Let's play a guessing game.

[Anonymous]

i run for 30 minutes then lift weight for 30 minutes. I'm on a diet. so what kind of weight do you think I will lose a month ?

[plasmic]

The problem people have is getting hung up on the number the scale says. Your lifting weights and muscle is going to weigh more than fat does so your lbs might not be dropping at the rate you hope but your putting on muscle which is obviously better. Your body burns both calories and carbs. People always look at the caloric intake and eat things that are low in calories but most of those things have quite a lot of fat despite being "healthy" See how you feel and how your clothes are fitting and don't get so hung up on being a certain weight.

[Asker]

Im more hung up on being a size I want to be .

[WhatIsThisIDont]

Hard to say exactly how much. The first month you will lose the most. Then as you start to even out and gain muscle it will dwindle. When it levels off then you are at your perfect weight.

[oceanlab75]

it's more about your calorie intake not your exercise - 1200 calories a day with cardio for 1 hour a day will get you to lose 10 lbs or so - but if you are really big you might lose more..

[Asker]

Im 161 pounds and 5 foot five. so not to big. and I intake 1400 calories a day. so thank you very much .

[Anonymous]

how many calories are you eating and how many calories are you expending?

[Asker]

I eat probably 1400 calories. and burn 300 a day

[Opinion Owner]

Probably? you need to know for sure what you're eating, how many calories your body burns at rest, and how many calories you burn through exercise.

i know people who thought they were eating a certain amount of calories and were actually eating several hundred more. I also know people who thought they were eating a certain amount, but were actually only eating around 900 calories, so their metabolism got all screwed up. if you wanna be successful at this, you gotta KNOW what's going & out.

[Opinion Owner]

Keep track of everything you eat and how many servings your eating. PAY ATTENTION to serving size. measure out your cereal in the morning, for most cereals it's three-quarters of a cup, most people eat twice that because they eat with their eyes, so they're really sabotaging their diet.

[Opinion Owner]

Also, by lifting so much weight and doing so many reps, you're going to bulk and gain weight. to slim down, do 3 sets of 12 reps and a comfortably challenging resistance. by doing what you're doing, you're going to end up with giant man legs and, and while you'll have 6 pack abs, they'll still be covered by a layer fat if you don't do enough cardio. cardio burns fat; resistance training builds muscle but is a very ineffective way to lose weight.

[Asker]

Well I jsut started this health kick diet. that some body builder made for me. where I eat fiber flakes and bean flakes with yogurt at lunc hand a sandwich and for supper salsad with chicken no dressing. so that's probably 900 colories to 100. and I snack so it mves on up

[Opinion Owner]

...snack on what, and how much of it? are you snacking on baby carrots? or do you whip out a box of triscuits or a bag of pretzels? how do you cook the chicken? what kind of bread do you use for the sandwich? the type of bread is very important.

[Asker]

Brown bread. and I cook the chicken and I snaked on some peas and carots and some strawberrys

[Opinion Owner]

See, that sounds good as long as you aren't drinking high calorie drinks (drink lots of water) you should lose weight. I still suggest you cut back on the weights because you're going to really tear up and possibly damage your muscles and you're going to end up weight more. also, don't try to lose more than 2 lbs per week. if you lose weight at too quick a pace, it'll be very hard to maintain the results.

[Asker]

I have lost 3 pounds so I guess I should cut back :P

[Opinion Owner]

The muscle will help increase your metabolism, but ask anyone who works at the gym who knows what they're talking about, they will NOT recommend 300 reps of any give exercise ever, let alone doing that EVERYDAY. your muscles need to be able to recover and they need enough protein.

i used to do 500 crunches per night, no joke, because I read that that's what Brittney Spears does, well guess what, she does a ton of cardio with all that hip hop dancing!

[Opinion Owner]

I didn't realize that, so I was pumping away at my abs, but I wasn't getting any sexier. I was just making myself sore. now I've been on a cardio routine for a while and my belly looks how wanted it to look way back when I was going crunch crazy.

if you've lost 3 lbs in 10 days, you've got your diet to thank, not the weights.

[rocksongwriter]

How hard are you running, how much weight are you lifting?

[Asker]

I run for thirty minutes at level 6 on a tred mill. and for leg press 300 reps of 12 pounds and for ab mashine 120 pounds 250 reps

[AlanHB]

There are too many factors to tell you.

I'll just say good luck with your exercise and diet.