Does strength training really help lose weight?

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yeah - muscle weighs more than fat, but your shape will change and you'll feel better in your clothes. Don't focus on the scale.

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Anonymous wrote:CPT for almost 30 years. My Masters is in Exercise Science. Strength training will help you lose weight. More importantly, it increases bone density and helps prevent injury. Everyone should be doing some kind of strength training. Weight training increases muscle efficiency allowing you to burn more calories, even at rest. Your metabolic rate stays elevated after weight training. That helps with weight loss as well.

But, you still need cardio. You’ll burn more calories during cardio than weight training. This is why programs like circuit training and Tabata are so effective. They get your heart rate up and increase your muscle mass by mixing in strength training.

Remember, all the exercise in the world won’t make much difference if your diet is crap. Abs are made in the kitchen. You can spot train, but you cannot spot reduce. In order to see those amazing muscles, you’ll have to lose weight. You need a caloric deficit if you are overweight. Eating a variety of healthy foods in reasonable portions is key. Junk food should be a rare treat. Don’t buy into any of the fad diets. Don’t eliminate carbs. They are your first source of energy. And your body needs them. Just watch the portion sizes.

What are your thoughts on PP's claim, "Don’t ever use machines. They are the lazy person’s way. You gain strength from using core and other stabilizing motions needed when you do free weights"

Thanks!

Not the RPT but I am a someone who has been lifting for years. For the most part I agree that free weights are better than most machines. When you us free weights, for example doing a goblet squat, you are using a lot of stabilizer muscles. When doing a goblet squat properly (bracing core and using heavy enough weight) you will feel your abs on fire as well as using your upper body to hold the weight. On a leg day when using free weights you'd be surprised how much you feel it in your upper body. If you use a leg press machine you miss out on these benefits. That said there is a place within a workout for some machines, but I wouldn't just do the standard machine circuit workout at the gym and expect to get great results. If you go to any gym and see who is on the machines vs who is in the free weight area you typically see most of the serious lifters in the free weight area. Maybe throwing in the leg press and leg extension machine here and there.

I don't disagree with this, but many of us do not want to be a "serious lifter". We want to be strong and lean, not looking for PRs.

Translation: we want to be skinny. Strength-training becomes the vehicle for that. And that obsession with being thin is just tiresome at this point.

I'm the person you quoted, and I'm listening to every word. It's easy to say being obsessed with being thin when being fit is easy for you. I've done the diets - WW, Keto, IF, MFP, even paid programs like Ideal Protein. I don't want to be "skinny", but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be lean, strong, and not a size 10-12. My diet isn't terrible, but I'm only 5'0". I need to find a long term balance that fits with my very short frame. I know that's through lifting (I've been taking HIIT and lifting classes for a month). If I don't make it to a class I want a sustainable gym plan, and free weights (other than dumb bells) can be very intimidating.

I'll continue more reps as I get stronger, as PP recommended, rather than continuing to increase weight. It's also probably time to make an appointment with a trainer at my gym. I wanted to get a solid month and routine behind me first.

PP, how much time and energy and money are you willing to spend on being "lean"? To the point where it consumes you entirely? To what end? There's a difference between being "lean" and being overweight. Make the appointment with the trainer, but also at least start to think about how much you want this pursuit to control your life.

Also, it's not easy for me to be fit, at least in terms of your goals of being "lean." I'm not short, and I have a decades long workout habit, but for me to be thin requires no exercise save running and a bit of yoga. I build muscle easily for a woman, more than most women would want. But it's important to me to be strong and healthy, so I prioritize setting a good example for my kids and spending my time on things other than the pursuit of being thin.

That is awesome. But I suspect you are genetically predisposed to be fit and thin. If running a few times a week and yoga were enough for me to be thin, I would be absolutely thrilled. Please recognize that there are people out there who can get 1200-1500 calories a day, work out every day, and still not be "thin."

Enough with the belief that some people are genetically predisposed to being thin or fit. Sure some people may find it easier to exercise because they enjoy it more or have built those habits and some people are better at naturally moderating their food intake, likely do to having a good relation ship with food. but the belief that you are not thin or fit due to genetics is a self fulfilling prophecy and excuse for not being thin or fit. Anyone can be thin and fit if they put the work in to exercise and eat right.

Change the narrative you are telling yourself that is keeping you where you are.

