My doctor strongly cautioned me about "overdoing" it with exercise while on the diet. Strenuous exercise is strictly forbidden-walking, swimming, biking is ok and encouraged. I have been so frustrated with the lack of loss since I'm certainly not averaging 1 pound per day. I decided it would be good to add a little exercise into my routine. I had finally purchased the child bike seat for my bike so Cohen could ride with me. So I took a bike ride to the mailbox-the long route so it was more like a ride through my neighborhood. After that, I thought I'd give one of my workout videos a go. Jillian Michaels 30 day shred to be exact.
Well...I learned my lesson about WHY strenuous exercise is forbidden. The video is only 20 minutes and I had started it between rounds so I was aware of the intensity. I had been able to make it through the entire video with just 1-2 brief stops for rest. Man oh man...12 minutes in this time around and I was seeing stars...literally! I go so dizzy I seriously thought I was going to pass out. I guess when you only consume 500 calories per day and you are doing a video that will cause you to burn upwards of 200-300 calories, it's probably a bad idea. I took a break, let the stars disappear and tried again. This time, I lasted less than 3 minutes before the stars returned and I physically could not get up. My whole body was exhausted, I tried to force my legs to stand but they just wouldn't.
So yeah..that was my lesson in OVERDOING it! I will hold off on the video until after I'm done and just stick with bike rides and swimming :)
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