All of you who lost weight without gym I need advice.

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  • badgerface1k
    badgerface1k Posts: 125 Member
    The only exercise I do is walk my dog everyday which is what my doctor recommended. My fitness pal step counter says that I will burn 300 calories with only going two miles. Easy.
  • dahhhhhling
    dahhhhhling Posts: 66 Member
    Kettlebells! After only 20 minutes I am pouring sweat.
  • beebs637
    beebs637 Posts: 1 Member
    I can only walk fast on a treadmill as have hypermobility. I put my favourite boxset on my phone and hide the treadmill screen with it i put in my headphones and thats me for 45-60 mins i up the speed mid way and burn around 420 cals without realising ive done it! Makes a huge difference watching a program rather than watching the clock.
  • SweetPeasMom55
    SweetPeasMom55 Posts: 3,562 Member
    Youtube leslie sansone walking videos she works on other muscles in your legs. 30 min with Leslie is 2 miles 45min is 3 miles. I also use my treadmill but do the videos to work out all my muscles. :)
  • Cutemesoon
    Cutemesoon Posts: 2,646 Member
    bhanvi wrote: »
    Cutemesoon wrote: »
    I've lost 100+ lbs & I only went to the gym while on vacation or during a company outing. I used YouTube. I started doing dance routines then I worked my way up to advanced workouts. I have dumbbells and an adjustable weight set. I would say that you should find an activity you enjoy and stick with it. Good luck on your journey!

    Thank you so much for your sharing that. I am really interested in dancing /doing fun youtube workouts. I however do not know how to measure the calories burn doing them. Do you use a fitbit or does iphone track it as well? Also, if I may ask ,what youtube channels do you reccommend?
    Thank you so much again.

    Fitnessblender is AMAZING!!!!! They have loads of workouts. I started off with SuperherofitnessTV. If a workout was only 25 minutes, that's all I did. I used it to build stamina. Plus, I was dancing so it didn't feel like exercise. I've now moved on to more advanced workouts. I'm currently doing workouts from Shelly Dose. Her workouts are between 20-40 mins. I usually create workouts by combining 2 of her videos. I used a polar watch to measure my calorie burn. Fitnessblender has a calorie bar on each of their videos. Don't go by that! When I purchased the Polar, I realized that I burn WAAAYYY less then their lowest estimate. :'(
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    bhanvi wrote: »
    Hello,
    It has been really fun using MFP and losing 18 pounds just by tracking my calories but I am at a point right now where I need to burn 300 calories a day (and eat 1200 ,which is no problem for me). I dont have a gym membership and I own a treadmill which I've used for last 6 months to burn 200 cals a day (3 mph for 44 minutes). Its so hard for me to up the speed on treadmill and last longer than 30 minutes and I dont know any other exercise that could help me burn 300 cals.
    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me with some ideas or your own experience.

    Does your treadmill have an incline? You can easily reach your 300 cals by increasing the incline versus the time.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i lost a majority of my weight at home.
    i did the c25k, b210k, and now-slow free running
    yoga
    aerial yoga
    bodyweight exercises
    dog walks
    dancing
    belly dancing
    poi spinning
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    I find gyms dull & boring. Go ride a bike. You don't have to have fancy schmancy expensive stuff. A good helmet & safety colors. I bike all over. Met another biker, she has a 2nd hand ladies bike. No gears. Just a plain bike with decent tires. Rides back/forth to her job every day. Uses it to get groceries, too. She told me she lost30lbs without even trying.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    bhanvi wrote: »
    Thank you, you awesoms people. I have to say the fitnessblender workout really did something. I have been stuck at 82.8kgs for 5 days and today I am down to 82.3 (1lb down). Yayayay!! I'll check out every thing mentioned in the comments. All very helpful. <3

    weight fluctuates day in and day out. you werent stuck you probably were retaining water.you probably lost some of that water which is why your weight went down.your weight will not stay in one range or on one number,there are many factors why it will go up or down or stay the same. since weight loss isnt linear.
  • jvanessa89
    jvanessa89 Posts: 332 Member
    I lost over 50 pounds just from walking and eating better and logging on MFP. I started walking slow and increased speed and distance with time. Then I started walking up and down steep hills at the park to push myself. I also got some 10 pound dumbbells and used those at home. You can do sit ups, jumping jacks etc at home. You don't have to go to the gym to lose weight.
  • jvanessa89
    jvanessa89 Posts: 332 Member
    Also swimming, bike riding, horse back riding or dancing are all good options. The key is find something you enjoy that you will stick to. The gym isn't everyone's cup of tea.
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