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Anonymous wrote:CPT for almost 30 years. My Masters is in Exercise Science. Strength training will help you lose weight. More importantly, it increases bone density and helps prevent injury. Everyone should be doing some kind of strength training. Weight training increases muscle efficiency allowing you to burn more calories, even at rest. Your metabolic rate stays elevated after weight training. That helps with weight loss as well.

But, you still need cardio. You’ll burn more calories during cardio than weight training. This is why programs like circuit training and Tabata are so effective. They get your heart rate up and increase your muscle mass by mixing in strength training.

Remember, all the exercise in the world won’t make much difference if your diet is crap. Abs are made in the kitchen. You can spot train, but you cannot spot reduce. In order to see those amazing muscles, you’ll have to lose weight. You need a caloric deficit if you are overweight. Eating a variety of healthy foods in reasonable portions is key. Junk food should be a rare treat. Don’t buy into any of the fad diets. Don’t eliminate carbs. They are your first source of energy. And your body needs them. Just watch the portion sizes.

What are your thoughts on PP's claim, "Don’t ever use machines. They are the lazy person’s way. You gain strength from using core and other stabilizing motions needed when you do free weights"

Thanks!

Not the RPT but I am a someone who has been lifting for years. For the most part I agree that free weights are better than most machines. When you us free weights, for example doing a goblet squat, you are using a lot of stabilizer muscles. When doing a goblet squat properly (bracing core and using heavy enough weight) you will feel your abs on fire as well as using your upper body to hold the weight. On a leg day when using free weights you'd be surprised how much you feel it in your upper body. If you use a leg press machine you miss out on these benefits. That said there is a place within a workout for some machines, but I wouldn't just do the standard machine circuit workout at the gym and expect to get great results. If you go to any gym and see who is on the machines vs who is in the free weight area you typically see most of the serious lifters in the free weight area. Maybe throwing in the leg press and leg extension machine here and there.

I don't disagree with this, but many of us do not want to be a "serious lifter". We want to be strong and lean, not looking for PRs.

Translation: we want to be skinny. Strength-training becomes the vehicle for that. And that obsession with being thin is just tiresome at this point.

I'm the person you quoted, and I'm listening to every word. It's easy to say being obsessed with being thin when being fit is easy for you. I've done the diets - WW, Keto, IF, MFP, even paid programs like Ideal Protein. I don't want to be "skinny", but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be lean, strong, and not a size 10-12. My diet isn't terrible, but I'm only 5'0". I need to find a long term balance that fits with my very short frame. I know that's through lifting (I've been taking HIIT and lifting classes for a month). If I don't make it to a class I want a sustainable gym plan, and free weights (other than dumb bells) can be very intimidating.

I'll continue more reps as I get stronger, as PP recommended, rather than continuing to increase weight. It's also probably time to make an appointment with a trainer at my gym. I wanted to get a solid month and routine behind me first.

PP, how much time and energy and money are you willing to spend on being "lean"? To the point where it consumes you entirely? To what end? There's a difference between being "lean" and being overweight. Make the appointment with the trainer, but also at least start to think about how much you want this pursuit to control your life.

Also, it's not easy for me to be fit, at least in terms of your goals of being "lean." I'm not short, and I have a decades long workout habit, but for me to be thin requires no exercise save running and a bit of yoga. I build muscle easily for a woman, more than most women would want. But it's important to me to be strong and healthy, so I prioritize setting a good example for my kids and spending my time on things other than the pursuit of being thin.

That is awesome. But I suspect you are genetically predisposed to be fit and thin. If running a few times a week and yoga were enough for me to be thin, I would be absolutely thrilled. Please recognize that there are people out there who can get 1200-1500 calories a day, work out every day, and still not be "thin."

LOL, no, I'm not predisposed to be thin. I'm predisposed to be muscular, so for me to be "lean," I need to run 30-35 miles/week and yoga a few times, mostly for injury prevention. That's more than running a few times/week. And even then, that puts me at a size 8, not a size 2. I'm 5'8, so I completely get that shorter people have different calorie needs, but FFS, stop assuming that everyone who pushes back on diet culture is naturally skinny. Really focusing on weight lifting, as I did back in my 20s, has me as a solid size 10 with visible muscle definition. That's not the look most women here are going for.

The irony being that that's the look which is the most appealing to men (if that's your motivation behind exercising)

Not really. The women at my gym who are very strong don’t have visible muscles. I doubt they have trouble attracting men. I am pretty sure for women to have visible muscles requires a low level of caloric intake that is unsustainable. The women who do that peak for the photo shoot or competition but normally don’t look that way.

