Lifting weights with a calorie defect

Zorsus
Zorsus Posts: 6 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello, I'm fairly obese and I was wondering, would lifting weights with a calorie defect help me lose my body fat?

I plan on doing a diet that consists of low carbs, high protein & fat, intermittent fasting, cardiovascular exercise every monday & thursday and strength training.

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  • Rickster1967
    Rickster1967 Posts: 485 Member
    Sounds an excellent plan

    Weigh and log everything you consume. This will provide excellent data later on to calculate exactly your calories burnt, weight lost and therefore your BMR and TDEE

    Be accurate and consistent
  • charlenekapf
    charlenekapf Posts: 309 Member
    It will not necessarily help you lose the body fat--diet will do that. As long as you are consistently in a deficit you will lose fat with/without lifting. It will help increase your output but is not necessary to lose weight. It will, however, help you to preserve the lean body mass you already have, which is important. If you lose enough that you feel comfortable eating at maintenance or slight surplus, you can then build muscle to further improve your shape if you want to...MFP has forums for those stages of diet too.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Zorsus wrote: »
    Hello, I'm fairly obese and I was wondering, would lifting weights with a calorie defect help me lose my body fat?

    I plan on doing a diet that consists of low carbs, high protein & fat, intermittent fasting, cardiovascular exercise every monday & thursday and strength training.

    The calorie deficit is what causes the weight loss.

    Strength training to help retain muscle. Cardio for health.

    Your plan sounds fine. Are you following a set programme when you lift?
  • Zorsus
    Zorsus Posts: 6 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Zorsus wrote: »
    Hello, I'm fairly obese and I was wondering, would lifting weights with a calorie defect help me lose my body fat?

    I plan on doing a diet that consists of low carbs, high protein & fat, intermittent fasting, cardiovascular exercise every monday & thursday and strength training.

    The calorie deficit is what causes the weight loss.

    Strength training to help retain muscle. Cardio for health.

    Your plan sounds fine. Are you following a set programme when you lift?

    Yup. I have my own routine which works my upper body every Saturday / Tuesday and lower body every Sunday / Wednesday.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Yes it will be super helpful!

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