Im new - exercise question

Yes, I lost 30 pounds a few years ago, by following Weight Watcher's plan. You can do the same thing by using myfitnesspal.com and record your food daily (everything). Keeping a diary helps you track what you eat. When you're feeling hungry, check out how many calories you have left for the day and plan out your meals. This helped me a great deal. Once I lost the 30 pounds, then I felt like exercising and that helped me lose another 10 pounds.

Try it....I think it will help you. When I exercise while dieting, I don't lose weight, but inches, so I lost the weight first, then worked on the inches.

Cindy

Try Zumba! It's execise in disguise!!! You burn a ton of calories but you have so much fun doing it. I've been doing that and this website and it's working!!

Yes! I have lost all my weight so far by logging my calories and trying to eat healthy nutritious meals (well most of the time)

The only thing I did was 30 mins moderate pace walking to earn me 124 extra kcal because I was quite hungry on 1200kcal a day which was my goal at the time. I also did some sit ups (3 sets of 7, but not regularly)

I hate exercising esp when I have to. So I gave my self a lot of time to lose weight and I did not push myself too hard because I know I don't last too long on will power. Once I started losing weight and feeling lighter and fitter (the 30 min walk really helped my wellbeing too and my moods) I now feel I could maybe do some exercise.

Still thinking about it though....

Anyway, you will never lose weight on exercise alone, but you will on reducing food alone!

Lower the bar for yourself and start with just the calories and don't beat yourself up over exercise until you really feel like it, and you just may!

I am going to make myself go for walks!!! :-)

Great idea! And set it to 20 - 30 mins a day, not more! That really is not a big problem. I sometimes listen to audio books while I walk! It helps pass the time.

Emma,
I certainly feel the same way. For me, its not so much as exercising, but "working out." Exercising can include other activities which I enjoy a great deal, and never ever feel as if I'm working out.

I am not going to knock exercising, because 1) it works, 2) done right it can make you feel wonderful. However, the most important thing to do is to get physically active. As always, it a lot more fun to get physically active with a friend than alone.

Here are just a few "non-working-out" activities that I've done in the past where I lost some weight:


Tennis
Gotta be one of my most favorite physical activities. Around here there are public courts, several leagues for all levels. Most of it is very inexpensive, and way cheaper than a monthly fitness club membership. For years I've been away from the game. This year I've slowly gotten back into it, and my body is becoming a fat burning furnace.


Dancing
Wife and I signed up for dance lessons through our county's Park and Recreation. Actually, it was a blast, and hope to sign up again.


Photography
Yep, I've lost weight taking photos. Actually, I was getting off the sofa, and traveling to various locations (state parks mostly). Got in some hiking, enjoyed the outdoors and took some nice photos. This experience reminds me that getting active is whole lot healthier than sitting on my....err...sofa.

The only thing with not working out while loosing ,is you lose lean muscle,wich is counter productive to your weightloss:bigsmile: