Meanwhile, Back at the Diet...

[billroper]

I've been exercising and eating less (maybe not as much less as Dr. Bob would like, but certainly significantly less) for the past two weeks and have lost zero pounds.

There is clearly something wrong with this.

Comments

[chirosinger.livejournal.com]

Dr. Becca Says "What she said". Drink LOTS of water, decrease salt, exercise and eat well. Weight is an indicator but losing fat and gaining muscle is quite common and it appears the net loss is 0. Just keep plugging away at it. We all love you and want you to be as healthy as possible. I know you're using the treadmill. Yay!!! Are you doing any strength training in addition to that?

[billroper]

Thanks. I'm not doing any strength training, but -- to be honest -- a shortage of muscle isn't really the problem. It's the lifetime supply (as in, if I keep it, it'll keep that lifetime nice and short) of body fat that just needs to go...

[chirosinger.livejournal.com]

The aerobic activity is great for burning fat. Kudos to you for doing that. But a little weight lifting not only builds muscle, but it boosts your metabolism which in turn helps burn more fat, even when you're at rest. You might want to do some light strength training 2-3 times per week in addition to the aerobic activity you're already doing. I recommend a very easy watch-it-on-TV program from Prevention called "Fat to Firm in 20 minutes" to all my patients who are working on losing weight. I suggest they start out doing the workout twice weekly and keep up with thier walking (or whatever).