How to lose weight with limited exercise?

A fast?? Why would that be necessary? 80% of weight loss is about diet, you don't NEED to exercise to lose weight - I have done it without exercising as have many others. Just cut down your intake some.

No, you don't need to fast which should be good news haha. At the beginning of the year, I suffered a pinched nerve, a knee injury, and a torn oblique and I ended up gaining a lot of weight. Eventually, though, I lost it again, so here is what you should do.

1) Eat as clean as you possibly can. Eat lots and lots and lots of vegetables and about 2 cups of mixed fruits every day! I can't stress this enough. Lay WAY off the processed foods, red meats, and most of all, sweets. All the extra sugar can easily turn into fat so watch your sugar intake on MFP and make sure it doesn't go over your daily recommendations. Stay away from the carbohydrates too, especially the processed ones! Eat brown rice, quinoa, and couscous instead of pastas, breads, and white rice. Stick to lean proteins like chicken, turkey, fish, and tofu. Protein is going to be your friend here - you can't really gain a ton of weight from protein. Your body needs protein and it will most likely utilize it as opposed to sugars and carbs.

2) Work out that upper body! Even though your foot is currently disabled, that doesn't mean you can't work out the upper body! If you don't already, start lifting some serious weights. You will burn some calories doing it, but more importantly, you will be burning calories after you lift and all day when you're doing nothing. Do 4-5 exercises for each muscle group - 4 to 5 bicep exercises, 4 to 5 tricep exercises, 4 to 5 shoulder exercises, and 4 to 5 chest exercises. You should do about 4-5 reps and 12-15 sets for each exercise! I will give some examples below. Also, it might be somewhat difficult but do abs as well. Laying on a yoga ball and doing crunches is always a good idea.

Monday: Biceps & Triceps
*4 sets regular bicep curls
*5 sets hammer curls
*4 sets curl & twists
*5 sets overhead tricep extension w/ weight

Tuesday: Shoulders
*5 sets regular shoulder press
*4 sets Arnold press
*5 sets shoulder shrugs
*5 sets lateral raises

That's just an idea of some of the things you can do, and you can do them all sitting down. Check out bodybuilding.com for some more ideas.

3) Downgrade your calorie consumption. Your body won't be needing many calories, so stick to the bare minimum (1200-1300 calories a day).

If you do all of this, you won't gain any weight, and you can still stay in shape! Hope this helps!

You don't need to fast to lose weight. Just expend more calories than you take in.

So if you can't expend more... eat less. Eat your BMR - 25% if you're worried.

Just punch in your current weight, and how many pounds you want to lose a week in the GOALS section. It will give you the calorie limit per day to lose that much per week. Stick to it, it works. Depending on your metabolism you may lose more, you may lose less. Adjust as needed. Exercising is just an additional way to lose weight, not the only means.

If you're using the MFP standard set up just eat Your Daily Goal. It has your deficit built in for you already without exercising.

Jessica Smith Chair workouts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xC9khisFPA

I don't really see why you couldn't still bike, you don't use your toe to pedal really. Otherwise eat less than your TDEE you should still be losing.

Sorry to hear about your toe! I've broken a toe at least 3 times. My podiatrist also says no cycling until it heals properly.

I agree with LizAnn925's post. I've been unable to do cardio for 3 weeks due to an injury. So, I lowered my calorie goal to account for the change in my activity level (from 1800 to 1500). I do hand weights, push ups and crunches. I've lost weight each week doing this. Good luck!