Hi to all-
I have a girl friend who had her first child two years ago. She began running (slow jogging combined with walking) and cross fit about 1 year ago and after the first 6 months she lost 25 lbs, but has since regained all 25 and added another 5 lbs.
She turned to me in despair, but I do not know what else to offer her. I told her that I would inquire with ST and that surely someone at ST would have some sound advice and maybe an answer to why she cannot lose weight.
About her:
35 yrs old
Married
Physician
80 lbs overweight (according to her, but probably more like 50 over)
Works 8-14 hrs 5-7 days/week, but almost never sits. She is always active seeing patients or performing surgery. She wears a fitbit and says that she often walks 5-8 miles per day at work.
Former high school swimmer.
Began eating too much and not exercising during the first year of her 7 year residency. She finished residency 1.5 years ago.
I have encouraged her to supplement her morning cross fit with an evening bike session, but she says that she is too tired. I told her that she is too tired in the evening b/c she restricts her caloric intake too severely b/c each day she seeks to be 1,000 k/cal deficient.
We have also discussed how that the intensity of cross fit 4-6 days/week might be over-training, but b/c she has never been a runner or cyclist she isn't familiar with the subjective signs of over-training or over-reaching.
I have offered to have her do some spin/trainer sessions with me, but she is convinced that cross fit is the answer b/c some people at her local "Box" are losing 100 lbs in a year with only 3 days/week of cross fit (so they claim).
She doesn't ride a bike on the road b/c she feels unsafe (due to her lack of coordination and drivers' ineptitude). She doesn't like running in public b/c she feels self-conscious. Maybe an at-home treadmill would help?
Despite this caloric deficiency she continues to maintain her weight. Maybe she is building muscle and the caloric deficiency is stimulating her to store fat and simultaneously failing to actually create new muscle tissue- hence the lack of noticeable muscle gains from cross fit?
Her diet sounds pretty well-rounded. She chiefly follows a paleo protocol and does not drink soda, juice, or beer, but drinks a glass of wine 3-4 days/week. She says that she has tried almost every reasonable diet and some of the unreasonable diets with little to no results.
She recently had her thyroid checked and it was barely normal. Even with the addition of the thyroid medicine she has been unable to lose weight.
Thank you in advance for your analysis and your input.
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I have a girl friend who had her first child two years ago. She began running (slow jogging combined with walking) and cross fit about 1 year ago and after the first 6 months she lost 25 lbs, but has since regained all 25 and added another 5 lbs.
She turned to me in despair, but I do not know what else to offer her. I told her that I would inquire with ST and that surely someone at ST would have some sound advice and maybe an answer to why she cannot lose weight.
About her:
35 yrs old
Married
Physician
80 lbs overweight (according to her, but probably more like 50 over)
Works 8-14 hrs 5-7 days/week, but almost never sits. She is always active seeing patients or performing surgery. She wears a fitbit and says that she often walks 5-8 miles per day at work.
Former high school swimmer.
Began eating too much and not exercising during the first year of her 7 year residency. She finished residency 1.5 years ago.
I have encouraged her to supplement her morning cross fit with an evening bike session, but she says that she is too tired. I told her that she is too tired in the evening b/c she restricts her caloric intake too severely b/c each day she seeks to be 1,000 k/cal deficient.
We have also discussed how that the intensity of cross fit 4-6 days/week might be over-training, but b/c she has never been a runner or cyclist she isn't familiar with the subjective signs of over-training or over-reaching.
I have offered to have her do some spin/trainer sessions with me, but she is convinced that cross fit is the answer b/c some people at her local "Box" are losing 100 lbs in a year with only 3 days/week of cross fit (so they claim).
She doesn't ride a bike on the road b/c she feels unsafe (due to her lack of coordination and drivers' ineptitude). She doesn't like running in public b/c she feels self-conscious. Maybe an at-home treadmill would help?
Despite this caloric deficiency she continues to maintain her weight. Maybe she is building muscle and the caloric deficiency is stimulating her to store fat and simultaneously failing to actually create new muscle tissue- hence the lack of noticeable muscle gains from cross fit?
Her diet sounds pretty well-rounded. She chiefly follows a paleo protocol and does not drink soda, juice, or beer, but drinks a glass of wine 3-4 days/week. She says that she has tried almost every reasonable diet and some of the unreasonable diets with little to no results.
She recently had her thyroid checked and it was barely normal. Even with the addition of the thyroid medicine she has been unable to lose weight.
Thank you in advance for your analysis and your input.
Proud Representative of Slowtwitch Anti-Atheists Society.
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Iamironman: Nov 24, 14 7:45