Can just running make you lose weight?

[Anonymous]

I'm a little over my normal weight, well the right weight I'm supposed to be, I think about 10-15 pounds, I don't eat alot, but I just don't get it I am always the same weight. I want to lose some of the fatty now because I don't want to add more pounds, cause then it's going to be harder to loose, I wanna know if just by running I would be able to do that . Any opinions,or advice if you have lost weight will gladly be appreciated, thanks you guys:)

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+1 y

Thank you all for your opinion, I weight myself today and am shocked, I have gained exactly 10 pounds in just a month, definitely gonna take your advice!

[heyblondegurl760]

For me I have noticed that it is 80% diet and 20% exercise. I work out at the gym almost everyday and I do like 15-20 min of running and lift weights and core exercises to strengthen my entire body (running works your legs and core mostly). In 3 weeks I lost like 5 lbs. It's important what you eat, but how much you eat of certain foods are key. Like limited fatty foods, and less bread like my downfall is chocolate. I am trying to figure out the best foods to eat that taste good and are healthy so I can keep this consistent change going. Also, make working out a daily or every other day routine to avoid being lazy. It's hard, but if you make goals for yourself and stick to them you can accomplish those goals! :)

[Wtfgirl]

Okay, the part where you don't eat a lot is why you don't lose weight. If you boost up the metabolism by eating more often (small meals) like about 5 times a day then your body will loose those 10-15 pounds. Running would help, but since you don't eat a lot it may just help you gain weight because your body is going to grab onto all of those extra bits of fat from food to help nourish your body when you do more activity. Also you'll gain muscle mass (heavier than fat, but a lot healthier) so running won't hurt, but don't be surprise if you slim down but don't lose weight.

[SheepdogAmongUs]

By eating smaller, more frequent meals, you trick your digestive system into thinking it's satiated more frequently and less intensely; that way you don't binge like you would on a meal of regular mass. If you eat more often, all you're doing is maintaining a caloric intake. Having an abundance of calories doesn't make you use up that energy any faster; your body will just store it if you don't use it.

[toulouse]

use more energy than you consume. end of story.

[Wtfgirl]

@Toulouse That's not always healthy

[kheserthorpe]

There's no way to lose non-water weight other then a caloric deficit.

[Wtfgirl]

And calories are just a scientific term that determines the amount of a said item that it will take to bring water up one degree.

How does that relate to food?

What I do works for me and several other people. I don't really like the fact that people think I do not know what I'm talking about.

[SheepdogAmongUs]

It relates to food because food is what we eat to gain energy. Not taking a confrontational tone here, but:

IN + Generation = OUT + Accumulation

If you don't remove the energy (OUT), it accumulates. This isn't just anecdotal conjecture, it's fact.

[kheserthorpe]

Yes, but you need to run quite a lot to burn a substantial number of calories, vs. the amount you can adjust via diet.

It would help if you could tell us what you eat most days, and how often you eat substantially different from that.

[WoIIie]

You can lose weight by simply running, however you cannot expect to get shape or definition from running alone. Combined with good diet, you'll definitely shrink but you need to implement some weight training to get some shape.

[KBMC1]

"Running means burning calories, burning calories meens losing weight"

[Anonymous]

Yes. You can easily lose 2 pounds a week walking or running if you do several miles 3 times a week. Just do not increase your calorie intake to much to compensate for that energy use.

[kkandbb]

As long as you're burning more than you consume you'll lose weight.

[herry]

keep running one hour everyday , run slowly, eat less.

[Anonymous]

If you want to lose weight, just expend more calories than you're consuming. Don't over analyze it.

[Account]

^---this.

[Anonymous]

absoloutley. I lost 40 during army boot camp and I ran costantly.