Who Is Trying To Lose Weight Just By Counting Calories Alone? And Why?
OldAssDude
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Just wondering how people are trying to lose weight without exercising.
I can see if you have some type of issue where you absolutely cannot exercise, but anything other than that it just seems like laziness to me, and it would just seem like a life long battle of being hungry and thinking about food all the time.
Is it worth a lifetime of struggle?
You're still going to be a lump on a log, you're just going to be one that weighs less and feels crappy.
I am not a fitness nut either. I just walk every day, and ride my bike. Since I have been doing this, I can pretty much eat the same way I always have by making it up with walking and bike riding, and I feel so much better for it.
I am not trying to hurt anyone's feelings here, but I read these posts and just think to myself... why?
I can see if you have some type of issue where you absolutely cannot exercise, but anything other than that it just seems like laziness to me, and it would just seem like a life long battle of being hungry and thinking about food all the time.
Is it worth a lifetime of struggle?
You're still going to be a lump on a log, you're just going to be one that weighs less and feels crappy.
I am not a fitness nut either. I just walk every day, and ride my bike. Since I have been doing this, I can pretty much eat the same way I always have by making it up with walking and bike riding, and I feel so much better for it.
I am not trying to hurt anyone's feelings here, but I read these posts and just think to myself... why?
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Yeah, well, your tone does sound a bit provocative, so I wouldn't be surprised if some people take it negatively.
That being said - I AGREE WITH YOU. I don't get it. I have lost about 2 pounds per week for the last two months I've been on MFP, and I don't see how I could have done it without exercise. I also get to a couple of nice-sized, filling meals most days, I can snack and have ice cream, popcorn, or cookies on occasion - and that's only because I get to pad my allotment via running. If I wasn't exercising, I would have to think my eating would have to be so restrictive it would be painful.
Also, exercise *feels* *good*!!!0 -
I exercise and enjoy it and the extra calories I earn. Having said that, this thread has all the hallmarks of a total bunfight.0
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I exercise most days. I'm having a lazy day today but I'll make up for it tomorrow. I've dropped from size 38 pants to 34 in a couple of months since i started running. I'm not sure I would have had the same results without it.0
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I think some people only care about being small, not about being healthy. So they don't exercise, or don't eat a nutritionally inadequate diet, or starve themselves.
My view is that looking thin is great, but ultimately it is about taking care of my body for the long haul, which includes not just keeping calories low but also being fit and healthy.0 -
How do you guys exercise for 1 hour staright and burn 500 calories.I get tired on my treadmill after 20 minutes no matter how hard I try to push myself.
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I exercise now, but I wasn't consistent with it during my 83 pound weight loss. I had several reasons for not exercising that aren't any of your business. It certainly didn't stop me from losing weight.
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UltimateRBF wrote: »bcalvanese wrote: »Just wondering how people are trying to lose weight without exercising.
I can see if you have some type of issue where you absolutely cannot exercise, but anything other than that it just seems like laziness to me, and it would just seem like a life long battle of being hungry and thinking about food all the time.
Is it worth a lifetime of struggle?
You're still going to be a lump on a log, you're just going to be one that weighs less and feels crappy.
I am not a fitness nut either. I just walk every day, and ride my bike. Since I have been doing this, I can pretty much eat the same way I always have by making it up with walking and bike riding, and I feel so much better for it.
I am not trying to hurt anyone's feelings here, but I read these posts and just think to myself... why?
Why don't you worry about your own journey first. What other people do shouldn't be any concern of yours.
Because I am concerned, and I want to know why.0 -
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Okay, I'm ready!
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Well, aren't you amazing?! Congrats on being so perfect from Day One of your weight loss journey!
Some of us mere mortals take things slowly, working on one thing (say, logging all we eat), and when that gets comfortable, adding another (weighing/measuring food) and when that feels good, adding another (exercise).
