Will you lose weight if you are 5'8 and 165 pounds if you eat normally but run 1 mile a day?

Answer 1

1 salad is not enough to sustain you so that you can actually run the 3 miles. You will end up hurting your body more than helping. What you should do is eat your usual foods, just cut the portions in half. Add a salad to lunch and dinner - eat it first, then eat the meal so you end up eating less. Cut your fast food or TV dinners, processed foods and fast foods are not healthy. Just make a few little changes and you will find you can actually stick to your new way of life (don't call it a diet, you aren't refusing yourself anything, just adding better foods and eating less). Run those 3 miles in the morning right after you take your vitamins with a small glass of water. Then eat breakfast and go about your day. Your body benefits most from morning exercise and your vitamins absorb best when you are active. You get a double benefit right there. Be sure your vitamins are made from whole foods, don't buy off the shelf. Buy from an MLM company because they are required to never be more than 1-2% off in their ingredients (while store bought vitamins, including GNC can be as much as 40% off). Melaleuca, Shaklee and Nikken all carry a great line of vitamins. Look for the vitamin which has at least 100% Biotin (great for weight loss).

Answer 2

I was 5' 8" and 165 lbs and lost 30 lbs by cutting my calories, running three times a week (for 35 to 55 minutes) and doing strength exercises for one hour twice a week. I had tried dieting before, but I was successful this time because a nutritionist opened my eyes. She said it is all about the numbers. Food is building blocks - micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and macronutrients (fat, carbs and protein). We need all the above, but our total calorie intake has to be consistently less than what we burn in order to lose weight. One mile a day is not very far, but if results in the number of calories you burn being more than what your "normal" calorie intake is, then it would result in weight loss. If the number of calories in is less than the number of calories out, consistently over time, then you will lose weight.

Answer 3

Only if you stick to a healthy diet that promotes balanced nutrition. If you run a mile every day but eat junk food as the majority of your diet, then probably not...

On top of that, one mile is too short to use up any useful amount of calories, you need to be looking at 45-60 minutes for that.

'course, anything is better than nothing, but you do need to get up to 45-60 minutes before the losses during running become important.

Answer 4

Probably, just combine your workout with a healthy diet and keep track of your calorie intake.