Has anyone lost weight without exercise?

I have learned that the ONLY way to lose weight without any exercise is to drastically reduce the number of calories you take in a day. You should still have 3 meals a day and ALWAYS eat breakfast plus 2 100 calorie snacks a day. Most of us have anywhere from a 2500 to 3000 calorie daily diet (on average). Try eating 1500 calories a day or less. Mind you, it is VERY hard to do and you have to be honest about every bite of of food you put in your mouth. It can be done though.

I have four young ones, i hate hate hate exercise to, and really had to force my self for the first two weeks and although i still hate it more then anything while doing it, its the fact i feel proud ive done it afterwards that keeps me doing it, i dont just want to loose weight i want to look toned too! today im so sick i cant even get out of bed, and all i cant think is maybe i should do half an hour really slowly on the treadmill, i feel totally guilty.

Yes, I am 72 years old and have lost 71 pounds in a year and a half without any exercise.

I saw a post one time that seems to be true:
If you want to look good with clothes on, diet. If you want to look good naked, diet and exercise.

I lost my first 50 pounds with no exercise. I'm about 15 pounds from goal and it is getting harder to lose. Going very slowly but it is still going!!

Just as a FYI to the people who have lost weight without exercise - You look just fine. Don't mind all the people saying you look like crap because you didn't lift weights.

/leaves again

Thank you...some of us in all honesty don't have the time or the money to get into the gym or work out in our living rooms, I lost a ton of weight by eating right and watching my calories, I may not look "fit" but i am happy with my dedication, and will power.

If you have time to get online, watch television, update Facebook, etc, you have time to work out. It doesn't need to cost anything more than a little motivation and walking around your neighborhood or even inside of your home if you need to. Get up and jog around during commercials. Dance to a couple songs on the radio. Go up and down the stairs several times. Just move!!!

Yes you can and i have, i need to get a head start before i even try or i will hurt myself worse. Just my opinion

It sure is possible. I tore part of my knee in a running event last year, and although it's taken a lot of recovery time, with a calorie deficit, weight loss has been possible without exercise during my recovery period. It's just a numbers game after all.

Losing without exercise is not recommended mainly because you could be losing lean mass instead of fat.

With that said....I'm doing it. I have several medical conditions that make exercise difficult (extreme exercise intolerant inappropriate sinus tachycardia - a heart condition for which I am on medication and seeing a cardiologist; as well I have diabetic retinopathy that is not clearing up (essentially the blood vessels in my retinas are bursting and bleeding) and almost anything can cause bleeding to occur but exercise (both cardio and weights) cause bleeding to happen much more quickly and much more severely to the point I lose vision in one of my eyes for up to weeks at a time) - at this time I'm not actively exercising.

That's not to say I am inactive - I spend three days a week on campus carrying around a 40lb+ backpack, and unless my class is on the 4th floor+, I take the stairs (more than that and the IST kicks my heart rate up to about 200 bpm for hours). I work in a job where I stand and walk and bend and climb ladders and lift things (within my limits due to my eye) constantly - I only sit during my break. In addition, I live very close to most things I need - a drug store, a grocery store, etc. so I often walk to these places instead of driving. During the summer my husband and I go for hikes that last hours. Occasionally I bike (somewhat leisurely, I'll admit) as well. Essentially I try to do what I can to get physical activity but due to physical limitations I am not 'exercising' in the sense that most people think of it.

I've been really faithful on MFP since January 1st. I've lost 13 pounds without any exercise at all. I have a friend who is maintaining a 1200 calorie a day diet and has lost 78 pounds in about 15 months without any exercise at all. So it can be done...but it takes longer.

sure, people lose weight all the time without exercising.


now, getting the body you want without exercising, that is a different story.

agreed

Weight loss can be achieved without exercise. I lost 91 pounds by changing what I eat. Exercise has a small effect on weight loss.

IMO the term "skinny-fat" is overused. Normal weight obesity = having a too high body fat percentage while your weight is in the healthy range for BMI. Dieting without exercise will not necessarily cause normal weight obesity. Yes it is highly likely that a person will lose lean body mass and not reduce their body fat percentage as much as they might like through diet without exercise, there's also a risk of loss of bone density (associated with a greater risk of osteoporosis) however that does not necessarily equal "skinny-fat". Normal weight obesity usually comes from a very poor diet (i.e. lacking in protein and other essential nutrients), crash dieting, being a couch potato, eating junk but regularly skipping meals, etc.

Some people cannot exercise due to medical conditions, and so if they want to lose weight, then they have to do it through diet alone and not exercise. My advice to anyone who can't exercise but needs to lose weight, is to keep the deficit very conservative, to minimise lean body mass loss as much as possible and do whatever exercise is possible and medically advisable, even if it's just walking around the house or even less than that, for bone density. And before you even follow any advice online (including mine) get advice from your doctor or another health professional who's qualified to give advice for your specific condition.

For someone who does not have a medical condition and just hates exercise, well my advice is to realise how fortunate you are that you don't have any medical issues and that you have a working body that can do exercise. Then find something that you do enjoy and will stick to. it does not have to involve going anywhere near a gym or doing anything that you might think of when someone says "exercise" - just something that makes your body move. For heart and lung health, you need to get out of breath, and it should be 15 mins 3x a week minimum (according to the British Heart Foundation, last time i checked, but if they've updated their advice follow that not what I said). For bone and muscle health, you need to support your weight. My mum is in her 60s and very healthy and slim, she doesn't go to the gym, she does gardening and walks everywhere and enjoys hill walking. And before she retired she would walk to work and use the toilet on the top floor so she could get extra exercise walking up and down the stairs. All these things improve bone density and will help to preserve lean body mass. They won't get you the same results as lifting weights at the gym but they will maintain a basic level of health and vitality and if you're losing weight, will protect your lean body mass to some degree. Aim to be as active as you can, while still enjoying being active. What a lot of inactive people find is that the more they do some kind of activity, the more they enjoy it and realise that they enjoy other forms of activity too. So it can snowball and you could easily end up being the kind of person who enjoys exercise.

I've lost 7lbs in 10 days by diet alone but I will be starting back on the exercising soon as the weight loss has slowed.

You can, but keep in mind... skinny girls look good in clothes, fit girls look good naked. :happy:

Annnnd I think I just found some more motivation :laugh: