Hi, I'm new here and I just started taking CLA. I just had a baby 4mos ago by c-section so I cannot do my normal workout(I used to do P90X 4 times a week and 1hr of cardio 3 times a week). Anyways, since I cannot do that now and I really want to loose the 25lbs of baby weight is there anything else I should/could take with the CLA to help me loose the weight with the little exercise that I am able to do? I have never taken any supplements before.
Thanks for your help
As I say to everyone, don't concentrate on the SCALE WEIGHT, since it is IRrelevant - focus on your BODY COMPOSITION, since scale weight is no indicator of how much fat and muscle you have, and even the smallest change in hydration, type and time of food consumption, exercise, and time of day can affect it and have it fluctuating.
Despite not being able to train as you used to, you CAN still train and there are many things you can do re exercise - even walking or doing a floor routine at home will help; if you don't know what to do, then perhaps get yourself a trainer who can and will set something up for you.
As far as the fat loss, if you are NOT going to be active (and not breastfeeding - that in itself uses a lot of calories and can help a lot re losing pregnancy weight/fat), then your MAIN concern should be with your NUTRITION and NOT supplements. Supplements should only be there to SUPPLEMENT your nutrition (and training, where applicable), and if you're not going to be training then you really only need a multivitamin (since you can get all good fat and protein requirements from your diet). Forget about CLA - just get your good fats from things like nuts, seeds, olive oil. flaxseed oil, peanut butter, fish, etc.
So, NUTRITION is the KEY to your success. I recommend that you check out
The 3 Keys to Fat Loss for tips and advice re nutrition for effective and successful fat loss.
No, Im not breast feeding. Thanks for the info:veryhappy:
I am on a low cal diet, but I'm just maintaining since I can't really workout.
You do NOT have to be on a low calorie and/or carbohydrate diet to effectively and successfully lose bodyfat, especially since "low calorie" may be TOO low (and you don't want to go too low) - you just need to be eating right for YOU re fat loss. For fat loss, as it mentions in
The 3 Keys to Fat Loss, you should be eating mostly BELOW your Maintenance - you can find a calculation re Maintenance
here (just remember that it is a guideline and although used as a starting point, your nutrition should be adjusted on a weekly basis dependent on results from that week).
You CAN do this! You know what you want - now make a PLAN and ACT on it! All the best!
~Rosie~
There are plenty of reasons why you can be getting sick - it's not all about vitamins and minerals (although they can help boost your immune system). If that's the case, look into using something like Colostrum - I never got sick when I used this when I was cycling (the only downside was that I DID get sick if I missed so much as a day on it, though - although that could also just be because of the immense stress my body was under from training).
