Is it possible to lose weight without exercising?

You do not lose weight because you excercise. You lose weight because you consume less than what you burn. That is called "calorie deficit", and is the basis of losing weight.

Excercise help us to increase the amount of calories that we burn (among another benefits), but is off course totally posible to lose weight without any kind of excercise, just track the calories that you consume and try to be under of what you need.

How much do I need? If you were on your bed all day, you'll consume what's called BMR (basal metabolic rate). You can find out yours here going to APPS > BMR.

My report from the other end (I'm 53) yes one can lose weight and not exercise. I just could never keep it off. Now I'm over my bad self and I also have the time. I exercise.

My suggestion... since you sound so busy with work get a pedometer. Hopefully, your job isn't too sedentary. Get some walking in when you can. Lunch hour. Back of parking lot (when safe). Days off do something active and fun. Take an active class.

As for eating all I did was cut out the junk. We all know how to really eat. It ain't cookie, chips and soda. If you need suggestions look for Tosca Reno's clean eating books. I got the Recharged one and it really pointed me back to eating healthier.

Start slow. Eat breakfast every day. Then work on breakfast AND lunch. You get the idea. Do I eat perfectly every day no. I don't think I eat perfectly for an entire day, but I do eat healthy most of the time. It really does help.

I've found preplanning to be the most help and the hardest habit to get into. I'm still working on that. Pack a lunch the night before. Pack healthy snacks. I find most people think I'm weird at first with bringing my food. Then they are looking in my lunch box or small cooler wishing I had extra to share.

MFP is a great place to get started.

You can, but the inches come off faster when you exercise...and of course you want to look good and keep things tight when naked.

Yes you can... but you have to pay REALLY close attention to portion sizes and accurate logging. And you could gain it all back quickly, because you won't be building muscle and increasing your metabolism. Honestly everyone has time to work out. It's only a matter of motivation. This is coming with someone doing a full time engineering program and holding two jobs. It'll make you feel better too, and perhaps stop the emotional eating.

Yes, I've proven it in my 1st month on MFP and a month later when I injured my knee and was not able to do any exercise for (16) straight days. The negative though is muscle lost and "skinny fat" which would be counter productive towards your weight loss and aesthetically not as pleasing to the eye, in my opinion.

Of course you can, but especially because of your age, be careful to not sacrifice your health to your career. A 21 year old who moves from a desk job to the couch exchausted at night, it is not a good thing and chances are, it will get worse with time. You need both, to be healthy: change what you eat, stop eating whatever whanever, and add some physical activity. Going to the gym on the weekends, or walking to work, or just going for a walk during your lunch break, all are better than nothing.

I agree with this. If you want to invest in your health for your future, it's best to begin now. Even if you begin slowly. You obviously don't like where you're going, so it's time to put the brakes on and re-evaluate. You will be less tired physically and mentally if you can exercise--seems strange, but it's true. I have sons your age and they all exercise. Yes, you can lose weight without it, but you'll feel better with both.

Sure.
Skip breakfast and rewire your "hunger" impulses.
It makes little sense that the human animal was designed to have to do pointless physical activity in order to maintain a healthful weight.
Go to the kindle site of Dr, Hagan's "Breakfast: The Least Important Meal of the Day" and read the free first thirty pages- it tells you all you need to know to get a grip on things.

Hey Steve I see you are still spouting this nonsense...jeez man give it up.

to the OP ...I lost my first 30lbs without exercise but here is the thing...your tired don't exercise...that's fine...your tired...you exercise...bam energy for the next day...you come home not so tired you exercise again...bam more energy...

It's that little round about...the thing is if you don't want to don't...but if you want more energy do something..even a 20min walk...

In a word: yes.

As long as you take in less energy than you burn your body must dip into it's onboard stores and burn that.

For many, however, that becomes deprivation and people sometimes toss that overboard because if what they think they deserve (as in "I've worked so hard, I deserve....")

Its all a matter of math as long as one does not go to extremes.

1) Working out for 30 minutes a day will make you feel like you have more energy... (for most people)...

2) Diet is the most important factor in your weight (unless you have an underlying disease or disorder...)

3) Don't know where to start? Healthy food is the easiest to prepare... You don't need a recipe to cook chicken and cut up vegetables or make salad.

4) You need to set objective goals that you can achieve.

5) I can't tell if you really want this. If you do, things shouldn't seem so out of reach for you. You likely know the cause of your weight gain... It's probably food and alcohol.

Yes, you can lose weight as long as you maintain a calorie deficit.

It sounds cliche but really, you will feel better if you exercise. I get it, trust me, I was right where you are for many years. Most of us with desk jobs may not do much physcially during the day but we're using our minds to analyze things, etc and it can be exhausting. However, getting some kind of activity in every day, even if it's just for 15 minutes will make you feel better in the long run. Don't just consider weight loss...consider long term health, mobility, etc. Your body will thank you.

Also, if you like eating out so much, enjoy the benefits of earning extra calories through activity!! While MFP numbers tend to be a bit overblown, you could still easily gain an extra 200-300 calories by moving around for a half hour or so. Plus as I believe someone else mentioned - you'll look better at goal (more toned, lose more fat not muscle) and you'll burn more calories at rest.

Something to think about...

To the contrary, you almost cant lose weight just by exercising

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/exercise-and-weightfat-loss-part-1.html

that oughtta put things in perspective

This ^^^

Try exercising in the morning. Just wake up half an hour earlier. (You can do it! Go to bed half an hour earlier, too.) If you exercise in the morning you'll have more energy all day and you will feel great about accomplishing something already each day. And then you can come home and relax after a hard day's work.

Most initial weight loss begins with what and how much you eat.
I am a big believer that an active body is a healthy one. Not to be disrespectful but I am almost 50, work in a job that requires an above average amount of attention to details and has ever changing priorities. I know what it is to leave the office and feel mentally exhausted. But, I still run 3-4x per week. Believe it or not, running actually helps me feel refreshed after a hard day's work!
But, exercise is completely up to you!
So, to answer your specific question. Yes, you can lose weight without exercise. To do so, you will need to manage your calories and nutrients to match your daily activity level. A small daily calorie deficit will certainly have you losing weight.

Yes but is it healthy? Besides experience shows the body just adjusts to the calorie intake. I use to come home exhausted each night. My work was stressful and long hours. I was gaining weight and sometimes losing when I was on a diet. You would think it is counter productive to exercise after work but it is not...yesterday was another long day full of stress and frankly I was exhausted. I came home and did what I normally do, I ran. I was scheduled to run 3 miles I ran 4. I was out of breath and walked up the hill but I ran and when I arrived home after recovering my breath I was no longer tired, I was no longer deeply stressed and I had a good evening with my family. I also noted a twinge in my right knee I had no noticed before. So today's workout is weights and mild cardio while the legs recover and again my stress level will be reduced. In the meantime my family benefits as do I from a more energetic me. Now I am trying to convince my wife of the same exercise does work.

Just a thought...

If your job is so mentally demanding, your brain may need some time to relax. Walking is just the ticket for some decompress, de-stress, un-clutter and relax time for your hea.