Slightly off topic... but keep in mind that if you are adding muscle (weightlifting) the scale may not move even though you are dropping fat. Also, not meaning to scare you off either one, but running (long distance) edges the body toward long, lean muscles and a very low bodyfat percentage (picture your average marathoner). Weight lifting edges the body toward larger, beefier muscles with less impact on bodyfat percentage (picture your average weightlifter, and understand that they have to diet like heck to get their bodyfat low enough for all those 'ripped' pics).
If you're doing both just because you love them, keep going. At some point, if you get serious about adding muscle, the running may inhibit that. If you want to drop the most poundage (w/o caring if it's fat or muscle), you may want to ease off on the weightlifting.
Thanks Dia. Actually just got back from the gym.
I played high school football and lifted a lot of free weights.
The weight lifting I'm doing now is higher reps, not as much weight, and it's on Cybex machines. Just trying to burn fat and tone up what I got. I play a lot of golf, so, I don't want to bulk up.
And, I know what you mean about weight lifting and the scale not moving. Muscle weighs more than fat from what I understand. But, even though the scale did not move much or has plateaued, I'm fitting into clothes I haven't for a while.
