How can I lose weight without dieting
katieackerkey_
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I go to the gym 3-5 times a week and do weight training and some cardio so I am losing weight but how can I lose it faster without restricting my calories?
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Some form of a calorie deficit is required for weight loss. If you don't want to do that by counting calories, you'll need to find some other way to do it (some people find that limiting the hours a day they're eating can do this, others can do it by restricting certain types of foods or putting limits on macronutrients like fat or carbohydrates). Some people do it by creating a deficit through exercise (but as you're currently seeing, there are sometimes limits on how fast you can go with this).
But it's all calorie-restriction.
Can you share more of your concerns? We might be able to think of things that could help.10 -
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I only know three ways to lose weight... eat less, move more, or do a combo of the two. If eating less isn't on the agenda, go to the gym more - weight training and cardio are the ticket.3
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Losing weight all comes down to consuming fewer calories than your body burns. You can focus on consuming food at a calorie deficit, or ramping up the number of calories your body burns through exercise, or both. Whatever you do, you must eat at a calorie deficit to lose weight.
MFP is a tool for tracking calories to make sure you're actually eating at a deficit. Most people use a digital scale to track as accurately as possible, to make sure they are indeed maintaining their proper deficit.
If you don't want to track your calories, you don't have to - but don't expect consistent results. Some people are good at eating mindfully and simply reducing portion sizes, some aren't.
PS - it's also good to manage your expectations and not rush the process. Assuming you're not morbidly obese, most people only aim to lose about a 1lbs a week. Losing weight at a sustainable pace is good - crash-dieting is bad.
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Why does it need to happen faster?15
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Faster isn't always better.
You are already losing weight, be patient.
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Maximum weight loss rate drops as you lose weight. Maybe you can't lose faster at this point. What's your height and weight, and how fast are you losing? What do you mean by restricting calories? You can lose weight without dieting (consciously eating less with the purpose of losing weight), but to lose weight, you have to eat less than your TDEE, even if you don't do it consciously and deliberately. If you increase your TDEE and eat the same amount of calories, you could lose faster, provided you aren't already at maximum speed already, but if you don't intend to restrict calorie intake, you can end up eating more to compensate for the increased activity.
If you can elaborate some on what you are after, maybe you can get better answers. Generally, I think it's most effective to make diet the priority for weight loss, and exercise for fun and good health.2 -
Without knowing what your current status and goals are it's hard to give any kind of meaningful advice.
That being said, why don't you want to restrict/control for calories?
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Liposuction or cool sculpting8
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There are people who eat whatever they want when they want and don't gain weight, and others who eat whatever they want when they want and become obese. Differences in metabolism aside, the naturally skinny move more and/or eat less. They do so because of the 3 lbs of grey pudding between their ears.
Here's my advice FWIW: if you want to get thin without dieting, you're going to have to determine what's different behaviorally about the people who are naturally skinny that makes them move more and/or eat less. It's your relationship with the food that's the problem, not the food itself.
Read "The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person" by Judith Beck, it deals with the behavioral aspects of being thin vs being fat.
I'd also think as part of the process about the reasons why you want to lose faster, and the reasons why you don't want to restrict your calories.
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I wanted to lose weight without logging and just working out. It didn't work. Logged and exercised. Lost 45 pounds.6
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Perhaps you're thinking of dieting as a list of forbidden foods, weird supplements and crazy cleanses. Try thinking instead of being in control of and accountable for your food choices.
The Beck book recommended by vingogly is outstanding. It contains a 6 week program that will help you change your thinking and your eating habits. Work through the program, don't just zip through the book looking for shortcuts. I recommend buying the workbook version (less than $2 used on Amazon).
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I can't believe no one has recommended amputation for immediate weight loss.
I'm a problem solver.15 -
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Instead of dieting maybe try adding more vegetables to every meal? Try cutting out processed foods and eat more whole natural foods.4
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Winning marathoners pace themselves. Those who are fast out of the gate won't get their best time.
I suspect you have a winning formula. You are working out, getting stronger, and losing weight. Don't try and mess with the system by trying to go faster.2 -
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The only way to lose weight without changing your diet is to move more... sometimes a lot more.0
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How fast is "faster"? How much have you lost in what period of time?
It is very unrealistic to think that you will lose weight and maintain it without some kind of change in your eating habits. I'm not saying impossible, but unlikely. You can look in Success Stories for people who've done this and how they've done it. (Be prepared to look through a LOT of posts.)0 -
Unfortunately we can't make it happen "faster", in fact speeding it up is what causes so many restrictions. The very best way is create some meal plans you really like, with foods you really like, in the right portions just under your level of TDEE Today Daily Energy Expenditure (mostly based on your gender and height). Over time and with consistency, that is how it happens. None of us gets a short cut. Once you know what your TDEE is that's your reference for life. If you keep a notebook with some recipes or meal plans and know the values you can follow that instead of logging food every day.1
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How fast is "faster"? How much have you lost in what period of time?
It is very unrealistic to think that you will lose weight and maintain it without some kind of change in your eating habits. I'm not saying impossible, but unlikely. You can look in Success Stories for people who've done this and how they've done it. (Be prepared to look through a LOT of posts.)
Agreed. The thing that concerns me with the idea of losing weight without dietary changes is that it's almost impossible to guarantee that you will be able to keep up the level of exercise necessary to maintain that loss. Injury and illness can happen to anyone at any time, but within certain financial constraints, you're always going to have a pretty good amount of control over how much you eat.3 -
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Muscle weighs more than fat. So if you're lifting heavy, then it won't show on the scale. If you want to lose weight, besides calorie deficit, focus on higher reps/lighter weight.13
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paulmasson40 wrote: »Muscle weighs more than fat. So if you're lifting heavy, then it won't show on the scale. If you want to lose weight, besides calorie deficit, focus on higher reps/lighter weight.
Muscle is more dense than fat. It does not weight more, nor less. It takes up less space. So your body will look more compact/lean if you have more muscle than fat. A lb is still a lb!12 -
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