Lifting Weights...Losing Weight Question

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  • Snu
  on Nov. 2, 2009 at 12:22 PM

• Are you keeping track of your body measurements?  Maybe you are losing inches b/c you are building muscle, but you aren't seeing the numbers on the scale...

  Don't stop the weights!  Having good muscle tone makes you look youthful.

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  • gymgirl
  on Nov. 2, 2009 at 1:01 PM

• keep lifting. lifting is crucial. you burn more cals. It took me months to drop any weight. But I finally lost 50lbs and weight training helped do it.

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  • Rhonda132
  on Nov. 3, 2009 at 3:23 PM

• Try to do some walking, that would help too, you can do it 5 or 6 days a week for 30 min , and work your way to an 1 hour.

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  • arFit
  on Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM

• Hello -

  Do not worry, I completely understand your frustration. With lifting weights your body will change and redistribute its weight. You may gain weight (because muscle weighs more than fat), but you will likely lose inches and tone up. For example, my mom started lifting light weights in addition to cardio and she never lost any weight but she dropped 2 dress sizes and looks transformed!

  The key is to include cardio, it is what will shed the extra weight/fat and blast calories - the strength training will help you tone up and speed up your metabolism.

  I actually have a fitness blog that has some great example workouts for losing weight and breaking through those plateuas and trouble zones. Let me know if this is helpful.

  http://dynamicworkouts.blogspot.com/

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