8 Week Challenge - Day 30
Today I had another appointment with the dietitian. I was not looking forward to going because I had gained weight and I could not explain why. I had been strict with my meal plan, I had worked hard in the gym, so why did I gain weight? According to the dietitian the weight should be stripped off me easily with the exercise I am doing and the meal plan I am on.
So the dietitian had a look at my eat diary - and was very satisfied - and explained to me that I probably had worked out TOO INTENSE. Of course my response was: ?????? So he sat down and explained how your monthly cycle can impact how your body works and what happens if you exercise too intense during the (approximately) two last weeks of your monthly cycle; your body stores fat! I wish I was a man so I didn’t had that problem!Anyway, he told me to keep going with my meal plan, but to adjust the intensity of my exercise during certain times of the month.
Cardio
- 30 min. Cross trainer - level 5 - 14 km/h
- 30 min. Bike riding - level 7 - interval program - 85/95 rpm
- 30 min. Treadmill - 5.6 km/h
[...] assessment I had a PT session and I talked to my PT about what the dietitian had said to me about working out too intense. My PT had never heard about it and after talking to him, we agreed to ignore the advice of the [...]