Pain

Yes, you can still lose weight without exercise. If you are in a deficit, you will lose weight. However, you may want to go for a slower, less aggressive deficit. Large deficits can lead to losing lean muscle mass, and you will be less likely to maintain muscle without exercise.

For the first 6 months of my diet I did not exercise and lost over 42 pounds just counting calories and staying within my goal. I also use a digital kitchen scale for weighing food. Only within the last 3 weeks have a started exercising with a stationary bike.

I have RA and sometimes I have a flare up, when I do I don't exercise.

Go to a doctor and do not exercise until you do!

@kansascutie81 If you're having that hard a time not exercising, why not Google some chair exercises that you can do sitting down until your leg heals up? Even if the calorie burn isn't much, it's still something and it might help you take your mind off it enough to heal up.

kansascutie81 wrote: »

My husband told me the same thing, but it's hard not to exercise I have a lot of bad body image emotions I still see myself as bigger than I am. If I eat like a cup of ice cream I feel like I have to exercise for an hour

So even though you know that you're not seeing yourself realistically, you're willing to exercise through pain, possibly injury, until you are forced to see a doctor, who will likely require you to take weeks, possibly months off, when you could have backed off now for a few days or a week, and gotten it under control (or at least a proper diagnosis). Am I getting this right?

I am not trying to be cruel, but I think your leg pain is not your biggest problem here.

nutmegoreo wrote: »

kansascutie81 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

I have RA and sometimes I have a flare up, when I do I don't exercise.

I think I may have picked a nerve

I'm not even sure what you interpreted that response to mean. @queenliz99 is saying that when her pain levels are increased, she is able to take the needed time off to recoup without if effecting her long-term goals. I'm sure she will correct me if I'm wrong in my interpretation.

I took it to mean the OP is experiencing nerve pain. Kinda sounds like she may be having sciatic issues?

nutmegoreo wrote: »

kansascutie81 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

I have RA and sometimes I have a flare up, when I do I don't exercise.

I think I may have picked a nerve

I'm not even sure what you interpreted that response to mean. @queenliz99 is saying that when her pain levels are increased, she is able to take the needed time off to recoup without if effecting her long-term goals. I'm sure she will correct me if I'm wrong in my interpretation.

As for this:

kansascutie81 wrote: »

My husband told me the same thing, but it's hard not to exercise I have a lot of bad body image emotions I still see myself as bigger than I am. If I eat like a cup of ice cream I feel like I have to exercise for an hour

I suggest taking your time to heal before it becomes an injury that sidelines you for months.

Nothing like getting something fixed after you have disregarded the pain. Last week I had a bunch fluid taken out of my knee and a cortisone shot because I didn't listen to the warning signs and kept on running thinking it will go away.

Op, you have your whole life ahead of you and you only get one body. Take care of it.

queenliz99 wrote: »

nutmegoreo wrote: »

kansascutie81 wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

I have RA and sometimes I have a flare up, when I do I don't exercise.

I think I may have picked a nerve

I'm not even sure what you interpreted that response to mean. @queenliz99 is saying that when her pain levels are increased, she is able to take the needed time off to recoup without if effecting her long-term goals. I'm sure she will correct me if I'm wrong in my interpretation.

As for this:

kansascutie81 wrote: »

My husband told me the same thing, but it's hard not to exercise I have a lot of bad body image emotions I still see myself as bigger than I am. If I eat like a cup of ice cream I feel like I have to exercise for an hour

I suggest taking your time to heal before it becomes an injury that sidelines you for months.

Nothing like getting something fixed after you have disregarded the pain. Last week I had a bunch fluid taken out of my knee and a cortisone shot because I didn't listen to the warning signs and kept on running thinking it will go away.

Op, you have your whole life ahead of you and you only get one body. Take care of it.

Ugh. That sucks. Sorry.

I've tried to push through pain as well. Sometimes it works, but other times, it can take you out of training for a long time!

kansascutie81 wrote: »

I don't go hard I exercise at a moderate pace but I do it several times a day anywhere from 4 to maybe 6 times a day 5 days a week. I am forced to not exercise now that I have the pain. And my husband keeps telling me to take a few days rest but like I said I still see myself as really big and when I eat I feel guilt that makes me wanna exercise before it settles as fat. (I know not good)

That's way too much and your body is telling you it's too much. Take your body's advice and stop putting so much stress on it. You're not doing yourself any favors.

Also, I really think you should seek professional help.

kansascutie81 wrote: »

I don't go hard I exercise at a moderate pace but I do it several times a day anywhere from 4 to maybe 6 times a day 5 days a week. I am forced to not exercise now that I have the pain. And my husband keeps telling me to take a few days rest but like I said I still see myself as really big and when I eat I feel guilt that makes me wanna exercise before it settles as fat. (I know not good)

You are going to seriously injure yourself, and then what are you going to do? This isn't healthy, and it's not a healthy outlook. I agree that some professional help would be appropriate.

kansascutie81 wrote: »

I am seeing a therapist and trying to get control over my thoughts about myself

I am very happy to read this. Now back off a bit and take a rest day or two before your body forces you to rest for months. I'm not kidding. As someone who has torn my rotator cuff and spent years in pain for it, I have to be very much aware of what my body is telling me. If my positioning is off for pushups, or I do too much in weight lifting, I suffer for weeks. I also developed shin splints from running, so I've learned to build slowly and take days off.

You can do no exercise at all and lose weight just fine.

Take it easy! Pain in the foot when trying to stand on your toes is far more likely to be a tendon problem than a nerve problem. Nerve problems tend to display symptoms of pain that is distant from the site of motion - for example, foot pain when moving the hip, not when moving the foot.

If you actually push yourself to the point where you completely rupture a tendon, your only two options are surgery or being crippled for life; it could no longer heal on its own. Even after the surgery, you're looking at half a year or more for recovering to the point you're at now. Far better to take time to heal now versus having to take far more time to heal later.

kansascutie81 wrote: »

rankinsect wrote: »

You can do no exercise at all and lose weight just fine.

Take it easy! Pain in the foot when trying to stand on your toes is far more likely to be a tendon problem than a nerve problem. Nerve problems tend to display symptoms of pain that is distant from the site of motion - for example, foot pain when moving the hip, not when moving the foot.

If you actually push yourself to the point where you completely rupture a tendon, your only two options are surgery or being crippled for life; it could no longer heal on its own. Even after the surgery, you're looking at half a year or more for recovering to the point you're at now. Far better to take time to heal now versus having to take far more time to heal later.

Well the pain is from hip to toes on my right leg but mostly it in the back of my right thigh and walking at a faster pace or standing on my tip toes or even twisting a certain way sends a shock of pain like nothing I've felt. I don't plan on doing any exercise for a while but still keeping under my daily calorie intake and still log and weigh everything

Can you see a physiotherapist? This sounds a lot like sciatic pain, but there different causes, therefore different fixes.