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How could EXERCISING not help you lose weight? Diet alone isnt going to cut it, the only way diet alone will make you lose weight is if you starve youself to the point where your body starts using up its stores. Not healthy at all. It sounds like you (origional poster) have a very good diet going for you, although your kcal intake sounds a touch low for the ammount of exercise you are planning on doing.

While there is such a thing as over training, you are not going to hit it doing normal cardio for 1.5 hours a day. If you are doing intensive cardio (very high bpm's for 30 minutes or more), I wouldnt recomend doing that twice a day every day of the week. Dont go lift weights 2 times a day, the only way to build muscle is to let your body repair all the tears in your muscles from lifting weight, which takes time and rest.

I would recomend that you only take 1 trip to the gym a day. Do your cardio and lift your weights. Spend the rest of your time doing some activity you enjoy. Bike riding, jogging, hiking, swimming, roller blading, a round of golf, anything that is a moderate cardiovascular exercise This will keep you active, keep your metabolism up, keep you burning calories, and you will avoid getting burned out at the gym. The number one cause of over training is people trying to get results too quickly. With the amount of weight you've dropped, its obvious you've changed your lifesyle for the better. Keep this up, dont give up when you've reached your "target" and slide back to old habits. Be healthy for life!