GYM-FREE SUCCESS STORIES, PLEASE :)

My husband rides the stationary bike while watching TV. he's down 35 lbs in six months, and he tracks his food on mfp. That's it. that's the only exercise he does. It's do-able and GOOD LUCK!

I bought those little pedals (part of a stationary bike since we don't have space for an actual one) and do that 30-60 minutes a night, possibly more, while I watch a show. We generally go on really long walks with the dogs on weekends, with shorter ones during the week. Even though you don't like videos, I like Jillian's 30 Day Shred, and I also like the DDP Yoga videos, but those are a bit more of an investment. I am down 37 pounds since mid January. I was on a plateau until I got the pedals, and adding that in seemed to help. And I am just counting calories and drinking a lot of water, at least half my body weight in ounces. One idea would be if you watched Jillian's videos (or whatever) a few times, learn the moves, and then you can do the moves you like outside.

Losing weight (14 kgs so far) with the help of less calories (and more healthy food) and following mainly pilates videos, and the occasional bodyweight strength training video.. All from Youtube. I wish I could go to a gym but I don't have one in my area so at home exercise will have to do.. I'm very happy with my progress.

I lost 75 pounds without a gym membership. I have one now, but it's a recent thing.

I did lots and lots of walking, yoga and weight lifting with dumbbells.

Most of my exercise is outdoors except in Winter. Then I workout at home. I don't just do cardio. When inside I lift weights, use resistance bands and kettlebell, do DVDs and treadmill. I also split a lot of firewood throughout the Winter.

But when I can get outside I do a lot of yard/farm work (chop/split firewood, garden (we have 2 large gardens), plant trees, trim trees, mow, weed eat, etc.), hike, bike, shoot hoops.

BUT, I was doing all of that when I became overweight. My BF% never got out of the healthy range, but my weight did. Dieting is still needed to lose weight.

You could be a mall walker! Lol shopping AND exercise, what could be better? Also, if you have pain in your feet, bicycling and walking is wonderful! I love walking outside because I love the fresh air and sunshine! Also, since Summer is coming up, swimming is a wonderful aerobic exercise, and very easy on your joints.

Haven't been able to use the gym due to various injuries. Now I walk as much as possible, aim for at least 15k steps a day, and my diet is so much healthier and better portion sizes.

The weight is going very slowly, but at my age I'm fine with that as I'm going it will give my skin chance to adjust. A girl can hope :-)

I've lost nearly 20kgs since January without setting foot in a gym. I walk my dogs every morning but I always have done and it didn't make a difference.
So I stopped taking the bus home from work and getting off at a stop just a couple of hundred metres away from my house. Now I take the train instead. The closest train station is about 6 or 7km away from my house. I change into my gym gear before I leave work, take the train then run/power walk home from the station. And I still make it home a few minutes before I would have done if I had been lazy and taken the bus! It's winter now so I have to wear a headlamp (bought one after I tripped and face planted - oops).
I've also increased how often I go out cycling on weekends. I used to avoid cycling because I felt guilty that I wasn't able to spend more time with my dogs (I know, I know, but I am a real animal lover). So I bought a bike trailer for the dogs to ride in. My husband and I take the dogs with us and go cycling around a bay area near an off leash dog café/park. We stop at the park on the way and let the dogs have a run and a play then bundle them back up in the trailer to cycle back to the car!
I realise that I must sound insane but it works.

What's more. . . I have NEVER been in a gym. I've been at my goal weight for 2.5 years. I walk tons, jump on a rebounder at home, use a treadmill during the heat of the summer. I ride my bike in the Phoenix canals in the winter. I clean my own house, which burns lots of calories and builds strength. I have a very happy dog who loves all the walking we do together. I have made it to 60 with no health issues. So, yes, I guess that adds up to a success story.

I lost 39 lbs by walking everyday

I have noticed a lot of inconsistent logging. Try logging every day and you might have more success.

Hey, lost over 30lbs- walking to work, doing fitness blender workouts (which I love) and a bit of swimming. Mostly I have focused on just not giving up and keeping going- good luck!

One cannot out exercise a poor diet. I've lost almost 100 pounds so far with logging and controlling my eating and getting a bit more exercise with walking - usually no mare than 30 minutes at a time and usually no mare than 4 times per week. Now I was starting at a really high weight, and this may not work as well as I get to a more reasonable weight and try to push lower, but I am sure I cannot ramp up the exercise levels and just abandon counting the calories.

I went from 175 to 140 by changing my diet, walking more, and using arm weights from time to time. I suspect I have PCOS, because I also went from having four periods a year to never missing a single one. However, now that I've been stalled for a while and still have fifteen to twenty left to go, I've been saving my money to buy an elliptical. I have the diet down, but I really do need to commit to exercising.

I know it's silly, but I have a serious phobia of the gym. I don't like being around other people when I exercise, even my SO. When I like exercising, it's because it allows me to plug in music and be in my own little world, with nice endorphin rush afterwards. Being around other people kills that, but my budget kills the idea of me having all of my own equipment.

@SallyIngram2015 - you and me both!!! For over six months I've been walking a dog, day in day out, come rain or shine, at least for an hour or so. No shift in weight. It was so frustrated, apparently, according to all of those popular myths all you have to do in order to lose weight is to walk here and there, take stairs, or get off one stop earlier. Well, I wish they mentioned that it must be a very brisk/power walk, not just a casual stroll. Last Semptember I decided to move the bar and challenged the impossible; running. I've spent whole Winter building endurance along with distances and calories burnt, and the effort has paid off just in time for Summer months. Very much like you, whatever I do I have to take my dog into account, but he seems to enjoy it even more. I like the idea of the dog trailer:)