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jonnythan
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27/M/NY, New York Join Date: Aug 2005 | Thank you wildchild 
I spent a *lot* of time in the past two years studying nutrition and weight loss and body composition.
The single biggest mistake women make is neglecting strength training. If you weigh 180 and you jog and starve yourself down to 130, I can absolutely guarantee that you have lost a significant amount of muscle. You will have killed your metabolism because that muscle tissue is what *keeps* the fat off by using up tons of calories when it's not doing anything!
If your goal is to simply be "not fat," then fine, don't do any strength training... but the only thing you will accomplish is not being fat. You will have no muscle definition, no tone. You'll just be skinny.... but still flabby.
Muscle is the first thing to go when you lose weight without strength training.
Eat fewer calories (this one is tough - you *have* to keep track of how many calories go into your body to have a prayer here), do some cardio 2-3 times a week, and do a full-body weight routine 2-3 times a week and the fat will *melt* away faster than you can imagine. When you've lost enough fat, the muscle beneath the fat will begin to show through and you will have a very nice, toned body.
 "love does make people create paper. love does make people develop jet engines." | | | Edited: August 10, 2006 @ 16:40 | |
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