Is it possible to lose weight without exercising?
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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.
What a load of Bollocks
Yes you can lose by not exercising. All lose is about less calories in than you burn. If you haven't done it yet you should look at your TDEE (maintenance level calories) and BMR (What you need to basically sleep 24 hours) and your BMI (Are you classed Obese or just overweight or are you in fact a healthy weight in which case you need exercise and toning more than loss)
Set your goal 500 calories a day below your TDEE and you will lose a pound a week, 1000 calories below and you will lose 2 pounds a week (really this setting is for obese BMI then you need to reassess as you near your goal)
As to exercise I can totally identify with being bagged at the end of the day. Regardless I started by walking home 7km every day regardless of the weather this winter. First week I struggled, now it's a piece of cake and I get home and walk the dog 4km many days. I've started to move on to cycling both ways (Wow very different muscle set there) the exercise has given me more energy and I eat at 1000 calorie deficit after eating back exercise calories (I work off a sedentary level TDEE)
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Yes you can lose, but exercising will give you MORE energy. So will healthier eating.0
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Yep. I lost most of my weight without doing any exercise other than walking the dog. And I don't mean for miles a day. All I did was maintain a calorie deficit. This year I'm focusing on exercise as well, not for weight loss, but for general health, energy and toning.0
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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...
LOL. What are you talking about? You make no sense.
By "your" do you mean "you're?"
Probably.
You have to master the basics first before becoming an expert in weight loss. Simple things like grammar.
I'll just put this here:1. No Attacks or Insults and No Reciprocation
a) Do not attack, mock, or otherwise insult others. You can respectfully disagree with the message or topic, but you cannot attack the messenger. This includes attacks against the user’s spelling or command of written English , or belittling a user for posting a duplicate topic.
OP, I exercised on and off for the past couple of years, and only recently started becoming consistent with it. I can tell you that before exercising consistently I would just sleep most of the time and had no extra energy. But now I feel like I have a lot more energy, and I feel stronger, and it's wonderful.
The answer to your question, as others have stated, is yes, you can lose weight without exercising. But in the long run exercise is good for your health, for strength, for your bones (by strengthening muscles to better support them).
If you start small, it won't be as overwhelming. I totally agree with taking a little walk, maybe on your lunch break, or before or after your work. Fitnessblender.com and Lions Gate Be Fit on Youtube are great sources for workouts that can fit your schedule. Good luck! :flowerforyou:0 -
You can lose weight without exercise but I find it makes your skin look loose and older. It gives an unhealthy skin falling off the bones kinda sickly looking appearance if you have more than a few pounds to lose. If you exercise your more solid and skin would look less droopy and it also helps with inflamation in your body.0
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Yes I did.
Yes I am sure I am now lined up for the "OMG you need to exercise" brigade, but tbh being 5 stone lighter and not much exercise is so much more healthy that 5 stone heavier and no exercise is it not.
I do go for a special walk occasionally and have been even known to do a few minutes on an exercise bike. I consider myself sedentary, I do walk about at work and in my 'usual' day to day activites but don't do anything over that.
I didn't struggle to lose weight, I stuck to my sedentary calories and if I did go for a power walk at lunchtime, ate those back. It works.
If you want to friend me please do - I am still logging 560 days in and maintaining for 3 months - its still a learning curve but we can do it :happy:0 -
You sound depressed dear
I was in your spot. Then I forced myself to get up and go to a boxing class just once a week at 6am before work. I go straight to work all smelly and don't care. Whatev. Then once a week turned into twice a week and then I added a running class and now I know I'm going to have a crappy day if I don't exercise in the morning. You really do need to exercise, if for no other reason than making you happier.
And I know it feels like torture or punishment at first but it can be fun. It will become fun. Just gotta have the right frame of mind.0 -
If all you want to do is lose weight, reducing your calorie intake is enough for that. If you also want to have a healthy cardiovascular system, endurance, stamina, strength, and visibly developed muscles, you should also engage in cardio exercise and strength training. By dieting alone you will be certainly be lighter, but you will also be scrawny or soft and doughy and get winded walking up a flight of stairs, which isn’t a desirable situation for most people.0
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14 years ago I lost 5 stone in 10 months by eating 1200 calories a day and no exercise except for day to day activities, I was 40 at the time. My stomach was as flat as a board and no loose skin and no wobbly bits. My cholesterol was down and my blood pressure was down. Stopping smoking, laziness and 14 years later Ive put it back on. This time round Im walking a little every day and as the weight comes off I plan to walk 7 days a week. The major difference this time round is Im still not smoking and have found just a few weeks into eating healthy food and the sugar cravings and binges have all gone already.
The key to success imo is logging all your food . Once the weight starts to come off you will be able to do more and more. carrying around 5 stone extra is exercise enough at the beginning, but eating healthier food and counting calories gives you immediate pep and confidence ive found.0 -
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...
LOL. What are you talking about? You make no sense.
By "your" do you mean "you're?"
Probably.
You have to master the basics first before becoming an expert in weight loss. Simple things like grammar.
To the OP: Folks can lose weight without exercising, but to keep it off long-term, they have to control hunger. That's where the money is. Don't let anyone tell you any differently.
Oh you caught me...typo because as you can tell from my first statement I don't use contractions often...I prefer not using shortcuts...
And ironic post is ironic...you meaning "You Steve" need to mater basics first before coming an expert in weight loss...instead of reading a paper and regurgitating (notice correct spelling even) as fact without anything else to back it up is not mastering the basics...
