Does working out make you lose as much weight as if you go on a diet?
451307
yes but having muscle causes you to burn more energy, so it helps burn the fat. if you want to look better, or be a better athlete you dont just want to lose fat but gain muscle too. its not your weight that matters, but your fat that is bad. also diets can become less effective because your body learns to use less energy, but if you excersize, you keep using energy and it makes your diet more effective. do both.
963694
You could excersise alot and run alot.  If you do that you will be losing fat but you will be gaining muscle and muscle is heavier then fat.
1021559
Weight gain and loss is determined, at the most basic, by calories in versus calories out.  Exercise, by increasing calories out, is equally important to weight loss as diet change, which decreases calories in.  The real answer depends on the starting point.  For someone who has a horrendous diet and moderate exercise habits, the dietary change may be more important.  For someone with a reasonable diet, but very poor exercise habits, the exercise will play a greater role.  The efficient thing to do is to establish a balance utilizing both factors, really.
359338
In order to lose weight, put muscle in some more places by starting a whole body workout with weights.  The more of your body you turn to muscle, the higher your metabolism will be,\nsince even at rest muscle burns calories.  Combine that with a slight diet, and you will lose pounds.\nThe cardio took the fat from the unhealthy places, like your abdomen, so your health is much better because of that.
257379
No.  If you want to lose fat, you have to consume less calories than you expend.  That's a combination of eating and activity.  If you move your body more, then you can increase the rate of loss, but eating regularly and exercising regularly is the best way to go.\n\nAnyone who tells you that you can eat whatever/however much you want to eat and lose weight by (a) eating certain things, (b) taking certain supplements or (c) reading a book, etc. etc. is just selling something.
910899
It depends, if you have alot of weight to lose, you do tend to lose faster  in the beginning. It does taper off though.
84644
A diet is a regiment of food types placed together for a reason.. so in order to lose weight and eat whatever you want, you are going to have to workout CONSTANTLY.. and during that workout..think about each and every muscle you are moving, and press them to their fullest strength... But you may not "lose weight".. you'll just be transforming fat into muscle, which weights more than fat does.. but you WILL see the difference in how toned your body appears.\n\nAnd I hope you aren't basing what this other person thinks of your weight.. do it for you.. and only you.. I'm probably 20 lbs overweight.. and I could care less what "Joe Blow" thinks of me.. I like my curves..he/she doesn't have to try to squeeze into my bikini.. thats my job.. and my job to feel comfortable (no matter what weight I am) not his/hers!!
514155
depends on how overweight... ur probably fine... but it doesn't hurt to eat less or excersize more... if you know your overweight then you should lose some pounds
809268
never because you're depriving yourself of food.\nalthough they do work in the short-term, in the long-term they're very dangerous as you'll regain all the weight that you lost.\n\nthe best way to lose weight is to regulate what you eat, cut down on your emotional eating, and to work out more.
460027
Alas, you will probably not lose weight by exercising without changing your diet unless you exercise at a dangerously high level (if you intend to do this, seek advice from a doctor first). However, exercise is important and will help to tone and sculpt your body. Exercise can make you lose inches. However, to maintain the level of exercise we tend to eat more. Also the exercise does not really burn too many more calories above basal levels (you burn quite a bit just sitting around). Exercise will convert your mass to muscle though, and for that, it is well worth it.
569011
No, but it will help you to gain muscle mass.\nThe only way to lose weight is to expend more calories than you take in, and this can only be accomplished with diet and/or exercise.
200538
Well, it depends. If you are active enough, yes, but it won't be a substancial loss. Just like hunnerd or so calories.
113138
Yes, because the more muscle you have the faster your metabolism (the amount of calories your body burns at rest) becomes. So, more muscle = higher metabolism = more calories burned\nHope that helps.
1072411
If you burn more calories than you take in, you will lose weight.
682400
i know its true that when you first start a diet and exercise program you will lose a lot of your weight very fast at first and then it will continue to loose at a steady pace after that and then when youre at your ideal weight you have to stay active and eat right to keep it that way.
253838
My coworker is also a personal trainer, and he says 3500 calories is equal to one pound of fat. So if you burn 3500 more calories than you take in, you'll lose a pound. This isn't perfect however, because you don't just lose fat when you exercise -- you lose water, and sometimes gain or lose muscle.
663815
Weights DON'T burn fat. Dieting REDUCES THE SIZE of fat cells (fat cells hold your fat and they are like balloons --and they get smaller, as if you were letting out air.) \n\nWeights increase the size of muscles. So do a standard workout, as in any good weight lifting book or magazine and don't overtrain the arms. You'll only strain a joint and not get what you want anyway.\n\nIf you want to reduce the fat on your arms, diet. Fat cells get smaller all over the body in an order determined by your genetics. Some people lose fat first in the face, then the chest, then the legs and arms, then the butt and last, the stomach. For others, it can be in an entirely different order. \n\nJust keep doing weights and for best fat loss, 40 minutes a day of aerobics like vigorous walking. Which is what really burns that fat along with a diet low in carbs, sugars and fats.