Losing weight is realtively simple. The key is consistency and drive for results. In my case I lost an average of about 2.5 - 3 KG/month just by doing cardio everyday for 1.5 hours on 3 machines at the gym. 25 minutes walk with incline, 25 minutes on steps and 25 minutes on another machine of your choice (e.g bike or rotex etc)

I go everyday except Sundays. Short to say I'm quite pleased with the results, and I didn't need a PT to help me on this. It's about having the right attitude and habit.

In terms of diet, yes it plays a part too. Although I wouldn't say I restricted the stuff I ate when I was on my weight losing spree. But I guess I would have lost more if I did control my diet better..

Hope this helps..

Well, 3 hours is certainly overdoing it. But 1.5 I think is just nice and not too much.. There are really 2 schools of thought in this aspect. Most of the time most PT and individuals familiar with this area would quote cardio as being a better weight loss technique, while weights would certainly help build muscles. Just sharing what I learned from others here..

Well, I'm sure everyone has their opinions in regards to this issue.. As the thread starter mentioned, he is looking for insights into this topic, so I'm just contributing what worked for me..

Of course there may be diffrent approaches to achieving the goal, and I'm just sharing mine.. At the end of the day it's up to the thread starter (and of course the readers) to choose which approach he considers as suitable for him/her.

I would suggest we stick the the original purpose of this thread, which is to allow forummers to put down the opinions and insights, and not kill of any ideas.. Leave that to the thread starter/reader to decide which is best..

This post has been edited by perror: Jul 3 2006, 10:20 AM

My apologies if I sound in that manner. I'm not resistant to what was brought up by malaysianPotato. I'm just trying to say that the purpose of me posting is to share what worked for me. Perhaps my method may be in error, and it's certainly up for debate.

This post has been edited by perror: Jul 3 2006, 10:49 AM

Guess perhaps I was wrong in this aspect. Gonna try injecting some weight training into my regime and monitor the results..