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Anonymous wrote:CPT for almost 30 years. My Masters is in Exercise Science. Strength training will help you lose weight. More importantly, it increases bone density and helps prevent injury. Everyone should be doing some kind of strength training. Weight training increases muscle efficiency allowing you to burn more calories, even at rest. Your metabolic rate stays elevated after weight training. That helps with weight loss as well.

But, you still need cardio. You’ll burn more calories during cardio than weight training. This is why programs like circuit training and Tabata are so effective. They get your heart rate up and increase your muscle mass by mixing in strength training.

Remember, all the exercise in the world won’t make much difference if your diet is crap. Abs are made in the kitchen. You can spot train, but you cannot spot reduce. In order to see those amazing muscles, you’ll have to lose weight. You need a caloric deficit if you are overweight. Eating a variety of healthy foods in reasonable portions is key. Junk food should be a rare treat. Don’t buy into any of the fad diets. Don’t eliminate carbs. They are your first source of energy. And your body needs them. Just watch the portion sizes.

What are your thoughts on PP's claim, "Don’t ever use machines. They are the lazy person’s way. You gain strength from using core and other stabilizing motions needed when you do free weights"

Thanks!

Not the RPT but I am a someone who has been lifting for years. For the most part I agree that free weights are better than most machines. When you us free weights, for example doing a goblet squat, you are using a lot of stabilizer muscles. When doing a goblet squat properly (bracing core and using heavy enough weight) you will feel your abs on fire as well as using your upper body to hold the weight. On a leg day when using free weights you'd be surprised how much you feel it in your upper body. If you use a leg press machine you miss out on these benefits. That said there is a place within a workout for some machines, but I wouldn't just do the standard machine circuit workout at the gym and expect to get great results. If you go to any gym and see who is on the machines vs who is in the free weight area you typically see most of the serious lifters in the free weight area. Maybe throwing in the leg press and leg extension machine here and there.

I don't disagree with this, but many of us do not want to be a "serious lifter". We want to be strong and lean, not looking for PRs.

Translation: we want to be skinny. Strength-training becomes the vehicle for that. And that obsession with being thin is just tiresome at this point.

I'm the person you quoted, and I'm listening to every word. It's easy to say being obsessed with being thin when being fit is easy for you. I've done the diets - WW, Keto, IF, MFP, even paid programs like Ideal Protein. I don't want to be "skinny", but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be lean, strong, and not a size 10-12. My diet isn't terrible, but I'm only 5'0". I need to find a long term balance that fits with my very short frame. I know that's through lifting (I've been taking HIIT and lifting classes for a month). If I don't make it to a class I want a sustainable gym plan, and free weights (other than dumb bells) can be very intimidating.

I'll continue more reps as I get stronger, as PP recommended, rather than continuing to increase weight. It's also probably time to make an appointment with a trainer at my gym. I wanted to get a solid month and routine behind me first.

PP, how much time and energy and money are you willing to spend on being "lean"? To the point where it consumes you entirely? To what end? There's a difference between being "lean" and being overweight. Make the appointment with the trainer, but also at least start to think about how much you want this pursuit to control your life.

Also, it's not easy for me to be fit, at least in terms of your goals of being "lean." I'm not short, and I have a decades long workout habit, but for me to be thin requires no exercise save running and a bit of yoga. I build muscle easily for a woman, more than most women would want. But it's important to me to be strong and healthy, so I prioritize setting a good example for my kids and spending my time on things other than the pursuit of being thin.

That is awesome. But I suspect you are genetically predisposed to be fit and thin. If running a few times a week and yoga were enough for me to be thin, I would be absolutely thrilled. Please recognize that there are people out there who can get 1200-1500 calories a day, work out every day, and still not be "thin."

Enough with the belief that some people are genetically predisposed to being thin or fit. Sure some people may find it easier to exercise because they enjoy it more or have built those habits and some people are better at naturally moderating their food intake, likely do to having a good relation ship with food. but the belief that you are not thin or fit due to genetics is a self fulfilling prophecy and excuse for not being thin or fit. Anyone can be thin and fit if they put the work in to exercise and eat right.

Change the narrative you are telling yourself that is keeping you where you are.

