice, pasta and bread are best eaten when you eat it with protein.
>Here's why: Carbs are easily absorbed into your body and bump up your
>triglycerides automatically..that is why you feel a rush and then feel
>so tired after a short time. When you mix protein with carbs, it is
>absorbed into your body more evenly. Protein is absorbed SLOWLY into
>the body, and it helps to slow down the absorption of carbs so quickly.
>Eat alot of vegetables and go easy on starchy carbs. Get yoru carbs
>mostly from fruits and veggies, and eat WHOLE GRAIN breads, and if you
>do eat rice or pasta, make sure it is brown rice or whole wheat pasta or
>semolina...refined starches and carbs screw with your blood sugar too
>much. Keep this in mind too: when you exercise, you start to build
>muscle. People (including myself) tend to want to see the pounds drop
>off right away, but truth is, MOST people who start exercising will gain
>a bit first, or at least maintain their weight for awhile. When you
>exercise, you built lean muscle first, and we all know that muscles
>weighs more than fat, but this is a good thing. We WANT muscle on our
>bodies as it burns fat...The more muscle you have, the more your body
>burns, and the higher your basil metabolic rate is (burning of calories
>while at rest). So don't worry! It's ok to maintain or even gain a bit
>while starting to work out and exercise. Believe it or not, you can
>burn fat without seeing the scale move a centimeter. Because muscles is
>slowly replacing the fat...and once your body evens out (as mine did)
>you will see a slow decrease in fat...PCOS people CAN lose weight! It
>took me two months before I even lost a pound, but noticed that I was
>getting stronger in the meantime. Don't lose faith!
>
>--
>Grace
>
>At Mon, 27 May 2002, Victoria wrote:
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>>Hi
>>
>>Are you looking at weight loss, or body fat weight loss? How are you measuring
>>weight loss?
>>
>>--
>>Victoria
>>
>>> From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (Maria)
>>>
>>> In the beginning of March I was diagnosed with PCOS. Since then I have
>>> been taking 2000 mg of glucophage a day, but I dont think its working. I
>>> have been following a low-carb diet and have been exercising hard-core
>>> atleast 5-6 times a week, but have not lost any weight. If anyone has
>>> any tips on how to lose weight or for any different methods of
>>> treatment- I would really really appreciate it. Thanks!
>>
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