But you know, I guess because some people don't do it the way you do it, they're doing it wrong.0 -
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Ever hear the idiom "You can't out exercise a bad diet"? Ultimately weight loss or gain is determined by caloric intake. Exercise helps but it still comes back to calories. Reason you're losing is because walking is creating a caloric deficit.0
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People have different attitudes and goals.
"Skinny fat" is my goal. I don't like being outside. I don't like exercising. I would like to get my doctor off my back about my weight and fit into an airplane seat comfortably.
If you want to exercise that's great. Feel free. However, I'm thrilled to have found a workable plan where I'm losing weight but I'm not hungry. MFP gives me a way to easily track my food intake and it's working for me.0 -
bcalvanese wrote: »[
Because I am concerned, and I want to know why.
More like "curious", that being said, someone losing weight without exercise is lazy? Judgemental much??
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »I exercise now, but I wasn't consistent with it during my 83 pound weight loss. I had several reasons for not exercising that aren't any of your business. It certainly didn't stop me from losing weight.
How about you do you.
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Some people prefer to be sedentary. People are different.bcalvanese wrote: »UltimateRBF wrote: »Why don't you worry about your own journey first. What other people do shouldn't be any concern of yours.
Because I am concerned, and I want to know why.
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »I exercise now, but I wasn't consistent with it during my 83 pound weight loss. I had several reasons for not exercising that aren't any of your business. It certainly didn't stop me from losing weight.
How about you do you.
Yes.
I get my 10,000 steps in every day, and included in those steps is a 2 to 3 mile walk at a cardio pace, and a 6 to 10 mile bike ride at a cardio pace 2 to 3 times a week.
If a day comes that I know I am not going to make my 10,000 steps, I will drag my butt outside and walk around my apartment complex until I get those steps in, even if it's 11:00 at night.
I have COPD and used to get winded just walking up a couple flights of stairs, but now I can ride my bike for 10 miles at a cardio pace with no trouble at all, and I'm 57 years old.0 -
I hate cardio, so I don't really do it. Call me lazy.0
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I do it counting calories alone. My job requires me to be on my feet the whole time I'm there, so after an 8 hour shift 5 days a week the last thing my feet want to do is go running, and I'm not a weight lifting sort of person.
I go swimming two or so times a week, but nothing strenuous.
I'm not hungry. It's not like I'm eating my 1200 calories in a handful of peanut butter. I'm eating tons and tons of fruits of veggies. I can still always eat, so I'm not hungry. If I don't need to work out to loose even more weight, why strain myself?0 -
I lost all my weight with zero exercise. I didn't exercise because yes, I was lazy and really don't like exercising.
Now I'm kinda in maintenance, and I've started walking, a lot! I don't mind it, but one of the main reasons I do it is so I can eat more.
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For the longest time, I lost lots of weight without exercising. I also did not have a restrictive diet. However, my goal was not to necessarily lose weight, but rather to improve my diet, which was compiled of junk food and carbs. There wasn't a laziness component to it. I agree that diet and exercise are equally important, however, the way people balance them are not always equal. Perhaps, like I did, people will add the exercise component when they are ready. Exercise is such a broad concept that people have to determine if they prefer running, yoga, swimming, etc. Each of us have our own weight loss/ fitness goals journey and it is important to respect these journeys, while embracing our own.0
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I'm not working out to start because I want to lose 20 lbs first and get the hang of weighing/logging everything that passes my lips. I'm also ashamed by some of the days I have eating. So I try to make myself log it.
I'll also probably "stall" or "platue" when I start exercising cause of water retention and I would like the encouragement of "You've already lost 20 lbs! You can do this!"0 -
Build up your stamina. Also, find something you enjoy doing, as it makes the time go by quicker
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I have been doing it for a month.How long does it take to step up ?0 -
Because I'm in a wheelchair and exercise is a B-word and a half? Maybe...?
Besides, I can eat a very comfortable amount BEFORE exercise that I'm constantly struggling to find ways to eat the calories from exercise now that I'm in maintenance. I still exercise, but ending the day gorging on healthy fats is tiresome.0
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