No exercise, Just sticking to cals?

dedication6

How far away is the school? Could you walk there? Or could you leave earlier for your mid day trip and take a walk when you get there before you pick up the little one(s)?

Of course you can still lose weight by staying within your daily calories, but you may not like what you see. Your skin could be loose and jiggly, because there is nothing tighting it while you lose.

jadedone

what about the other day? you said you did school runs 4 days a week? or why can't the kids walk to school with you if its not too far?

i forgot to add that i do walk every day, i dont actually drive so the school run each day is half mile there and half mile back so i walk at least 2 miles every day without thinking really!! Then my son has pre school 4 days a week which is a 5 min walk from me!

I just see this walking as my every day thing anyways so i would need to burn extra calories by doing exercise to boost the calories that my body is used to burning! Does that make sense?

Xx

That's even better. Speed walk when you don't have the kids with you. Set time targets like: 10 minutes, 9, minute....8... all the way down to 6 minutes (you will practically be running if you make it that fast!)

LuckyLeprechaun

I lost the first 50 this way. Didn't own a HRM, didn't have a gym membership, just a scale and MFP.

vger11

Especially because you are so young, weight loss without exercise is very do-able with good healthy intake.

But even 15 - 20 minutes of exercise will help suppress appetite, not to mention boost self-esteem and wellness.

avg1986

I was worried because today was my first weigh in and it must be working because im 3lb down since Sunday!!!

Once again, thanks for the replies, i know this is do-able now!!

Xx

jaimesmumma

i try to incorparate little things into my day im always squating doing leg raises or just moving while i wait for the jug to boil or when washin didhes cooking tea etc it makes it kind of fun and feels like less of a chore plus my lil girl loves watching me and trying to copy

Pebble321

You're exercising already, that's great!!
What about wearing your running shoes on the walk to school then jogging home? Or even a little bit past home so you get in your run for the day as part of the school run (you called it a run, now do it!)

snookumss

Thanks for the reply, I have a gym litterally 2 mins walk from me but with my husband in and out of work its just a no go at the moment! I live in a block of flats which opens up onto a huge field so it would be ideal to go for a jog during the day which im really gonna have to start doing!

I think I am talking myself into just finding an hour at any time during the day to go for a jog and i need to stick to it.

I'm hoping that once spring/summer comes round and it gets light earlier i will have more of a time frame to fit a jog into!

Thanks again x

If you have a gym two minutes away you can just go to it. I had sworn to myself if I lived any closer to a gym I'd just run to it for quickie workouts all the time. If you can dedicate time to go for jogs everyday... you can job to the gym as well


EDIT: Also, I have heard that 80% of body composition is strictly diet.

JoyceJoanne

I lost most of my weight with counting calories alone. I AM sorry though that I didn't start excercising earlier (almost a year later). I think I would be less "flabby" if I would have done both from the beggining. I figured that I could stick to one for sure, not sure of both... I didn't want to do too much too fast and give up. Which DID work. If I would have done both earlier, I would be much closer to where I want to be. But, I did learn to be healthier and I have stuck to better eating (mostly). I am hoping to one day enjoy excercising not just DO it. Hey, it took me a year to get here... what's another year to love to excercise?? ;-)

avg1986

My husband is out of work at the moment so i Cant afford to join the gym! Xx

Chellethulu

I believe it's possible, yes. I went to visit my fiance and stayed for three weeks. I ate pretty healthy and lost five pounds.

fionarama

Sometimes its easier to stay on track if you just focus on the calories. Exercising just allows you to eat more so makes it easier in that way, if I don't exercise I can only eat 1200 calories a day. But I do find it easier not to exercise and just to concentrate on eating right if I am busy.
Its a lot , to exercise and diet and run a family like you do. It can really wear you out. weight loss is 80% nutrition anyway so its definitely more important to concentrate on diet.
personally I put exercise ahead of house cleaning etc so if i'm exercising my house may be a mess but I am much happier. But you will find something has to give if you try to do it all! (i work full time as well!)

XXXMinnieXXX

For me... It doesn't come off the same with exercise. 20 mins Zumba is a fab one! 45 if you get chance. Killer calorie burn and fun. You can get it on dvd or games consoles. Really changes the body shape too x

natika33

I think that's an excellent idea. Just a few things here and there can really add up, especially for toning your muscles.

You can find ways to make every movement you make a little bit harder than it has to be to make it into a strength exercise instead. For example, as you lie back in bed at the end of the day, keep your back straight and try to lie back as slowly as possible, using your stomach muscles to resist gravity.

Do squats when you have to pick something up from the floor and walking lunges when you need to move from room to room (or skip, or hop or dance!!!!) Randomly grab your kids and dance with them! If they're little, they can act as weights!

It's harder to add cardiovascular (calorie burning) exercises into a tight schedule, but the muscle toning will help your overall health. I hope you can add in the midday run you were hoping for. Good luck!

LauraSmyth28

For me... It doesn't come off the same with exercise. 20 mins Zumba is a fab one! 45 if you get chance. Killer calorie burn and fun. You can get it on dvd or games consoles. Really changes the body shape too x

I second Zumba. Everyone has 20 mins to spare (I've got two kids too and one is home with me full-time, partner gone 14 hours a day) and every evening I close the door to the living room and it's 'my time'.

Plus, 20 mins of Zumba on the Wii gives me 180 extra calories to eat every day

SixCatFaerie

I think that's an excellent idea. Just a few things here and there can really add up, especially for toning your muscles.

You can find ways to make every movement you make a little bit harder than it has to be to make it into a strength exercise instead. For example, as you lie back in bed at the end of the day, keep your back straight and try to lie back as slowly as possible, using your stomach muscles to resist gravity.

Do squats when you have to pick something up from the floor and walking lunges when you need to move from room to room (or skip, or hop or dance!!!!) Randomly grab your kids and dance with them! If they're little, they can act as weights!

It's harder to add cardiovascular (calorie burning) exercises into a tight schedule, but the muscle toning will help your overall health. I hope you can add in the midday run you were hoping for. Good luck!

Yep, I call it "Dancing around the house like an idiot while cleaning"! I also do "The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout" on the Xbox 360 w/Kinect. Yesterday I burned 131.3 calories yesterday in 22 minutes!

purpleipod

You should lose as long as you are creating some sort of deficit. In that sense, exercise would allow you to eat more but if you can create one without it you will still lose weight. It is entirely possible to lose a lot of weight without exercising. Exercise gives you a lean, fit body, eating well drops the pounds.