Wed, Sep-10-03, 16:13
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,833
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Plan: Atkins/Stnry Bike/Physio
Stats: 225/210/155
BF:
Progress: 21%
Location: Powell River, B.C.
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Hi there...
If you are only eating 1200 calories a day and exercising as much as you are, I'm willing to bet that your body thinks there is a famine and your metabolism is shutting down to protect your fat stores. The general rule of thumb when LCing is to eat 10-12X your body weight in calories.
I feel that I'm a slow loser too and I had a bit of a rocky beginning. (See the first 6 weeks of LCing in my journal). However, perserverance and persistance paid off to put me where I am today.
Try bumping your calories up...probably to around 2000 and I'm willing to bet that after a week or two, you will begin to lose again.
Wishing you the best.
Marlaine
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