i maintain my weight without dieting, will lose weight faster than average if i workout?
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Yes, because the more muscle you have the faster your metabolism (the amount of calories your body burns at rest) becomes. So, more muscle = higher metabolism = more calories burned\nHope that helps.
756614
I think that's fine. If you work out, and are healthy, its perfectly normal.\n\n=]\n\nDon't worry about it. You don't need to lose weight. Eat healthy and exercise, stay healthy and you're good. But your weights fine.
770376
yes it will!  it is recommended to excercise for 30 mins a day.  if you stick with it you can definitly lose 25 lbs in time.  also eating healthy and drinking more water are a big help too.
1087210
Aerobics, aerobics, aerobics! You will lose weight faster that way... trust me...
728762
I've lost fifty pounds.\n\nYour body weight is lean-muscle-mass, fat, and water.  When you first start on a diet, you often lose a lot of water weight quickly, especially if you were not eating healthily before.  Exercise may cause you to replace fat with lean-muscle mass, which will make you thinner and healthier (and increase your metabolism), but may increase your weight.  Women also have up-and-down bloating from their menstrual cycle, so you can be losing fat from dieting and exercise without losing weight.  Concentrate less on the day-to-day number on the scale, and more on ensuring that you're eating healthy and exercising, and the number on the scale will eventually catch up with what you're doing.\n\nA pound of fat equals 3500 calories. Weight gain or loss is equal to calories consumed minus calories expended. Simply put, short of amputation or death, diet and exercise is the only way to lose weight. Keep track of what it is you're eating. Look up your Basal Metabolic Rate on an online calculator; if you limit yourself to your BMR - 500 calories/day, you'll lose a pound a week that way -- but make sure you're getting your minimum amount of protein, because protein insufficiency can be very dangerous to your health and make it harder to lose weight. It's easier to cut back on calories if you're eating filling foods that are high in volume (e.g., vegetables and fruits and water-based soups), substituting high-fiber complex carbs for sugar and simple carbs, and drinking lots of non-caloric beverages.\n\nwww.fitday.com might be a useful site for you; it's free and allows you to track your diet and exercise.
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Just the facts, ma'am.  Slow is better because you lose more fat and less "other".  It is only physically possible to lose 1-2 lbs. of fat in a week, and fat is what you want to lose. It takes 3500 calories to make a lb. of fat, so you have to "burn" or reduce your calorie intake by about 7000 in a week to lose to lbs. of pure fat.  If your daily calorie needs are 2500 per day, and you diet at 1500 calories per day, you have created a 1000 calorie daily deficit which will equal about 2 lbs. of fat loss, mostly.  When losing weight, one does inevitably lose some muscle. The best way to prevent extra muscle loss is to be sure you get 40 g of protein daily while dieting (at least 2 decent servings of meat) and do some weight lifting. When you're lifting, your body is building new muscle which helps prevent the loss of muscle tissues. It's rare to gain much muscle while dieting, but just maintaining it will keep your metabolism higher.  More muscle on your frame equals more calories burned daily without exercise.   Exercise does help, but it should be a combo of cardio and weights.    Eating lots of veggies and fiber helps because fiber absorbs fat. I g fiber absorbs 1 g fat = 9 calories per gram that never lands on your hips.\nThe most important factor in keeping the weigh off is to find healthy snack and recipes that you enjoy so that you don't feel like you're "sacrificing" for the rest of your life. It's key to learn healthy habits and choices that you can live with.  Try some Healthy Choice desserts and ice creams.  Better yet, go to www.cookinglight.com and get 2 free trial issues. The food is so fabulous that you would never know that it was healthy. I started using their recipes almost 10 years ago and now that's pretty much all I cook. I've had tons of people eat at my house and never say,"Is this low-fat?" What I do get are rave reviews on my food and wine.
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You might want to up your workout if your body feels ready for it.  As far as speeding up your weight loss, I would have to say losing a pound a week is great.  As much as you might want to lose it overnight, slow but steady is MUCH better.
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No.  A personal trainer will help you if you're not disciplined enough to do it yourself, but the process of losing weight is pretty simple.  I've heard a lot of the recommendations that people get from personal trainers, and none of it is groundbreaking.  Most of the advice can be found readily on the internet.\n\nEat healthy.\nExercise.\nWatch the pounds fall off.
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I know you told us not to tell you that you don't need to lose weight, but...You don't need to lose weight. What you need to do instead is tone your body--you will look like you've lost ten pounds, without the adverse effects of having actually done so--and you'll be stronger and feel healthier, as well. I'd suggest signing up for a gym membership and getting a personal trainer who can help you tone your body.
