Which works better...diet or excercise for losing weight?
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When you do strength training exercises you build muscle which in turn burns more calories.  Cardio vascular exercise naturally burns calories.  However, you should eat healthy as well.  Small portions without starving yourself.  Stay away from sugar laden products.  Eat more veggies and less bad carbs.\n\nGet up and move and change your eating habits don't just diet.  Drink lots of water.
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WW's seems to work well for a lot of folks. It's a lot more healthy choice then starving yourself, plus you can incorporate in to the real world, like when going out to eat. Exercise alone will not make a person loose weight, so if your thinking to do Curves with out changing your diet, it will not work. I have been told by several trainers that a person's weight loss is based on 60% diet, 20% excercise, and 20% genetics. If you want to loose weight, cut your caloric intake and increase your excercise. A great place to start is by cutting out empty calories - such as soda, candy, chips, fast food, excessive alcohol intake, you get the idea. Secondly, start walking 20 minutes a day, and try to increase your time by 10 minutes every few days. WW is so great because you immediately see the difference in portion control and calorie intake. Whatever you decide to do, the key factors in weight loss and diet is high protein and high fiber, and very little processed sugar.
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The most mechanical way to lose weight to expend more calories than you consume, so first diet hardcore, 5 small meals a day with mostly protein, vegetables, and fruits. also i would take some type of thermogenic weight loss pill, they will help boost your losses at first. then also, dont do any lifting but, do a lot of cardio (running, biking, jump rope.) to lose weight healthily you should only lose 2 pounds a week, so go at your own risk, work out 2 or 3 times a day and eat 5 very little very healty meals a day.
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The best way to lose weight is through good diet and regular exercise. Doing good cardio exercise like jogging or anything that will get up your heartrate and keep it up promotes a higher metabolism. If you can keep your metabolism high, you will burn calories faster. Eating healthy meals within 30 minutes after exercising will also help to burn off the calories from the food you eat. Choose healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables when you get hungry between meals. They have things in them that help with weight loss also.
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No, sadly enough, a truly effective method of losing a lot of weight deals with exercise. But, if you truly hate exercising, I might suggest cutting down food intake and making healthier options when eating. Like, instead of eating cheese pizza and beer, maybe have a healthier option of a chicken sandwich and a low-fat orange juice. Cut out chips and salsa and have smaller portions. That's all i can think of right now :)
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(m)\n\nExercise more \n\nThe healthiest way to lose weight is neither crash diets and fad diets nor sudden bursts of exercise. The body likes slow changes in terms of food and exercise. For example, someone who has not exercised for years should not rush into running three miles every day. Exercise needs to be increased slowly. \n\nPeople who eat a lot will experience problems if they suddenly start starving themselves. Introduce changes gradually. Even relatively light exercise such as a short walk may be beneficial if done frequently. The calories you eat minus what you use in exercise and maintaining your body will be stored as fat. \n\nSomeone that increases the amount they exercise, but maintains the same diet and calorie intake, will almost certainly lose weight.\n\nHow to exercise in a fun way \n\nThankfully we are all different in our likes and dislikes and, therefore, exercise in a variety of ways. It is essential that you find an activity that is enjoyable, appropriate, accessible and affordable for you. That way you are far more likely to build it into your routine and continue regular exercise, despite the inevitable set backs due to illness, family commitments, etc.\n\nFor people who do not like sweating in a fitness studio there are fun alternatives.\n\n\nWhen going to the local park, nature trails or trips to the seaside, try to incorporate longer walks into the outing and take a picnic so you are in control of what you are going to eat that day.\n\n\nAlways use the stairs instead of the lift. Bear in mind that every single step helps.\n\n\nGet off the bus a stop before the usual one and walk the rest of the way. \n\n\nUse commercial breaks between TV-programmes to stand up and do exercise, or consider using an exercise bicycle in your living room while watching your favourite programme. \n\n\nReduce calories\n\nFor many people it may be beneficial to reduce their calorie intake by eating less and eating more healthily. It is not necessary to crash diet. This usually ends up with the person concerned either getting weaker or giving up completely in desperation. This in turn can lead to a yo-yoing effect of the weight loss - weight gain cycle. Cut down on fatty foods and eat more bread, fruit and vegetables.\n\nEating 300 to 500 calories less per day, may lead to losing between one and two pounds per week. This is a realistic weight loss. It may seem slow, but would add up to a weight loss of more than three stone in a year. \n\nHaving a glass of water instead of juice, eating less lunch than usual and having smaller portions of the food you enjoy are all ways to reduce calorific intake without having to necessarily alter your diet significantly. Avoid a second helping at dinner and snacks between meals, which may have become a habit. Cut down on beer and alcohol. All these things will influence your health in a positive way.\n\nWrite down your weight every week \n\nFrom the day you decide to lose weight, weigh yourself once or twice a week before breakfast. Keep a record of this weight and see the pattern that develops.\n\nBe patient and persevere\n\nIt might take a week or two before the results will show, but they will steadily appear. After the first month you will be able to both see the results and measure them. \n\nRewarding oneself with something nice for reaching certain targets can be beneficial. For example, going to the movies or getting a new CD to celebrate the progress - whatever suits you as an individual for all your hard work. \n\nYou must not forget to share your joy with your friends and relations. Explain to them how you are losing weight because other people's support is valuable. \n\nLet's face it: if a person is really serious about fighting their weight problem, then they can no longer enjoy lots of food, cakes and sweets. This does not mean that they have to completely cut out everything unhealthy - that would be torture. But they can learn how to enjoy these foods in small quant
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A treadmill is good aerobic exercise.  \n\nHowever, to lose weight, you must do more than walk on a treadmill.  You must also eat less, and eat well, as it sounds like you are doing.  \n\nBut also, it would be beneficial to vary your activities.  Do some walking, some running, some swimming, some stretching, and also some weight training to build up the muscles.  These will help tremendously in the long run.
