Lifting weights isn't really all that effective at making you lose weight. Aerobic exercise is better, and not eating too much is best of all three. Combine all three and you have a nice combination.
All three combined is optimal for general health, but if the primary goal is to shed weight the best way to do that is through diet. Most effective method I've found is to just fast one day a week. I'm sure I"m not unique in that restricting calories every day to the point where I still want more food is not a sustainable approach. It's a lot easier to skip food once every seven days than it is to eat at a 500 calorie deficit all week long. Also, zero food for 24 hours pretty much guarantees that your body is gonna go "alright, we're empty. Time to tap into those emergency reserves".
Lift weights. Just fucking do it.
I did. Got down to 350.
Awesome. Now lift heavier weights, more often.
Great job. Now keep doing what was already working.
Lifting weights isn't really all that effective at making you lose weight. Aerobic exercise is better, and not eating too much is best of all three. Combine all three and you have a nice combination.
All three combined is optimal for general health, but if the primary goal is to shed weight the best way to do that is through diet. Most effective method I've found is to just fast one day a week. I'm sure I"m not unique in that restricting calories every day to the point where I still want more food is not a sustainable approach. It's a lot easier to skip food once every seven days than it is to eat at a 500 calorie deficit all week long. Also, zero food for 24 hours pretty much guarantees that your body is gonna go "alright, we're empty. Time to tap into those emergency reserves".