Can toning your body make you lose weight?

[JamielovesKU]

Ok, so I wanna lose weight, but I wanna have a toned body too. So far I feel I am only toning my body because my legs feel more muscular and hard instead of soft and flabby, my abs are starting to show on the very top like I have that line the goes from the top of the belly to below the belly button but mine is only at the top and not quite to my belly yet. Also I used to be 186 now I am 192 -_- is that because I put muscle on or no. Also, when I walk after a little while my ankle starts to hurt really bad, it cramps. Its only the right ankle, everything else is fine nothing else hurts. Could it be a lack of Potasium? Thanks!

Yes it helps you lose weight because you are working your body.

No. You gain more weight because you put on muscle

Other (explain)

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This is what I have been reading and want to start following http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/

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Update: I went to weigh myself and I am heavier than I was I think I am now 195 194 maybe. Then again I check my weight over in those solo stations at walmart. My clothing seems loser so I think (if I AM gaining weight) its all in muscle. because I have a pair of pants that just fit me, then they got to the point where they were so tight they (almost) didn't fit. Now they are starting to fall off. So I think I am heading in the right direction!

[aamy811]

It can be either. If your overweight before but lifting weight then your still tongi muscle but you may lose weight cause your also burning fat. If your pretty thin and start toning then you'll probably gain weight from muscle.
Don't focus on weight because obviously it's complicated. Instead focus on measurements because muscle takes up less mass than fat.
I suggest reading this article if you wan to increase tonnage (is that a correct word), or if you want it to go faster
Benefits of strength training

www.msn.com/.../ar-AA9H3J

[pooper89]

Weight as in body fat? Not if you still consume the same amount of calories. However, if you're consuming the same amount of calories per day but are burning more of them than you're taking in (because you're working out to "tone" your body) then you will lose body fat.

It's a pretty simple concept. You will lose fat if u burn more calories than u take in

[JamielovesKU]

Counting calories is a pain, but I have changed my diet. I was always, since I first starting eating solid food as a toddler, have been a very picky eater. I have gone from drinking nothing but soda, (2liters a day) to have no soda at all for months, and Im still going good! I haven't had soda since somewhere around January, and the rest of my diet has changed too! I eat more fruit now and have done better than I thought I would :D

[pooper89]

Thats good. Soda is just a lot of empty calories

[JamielovesKU]

Yea and generally all bad

[AdamThomas]

If your goal is to look more toned you need to stop worrying about weight. What toning means is building muscle and reducing fat, resulting in a tighter, better looking and healthier physique. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you might end up weighing a little more than you did when you started, but you'll look better for it. Forget the scales, if you're gonna measure anything get some calipers and measure your bodyfat percentage, and use your mirror.

[Aristotle]

Weight doesn't really matter. If your general goal is to look better, lose fat and try get toned at the same time.

[JamielovesKU]

Thats basically what Im doing

[1GuyOpinion]

What? Toning mean losing the fat layers so your muscle will be more visible instead being cover by all the fats. Aka cut down the body fat.

So yes, it can make you lose weight.

[Kshppatel]

Gotta drop the fat first then start toning. If you try to do both at the same time you won't see results for a long long time.

[xMoonlessNight]

I think do.