If I don't change my diet but run...?

Question

If I were to eat about 1,700 calories daily, but run a mile a day and do 200 crunches a day and 50 leg lifts about how much weight would I lose in 5 weeks? About how much weight would I lose weekly? When would I start to see weight loss?

Ok, I said I was going to eat 1, 700 calories! And by the way I weigh 129 lbs. and I want to be 115.

Answer 1

Depending on your size and build, you'd probably lose up to ten pounds a week; which is more than doctors recommend, but very unlikely to kill you.

Replace the leg lifts with push-ups. You're going to get plenty of leg work, particularly if you up the run to 2 or 3 miles. In fact, don't think miles at all. Think minutes. Twenty minutes is a nice run.

Don't listen to some of these dildos. 1700 calories is not over-eating by any stretch of the imagination.

Answer 2

Running 1 mile isn't a whole lot... you'll probably burn around 80 calories. Your crunches / leg lifts will probably burn another 50 - 100. So you'd lose around a pound every 17 days. (1 pound equals about 3500 calories).

To monitor your diet / activities, use a website such as http://www.fitday.com. It'll help you determine how much you are eating and how much your activities really burn.

Fitday will also determine how many calories you burn in a day, so you can judge your weight loss (just remember that 3500 = 1 pound (give or take)). Fitday is also free.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Quite frankly, the 200 crunches and 50 leg lifts are hardly a workout at all. I would not expect you to burn many calories at all witrh that routine. It should be pretty obvious to you that you have to burn more calories than you consume to lose weight. If you really want to burn off calories you should get involved in something a little more areobic like cycling or running as long as your knees can handle the impact. I really do not recommend high impact exercise for anyone and if you are overweight, there is even greater reason to avoid the impact exercise altogether. I'll provide you with a simple chart, that the American Heart Association promotes, which should give you a better idea what your caloric burn rate is for various exercises. I will attempt to also provide you with a chart for the caloric content of fatty tissue that you wish to divest yourself of and if possible, another chart that will give you an idea of your size change in five pound fatty loss increments. Keep in mind that you will want to keep your body toned as you lose the weight. You don't want any flabby tissue at the beach.

Here's your link to the calorie burn/activity chart.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=756

This link will provide you with the caloric content of your fat cells as measured by weight and a whole bunch of other tips for weight management.
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section1/chapter5/5a.jsp

Last but, not least, here is a simplified guide to weight loss relative to size reduction.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.support.diet/browse_thread/thread/f5b781a50fc1d42a/15d9d18c15f111c9%2315d9d18c15f111c9
Whatever you choose to do, make sure that you consider how you feel as an indicator of your overall health. Do not starve yourself to fit into a size that you feel you must wear and do not push your weight loss to the point where you are missing necessary nutrients and fibre in your diet. If you have any questions, stand NAKED in front of a mirror ( of course, if a mirror is not available, and you already look pretty good, you can stand in front of me...LOL) and when you reach the appearance you want, stabilise at that level.

Answer 4

What is it with people? OK first of all, get off the scale. Your weight doesn't matter. One mile a day is absolutely nothing! Do more than that. You should try to live a healthier lifestyle, not go on a crazy weight loss kick.

Answer 5

most people quit because they do not see results right away. I have been a fool of that mistake more then once.

Ask guys in the gym that are in grreat shape how long it took them.

that's how they live. Not 5 weeks, not 1 year just how they choose to live.

Answer 6

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:

*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm

Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.

Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:
Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm
Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.

*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.

Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html

Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d

*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.

Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/

A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.

*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.

*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com

Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.

*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Answer 7

doing all that and NOT changing your diet is like putting a multivitamin tablet into a gun and shooting it in your mouth. change the diet. you do things half a*ssed you'll get half a*ssed results.

Answer 8

It depends on how much you weigh now and how much muscle mass you have.