I want to hear success stories from non-gym goers!

beckyinma

No gym membership.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/569332-365-days-on-mfp-but-i-m-not-done-yet-pics

SherryTeach

I am NOT a gym person. I have a fitbit and I joined several fitbit groups on their website. It is motivating to me to rank high in the step challenges. I have. True treadmill, a dog that needs walking in the neighborhood, and a Cannondale hybrid bike. I also have a fitness ball, which is very useful. I'm done losing weight now, part of maintenance is continuing to increase my fitness.

Oh, and I occasionally clean my house. I'm always amazed at people who pay someone else to clean their homes so they will have time to go to the gym to pay more money to get the exercise they would get if they stayed home and tended to their business. Ah, I'm sure my age is showing.

PetulantOne

I run outside, and lift at home. I have a gym membership, but with work, school, and my son, I don't have time to get there. It's actually made life a lot easier for me.

lisakyak

I'm already pretty fit, but I wanted to peel off some pounds. We did the Insanity program and got it off of EBay. My weight loss on MFP doesn't reflect the 4 pounds I lost before I started coming here. There are tons of good videos on YouTube. Fitness Blender has some good ones as well as Be Fit in 30. Walking is one of the best exercises out there. Walk the dog every day - even if you don't have a dog.

kr1stadee

Lost my first 20 with food only. Added walks in after 20lbs. Two weeks ago, I started doing taekwondo. I haven't moved on the scale in those 2 weeks (this is why I avoided exercise at the beginning), but I'm feeling great and looking great, so I will keep it up! I don't enjoy going to the gym

LizReeb

Find something fun! I use the Wii "Just Dance", so I look completely silly but I have a blast doing it. Or heck, find an old "Sweatin' to the oldies" at a garage sale. (I suppose that really depends on what you consider 'fun'!) No gym, no problem!

tndejong

the first 3 weeks of my journey i did at home. i lost around 25 pounds in 3 weeks using my elliptical at home. i went for a walk outside once in that time frame. its cold and snowing here. so difficult to get outside. i got an elliptical from a guy hard up for money for $250 dollars. i stuck it in the back of my house in front of an old big screen tv and had at it an hour or more a day. so weightloss without a membership can be done! i did just get a gym membership at the ymca. i started to like exercise and wanted variety. im not working. so i know how difficult that is. i started to cut bills to make it happen. switched to dish network and cut my cable bill. switched energy providers and cut that bill in half. changed my car insurance to liability for my truck. so you can cut corners too to make a membership happen. just depends how bad you want it.

KeithChanning

All of my weight loss has been done outside of the gym. Simply watching my food intake and keeping a moderate amount of walking in has been the secret. Back in July I made sure that I had at least 10,000 steps a day on my fitbit every single day for the full month.

Describes me exactly - well, except that I rarely break 10,000 steps. I aim for 8,000 and usually meet it.

fuzzieme

same story, out of work, see ya gym. Weather's been awful, I know it isn't great but wii fit has done a lot for me!

fletchleg

I'm down 45lbs and still going without ever setting foot into a gym. I've been walking about 10 miles a week (occasionally putting jogging intervals in as I get stronger) and various workout dvds 6 days a week, (30 day shred, body revolution, biggest loser cardio etc).

As long as you workout and eat right you don't need a gym, just a selection of good dvds and willpower

miamiink89

I use the website fitness blender - loads of free workouts at different levels

LorinaLynn

I cancelled my gym membership last June, and bought a starter weight set (bench, barbell, and 80 pounds of weights) in July (I've since had to buy more plates). I run outside, in pretty much any weather.

I'd say it's working pretty well for me.



Stronglifts 3x a week and running 3x a week.

ljmccune

I hate going to the gym! So I created a "gym" of my own at home. I follow http://www.bodyrock.tv/ faithfully and have seen tremendous results. I don't have much equipment because of budget constraints. But I have found that I don't really need it. I improvise and still get great results.

ozigal

Gym? I havent been to one of those for about 20 years! I have one in my apartment block but have never been in it.

What's worked for me is walking, the occasional wii game (ie Jillian Michaels or Step to the Beat also called Work it Out in the US) but mostly the walking and my fitbit.

I am pretty strict with my calorie intake BUT I do occasionally have a day out and eat what I want. Otherwise, that's it!!

