How long does one have to do aerobics to lose one dress size?

[Darth_Kitten]

:shrug:

[applegrove]

1. Forever? Sorry but I think a lifestyle change is the only thing that will

keep you thinner. As we age..stress makes dress size go up. You gain weight on your tummy.

[Darth_Kitten]

5. Well, true.........

that's why I started exercising. :)

[applegrove]

9. You are a better person than me. I'm hold up in my apartment waiting

for the smoggy days to be over before I start excercising again.

[Darth_Kitten]

16. I exercise in my apartment.....

I guess I'm lucky, I'm on a ground floor, and won't bother people below me.

I just get some tunes ready and exercise away. I really want to keep this up, it's hard for me to get into any routine. :)

[Zywiec]

2. How about running or biking?

Keeps you fit and reduces stress!

Good luck.

[KG]

3. eleventy hundred years.

sorry.

[dembotoz]

4. feel you pain

extended period of kick boxing weekly, walking 1.8 miles nightly plus working on a heavy bags several mornings a week and i now weigh more than I ever have in my life.
Am I in better shape.
yes

am I stronger
yes

do my clothes fit better
yes

has my general shape and posture improved
yes

do i still weigh more
alas...yet

am i still probably disappointed in that
yet

[redqueen]

6. 30 minutes per day, 4 days a week (at least)

AND you have to eat healthy and only eat indulgent foods rarely.

For LIFE!

BLEAH!

[Darth_Kitten]

7. I started doing this.........

aerobics 30 minutes (or more) a day starting about a week ago. I can't wait to see some results, some day. ;)

[redqueen]

8. Ohhhhh...

expect to see results in about a month / six weeks.

Kudos!

:hi:

[Darth_Kitten]

11. I know this is a work in progress.......

whoa! a month. that's cool.

I want to continue doing this. I'm not trying to do this "just" to, say, lose 5 or 10 lbs, or a dress size. :)

But I really have to lose some weight. I know exercise is going to have so many benefits for me (energy? sure could use some of that)

[redqueen]

15. YES! Energy...

Actually, you might start noticing your clothes fitting differently after only a couple of weeks... but after 4/6 weeks it'll be impossible not to notice. :)

[Darth_Kitten]

17. I would like to get some new clothes....

for my trip in September. It would be nice if I could go down a size. :)

[redqueen]

19. Oh you could definitely manage that...

depending on the results by the middle of August, you could alter your diet to get the results you want.

Eating more frequent, smaller meals with very little or no animal fats, no white bread, very little or no sugar... that will make all the difference in the *world*.

Hehehehe... just don't be like me and get lazy after you get a little thinner. :P That's me.. up, down, up, down. AHHHH I give up!

:rofl:

[supernova]

10. You won't

You have to do resistance training, build up muscle mass, to lose body volume (dress size)

[Darth_Kitten]

13. Weights?

I'll looking to burning some all over body fat. :)

[supernova]

14. Yes,

you can at least start out with simple resistance like bands or maintaining certain yoga positions.

[flvegan]

12. Depends on a lot of factors.

Age, current weight, intensity, frequency, diet...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Without some dietary modifications, forever

One of my former gym instructors said that if you're really out of shape and overweight, you'll see results pretty quickly, but after a while, there are diminishing returns in terms of weight.

However, you'll know that the exercise is doing you good physically because if you're away from it for a week or two because of vacations or illness, you'll find stuff that used be easy has become difficult--an indication that the exercise has improved your general health and that being away from it has caused you to deteriorate.