You are nuts. People are predisposed to all sorts of things including body size and shape for both good and bad. Ignorant to think otherwise. Can you change that? Of course. But the amount of work varies. Anyone can be fit. Not everyone can be thin.

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Anonymous wrote:CPT for almost 30 years. My Masters is in Exercise Science. Strength training will help you lose weight. More importantly, it increases bone density and helps prevent injury. Everyone should be doing some kind of strength training. Weight training increases muscle efficiency allowing you to burn more calories, even at rest. Your metabolic rate stays elevated after weight training. That helps with weight loss as well.

But, you still need cardio. You’ll burn more calories during cardio than weight training. This is why programs like circuit training and Tabata are so effective. They get your heart rate up and increase your muscle mass by mixing in strength training.

Remember, all the exercise in the world won’t make much difference if your diet is crap. Abs are made in the kitchen. You can spot train, but you cannot spot reduce. In order to see those amazing muscles, you’ll have to lose weight. You need a caloric deficit if you are overweight. Eating a variety of healthy foods in reasonable portions is key. Junk food should be a rare treat. Don’t buy into any of the fad diets. Don’t eliminate carbs. They are your first source of energy. And your body needs them. Just watch the portion sizes.

What are your thoughts on PP's claim, "Don’t ever use machines. They are the lazy person’s way. You gain strength from using core and other stabilizing motions needed when you do free weights"

Thanks!

Not the RPT but I am a someone who has been lifting for years. For the most part I agree that free weights are better than most machines. When you us free weights, for example doing a goblet squat, you are using a lot of stabilizer muscles. When doing a goblet squat properly (bracing core and using heavy enough weight) you will feel your abs on fire as well as using your upper body to hold the weight. On a leg day when using free weights you'd be surprised how much you feel it in your upper body. If you use a leg press machine you miss out on these benefits. That said there is a place within a workout for some machines, but I wouldn't just do the standard machine circuit workout at the gym and expect to get great results. If you go to any gym and see who is on the machines vs who is in the free weight area you typically see most of the serious lifters in the free weight area. Maybe throwing in the leg press and leg extension machine here and there.

I don't disagree with this, but many of us do not want to be a "serious lifter". We want to be strong and lean, not looking for PRs.

Translation: we want to be skinny. Strength-training becomes the vehicle for that. And that obsession with being thin is just tiresome at this point.

I'm the person you quoted, and I'm listening to every word. It's easy to say being obsessed with being thin when being fit is easy for you. I've done the diets - WW, Keto, IF, MFP, even paid programs like Ideal Protein. I don't want to be "skinny", but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be lean, strong, and not a size 10-12. My diet isn't terrible, but I'm only 5'0". I need to find a long term balance that fits with my very short frame. I know that's through lifting (I've been taking HIIT and lifting classes for a month). If I don't make it to a class I want a sustainable gym plan, and free weights (other than dumb bells) can be very intimidating.

I'll continue more reps as I get stronger, as PP recommended, rather than continuing to increase weight. It's also probably time to make an appointment with a trainer at my gym. I wanted to get a solid month and routine behind me first.

PP, how much time and energy and money are you willing to spend on being "lean"? To the point where it consumes you entirely? To what end? There's a difference between being "lean" and being overweight. Make the appointment with the trainer, but also at least start to think about how much you want this pursuit to control your life.

Also, it's not easy for me to be fit, at least in terms of your goals of being "lean." I'm not short, and I have a decades long workout habit, but for me to be thin requires no exercise save running and a bit of yoga. I build muscle easily for a woman, more than most women would want. But it's important to me to be strong and healthy, so I prioritize setting a good example for my kids and spending my time on things other than the pursuit of being thin.

That is awesome. But I suspect you are genetically predisposed to be fit and thin. If running a few times a week and yoga were enough for me to be thin, I would be absolutely thrilled. Please recognize that there are people out there who can get 1200-1500 calories a day, work out every day, and still not be "thin."

Enough with the belief that some people are genetically predisposed to being thin or fit. Sure some people may find it easier to exercise because they enjoy it more or have built those habits and some people are better at naturally moderating their food intake, likely do to having a good relation ship with food. but the belief that you are not thin or fit due to genetics is a self fulfilling prophecy and excuse for not being thin or fit. Anyone can be thin and fit if they put the work in to exercise and eat right.

Change the narrative you are telling yourself that is keeping you where you are.

