Losing weight without the GYM?

I haven't been to a gym since...well..before I gained weight in the first place. It's just not in my budget right now. When I do get my budget straightened out I'm totally going to get a membership so that I can do Stronglifts 5x5.

Weight loss can be done without exercise. It really comes down to how much your eating. That being said exercise is great for looks, health and will allow you to eat a bit more to lose weight (compared to what you could eat without exercise).

I haven't, n look at my results. ..when it comes to weight loss, 90% of it is diet

I lost about 30 lbs while not being able to work out due to a severe blood clot in my leg. I was eventually cleared to eexercise, but I made plenty of headway without it.

I would completely agree with everybody above. I am down 30 lbs and am looking to lose another 15. Here is what has worked for me.
1. Plan meals. I don't eat food that I have not planned out the day before. (And don't do the planning while you are hungry!)
2. Track eating on MFP and track calorie count. I eat about 1,950 calories per day and exercise off about 250 per day.
3. Stop eating when your planned meal is done. If I am still hungry after eating my meal, I walk away anyway.
I know that in about ten minutes the hunger will be gone because I did properly nourish my body.
3. Walk. I started with a 20-minute walk per day, then moved a couple of months later to 40 minutes.
Then still later I moved to two 30-minute walks per day. that totals about three miles of walking every day.
4. Stay connected to my two weight loss buddies as we encourage each other.

I am losing about 1.25 pounds per week this way. I don't exactly know what I am going to do when winter comes. (I live in Minnesota.) But I have done all of the above without belonging to a gym.

I haven;t been to the gym since my sister dragged me with her once, and before that it was years ago. I do home based workouts. I have T25, Insanity, and P90X3. I like working out at home, it's easier for me and I cannot make up any excuses about why I can;t make it to the gym to workout.

I have since invested in a BoSu ball (got it on sale, but it was still expensive, but totally worth it), resistance bands, some light weights (3 and 5 pounds), push up bars, and a kettlebell. I find workouts on YouTube that incorporate all of these items. I especially love the HIIT workouts that I've found that utilize the BoSu ball. Good stuff.

I've thought about buying a exercise ball, but idk where I would put it.

I say start small. Get some resistance bands, I got a set off of amazon for about $30 (Black Mountain - I think that's the brand), use the dvds you already have, check out fitness videos on YouTube, and then go from there. I'm sure google has a nice explanation on how to create your own fitness routine. I use Beachbody programs because I'm a bit too lazy to do that, lol. I've also only paid for T25, the other two were given to me by a friend who couldn't use them due to her extreme asthma.

Good luck!

while i did recently join a gym, i lost most of the weight i've lost so far by eating at a deficit and walking. walking is great exercise, and eating at a deficit by measuring food and counting calories just plain works for me.

I use Jillian Michaels yoga meltdown video's and it's a good workout, and I usually burn 215-300 cals on the heart rate monitor per video. I also Jog about 3 days a week, and use a pedometer. If I don't have enough steps in for the day, I walk/run the stairs until I do!

If you happen to be near a Lifetime Fitness, check it out. It is not like Planet Fitness, Gold's or the Y.

Lifetime Fitness is a nice gym and not the kind of place you dread visiting. They need to build more of these, IMO.

I hate the gym :laugh: socially awkward, smelly, expensive and I never feel better. I much much prefer to run, cycle or walk in the great outdoors. I have a personal trainer come to my house once a week for HIIT and callisthenics, which costs the same as some gyms do.

If you hate it, you're probably not going to keep up the effort to do it and that might hurt your chances of long term success. Find some things you can do at home and that you really enjoy! Then you will want to do them everyday

This is not important to do workout only in gym. We can do exercise at home or outside home. IF someone don't like to go to the gym then there is lot of exercises that are good for doing at home. Contact with me for detailed information.

Down 50lb without stepping foot in a gym.

No gym for me. BUT I do love taking a class. I do instructional dvd's (including utube) daily. But I enjoy taking an afternoon of yoga to get instruction. It helps with proper positioning I can't get with videos. Not to mention it's a treat for me. Good for the mind and helps me carry a mindfulness about caring for me all week. Yoga helps me listen to my body.

I also take a Zumba class once a week. It is a golden zumba class for older people. This class I was originally hesitant to take but it was the best thing as it got me moving again. Now I somewhat increase the activity more then instructor does.

In our area a lot of community centers, the college, and even churches offer some form of exercise. Just suggesting, there are other options then a gym and home.

No gym membership, I've learned to eat better, and walk about three days a week, but the result came from my diet changes, and it's a good balance of all food, I save room for my sweets too.. it's been the best results I ever experienced simply changing my eating habits and moving more.

Good Luck with your WL

I just joined a gym this week, because I wanted to spice up my workouts. But I lost 60 lbs without it.

There are benefits to joining a gym. Newest fitness classes, companionship of friends & teachers, all the toys and hot showers. Logged 25 years as gym rat. However wasted 1 hour driving + cost of gas. When kids were young the gym gave me a welcome break from nonstop demands and kid care.

I no longer belong to a gym ... Lyme disease from years of hiking & outdoor work became chronic Lyme and extreme pain when walking changed all my priorities in regard to exercise.

My exercise now consists out caring for my old house & farm compound. You'd be amazed how many calories you can burn vacuuming, mopping floors, hauling laundry up and down 4 flights of steps, weeding the gardens, etc. Whatever you do remember to squat in perfect form instead of bending at waist. Tighten your core and hold tight every time you lift from squat position and you'll have tighter abs, too.

It's really hard to lose just by diet if you can only eat 1200 calories per day. I have to keep moving to eat enough to satisfy.