Begin with a reasonable plan of exercising 1-2 times per week. Aisha has recently stepped up her gym routine from three days a week to five. She does one hour on the treadmill every day, and strength resistance training for her upper and lower body with her trainer. She does sit-ups and works out with the medicine ball. Dr. Aronne explained that it may be due to the fact that as she is losing fat, her exercise routine is helping her gain lean muscle.
Lean muscle is much heavier than fat.
So Aisha should look to her waist for the initial signs of weight loss and not the scale at this point. One thing about exercising is that when you stop, the body tends to put back the weight in a very short period of time. With aerobics and strength training you put a demand on the muscle and this stops the body from regaining the weight. Therefore sticking with a regular exercise plan strategically assists with weight maintenance and weight control.