Big fella in need of HELP!!

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Msox83

12:00 pm
19 Jun 13
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I am having problems with this diet, so ive came here for some advice. basically i have a high intensity job where i am constantly lifting heavy boxes and walking for 8 hours a day, im very tall and keep myself fit and i run 4 miles 3 times a week. BUT i have done 6 fast days so far and i have only managed to lose 1 pound? all i can think of is that im eating too much on my non fast days? When ive been on diets in the past i have lost 1-2 stone in anout 2-3 months so just pondering over whether i should stick this diet out? Some advice and tips would be great thanks.

Debjb44

12:41 pm
19 Jun 13
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Big Fella, did you take your body measurements before you started?
It sounds to me like a lot of your weight is actually muscle mass, and you probably don’t want to lose that. I have an active job and have also only lost about 1lb, but my clothes feel looser and I’m told by colleagues that I’m looking slimmer, so I think my “fat” has redistributed itself, not actually gone.
Keep a food diary and add up the total daily calories on both fast and non-fast days, it’s easy to exceed your recommended amounts on any day without realising it (I was shocked when I worked mine out).
Stick with it, this is a plan for life, and the benefits to your body are so much more than mere “weight-loss”, the imaginary holy grail of the serial dieter. You are probably more healthy than when you started, if not much lighter.

tulipps

7:48 am
26 Jun 13
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Have you considered that this diet is about more than just losing weight? Maybe you don’t have that much weight to lose, but should look for other improvements instead – lower cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, internal fat around your vital organs, percentage of body fat vs muscle, etc. Go to you GP to have some blood works done; maybe the results will show up there 🙂

Msox83

7:02 pm
30 Jun 13
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Thanks all for your kind comments. Yes measured my waist before I started and I’m going to re measure in a few weeks after a good month or so on it. Thanks again.