Monday, April 20, 2009

In a dilemma

Met my dietitian last week and I've been in a bit of a dilemma.  

As far as my dietitian is concerned, I am losing weight a little too fast.  I've been losing weight at a rate of about 1.5 to 2kg a week.  She felt that the safe rate is about 1kg a week.  While I have not been starving myself, she was worried that with my weight loss, I might start losing muscle mass instead.  So, she suggested that I try to increase my intake with some breakfast, like with some wholemeal bread or low-fat yoghurt.  

For one thing, I am of course pretty happy that I've been losing weight at a fairly speedy rate.  But I wouldn't want to lose weight at the expense of my health.  But there is a worry that if I were to put in more food than I am currently taking, my weight might even out or worse still.. go up!!

I've been playing around with her recommendations the last few days.  I'm due for a weigh-in with my sports therapist on Wednesday.  Don't really know what to expect.  My last weigh-in was about 109 kg.  If I follow my usual target, I should be about 106kg by Wednesday.  But so far, I think my weight loss is slowing down.  Last few days, it's been hovering around 108/107kg.

I'm so close to my target... but really think I should try to do the right thing.  Really in a bit of a dilemma.  WIll probably try to continue with the extra food and see how things go.

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