You are nuts. People are predisposed to all sorts of things including body size and shape for both good and bad. Ignorant to think otherwise. Can you change that? Of course. But the amount of work varies. Anyone can be fit. Not everyone can be thin.

depend on how you are defining thin. Sure some people are more lanky and ectomorphs, where other are more mesomorphs. But no one is destined to be obese and carry large amount of fat. To maintain large body take excess calorie consumption and that is something you can absolutely change.

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I’m 50F and spent the past two years faithfully, intensively riding my peloton and doing zero weights. Lost no weight despite generating buckets of sweat. A month ago I joined the Y and got back into my pre-COVID weight routine, supplementing with cardio. Three random people I know have asked me if I’ve lost weight and told me I look great, in the past week. Huge confidence booster after several years of feeling blech.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 50F and spent the past two years faithfully, intensively riding my peloton and doing zero weights. Lost no weight despite generating buckets of sweat. A month ago I joined the Y and got back into my pre-COVID weight routine, supplementing with cardio. Three random people I know have asked me if I’ve lost weight and told me I look great, in the past week. Huge confidence booster after several years of feeling blech.

I’ve had a similar recent shift. I was a faithful peloton rider for 18 months. While I felt great, it didn’t seem like efforts matched my results. After a bit of googling, I read that riding for longs periods at high intensity can diminish muscle mass because you’re burning muscle and not fat or carbs. So I got a baseline through a dexa scan for a snapshot of my body composition. I continued my high cardio regimen and no weights and scheduled another scan. Not surprisingly I lost weight but a good portion of that was muscle mass. So I switched it up, more weights less cardio in time and intensity (still peloton bike and added the tread) for a few months and got another scan. I lost a nearly an equal amount of fat and gained muscle. So the scale didn’t budge but I was leaner. I’ve continued the same cardio routine but upped the weights so I’m curious to know what my next scan results will be.

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Anonymous wrote:Eat less.

But I'm hungry and need to be able to focus on my job, not distracted by the fact that I am hungry (and eventually hangry and/or headachey if I don't address it).

[Anonymous]

If you're talking about a single metric - weight - then no, strength training won't make you lose weight. In fact, you might even gain weight.

But, it's because - as others have mentioned - muscle weighs more than fat.

You want to get rid of that gut? Want to reduce the flab? Cardio won't do it. Strength training will. Not only will you lose the flab, but you'll gain SOME muscle and look great.

And please, you won't "bulk up". Women don't have near the necessary testosterone to bulk up like me do.

Strength training is also great for bone health and overall cardiovascular health.

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Anonymous wrote:Eat less.

But I'm hungry and need to be able to focus on my job, not distracted by the fact that I am hungry (and eventually hangry and/or headachey if I don't address it).

You don't need to eat so few calories you can't think, but you can certainly reduce calories a little,

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Anonymous wrote:CPT for almost 30 years. My Masters is in Exercise Science. Strength training will help you lose weight. More importantly, it increases bone density and helps prevent injury. Everyone should be doing some kind of strength training. Weight training increases muscle efficiency allowing you to burn more calories, even at rest. Your metabolic rate stays elevated after weight training. That helps with weight loss as well.

But, you still need cardio. You’ll burn more calories during cardio than weight training. This is why programs like circuit training and Tabata are so effective. They get your heart rate up and increase your muscle mass by mixing in strength training.

Remember, all the exercise in the world won’t make much difference if your diet is crap. Abs are made in the kitchen. You can spot train, but you cannot spot reduce. In order to see those amazing muscles, you’ll have to lose weight. You need a caloric deficit if you are overweight. Eating a variety of healthy foods in reasonable portions is key. Junk food should be a rare treat. Don’t buy into any of the fad diets. Don’t eliminate carbs. They are your first source of energy. And your body needs them. Just watch the portion sizes.

What are your thoughts on PP's claim, "Don’t ever use machines. They are the lazy person’s way. You gain strength from using core and other stabilizing motions needed when you do free weights"

Thanks!

Not the RPT but I am a someone who has been lifting for years. For the most part I agree that free weights are better than most machines. When you us free weights, for example doing a goblet squat, you are using a lot of stabilizer muscles. When doing a goblet squat properly (bracing core and using heavy enough weight) you will feel your abs on fire as well as using your upper body to hold the weight. On a leg day when using free weights you'd be surprised how much you feel it in your upper body. If you use a leg press machine you miss out on these benefits. That said there is a place within a workout for some machines, but I wouldn't just do the standard machine circuit workout at the gym and expect to get great results. If you go to any gym and see who is on the machines vs who is in the free weight area you typically see most of the serious lifters in the free weight area. Maybe throwing in the leg press and leg extension machine here and there.