It is not about when you eat or what you eat....it's about how much you eat, controlling hunger...you do not need to read 30 pages of some obscure paper to figure that out...it is called eating food when you are hungry...and guess what that information was garnered not from reading but from basic living life...Surprise...0 -
Wow this is great everybody, thanks for the support! I actually forgot to mention I live very close to work and I walk there everyday! may not be a long walk but I do it. I should totally man up and exercise regardless of my exhaustion. My apartment complex does have a gym, not that great but maybe walk on the treadmill and lift some weights a bit after work or something. This is just what I needed!0
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I am going to suggest one change for you. Instead of using an elevator, take the stairs EVERY time. Trust me that little bit helps a ton!0
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If all you want to do is lose weight, reducing your calorie intake is enough for that. If you also want to have a healthy cardiovascular system, endurance, stamina, strength, and visibly developed muscles, you should also engage in cardio exercise and strength training. By dieting alone you will be certainly be lighter, but you will also be scrawny or soft and doughy and get winded walking up a flight of stairs, which isn’t a desirable situation for most people.
I agree with all you say except the being winded walking up a flight of stairs. At target weight youre unlikely to be winded walking up a flight of stairs unless youre 80, have lung disease, anaemia or asthmatic, Just being active in your normal day to day activities without exercising will not make you breathless climbing stairs.0 -
Start by counting calories. Fitness pal will help you determine caloric needs in order to lose weight. I am on 1200 calories a day. If I exercise, I get more calories to eat. So yes, you can lose weight just by limiting your daily calories. As you lose weight, you will probably feel like working out. Start by walking. It's simple, fun and effective if done consistently . Good luck0
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If all you want to do is lose weight, reducing your calorie intake is enough for that. If you also want to have a healthy cardiovascular system, endurance, stamina, strength, and visibly developed muscles, you should also engage in cardio exercise and strength training. By dieting alone you will be certainly be lighter, but you will also be scrawny or soft and doughy and get winded walking up a flight of stairs, which isn’t a desirable situation for most people.
I agree with all you say except the being winded walking up a flight of stairs. At target weight youre unlikely to be winded walking up a flight of stairs unless youre 80, have lung disease, anaemia or asthmatic, Just being active in your normal day to day activities without exercising will not make you breathless climbing stairs.
Maybe not a single flight, but people who don't exercise often get winded when they are active above their ordinary life activities. I have seen non-obese "healthy" 30 somethings huffing after going up 1+ flights of stairs, jogging short distances, carrying a box a few hundred feet, etc.0 -
If all you want to do is lose weight, reducing your calorie intake is enough for that. If you also want to have a healthy cardiovascular system, endurance, stamina, strength, and visibly developed muscles, you should also engage in cardio exercise and strength training. By dieting alone you will be certainly be lighter, but you will also be scrawny or soft and doughy and get winded walking up a flight of stairs, which isn’t a desirable situation for most people.
I agree with all you say except the being winded walking up a flight of stairs. At target weight youre unlikely to be winded walking up a flight of stairs unless youre 80, have lung disease, anaemia or asthmatic, Just being active in your normal day to day activities without exercising will not make you breathless climbing stairs.
Maybe not a single flight, but people who don't exercise often get winded when they are active above their ordinary life activities. I have seen non-obese "healthy" 30 somethings huffing after going up 1+ flights of stairs, jogging short distances, carrying a box a few hundred feet, etc.
Smokers suffer this a lot of the time (I was never that bad but I've felt it some days certainly)
It doesn't hurt for anyone to try and raise their fitness level though. It's not always easy but the payback is you do end up feeling better as your fitness level improves - I've yet to meet anyone who would say otherwise. There is also for most people no need to become an extreme Gym rat either - if you choose to great but just feeling better and toned (and having a few extra calories available in your day too) are great also0 -
Not me!! I have an underactive thyroid therefore I have to work!! And workout hard!!0
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It is possible but it will take longer and you will have to watch your calorie intake very closely. I hear you on the being busy and exhausted. Anything is better than nothing. What about doing squats or push-ups etc randomly through- the day, just to get your heart rate up? Exercise is so great for your mood, even If you could get bits in here and there throughout the day, eventually you will find you are not so tired. I know, easier said then done
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If you can maintain the same calorie deficit, it will take the same time.It is possible but it will take longer0 -
It is possible to lose weight without exercising but its more efficient to exercise and eat healthy. Don't make excuses. There's always time to do a little bit of exercise. When I was 18 I got a gym membership but I never used it because I was too tired after work and school to do anything other than sit in front of the tv and eat. That's how I got to the point where I needed to lose 100lbs to be back to a healthy weight. If you really want to lose weight you will find time and energy to make it happen. Plus, exercising gives you more energy so if you start now you might be more tired for a couple days but it will even out and then you will have more energy than you know what to do with Good luck! 0
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Yes you can! I lost 18lbs in one month without any exercise! Feel free to PM me if you need any help or motivation!
Beach Body coach much? GTFO with all that nonsense around here. Reported.0 -
I think you have to figure out what works for you and your schedule.
I haven't committed to joining a gym and working out daily. For me, I know I won't go to the gym daily or keep it up. I signed up for a month when I first started and I found it boring and tedious. I can't always afford it either.
I've made small changes to my daily routine that I can stick to forever. In incorporate light exercise. Instead of taking the bus to university, I walk. It's a 20 min walk there and back. 140 calories burned (that's with my weight, height etc.) I do the same when I go food shopping, or go into town. Short journeys I go by foot.
I decided that my best route for weight loss was keep under a certain calorie goal and trying not to constantly eat junk. I still eat junk, but I no longer crave or binge on it. I've been eating between 1450 calories and 1600 cals a day, and losing 1lb easily. I feel great and it's working for me. I barely slip up as I am satisfied with the amount I eat and I don't deprive myself from the food I love.0
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