SombreNoir
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- Posted: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:30:47 +0000
And so it became my turn to request help.
Well, I've been low-carbing for 45 days now, and went from 166 to 156 pounds. But gradually, my weight loss slowed down and spread over the last 1½ weeks I've had a couple of days where I've had some cake and cookies - generally went over my carb limit, those few days.
So I decided - four days ago - to finally add exercise. I use a stationary bike at resistance level four, and it approximately registers 10-15 calories burned per minute, by 11-13 miles per hour. That's my speed.
As said, I've been burning off what equals 400 calories two of the days, and 500 calories one of the days and the fourth I rested.
And I have gained weight.
I generally haven't changed what I've eaten. I've hat some cake, but I'm pretty confident I did not go over my calorie limit for a day. This has happened to me before. I eat well and I start adding cardio and BAM, I gain weight. Why?!
I am NOT lifting weights. Only my leg muscles get worked from this. So what's happening? In the last few days, I've gained about 4 pounds, and I am once again teetering at 158 ish - this is where I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS stall, when I try to lose weight.
But it discourages me, that I am GAINING by doing cardio - I don't understand why/how that is possible.
Is it really because of the carbs? Again, I did not exceed my calorie limit.
Help?
A little update 27th of April
I continued to exercise on the stationary bike and a little bodyweight training, and the four pounds I gained is gone. They pretty much just disappeared over the last 3-4 days, and now I'm back to 156 pounds.
It's going to be interesting if I then break this weird plateu kinda stall next week.
Well, I've been low-carbing for 45 days now, and went from 166 to 156 pounds. But gradually, my weight loss slowed down and spread over the last 1½ weeks I've had a couple of days where I've had some cake and cookies - generally went over my carb limit, those few days.
So I decided - four days ago - to finally add exercise. I use a stationary bike at resistance level four, and it approximately registers 10-15 calories burned per minute, by 11-13 miles per hour. That's my speed.
As said, I've been burning off what equals 400 calories two of the days, and 500 calories one of the days and the fourth I rested.
And I have gained weight.
I generally haven't changed what I've eaten. I've hat some cake, but I'm pretty confident I did not go over my calorie limit for a day. This has happened to me before. I eat well and I start adding cardio and BAM, I gain weight. Why?!
I am NOT lifting weights. Only my leg muscles get worked from this. So what's happening? In the last few days, I've gained about 4 pounds, and I am once again teetering at 158 ish - this is where I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS stall, when I try to lose weight.
But it discourages me, that I am GAINING by doing cardio - I don't understand why/how that is possible.
Is it really because of the carbs? Again, I did not exceed my calorie limit.
Help?
A little update 27th of April
I continued to exercise on the stationary bike and a little bodyweight training, and the four pounds I gained is gone. They pretty much just disappeared over the last 3-4 days, and now I'm back to 156 pounds.
It's going to be interesting if I then break this weird plateu kinda stall next week.