Anyone just dieting (not working out)

I've been riding my bicycle to work and to the store, etc. My asthma doesn't permit anything too heavy duty, but even doing a little something has helped.

Yeah you can lose weight by not exercising, I used to. Twas a huge mistake. Gained it all back because my metabolism sucked. Looked awful and flabby and clothes fit worse than before I lost weight.

NO ONE is too busy to work out. Literally no one. I have two jobs (well over part time put together) and am full time doing engineering courses, and time makes itself available if I schedule well.

screw diets!! just dont eat white bread, pasta, potatoes, i avoid sugar, sodas etc. have cold showers, eat 5-6 times a day and drink a lot of green and ginger tea before meals. my advice, eat just from a category of foods, low carbs and high protein, switch from cheese to low fat cottage cheese, white bread to whole grain bread, snack before meals, dont take calories from sodas, be active in every way you can, take stairs, walk, etc. turn this to a lifestyle and u will see changes soon..
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just diet for now and you know what once you have lost some weight, you might find that you have more energy and thus time to work out. In fact all these people that throw themselves into the diet/workout thing to the point of 'I am getting up at 4am to exercise, so if I can do it so can you' or 'I am working 4 jobs and what not, and I have time' etc etc it's great that that works for them, but if I have a choice between getting up at 4 to exercise or sleep I will pick sleep every single time. I might do it once, but then I'd be eating lots throughout the day, because I'd be so tired.

So my advice would be just sort out your diet, be as accurate there as you can be with weighing everything, measuring only the liquids and itemised logging and see how you go. Over time add some extra movement perhaps you know, take the stairs, park further away, go for a little walk or maybe a swim, try to do a push up (or several) each morning and see when you can increase that number. Good luck :flowerforyou:

Nope, lost over 50 lbs by just dieting. These last kilos are a ***** though, so I started working out. I also want to improve my endurance, so there's that.

Sad and lame.


This thread is sad and lame.

Maybe y'all can all get exercise by piling up all your excuses and carrying them around with you.

Depends on what your goals are. If you just want to weigh less...then diet alone is enough.

Depends on how healthy that you want to be...losing weight alone will aid in that.

However....

For me...

While losing weight was a priority for me...it wasn't the only goal that I had...I wanted to be able to move...to walk long distances...I wanted to be able to climb a mountain...figuratively...maybe even literally. I'll be honest...even being able to get out of a chair without feeling like I was going to die was a goal of mine.

Dieting alone would not have helped me accomplish my goals.

I'll be honest though...trying to figure out the diet thing sometimes was exhausting...add to that trying to figure out the fitness part at the same time almost pushed me over the edge. I will also admit...I probably made it harder than it should be. I spent so much time researching...trying to learn...that there were days that I got frustrated.

I am not supporting their choices...I don't agree with them...but I do support their right to make those choices...it can be overwhelming to try and change everything at once.

It wasn't until I just lost it one day that I finally took control of my life...the path got a little easier once I figured out just how much I could change at one time.

I still have other things that I want to change...the time is getting closer that I think that I can deal with more changes...but...until I am convinced that I can handle those changes without jeopardizing what I have already accomplished...they will just have to wait.

So...once again...if weighing less is their goal...then yes...diet alone is enough. Hopefully...along the way...they will find that exercising will not only be easier but just as valuable as what they weigh.

I don,t but i try to walk as much as i can each day ,normally 2 half hours.

You do realize that walking is a form of exercising? I walk every day. If I can't do it outside because of weather then I walk to a walk-in-place video. I started just trying to walk a mile in 30 minutes...then went for a 20 min mile...then a 15 min one. Now I am working toward being able to do a 5k in 45 minutes. I start out great but half way through I start slowing down.

I started this week trying to do the C25K...inside...once I know that I won't pass out and die...I will move it outside. The weather has been cold but I wanted to at least try to get started on it. The program only takes 30 minutes 3 times a week...IMO...it starts with being able to WALK!

screw diets!! just dont eat white bread, pasta, potatoes, i avoid sugar, sodas etc. have cold showers, eat 5-6 times a day and drink a lot of green and ginger tea before meals. my advice, eat just from a category of foods, low carbs and high protein, switch from cheese to low fat cottage cheese, white bread to whole grain bread, snack before meals, dont take calories from sodas, be active in every way you can, take stairs, walk, etc. turn this to a lifestyle and u will see changes soon..
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This!

Cottage cheese makes me throw up...and while I have had to take cold showers before...all they accomplished was making me more appreciative of a hot water heater.

If someone told me I needed to take cold showers to get fit I think I'd rather be fat.

OUT.

screw diets!! just dont eat white bread, pasta, potatoes, i avoid sugar, sodas etc. have cold showers, eat 5-6 times a day and drink a lot of green and ginger tea before meals. my advice, eat just from a category of foods, low carbs and high protein, switch from cheese to low fat cottage cheese, white bread to whole grain bread, snack before meals, dont take calories from sodas, be active in every way you can, take stairs, walk, etc. turn this to a lifestyle and u will see changes soon..
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How is that not a diet?

I don't "work out" as such - too busy! I walk around 3 miles a day getting to work, and I also have a horse which I ride every day and care for, so I am active, but no I don't work out!