Will it still work if I don't exercise?

Weight loss is diet, exercise is fitness. Most people exercise to be able to eat more and maintain their muscle. You don't have much to lose at all, so you should be aiming for around 1/2 lb per week (which will probably increase your calories). But it's not hard to add more calories. Stop eating any diet type foods (low fat, low calorie, sugar free... they are all processed), or you can add stuff to your diet like nuts, avocado, cooking meet in EVOO or even take in spoonfuls of peanut butter. Also, a diet higher in fish and lean meats (steak, bison, chicken, turkey, duck) can help raise your calories. It's call eat smart, not more. Also, stuff like high calorie protein shakes and protein bars can help. From a long term perspective, those who exercise keep off the weight a lot more.

It might not work at all if you are not eating at least 1200 calories. Too few calories can sabotage you in the long run as too much can. I find exercise helps me mentally as much as anything, but I don't think it is necessary to losing weight. It probably is to better help but exercise comes in a lot of forms. Sure someone who is more of an expert will offer you advice. But don't consistently stay under 1200 calories - not good for you!!

It will work as long as you eat less than you burn off just sitting around (I forgot what this was called...I think TEE or something like that).

Question- If you have difficulty eating 1200 cal daily, how did you gain weight? And YES you need exercise.

It can be done. I was exercising daily for the first few weeks and maybe lost a pound or two. Then life became super hectic and there was no time to exercise. I did stick to my 1200ish diet and the weight began to fall off...go figure! I am fairly active during the day though. We're all different and our bodies respond differently. It may or may not work for you. But, exercise is always a good idea.

Weight loss is diet, exercise is fitness. Most people exercise to be able to eat more and maintain their muscle. You don't have much to lose at all, so you should be aiming for around 1/2 lb per week (which will probably increase your calories). But it's not hard to add more calories. Stop eating any diet type foods (low fat, low calorie, sugar free... they are all processed), or you can add stuff to your diet like nuts, avocado, cooking meet in EVOO or even take in spoonfuls of peanut butter. Also, a diet higher in fish and lean meats (steak, bison, chicken, turkey, duck) can help raise your calories. It's call eat smart, not more. Also, stuff like high calorie protein shakes and protein bars can help. From a long term perspective, those who exercise keep off the weight a lot more.

I agree with all of this. Eating more calories is not hard. I like adding EVOO and not eating diet things. I love peanut butter and almonds. I also starting adding a lot of things to my oatmeal in the morning. It tastes yummy and still is healthy (I think anyway). My husband lost 80 pounds without exercising at all. It was a lot harder for me because I am so short. I couldn't see my weight loss until I started exercising. I was obviously losing weight because my pant size was going down and the scale said so, but I didn't see it in the mirror until I started working out. Good luck.

I don't exercise. I eat 1800 calories a day. I average about 2-3 lbs per week lost. I had about 80lbs to lose. Depends how much you have to drop but you have to make sure you are eating enough - run your numbers.

Eat less than you ate when you were fat = lose weight
lift weight + do not eat at a deficit = gain muscle
Eat like a bird, work out 6 times a week = bang your head against a wall due to extensive plateaus + not gaining muscle + being sore, tired AND HUNGRY all the time.

Your choice

Will it still work if I don't exercise? Because it's hard enough to eat 1200 calories per day, if I exercise I have to eat even more and I never eat that much. So is it okay if I don't exercise? Please help!

So you're not losing weight for health, but purely aesthetics?

Well, that's an easy answer: without some form of strength training, you'll probably be unhappy with your appearance once you're at your "goal" weight. Why? You'll have lost muscle, which is what makes a body look good.

Oh, what's that--you'd like to be healthy, not just skinny?

Then why would you NOT exercise? Strength training maintains/builds lean muscle which levels hormones, burns calories when you're not doing anything, etc. Cardio improves overall fitness by improving heart, lung, vascular, etc. health.

So... still interested in just cutting calories to cut calories?

for me personally its exercise which makes the difference, just eating low calories i dont see much change, a bit of exercise and it drops off.. most of what i have lost so far was during 1 week when i upped the exercise
but everyones different
x