WEIGHT LOSS WITH NO EXERCISE

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  • meka325
    meka325 Posts: 47
    I'm not surprised. Most of weight loss and gain has to do with diet. It takes alot of effort to shed calories, but far less effort (although plenty of willpower!) to not put them in the mouth in the first place.

    I myself have taken off several pounds numerous times without much exercise, including losing 50lb in 2 months at one point. I wasn't starving myself, but wasn't eating a whole lot. But I was weak and felt like poo. I feel much better overweight, actually than I did then.

    For me, personally, diet without fitness will get me thin, but it is an empty goal if I don't feel strong and well. So, yes, you can lose alot of weight by restricting calories alone, but it's probably better to throw in some excercise.
  • skonly
    skonly Posts: 371
    I am currently losing and am not exercising due to health issues, it is possible, but it doesn't feel as good! and I agree with previous posters, 30mins walking a day is exercise :)


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    Not everyone can work out. I can walk and that's it. Luckily my job involves a lot of walking. As in walking in a park or around a neighborhood. Exercise doesn't have to mean going to the gym. I think more people are likely to start walking and keep at it. Not everyone who joins a gym will still be going in 5 years. People should do whatever suits them.

    A lot of people are extremely overweight and have barely moved if they didn't have to for years. Even if it is just starting out with 5 minutes a day it is still effort and I think it's great when people start doing anything new.
  • Maurice1966
    Maurice1966 Posts: 419 Member
    Walking 30 minutes a day *is* exercise.

    ^^^Exactly
  • nonafit
    nonafit Posts: 582 Member
    Walking 30 minutes a day *is* exercise.

    :bigsmile: .....you said it. A wise man said great minds think alike.

    At 300 pounds walking for 30 minutes is a great exercise. When I started with MFP 10 months ago at 235 pounds I walked for 15 mins and losing weight. Now at 187 pounds if I pull the same trick...:noway: :noway: :noway: Not going to get into there.
  • msshiraz
    msshiraz Posts: 327 Member
    I am currently losing and am not exercising due to health issues, it is possible, but it doesn't feel as good! and I agree with previous posters, 30mins walking a day is exercise :)


    xxx

    This

    Not everyone can work out. I can walk and that's it. Luckily my job involves a lot of walking. As in walking in a park or around a neighborhood. Exercise doesn't have to mean going to the gym. I think more people are likely to start walking and keep at it. Not everyone who joins a gym will still be going in 5 years. People should do whatever suits them.

    A lot of people are extremely overweight and have barely moved if they didn't have to for years. Even if it is just starting out with 5 minutes a day it is still effort and I think it's great when people start doing anything new.

    Unless you are completely immobilized, bedridden, or have no use of limbs, you can work out. Now- they may not be able to do more than walk to the mailbox- or if legs are immobile, maybe lifting cans of food as weights- but please do not tell me that no one can exercise unless they are completely immobile or (and this is a big or) they are medically advised not to. If their doctor clears them for exercise- in any form, they have a place to start
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    It's all about calories in/calories out, on paper. Not to mention, it's pretty easy to drop weight rapidly when you're that big and just starting.

    However, in the real world, an exercise program is critical to long-term maintenance.

    yes..what he says... exercise keeps it off..dieting or calorie deficit..gets it off. two separate things my friends.
  • avocado12
    avocado12 Posts: 197 Member
    It's definitely doable! However, once you get to the last 7lbs or so you really have to work for it. 30 mins for a 300lb+ person is excellent!
  • volume77
    volume77 Posts: 670 Member
    exercise is highly overrated in regards to weight loss.
  • Levedi
    Levedi Posts: 290 Member
    I met this lady and she weighed 304 lbs at the beginning of March and we keep in touch. I saw her today and she has lost 61lbs weith no exercise except walking 30 minutes a day. She stay within her calorie goal and she said every two weeks she would do a cheat day and also she would only eat a fiberone bar and chew sugarfree gum in the mornings. And you can totally tell the difference when you see her. Has anyone tried to lose weight just staying within your calories with no exercise. She told me to try it for a week and see how much weight I can lose. She said her first week that she lost almost 4 lbs...like wowwww...

    Why do you say she isn't exercising? You said she is 304 lbs and walking 30 minutes a day. That sure as heck is exercise!

    Heck yeah! She's hauling 304lbs around. That would be like me putting on a backpack weighing 80lbs and hiking up and down the road. Even without an incline, that's serious exercise.

    As for losing with no exercise - I did it once. I did WW and just cut calories, but added no exercise. I did lose weight, but I also raised my cholesterol and lost muscle tone. AND I gained it all back eventually because my lifestyle habits over all were poor. I really like cheese, chocolate, etc. If I exercise, I can eat those things in reasonable amounts. With no exercise, I have to eat at near starving levels. I never feel satisfied and it's much harder to stick to my calorie goals. With exercise, I get a mood boost, I get to eat dessert, and my muscles are getting stronger.
  • Sierramist
    Sierramist Posts: 11
    I lost 60lbs without exercising the first 6 mos then I started walking and dancing the only two exercises I will do,if you burn more then you take in you'll lose with or without exercise
  • getninshape56
    getninshape56 Posts: 42 Member
    Walking 30 minutes a day *is* exercise.

    Yep

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