Has anyone lost weight without

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  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Yes, but you have to eat less. Who wants that?

    Especially if you aren't very tall, your actual calorie demand isn't much when you're idle, and once you set a deficit you have to eat like a mouse. I always go over target on days I don't exercise.

    Move more. It's fun. And you get to eat more. Win-win!
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    Depends on what your focus is...if you only want to be "thin" then no...exercise is not necessary. If you want to be "healthy" exercise becomes an equal partner.

    When I first started my weight loss that was my primary focus. I exercised to aid my weight loss. As the weight dropped my "moving" became easier. I enjoyed being able to "move".

    Now each hold an equal importance to me...one aiding the other. At the end my goal is to be healthy..."thin" will be nice but "thin and healthy" will be so much better.

    I love how I can be in control of both...being able to make those choices.

    That is just me however...we each have to set our own goals...based on what we need and on what we think that we can accomplish...me...I want both.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    My problem is that I work night shift 4 nights a week and average 3-4 hours sleep a day the bulk of that being very short naps throughout the day, I just don't have the energy to do any form of exercise! on my days off I still have no energy and spend most of my time trying to make up for lost sleep, its pretty much been this way for the last 6 years... I eat healthy (I think) but haven't lost any weight just by calorie deficit

    In that case you're unlikely to be in deficit.

    fwiw improving your fitness will help with the tiredness and lack of energy.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Yes but I look a lot better when I do.
  • nvpixie
    nvpixie Posts: 483 Member
    Yes. I don't exercise daily. I move around a lot in the evening while doing things like cleaning, cooking, taking care of kids, etc., but I don't do any actual exercise routines.

    However, I struggle with this because I know I'd feel much better if I got my muscles going a bit more. I'm not currently overweight, but I feel flabby because my muscles are so underworked.

    My favorite form of exercise is yoga. I really need to get with it.
  • darkangelz
    darkangelz Posts: 17
    Does anyone else have any input into this?
  • maybeazure
    maybeazure Posts: 301 Member
    I did at first. I think it's very possible to lose weight just with diet. I don't really exercise even now to lose weight as much as I do for other benefits...like heart and just feeling better. But I have noticed that when I do exercise more, I lose more quickly.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Does anyone else have any input into this?

    It is the same when you asked a couple of months ago...

    Calorie deficit=weight loss
    Exercise=fitness

    If you are not losing weight, there is a miscalculation somewhere along the line.

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