This is just my opinion, but I'd cool it with that. Running is hard on the body and it takes time to recover.
If you must do more cardio, do it low/no impact. Maybe walk hills, get your HR up but keeps you from beating up those new muscles and joints.
I'll say this, quality over quantity. Get yourself used to running before trying to blast off every spare pound. Once you're used to running then you can run harder/faster/further. That's where the gains show up.
If I tried to run 5-6 days a week after a break I'd probably just feel like shit for a few weeks and quit. So I ramp up, once I get up above 10 miles a week I can start doing a decent pace again and I naturally lose weight.
I know a lot of rookies come out of the gate fast and burn out. Running is harder than it looks. Getting the first few miles down is often the hardest part(until those last few, those suck too).
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