Losing weight without excercise?

The only exercise I've been logging it walking (which is usually to and from work or college), cleaning, cooking preparation and the occasional dancing (usually whilst waiting for my dinner to cook). I've lost 11lbs so far and reckon you can lose weight without proper exercise (I define proper exercise as something you out your trainers on for and wouldn't be doing anyway) as long as you're doing other things on your feet. I've found when dieting in the past that you do plateau however and the only way to really keep losing after that is to do proper exercise.

I've lost 24lbs this year (so far!) and 18lbs of that was without exercise. However, my weight loss came to a complete standstill last month so I started exercising 4-5 times a week and managed to lose 6lbs this month.

Weight loss is definitely possible without exercise but I personally think weight loss would occur more rapidly if you exercised too.

I think it also depends on your weight and how much you need to lose.

You can, of course. But working out makes it easier. It also makes you healthier. It really is something you should just make time for. Have time to watch TV in the evening? You have time for 30 minutes of cardio and/or moving heavy things.

When it gets right down to it, we make time for what's important to us.

this i always say you dont find time for exercise you have to make it

i eat 1500 calories a day, and ive lost over 20lbs doing that. no work outs. i dont sit on a treadmill for hours a day, nor do i lift. i do bowl for about 3 hours a week, but thats about it- and thats not really a work out< <
personally i dont think you need to exorcizer. it will take longer, and you will be a bit fluffy still, but you will lose the weight. working out helps your heart and tones you, and is generally just fun. you really should try to squeeze in at least 30 minutes of light cardio a day, even if its just walking down the street, or swimming. good luck.

i dont think sitting on a treadmill counts as workout anyways

You can lose weight without exercise, but exercise helps things firm up and you can eat more - win win!

I work full time and have kids, so my exercise has to break down into smaller chunks:

Approx 20 mins aerobics/toning before breakfast (Rosemary Conley DVD)

Walk to and from work (15 mins each way)

Walk lunchtime (weather permitting) (15-25 mins)

Wii zumba or more Rosemary Conley DVD before dinner - 20 mins to 45 mins depending on energy and time available!

I also do one Zumba class (1 hour) each week which is my favourite!

Also wanted to know if anyone benefitted from 10-15 mins of HIIT as that is something i am trying to accomodate at work!

15 minutes of HIIT (if it really is done at full intensity) is equivalent to 45 minutes' jogging*. A proper 10 minute HIIT session should leave someone who doesn't exercise much being unable to do another 10 minutes.

*-apparently.

Absolutely. Diet is the most important part of it.
It is hard though. If you have a regular, still-sitting job, you burn 1800 calories daily and will have to consume max 1300 a day to lose at a moderate speed. It's fine for a couple of weeks, but you'll find it hard over time.
Try to "sneak in" exercise when you can. When I am going for errands (grocery shopping, dry cleaning, post office), I do it all on the same day, put on tights and sneakers and power walk everywhere.

I think the current statistic out there is that proper nutrition accounts for 85% of your diet.

I have lost weight with exercise - but I was eating "clean foods". A couple of years ago, I was exercising for 60 minutes a day (walking on a treadmill with incline). I was doing this for about 2 years - during some of that time I was tracking calories religiously, other times I was not. I lost maybe 5-10 pounds during that time.

When I got engaged, I wanted to lose weight faster for my wedding. I didn't have the time to exercise more, and I didn't have the energy or willpower to train harder/more efficiently/change things up, so I did an overhaul on my diet. Basically, I started following the Eat Clean diet - and after a couple of months I lost 15 lbs. And I was still doing the same 60 minutes of exercise that I had been doing for years.

Recently, I have not been exercising at all - and I returned to clean eating and lost about 5 lbs in the first couple of weeks. I'm not being consistent so I wish I could say I have been losing more, but for me, proper nutrition reigns over exercise!

Yes, I did lose my weight without doing much more than walking.

But I am trying to get fit now as I realise that getting fit is just as important for my health. And I am looking like a skinny fat person now without much tone and who still gets breathless after walking uphill. So I wouldn't really recommend losing weight without exercise (I was just lazy)

As long as you have a calorie deficit, then there should be no problem. However, in my experience, I have found that you get a better shape with weight loss if you work out. :-) I lost quite a lot in the first 2 months without exercise.