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nursemeg21
nursemeg21 Posts: 40
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Does anyone just eat their calories/day and not exercise and still lose weight? Or do you have to exercise with the calories they suggest you eat?

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  • nursemeg21
    nursemeg21 Posts: 40
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    Does anyone just eat their calories/day and not exercise and still lose weight? Or do you have to exercise with the calories they suggest you eat?
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
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    I haven't exercised in quite a while, and I am still losing weight, but I am noticing a dramatic decrease in my energy levels and I am huffing and puffing when I climb a set of stairs again. I burnt out on exercise pretty quickly because I jumped into it head first (i.e. instead of starting small and gradually increasing my activity level, I went from completely sedentary to doing an hour of exercise a day, 7 days a week). You can lose weight without exercise, but exercise plays a huge role in how healthy you are.
  • nicolet04
    nicolet04 Posts: 830
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    i try to just eat my base calories. my trainer said as long as i dont go under 1200 that i will loose weight just fine and my body wont go into starvation mode. when i do go over i know that i can still lose weight cause i have the"extra" calories i got from excercise. when i do eat the excercise calories i try to only eat 1/2.
  • nursemeg21
    nursemeg21 Posts: 40
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    I totally agree. I just find with shift work I don't have the time. Or when I do have time I am too tired. I guess I need to start small and work up to 3-4 days a week. Even if it means waking up super early before I go to work.
    Thanks for the reply and your take on this.
  • watch48win
    watch48win Posts: 1,668 Member
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    Does anyone just eat their calories/day and not exercise and still lose weight? Or do you have to exercise with the calories they suggest you eat?

    To be honest, most of my weight was lost with little exercise. But, I must say that I have a very demanding job that keeps me rather busy.
    My New Years Resolution is to add more toning and strengh training into my daily routine. i think I need this more as a stress reliever than anything ( demanding job really stresses me out and really hinders my weight loss)

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