Weight Loss By Diet Alone Success Stories?

I lost about 20 of the 30 lbs I wanted to lose though only diet. You can do it if you want. Exercise became easier after that... my body just felt more ready to move once I'd dropped weight.

I've lost 64 lbs by cico (calories in, calories out) and walking....I do get in about 2~3 hours in daily, but still...

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I went from 155lbs (probably more - didn't step on a scale for quite some time) to 145lbs without calorie counting or exercise (outside of my 2x a week karate, which was usually pretty easy and not a hard push at all - also offset by how many potlucks we had a year). That was in the span of maybe two or three months. It was just the result of reading more about nutrition and slowly, slowly identifying what I could and couldn't eat to lose weight.

With exercise added in, I lost 10lbs in the first 6 weeks just doing 3x a week work outs and my diet (which I was still playing around with).

You can definitely make significant progress without exercise, but I'd encourage you to consider starting out with some soon. It doesn't have to be at the gym - if you have something you want to try like rock climbing, or dance, or, heck, aerial acrobatics classes, give it a shot! I'm partial to martial arts, so I'd recommend kick boxing or any other martial art - it's a fun way to stay fit, make sure you retain muscle while losing weight, make friends (avoid "McDojos" and go for real clubs), and you learn some amazing skills. But do whatever you think is fun! There's so much that can happen just by trying new things out.

Don't discount walking too soon! It's a great place to start, and when we're bigger we're burning more calories than someone smaller. Instead of thinking of official exercise activities, are there more active things you can do with free time? Cleaning, gardening, walking a dog, taking kids to a park, dance lessons, etc. etc. All will give you activity, but also be fun!

Get plenty of veggies, greens, fruit, protein. You won't have room or appetite for junk, and your blood sugars won't spike nearly so much. Want to see you do this!

That said, I've had past weight loss bouts, but none of this magnitude or on going. I was trying to simply "eat less" of the things that were making me fat. Like in your blog, I was programmed on ding dongs and cola as a kid. I didn't know what a vegetable was until well into adult hood or that they could taste good.

Walking is my exercise of choice. It's easy on your joints and can be done anywhere and with anyone. Previously, I had lost like 40 pounds with still being a couch potato...I decided I didn't want to do that this time around.

Walking counts as exercise by the way, especially if you are going for a walk with the intent of doing so for your health and you would not have otherwise walked.

This ^^^

The only exercise I'm allowed to do because of some medical issues is walk 5,000 steps/day according to my FitBit. I've lost 30 lbs (well, 34 before that binge but that's another story for another day).