Lifting weights or cardio for weight loss?

alondrakayy wrote: »

I hate cardio so incredibly much but my body loves it, so I do both. I spend wayyyy more time on my lifts though.

How do you find progress with weight?
Cardio has been good to me - I lost alot in a relatively short period of time but I was wondering if I would have been better supplementing it with some weight training.

A stone in two months...that's pretty aggressive at your weight. Two stone would be nearly impossible. Why the rush?

Do what you feel most comfortable with.

Eat in a deficit to lose weight.

Lift weights to preserve/strengthen muscle and possibly build some, given proper nutrition.

Do cardio for overall good cardiovascular health.

jemhh wrote: »

Eat in a deficit to lose weight.

Lift weights to preserve/strengthen muscle and possibly build some, given proper nutrition.

Do cardio for overall good cardiovascular health.

OP.. this!!!

When you lift and throw cardio into it your body stays interested. After a while certain things become muscle memory. When you throw new things in it shocks your body in a good way...a little extra never hurts...unless its the calorie count. Good luck on your goal only you can keep yourself from achieving so keep a positive mentality.

RicMackie wrote: »

1 stone, about 14 pounds? Have you considered low-carb? You'd more-than-likely drop that and more in the 2 weeks of induction without anything more than walking a bit. Weight loss is NOT about exercise - it's all about portion control. You need exercise for your health, of course. It is essential. But you're not going to lose a lot of weight by exercising that won't just pop right back on the second you stop. Body fat is 3,500 calories per pound. How many calories do you think you'd burn IN ADDITION to your normal routine? Not saying not to exercise. But...watch what goes in the hole if you want to drop the pounds/stones. Easy as that. And, consider Atkins (low carb). I've lost well over 200 pounds in a year and a half. I walk 1-2 miles per day for the most part. Good luck.

This is horrible advice. Dr. Atkin was a floozy. Your body needs carbohydrates to process fat so low carb is never a good option. Basically, if you want to count Macros, which I wouldn't recommend doing for beginners, you should be eating 1 lb of protein per pound of lean body mass, then fats should make up between 30-45% of your diet, and the remainder should be carbohydrates. In doing this you'll find that grains will make you hit your carb limit very quickly so many people trying to lose weight will cut grains, but there's no reason what so ever you should only be eating 20 g of carbs a day. I eat zero grains and my target is 176 grams of carbs per day, which is actually 35% of my calories per day.

You can eat 20 grams of carbs a day but you're going to feel like *kitten* and if you're working out you're going to feel worse because your muscles won't have any glycogen stores.