Losing weight?

[tis kelly]

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I havnt lost any weight since the day I began playing DDR

[Synaesthesia]

[shimikiah]

I have maintained my normal diet of not eating healthy, and lost about 40 pounds in a little under a year.

You can't beat those results.
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[P0Panda21]

I agree that DDR is best done with other exercise as well. If done intensely enough I suppose it could count as cardeovascular work, however that depends on how long you play and how intensely. I suggest lifting weights or doing crunches and other body building/toning exercises. Also drink plenty of water and portion your foods.
Good Luck!
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[ddrgirl4evauk]

I feel that it helps me maintain my weight, it would'nt necessarily make me lose any as I am slightly underweight anyway for my height. My friend however who has been playing for appprox 4 months has lost 28lbs with a concoction of both ddr and a diet. I believe it does help with weight loss but I don't think on its own would make much difference, but I suppose if you play alot for long periods of time it might.
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[xaurio]

Dont eat foods with a lot of sugar or fat.
No soda.
Drink lots of water.
And excersize.
I run at least 4 times a week for 2-3 hours at a time.
Ive lost 10lbs within the last 4 weeks.
You have to really commit to it or you wont get results.
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[DocMenach]

Those who are saying you should leave out DDR are incorrect. Cardiovascular excesice is effective as long as you can get your Heart Rate up, preferably susatined at about 70-80% of MHR(maximum heart rate). This is very doable while playing DDR.

The following is very important if you are trying to lose weight:

1) To lose weight you need to spend more calories than you consume on a daily basis, this can be done by increasing excercise, decreasing caloric intake, or both.

2) You may want to buy a Heart Rate Monitor so you can make sure that you are in your target heart rate range while playing DDR. You may want to play on continuous mode (where you can select multiple songs and play them consecutively with no pauses in between). Determine your MHR with the following formula: MHR=217 - (0.85 × age).

3) To lose weight it is best to modify your diet to a High Protein/High Fiber/Low carb/Low fat. Many carb restricting diets neglect fiber, which is very important. Fiber, while it does count as a carbohydrate, is not actually digestable and therefore adds 0 actual calories. Protein is very important. Excersing whithout consuming enough protein will actually cause your body to start digesting muscle for energy.

4) Remember to replenish your fluids and salts before, during and after excercise. Properly hydrated muscles work better. Drink water (or sports drink) while playing, but dont chug it.

5) The more excersice you get, the higher your Resting Metabolic Rate will be. In plain english this means you will burn more calories even while sleeping, just by being more active.

6) Keep working at it! Don't give up! You will probably lose a bit of weight, and then hit a wall where your weight seems to stay the same for a while. Keep working though and you will continue to see results.

[ComrdaeRed]

I've lost around 35 pounds playing ddr. I didn't really change anything else in my diet/excercise rutine. I think I also just have a pretty good metabolism anyways I was just outta shape, had been my whole life. I had never really committed to anything before.

[Setekhx]

[ddr_master0602]

i knew a guy that was about 220 lbs. and he had a diet and he lifted weights every once and a while but he played ddr for about 5 months on standard and heavy and he lost about 60 lbs. it was incredible to me that he could lose that much weight in that much time but he was really wanting to loose weight and i think that helped out a lot.
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[Leviticuz_1.01]

i gained weight after playing for 5 months (about 5 pounds). But it was in muscle and muscle weighs more than fat

[Topher▶◀Rocks]

I've held weight pretty well. I only lost about 10 pounds since starting about a year ago. I look like I should be about 120 but I'm at 150.
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[wakassjak]

Play DDR for about 10 hours a week if you can afford it. I would also suggest eating two balanced, large meals a day. Avoid snacks. Drink only water.

This will probably be an effective strategy.

[Revolutionist ZERO]

[thewitchdoctor]

i used to be kind of chunky (5'10" and at my highest weight 170-180) and i started watching what i ate and doing situps, pushups, and other general stuff that you can easily do at home as well as lifiting dumbells, but not much drastic. in addition i played DDR for several hours just about every day. i started losing weight really fast and i stopped even having to watch what i ate. i eventually dropped 30-40 lbs. i think combining it with a reasonable diet (doesnt have to be drastic) and some other exercise is the best bet
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