I think it was in the book or related advice from Lou Schuler indicating that for women who are new to exercise, they will see a greater, faster fat loss - which is logical anyway. I have been working out for a long time and already very much watch what I eat, so the fat loss is bound to be harder. I'm just not sure how much more I can clean up my diet without slowing down my metabolism or feeling overly deprived. I have not eaten sugar in years and my starch is limited to a half piece of bread a few times a week. Most of my carbs are from veggies and low-fat plain dairy products. I'm wondering if part of it is that I weaned my son about four months ago and had weight gain from that which happened with my first child as well. Even though I reduced my intake upon weaning, it was like my body was in rebound mode. Both times my weight was at the lowest in years while nursing and then went right up when I finished. Since I was watching what I ate and exercising while I was nursing too, I'm thinking my metabolism is still adjusting to some extent. I had gotten used to be pretty small during those 14 months (0 pants were fitting and big in some brands). So now with the extra muscle on top of that gain back to where I would probably be normally anyway , I feel extra big.
I have been doing fitday, but I'm still not sure if going lower is right or just putting me back on a road to slower metabolism. My macros tend to be around 40/40/20 (20 fat).
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