No exercise

cnjg420

Can you maintain weight without it

TavistockToad

Yes

Noreenmarie1234

lol duh of course you can...

sijomial

Why do you ask because it's a very odd question at face value?
I assume there must be a back story to this.....

Francl27

Me? Never.

Noreenmarie1234

Francl27 wrote: »

Me? Never.

I couldn't either because I like to eat too much. I am WAY more satisfied working out and eating more than eating less and not exercising.

Francl27

Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

Me? Never.

I couldn't either because I like to eat too much. I am WAY more satisfied working out and eating more than eating less and not exercising.

Pretty much. I'm active (typically 60-90 minutes on the treadmill a day, and when it's not too cold I walk my dog too) and getting 15k steps in average. Even then, I haven't been able to maintain because I like eating too much and gained 15 lbs back in 3 years (been doing strength on and off but more off than on).

So yeah. In theory, sure. In practice, most people fail at maintaining in the first place, and it's much harder without exercise (obviously it helps if you have an active job or are typically active without really 'exercising').

choochabella1

yes

spiriteagle99

Most people who have successfully lost a lot of weight and maintained that loss over time do exercise. However there are a lot of people who lose weight and keep it off just through watching their intake. As stated above though, you get a lot more freedom to enjoy favorite foods if you are burning more calories.

gnu4liberty

I am 66 in a wheelchair and I maintain with very little exercise.

LivingtheLeanDream

Yes you can but exercise gives you extra calories to play with. For me its the difference in 400 extra calories per day more I can eat, so for me its worth it.

michellerhunt7

I can't. Your mileage may vary. But a bigger question is why would you want to? Exercise is so important for your body and your mind. It's about much more than just losing weight.

Need2Exerc1se

Theoretically, yes. But in reality probably not. Definitely not without being miserable. My sedentary maintenance calories would be hard to maintain long term.

ritzvin

Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

Me? Never.

I couldn't either because I like to eat too much. I am WAY more satisfied working out and eating more than eating less and not exercising.

ditto. I'm 4'10". Pretty much, No exercise = no cookie/no wine/no popcorn/no rum/no restaurants or potlucks/etc...that is SO not happening over the long term.

kristen8000

Yep. I do. I just have to really watch serving sizes and what I eat. Because I'm tall my maintainance calories are 1850 without exercise. I think that's do-able. And it seems to be working - we'll see what happens long term. Only on month 3.

HoneyBadger302

Technically, yes, you certainly can.

For me and my body - nope. My body responds to exercise, and outside of making healthier choices, historically I've had no problem maintaining - as long as I was active.

Remove that activity, and not putting on weight is a battle and one I can't stick with long term (hence my current condition after getting sidelined by an injury for the better part of a year).

NorthCascades

When I was hit by a car years ago, I was unable to exercise for a few months. Lost weight during that period. It was awful. I was so happy I could have cried when I got back on a bike again.

MegaMooseEsq

Most (but not all) people who successfully maintain do exercise, but it doesn’t have to be crazy sweat dripping hours on a treadmill. Go for a 20 minute walk every day, join a swing dance group, do something fun that gets your heart rate up a bit.

MelanieCN77

Sure if you keep to your calories. I, for one, can't imagine going back to being so sedentary again. A lot of my exercise I now enjoy for the sake of it, and only once in a while struggle through the plan.