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Lifting weights is more important than cardio for losing fat and losing weight. Ideally, you should do four things to get in shape every day, every week and for life.
1- Lift weights every other day
2- Cardio every other day
3- Very clean diet
4- Count calories exactingly.
Skimping on any one of those steps will almost surely lead to failure and eventual weight re-gain.
The regimen:You should lift weights with intensity three or four times per week for approx one hour.
And you should do 30-60 minutes of cardio two or three times per week, with perhaps one day of complete rest per week. Consistency is everything and your diet is key. The more muscle you have, the more calories will be burnt even when you are inactive.
And for your diet, well I know you have that band, so your portions will be smallish, but keep up with the lean protein, vegetables, some fruits and some very limited whole grains, four or five meals per day with nothing but water and tea for drinks (no diet soda).
Make no mistake now- if you don't lift weights and build muscle (there is no such thing as "toning up") and eat enough food in a day despite the portion limitations of that crazy band in your stomach, then you are just going to lose muscle along with the fat, which is probably already happening. And you will just shrink into a proportionally smaller size version of what I assume is the pear shaped body that you already have. In other words you will look the same, just a lot smaller, which is far from having a healthy, athletic and toned body.
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