TerriAnne53

I am starting my 27th day. I do not have acess to a gym in northern Saskatchewan Canada, where I live as the closet one is 150 kms away..I have started on the bowflex tread climber. It is hard because I still weight 213 lbs and over the winter have not been too active. but I usuallly shovel snow, in my 2 yards, about twice a week, average 30 mins, atleast twice a week. I also try to get a 20 min. walk in every 2nd day, sometimes 2 walks in a day. I will get up to 3-- 20 min. walk now that it is warming up. the first 3 weeks I was doing 1200 calories a day. I have increased my calories goal to 1480 but try to stay around 1300 a day. I see a change in the way my clothes are fitting. My measurements are slowly going down. I have lost 15 lbs, so far. I have a total goal of 90lbs to lose. I increased my present water intake to 100 oz. a day. I am now measuring all my food and water intake. I am making very healthy food choices. I feel fantastic and love MFP, for the tracking and all the support I find on here. Everyone is just fantastic.

thecpommander

There are A LOT of success-stories out there. Give bodyrockers, or perhaps Scoobys site a chance.

www.Bodyrock.tv

www.Scoobysworkshop.com

Ps. It's free.

TheVimFuego

Never been in a gym in my 41 years on this here rock.

Good luck to those that like going but it's not my thang ... I eat well and do a lot of walking and yardwork (lifting, bending, carrying stuff) that seems to suffice.

I try to incorporate exercise into my day (skip a train station, walk it instead, etc) which works for me.

Success? Dunno as far as weight goes as I don't weigh these days but I feel great and my clothes fit better.

farway

All my loss is just counting calories & walking, even the walking is not galloping along for miles, just to shops & the like, I do it daily weather permitting

gespo89

Well, I'm at -45lbs and I've never had a gym membership in my life. The big thing for me: I started hiking. You get a great view and a healthy dose of exercise for free or maybe a couple bucks depending on where you go. Past that, walking/running can be done just about anywhere. You can also get a pretty respectable full body workout in your own home with only a set of dumbbells.

foxys_mum

The gym won't let me take my dogs with me, but my dogs take me to their gym!

MrsSWW

All my weight loss has been without a gym. Lots of walking and 30 day shred videos off YouTube.

Same here, 10k+ steps a day, 30 Day Shred/Tae Bo/Kettlebell workouts off Youtube, away you go! :flowerforyou:

Faye_Anderson

90lb down and I rarely move from this seat :laugh:

dhencel

I am not a person to keep up with the gym.. So my exercise is whatever I feel like.. In summer, I do like to walk.. But I have videos and even record Gilad on TV.. He has a good workout and targets different areas of body every day.. But the abs are every day.....And the view is beautiful, not a studio but Hawaii!!!! It is on Discovery health channel....Also try YouTube/BeFit for videos..

TrishLG

Just remember that although you do not need to run marathons, you do need to keep the most important muscle in your body fit. That is, of course, the heart muscle. Couch Potato all but 1/2 hour a day is not healthy for you or anyone.
Also we are social beings. It is not good for the psyche to isolate.
Find someplace where you can socialize more.
I do not believe that man can stay emotionally healthy as an island.

stackhsc

no gym, treadmill at home but thats all

JanaCanada

I have a recumbent bike and treadmill at home, plus hand weights....all purchased used on Kijiji or Craigslist. I also use the town rec centre pool - lot sof Aquafit classes there. You don't need a gym membership to lose weight. However, to build muscle, there is no better place.

julesxo

I've never had a gym membership and don't plan on getting one.

I own my own equipment but I don't use it much anymore now that I do work out videos. I did 30 Day Shred, Ripped in 30 and now I am in week 2 of Insanity.

Here are some before/in progress pictures (I've had two kids so be nice )

shelliehooper

I am a hard working mom of 7 (4 left at home). I have no time before or after work to go to the gym:ohwell: Cutting out all pop, measuring my portions and keeping careful track of WHAT I am eating has helped. Not to mention that my job is very physical, I am a certified nurses aide at a local nursing home. I walk about 5 miles a day at work alone and do alot of heavy lifting, bending and stretching.:yawn: As long as you get moving and get your heart up there is no need to join a gym. :bigsmile: I've lost 16 pounds this month alone!! You can too!

hidbear

Hi there! This time I am not a gym member, I just don't have room for it in the budget. This first month I've lost 7 lbs on just the diary and adding walking a few times a week into my life. I work overnights so it is hard for me to have a set time to do anything, and I'm am lucky enough to live in Florida so the snow isn't an issue. The thing that is really working for me this time is meeting friends to walk some days and going to different parks/bridges/trails a few times a week to change the scenery. I've always found that if I start to exercise, I really start to watch what I'm eating to fuel that exercise. So far so good....it can be done without a membership! Use what is available to you!

soccerme8

I workout from home b/c of the same reason, but I've been working out at home for about 8 months, I have lost 30 lbs since then. In the summer/fall/spring I walk/hike 4 miles 3-5 days a week, 200 sit ups, leg lifts, arm lifts and exercise ball. But now that it is cold and snowy, I work out in my house, I do youtube video's, 30 Day Shred and Tae Bo are my favorites. I also do my own exercise routines that I make up on the fly, I also jump rope, do my stairs, and jumping jacks, running in place, dancing with my kids and same thing as the 200 sit ups and so on 5-7 days a week. I do cardio for 20-30 minutes b/c my kids are always all over me. Good Luck!!!