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As with most fad diets, most (if not all) of the initial weight loss is fluid.\n\nYou've not mentioned any exercise. The body is, unfortunately preprogrammed to conserve energy where it's not needed - in the form of fat. Where caloric intake goes down to below a certain level, the body goes into starvation state and your metabolic rate drops down in an effort to save as much energy as it can. The net result is that you'll feel lethargic and any weight loss in the form of fat reduction will be minimal, if at all.\n\nIn the worst case, the body will start shedding lean mass (ie: muscle mass) in an effort to reduce it's caloric overhead (ie: the amount of calories the body needs to stay alive). Pound for pound, muscles need a lot of energy to upkeep, so from that point of view it makes sense.\n\nThis is where exercise comes in. Create the need for the energy by expending it. Aerobic exercises raise the metabolic rate well beyond the completion of the exercise itself. A higher metabolic rate, you'll be more efficient at using the energy you put into your body and even start to use up fat reserves.\n\nTo stave off muscle atrophy, a little strength training is good. We're not talking about Cory Everson or Arnold Schwarzenneger type of strength training here - medium/high repetitions using light resistance is best in most cases (unless you really want to bulk up). \n\nDo it right and you'll have no need for fad diets.
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Exercize is the best. It helps to absorb things from normal diet. \n\nIf you take expensive medicine and if its not absorbed, its useless.
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You burn calories faster when you have more physical activity. For most people that means more exercise. Aerobic exercise is the best at BURNING CALORIES.  And if you want to lose weight, also cut back on calories...smaller portions, no snacks, no alcohol, cut way back on fats and sugar and white carbohydrates. This doesn't mean doing without. But it does mean learning how to make and eat delicious food that doesn't involve the above. Good luck!
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I'm on a doctor prescribed diet. I take 1 diet pill a day, plus a one a day vitamin and energy supplements....In 1 year, I have lost 85 lbs.....The best diet is one a doctor oversees, in case something happens and you get sick, its better!!\n\nI also exercise with ankle weights. I wear them everywhere!! I don't have a lot of time to go to a gym, so I put ankle weights on and do my normal walking, it helps great!!
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That works out at 5kg per month, just over 1kg a week - which is reasonably healthy, but it is a LOT to ask.  You need to keep yourself motivated.  For that sort of weight loss, consult a nutritionist and get a personal diet plan done up.  Cardio is the best way to lose weight - weights can help, but they are more effective in building muscle, which can increase the LOOK of body fat, by bulking up underneath the skin and fat layer and thus making it protrude more.
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better diet, cardio exercise, and weight training
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Running is better because it burns off more calories in the same amount of time than walking. So running is more effective, but it may put more strain on the joints of the body, esp the ankles, so you should have the appropriate footwear. Also, make sure you don't eat more to compensate for the calories you lose during the exercise. \nNot eating after 6pm is another good way to lose weight. Don't go to bed on a full stomach!!
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I doubt it works.Dieting is a life changing thing that takes time.The faster you lose wieght the faster it will come back.Be paitent- excercise and eat healthy and you'll see results.Good Luck !!!!
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Eating healthy, consistent exercise and lots of water is the right way to start and are important for a healthy lifestyle but they won't necessarily cause you to lose weight.\n\nTo use exercise to lose weight:\nYour cardio exercise should have your heart rate at a minimum of 80% of maximum which is generally 220 - age\nand maintain that for over 20 minutes. At 20 minutes, your blood glucose level is depleted and your muscles start to burn fat so every minute beyond 20 minutes you are directly burning fat. If you increase your muscle mass, it does increase your weight since muscle is denser than fat but you burn more calories even when you are resting when you have more muscle. \n\nThe last five-ten pounds will not come off so easily however short of starting a fitness plan that has you training for a marathon (running so much that it matters less about much you eat though what you eat will affect performance).
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Fad diets are a POOR idea. At best you'll lose some weight temporarily, at worst you could seriously damage your health. The best way to lose weight, and keep it off, is to make a lifestyle change. Eat sensibly (healthy foods, moderate portions) and exercise, exercise, exercise. It's okay to "treat" yourself to a no-no food or meal now and then...and you'll tend to enjoy it more that way too.