I don't disagree with this, but many of us do not want to be a "serious lifter". We want to be strong and lean, not looking for PRs.

Translation: we want to be skinny. Strength-training becomes the vehicle for that. And that obsession with being thin is just tiresome at this point.

I'm the person you quoted, and I'm listening to every word. It's easy to say being obsessed with being thin when being fit is easy for you. I've done the diets - WW, Keto, IF, MFP, even paid programs like Ideal Protein. I don't want to be "skinny", but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be lean, strong, and not a size 10-12. My diet isn't terrible, but I'm only 5'0". I need to find a long term balance that fits with my very short frame. I know that's through lifting (I've been taking HIIT and lifting classes for a month). If I don't make it to a class I want a sustainable gym plan, and free weights (other than dumb bells) can be very intimidating.

I'll continue more reps as I get stronger, as PP recommended, rather than continuing to increase weight. It's also probably time to make an appointment with a trainer at my gym. I wanted to get a solid month and routine behind me first.

PP, how much time and energy and money are you willing to spend on being "lean"? To the point where it consumes you entirely? To what end? There's a difference between being "lean" and being overweight. Make the appointment with the trainer, but also at least start to think about how much you want this pursuit to control your life.

Also, it's not easy for me to be fit, at least in terms of your goals of being "lean." I'm not short, and I have a decades long workout habit, but for me to be thin requires no exercise save running and a bit of yoga. I build muscle easily for a woman, more than most women would want. But it's important to me to be strong and healthy, so I prioritize setting a good example for my kids and spending my time on things other than the pursuit of being thin.

That is awesome. But I suspect you are genetically predisposed to be fit and thin. If running a few times a week and yoga were enough for me to be thin, I would be absolutely thrilled. Please recognize that there are people out there who can get 1200-1500 calories a day, work out every day, and still not be "thin."

Enough with the belief that some people are genetically predisposed to being thin or fit. Sure some people may find it easier to exercise because they enjoy it more or have built those habits and some people are better at naturally moderating their food intake, likely do to having a good relation ship with food. but the belief that you are not thin or fit due to genetics is a self fulfilling prophecy and excuse for not being thin or fit. Anyone can be thin and fit if they put the work in to exercise and eat right.

Change the narrative you are telling yourself that is keeping you where you are.

You are nuts. People are predisposed to all sorts of things including body size and shape for both good and bad. Ignorant to think otherwise. Can you change that? Of course. But the amount of work varies. Anyone can be fit. Not everyone can be thin.

this. Everyone can be fit and healthy, for sure. But not everyone can be thin without pretty severe starvation-level dieting.

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Here is a great article on why strength training is great for weight/fat loss

https://bit.ly/3Hgirus

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Anonymous wrote:Eat less.

This. You aren’t losing weight because you are consuming too much food. The end.

The type of exercise you do isn’t going to affect weight loss. Though strength training is absolutely essential to middle aged women especially; from a bone density and retaining muscle mass stand point. Every notice how older women get thicker in the waist and thinner in the legs? It is because they are losing muscle.

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Anonymous wrote:Eat less.

But I'm hungry and need to be able to focus on my job, not distracted by the fact that I am hungry (and eventually hangry and/or headachey if I don't address it).

You don't need to eat so few calories you can't think, but you can certainly reduce calories a little,

Agreed. If you start consistently tracking that food you'll naturally stop overeating ... nobody likes to add that extra 500 calories for a bagel. it's really eye opening.
If you are hungry, eat something that is likely to fill you up and not have processed grains in it, like an apple or berries or a hard boilded egg.

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Anonymous wrote:Eat less.

But I'm hungry and need to be able to focus on my job, not distracted by the fact that I am hungry (and eventually hangry and/or headachey if I don't address it).

You don't need to eat so few calories you can't think, but you can certainly reduce calories a little,

Agreed. If you start consistently tracking that food you'll naturally stop overeating ... nobody likes to add that extra 500 calories for a bagel. it's really eye opening.
If you are hungry, eat something that is likely to fill you up and not have processed grains in it, like an apple or berries or a hard boilded egg.

I love the moralizing on this thread. I haven’t eaten a bagel in 15 years!!