tired and weak after exercise

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Registered: 03-17-2007
tired and weak after exercise
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Sat, 03-17-2007 - 11:23am

hi! im new! i tried sbd about a year ago. i was 4 days into phase 1 when i decided i'd take a little jog. after 20 minutes of jogging i felt really drained. like i had no energy. i felt i was shaking. so i stopped the sbd.

now i'm exercising again (2x a week) and im not losing weight. so i want to get back on track with sbd again. but im afraid it will happen again. you guys experienced this?

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Registered: 03-07-2007
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 12:16pm

Hi Soleil,

i just finished Phase 1, and I found myself to be a bit tired and weak, so I decided to simply worry about my diet for that phase, and not exercise. It made it so much easier for me, and I still lost 5 pounds, way more than I would have with my old eating habits PLUS exercise.

I think that we all react differently to the major change in diet, and if you know that you are too weak to exercise, than give your body a rest and stick with the diet. It's worth it. I am now in Phase 2, and exercise is no longer an issue for me. I have plenty of energy for a jog or a tae bo class.

Good luck!
~Kelly

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Sat, 03-17-2007 - 2:16pm
Hi & welcome back to the Beach!
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Registered: 03-17-2007
Sun, 03-18-2007 - 1:30am

i can't hold off the exercise i just signed up for a trainer. the reason i wanted to go back to the beach was that i wasn't losing weight for the past 3 weeks (working out twice a week). im 5/4 and i weigh 190 when i started working out. now i weigh 193lbs. so instead of losing i gained weight.

so anyway, i was thinking of going to phase 2 whenever i go to the gym and switch back to phase 1 during the off days. would it work? or am i just yoyo-ing?

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Sun, 03-18-2007 - 9:43am

The 3 pounds you gained could be muscle or water retention from exercise.

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Registered: 04-01-2005
Tue, 03-20-2007 - 7:28am

Hi soleil,


Welcome back! Are you starting to feel any better?


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Registered: 03-17-2007
Tue, 03-20-2007 - 11:54am

yes! i do.

i did phase 1 for about 4 days. i lost roughly 4lbs., but i had eat rice (white) because i forgot to get either wheat bread or brown rice from the grocer before hitting the gym.
yes i feel more energetic. although i felt like throwing up while and after the work out. i think its because my stomach is used to lighter things.

i think i'll just stick to phase 2.

thanks for the support!

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Registered: 04-01-2005
Tue, 03-20-2007 - 12:21pm

Glad to hear you're feeling better. Let us know if you need anything!


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Registered: 01-31-2007
Tue, 03-20-2007 - 1:27pm

Hi! Glad you are feeling better..

Just an idea for you:

I eat 2.5 or 3 hours before my workouts, so that I don't feel too icky (like throwing up) during them. After the workout, I will eat again! : )

I make sure I don't have much more than some turkey and a salad..and then 3 hours later I workout...by the time I"m done, I'm starving and ready for more food..but not icky...

Hope things continue to go well for you!

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