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I have just graduated from college where I played on the softball team. I gained thirty pounds of muscle my freshman year from our rigorous lifting program. However, as I was incapacitated for months at a time by several consecutive injuries that muscle slowly turned into fat. I lost about seven pounds by counting calories my first three weeks of dieting, but immediately hit a plateau. I realized after doing some research and consulting a trainer that I was starving my body, and could not support my level of activity and lose weight. I have now changed my diet so that I am consuming more calories and still exercising. I am lifting three days a week with 25 minutes of interval running after lifts and doing long runs twice a week.
Does anyone know what I should expect and when my body might start reacting positively from these changes? Any tips?
Diet Calendar Entries for 24 August 2011:
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1955 kcal
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Fat: 71.44g | Prot: 102.87g | Carb: 235.28g.
Breakfast: kroger peanut butter, skim milk, bread honey wheat. Lunch: kroger lite yogurt, Deli Sliced Ham, honey wheat bread. Snacks/Other: chicken tacos, grapes, whole natural almonds, peach, Whole Natural Almonds. more...
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2176 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Interval Running - 25 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 25 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Congrats on graduating! I just graduated from college too, but the weight I gained definitely wasn't from muscle, lol. Your weight loss plan sounds very healthy!
As for when your body will start reacting to the diet, I can only tell you that for me, weight loss was very gradual for the first week as I started toning my body and making healthier eating decisions. I think bodies just need an adjustment period when you change lifestyles dramatically. After the first week, my rate of weight loss has nearly doubled though! Hope it's the same for you. :)
24 Aug 11 by member: myuumyuu
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Thanks, that's very encouraging. I am a little worried about raising my calorie intake so I may not weigh myself for at least a week
25 Aug 11 by member: svlbear
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