Lifting weights to lose weights?

I had great reults with it with as little as doing it 3 times a week. I used P90X instead of going to the gym tho.

Lifting causes you lose weight differently than cardio. I don't do cardio. I lift heavy 3 days a week and eat at a slight deficit in order to minimize muscle loss as I burn fat. I have gained a bit of lbm (and hopefully muscle) as well doing this, but I think that is mainly because I haven't exercised in years and I am getting those "beginner's gains".
But yeah, if you are trying to lose, the biggest advantage to lifting in my opinion is to minimize muscle loss.

I ran for 2 years before I started lifting weights. It has made a difference in my body shape as well...It's worth it!

All you need to lose weight is a calorie deficit.

I've never done traditional cardio. It helps, in that it creates a deficit, so you can have your food intake a bit higher, but it's not necessary.

While cardio may burn more in that particular session, lifting weights burns extra calories in the 24hr period after lifting. This doesn't happen with cardio. Also, weight lifting helps change your body for the better in more ways than just weight loss. If 2 people both lost 30lbs, but 1 lost it through cardio and diet only, and the other lost through lifting and diet, the person lifting would have likely lost the most fat, and the least amount of muscle.

I usually do a 50/50 split, especially in the beginning of my weight loss journey. I do 30 minutes of interval training on the treadmill and/or elliptical and then 30 minutes of weight training. I also prefer to be a bit more muscular, it's more of a natural look for me, so this is why I try to incorporate weight training every day. I find that the cardio eliminates the extra fat, and when that is gone, I have muscle that is already there from my weight training.

Killing two birds with one stone, I guess

When I am at my goal weight, I think I will focus more on weight training. Maybe 15-20 minutes of cardio, and 30-40 minutes of weight training?

I was a cardio queen and my body shape was just not changing, yeah I was slim, but still squishy lol.....i recently started strength training, and in one month my body fat went from 19.1% to 17.6% , my boyfriend says he sees a change, I only just started but I am pretty sure this will change the shape of my body which I have been looking for, I still do cardio, but not nearly as much, one day a week i dedicate to cardio, one day rest, the other 5 20 -30 min cardio and 40 - 50 of weight training. Its not much but seems to be working

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Diet is best to lose body fat percentage. Lift (resistance training) to get strong. Cardio (fast twitch repetition) for endurance, stamina and tone.

Why do you always write a novel in response to posts? I get that you know your stuff, but damn.