cardio or weight training for maximum weight loss

My favorite exercises are food pushaways and fork putdowns.

Seriously, exercise for fitness and/or to assist with creating a calorie deficit. But 90% of the equation is diet. And the best exercise is the one you'll actually do consistently - so find something you like.

I went to the gym for over a year, toned up, but did not lose much weight. Now sticking rigidly to MFP and also doing some exercise in the hope that when MFP helps me shed the fat, the toned "goddess" that is underneath the fat will show up.... So far I have lost 11 pounds in about 6 weeks so am pleased with that. I live in hope!!

Cardio helps burn calories. Weight training builds muscle, which burns fat. Proper nutrition (protein/fat/carbs) with a reasonable calorie deficit will help the scale move.

Remember, though, it's not just about pounds - it's also about inches. If you're interested in the fitness aspect, a pound of fat takes up way more physical volume than a pound of muscle. The scale can be a bit deceptive when you're working a whole diet/fitness routine. Trust the tape measure every 2 weeks over the scale. Just my two cents.

While both cardio and weight training are beneficial for health and great for building muscle and building endurance, they sometimes don't help with the bottom line - unless you also watch what you eat. I workout with weights and I was at a stand-still until I was more careful not to snack after dinner, cut down on alcohol consumption, cut out the oil and be more careful with my diet... There was a great, rather lengthy, but totally interesting article in Time magazine a few years back about this. Here's the link: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1914974,00.html Choose whichever you like best AND watch what you eat... Good luck

dont run like a cardiobunny for 1.5 hours in a gym. Do a good 30second sprints as fast as you can. Do couple of them, that will make your body to produce growth hormone, naturally, which is required for muscle.

Do heavy weightlifting , separate lower/upper body days.

Keep your diet high in protein and fats, and have carbohydrates before you hit the gym.

cardiobunnying for 1.5hrs is useless and noone should spend more than 15hours per month doing cardio.

Completely useless broscience advice. The correct answer depends entirely on the OPs goals and should include both cardio and strength.

I can think of quite a few of us on MFP who do well over 15hrs of cardio a month doing things like training for marathons and triathlons so your assertion that "no one" should do that much is incorrect.

To the OP, weight loss is 80% diet, in fact many people lose weight without exercising at all. Exercise will contribute to your fitness and may help with your caloric deficit but the reality is that exercise alone does not promote fat loss.

to lose weight? = cardio
to tone up? = strenght training

I carry weights while I walk. Do both

to lose weight? = cardio (Not ture, if you out eat your burn you will actually gain no matter how much cardio you do)
to tone up? = strenght training (toning is fat loss to make the muscles visable, which is not what strenght training does, unless you are also in a caloric deficit

cardiobunnying for 1.5hrs is useless and noone should spend more than 15hours per month doing cardio.

Completely useless broscience advice. The correct answer depends entirely on the OPs goals and should include both cardio and strength.

Yeah, cardio and strength training are both really important, and caloric intake seems to be the main thing.

I spent 30 hours running last month to prepare for a marathon. If you want to be an endurance athlete, more than that might even be needed. If you want to look like Arnie, you should be spending that time in the gym.

Edit: Unless you've already been running for a little while, please ignore all the advice you see on here about HIIT and sprinting. They are both very useful training strategies, but if you haven't spent some time running already, you could seriously hurt yourself.

to lose weight? = cardio (Not ture, if you out eat your burn you will actually gain no matter how much cardio you do)
to tone up? = strenght training (toning is fat loss to make the muscles visable, which is not what strenght training does, unless you are also in a caloric deficit

ah damn it.............. so are u telling me ill gain back the 63 lbs ive lost ?? .......Im not on a diet, i learned how to eat, doing just cardio, and 10 months later here i am. And if by ´if you out eat your burn you will actually gain no matter how much cardio you do´ you meant eating back exercise calories--- dont worry, I dont.
Im tired of threads like this where ppl into strenght training try to convince us to start with it. Im doing fine, believe me, I DO NOT need weights to reach my goal, yes i might not have a six pack at the end, i might not be able to see my toned muscles... seriously?, I dont care. Some of you like it, some of us dont. To each their own. Respect please.