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Losing fat is mostly a product of diet.  It's much easier to create a calorie deficit by reducing food intake than through exercise.  It might take a 3 mile jog to burn 300 calories but those same 300 calories can be saved by not drinking soft drinks (for example).  That being said, exercise still plays a part as well.\n\nCardiovascular exercise, the type you're currently doing, is very good for your heart and will increase your endurance.  Weight bearing exercise, be it machines, free weights or just your own body weight, increases muscle tissue which actively burns calories.  Cardio is great for your overall health and weight bearing is good at increasing your metabolism.  Both types contribute to your daily calorie deficit.\n\nHow large should your deficit be?  A pound of fat has approx 3500 calories.  Daily, if you eat less/exercise to an amount where your body needs 500 extra calories (a deficit) you'll lose one pound of fat per week.  You might say great - I'll starve and really do alot of exercise and get a 2500 calorie a day deficit and have my 15 pounds gone in 3 weeks!   This extreme would be a bad idea.  Too big a deficit (over 1000 calories) per day and your body will response by reducing it's caloric needs.  This response means it will shed muscle and reduce your metabolism.  You'll lose weight but too much will come from muscle.  Once you go back to normal eating you'll gain back the weight and more of it will be fat.  Welcome to the viscous cycle of most diets.\n\nYour gym should have people who can measure your body fat percentage. Get a test done and ask them to calculate your Base Metabolic Rate(BMR).  This rate is the amount of calories you use per day just to stay alive and walking.  They should then use a multipler based on your activity level each week (which is fairly high based on your question input).  The resulting number is how many calories you need per day to stay at your current weight.  I'd suggest improving your diet to reduce your daily intake by 500 calories but keep your current exercise routine (well... maybe replace 2 of the days at the gym with some strength training machines).\n\nThere are lots of good tips on how to improve your diet on the web.  Here's one of them : http://www.freeweightloss.com/article2.html.\n\nGenerally, replace processed foods with less processed (white bread with whole wheat bread, white rice with brown rice, fruit juices with real whole fruit, etc).  Lean meats over fatty ones.  Reducing some of your starch/grain intake with vegetables saves calories and adds valuable nutrients.  Look at the beverages you drink during the day and replace all you can with water.  Most importantly, don't just guess about your daily calorie intake - WRITE IT DOWN!  Get yourself a pocket food calorie book and a pack of index cards.  Record everything you put in your mouth on a card and total at the end of each day.  Aim for a 500 calorie deficit and you'll have the 15 pounds of "pure fat" gone in 15 weeks.  Too long you say?  Would you rather suffer on a bad diet for a month, lose 15 pounds (muscle and fat) then end up a month or so later weighing more with less of a metabolism to battle with?\n\nI leave the choice up to you =)
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You are not likely to lose much weight without exercizing.  You need to burn 3500 calories to burn a pound of fat.  It's not about how lmuch or how little fat you eat.  You could be eating no fat, but if you're eating 4000 calories a day, you're going to gain weight.  It's about watching your calorie intake and making sure you're exercising.
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Losing weight fast is dangerous for your health.  Do not lose more than 1 or 2 pounds a week.  Low carb diets are also dangerous--the 1960's taught us that.\n\nYou need a regular exercise program and a balanced diet high in fiber and low in fat.  Because you are inactive and overweight, you should consult a doctor before starting any exercise program (for your safety).  It is dangerous to eat fewer than 1200 calories a day, and it is dangerous to do too much exercise all at once.  Diet pills are basically "speed", and not good for you.  You want to eat a balanced diet of about 1400-1600 calories a day and do some fun exercise every day (aerobic exercise, which means it needs to get your heart rate up for a minumum of 20 minutes).  The exercise type doesn't matter--it could even be dancing if you jump around enough.  You just need to get your heart rate up for an extended period.\n\nIf you burn more calories than you consume, you will lose weight.  Remember that you burn a bunch of calories just living and breathing, and that is one reason not to eat fewer than 1200 calories a day.  The second reason is that your body needs nutrition to live.\n\nSee your doctor and take your time.  I wish you the best!
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im not sure how "quickly" you mean. but if you are a male, eating about 1750 calories each day and adding exercise is a great way to lose lbs.\n\nfor breakfast eat things like eggs with yogurt and fruit or oatmeal, lunch can be a tuna sandwhich or ham and cheese on wheat bread..or a salad with chicke on top... dinner can be steak chicken or fish with a couple of veggies and a potato..and snacks can be nuts, energy bars, fruit, beef jerky, etc.\n\nIf you dont exercise at all...begin with 45 minutes of light cardio like walking or biking.  then bump it up to jogging and walking. \n\nmost people can easily lose 2 lbs a week on a normal diet but i have seen people lose 5 a week on this type of diet.  The most important parts are eating HEALTHY food (you can have as much fruit and veggies as you can eat!) and trying to exercise atleast 4 days a week.\n\ngoodluck!
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that is a decent amount of exercise.. it doesn't mean that you will lose weight.. if you eat more then you consume.. or equal... you will just stay the same, or get fatter.. you need to do more then just exercise a little
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If you're up to the challenge and you REALLY want to lose weight, it is definately possible.\n\nYou can eat other things like bread, etc.  not only raw veggies and fruits.  As long as you eat healthy, your body will stay healthy.  If you exercise, you will definately lose weight.\n\nDon't feel bad if your weight goes up a little after you start working out, it's normal.  After that little weight goes up, it will start going down :)\n\nGood luck!
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yes u can loose wt even if you don't exercise because you will have to take less intake of calories which you require for the entire day
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Losing weight that fast isn't a good thing. If you lose it slowly, it stays off longer.\nIf you feel it works and isn't going to do you harm in the long term, good luck.