I wondered what people's experience has been with weight training and cardio, aerobic exercise? My Dr. has discouraged it. I have been working out 4 - 5 days a week for the last 8 months and I miss it more than food. Katherine

If you did it before, keep doing it! maybe cut it down a notch but if your body is already used to it, it shouldn't cause any fluctuation in your losses.

Absolutely! You just don't want to start something new and stressful if at all possible while you are on p2.

I teach group exercise at a local club. I can manage the weight lifting and yoga, but the cardio classes are hard for me. I'm finding that after I work out, I don't loose the next day. In fact I gain!

I'm burning around 800+ calories when I work out mostly due to the fact that I'm teaching and exerting myself more than I would if I were just a participant.

That being said, does anyone know if this might be a reason for a stall in my weightloss?

I'm on R2P2, 20 days in and only lost 11 lbs.

I've had the same experience. When I've exercised, I've had no weight loss the next day. I was really surprised.
But then 2 days after, I lost a pound each time. So I think I'm going to hold off on any further exercise until after P2.

My doctor said light cardio only. Weights interfere with ketosis.

I had the same experience. Normally, I do cardio, weights, and yoga; I mix it up about an hour aday. My doctor said not to exercise when on phase 2. I tried it a couple of times and everytime either maintained or gained. I also felt so hungry I wanted to eat a horse! I just avoid it now. [code]

In my experience, I have consistently lost an extra .20 pounds each time I exercise but only if I drink a ridiculous amount of water. I have been following the divide your weight in two to get your total number of ounces and than adding to that an extra quart/liter of water for each workout session (45 minute moderate intensity elliptical training) followed by another additional quart/liter an hour or two later. In the two cases where I skipped that step and sipped water only during the workout and relied on my 90 ounces a day formula, I stalled and lost nothing the following day.