Dieting without exercise
gallonsofcoffee
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What are your thoughts on doing MFP without exercising? I honestly don't have the time or energy because I am barely surviving working full time with a 2 year old and a 7 month old and breastfeeding/pumping. Is it that crucial to exercise?
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Nope, it's not crucial. Two little ones at home is plenty enough. Exercise is for health and well being, weight loss is created in the kitchen.9
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Exercise is not essential to losing weight, but there is more to health then just losing weight. Besides drinking a lot of coffee, what are your stats and goals etc.?
BTW, I love the username so please don't take the above as a slight.7 -
You are good to go with diet alone. There is a group here of breastfeeding dieters. Find them. You want to be eating enough.2
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Exercise is not essential to losing weight, but there is more to health then just losing weight. Besides drinking a lot of coffee, what are your stats and goals etc.?
BTW, I love the username so please don't take the above as a slight.
I'm 5'7 and around 175 lbs. My ultimate goal is to lose as much of the "mommy tummy" as possible and get down to between 140-150. I eventually want to exercise again, but I just don't have it in me currently. I do have a goal to drink more water than coffee too1 -
Nope, exercise is not needed -you can lose the extra weight by eating at the correct calorie deficit for your weight goals (what I did).1
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Lost 171lbs so far with very little exercise. I've found as I've lost weight I've got more active, but I'm not actually doing any "working out".5
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gallonsofcoffee wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Exercise is not essential to losing weight, but there is more to health then just losing weight. Besides drinking a lot of coffee, what are your stats and goals etc.?
BTW, I love the username so please don't take the above as a slight.
I'm 5'7 and around 175 lbs. My ultimate goal is to lose as much of the "mommy tummy" as possible and get down to between 140-150. I eventually want to exercise again, but I just don't have it in me currently. I do have a goal to drink more water than coffee too
I've only cut down on coffee because it was affecting my sleep. But I take mine black with no sugar, so no calories to worry about. I've switched to more water, but be sure to enjoy your coffee. Other than that, put your info in to MFP, plan to lose .5 to 1 lb per week and just log as carefully as you can. A food scale is pretty important to knowing your calorie intake, so invest in one of those. You don't have a horrible amount to lose but it will take some time so be prepared for that. Read through the stickies in this forum (especially the sexypants one) for some good information. Don't worry about good or bad foods, just focus first on calories then on the main macro nutrients. And try to ignore all the BS about losing weight. While it is not easy to do, the concepts behind it are pretty simple. Eat less than you burn and don't sweat the small stuff.4 -
I have been losing with out formal exercise as well ..
Good luck1 -
The calories mfp gives you is with no exercise, so eat that amount and you're good to go. Invest in a food scale and make sure the food entries in the database you use are accurate.5
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I'm doing it myself with no planned exercise. After the holidays though I will work on core and upper body just for the purpose of shaping, I will have 8 weeks before vacation. Yesterday I grabbed my wheelbarrow and manure fork and picked up my neighbors horses paddock to burn calories in advance of a party last night. I prefer yard work to formal exercise. And my neighbor is very busy nursing her elderly mom and needs the help. The horse didn't care one way or the other. Lol.2
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I maintained a slim weight for the first 40 years of my life with no exercise, I did join the gym once and went a few times...
I lost 24 of the 30lbs i needed to lose with a very, very sedentary lifestyle. Now the only exercise i do is walking, i walk a lot!1 -
If you're dieting without exercise, you'll just become a smaller version of yourself.
Exercise will help overall health and body fat %.
Walking is a great start!2 -
If you're dieting without exercise, you'll just become a smaller version of yourself.
Exercise will help overall health and body fat %.
Walking is a great start!
I lost around 50lbs without exercise and yes I'm a smaller version of myself-I didn't expect to become something else though
Interestingly-even without any exercise all my blood work improved dramatically-including getting a high/pre-diabetic glucose number down into the normal range. My cholesterol is good now as well, as is blood pressure etc. Nothing wrong with exercise, but it's not necessary for weight loss and it's not always necessary for improved health either. 6 -
I have lost 26 pounds so far no exercise. I do plan to in the future but for right now I have my hands full just getting the food part down.3
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You have a 7 month old and 2 year old. Even without formal exercise, I can't imagine you're not getting a decent amount of physical activity chasing kids, tidying up after kids, walking kids to the park, playing with kids, etc.
Even if that weren't the case, you can lose weight by simply consuming fewer calories than you burn. But it's worth remembering that formal exercise isn't the only form of physical activity.3 -
queenliz99 wrote: »Nope, it's not crucial. Two little ones at home is plenty enough. Exercise is for health and well being, weight loss is created in the kitchen.
This is so true.2 -
queenliz99 wrote: »Nope, it's not crucial. Two little ones at home is plenty enough. Exercise is for health and well being, weight loss is created in the kitchen.
This. I'm sure you're moving around plenty chasing after that two year old!
I'm exhausted just thinking how sleep deprived you must be, OP!2 -
It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.1
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TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying thist and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
eta: the strength training did make my abs pop and my arms and back become more defined etc, but I didn't care one way or the other about the new look and my husband didn't like it so I quit doing it. Running was the thing that made me hungrier-I wasn't burning a lot because I was still a newbie but afterwards I felt like I had to eat allz the food lol.1 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying that and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
Exercise is good for a lot of things. It reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, it improves the strength of your muscles and bones and these things become more important as you age. It reduces your risk of some cancers.
There is a balance between exercise making you hungry and a healthy level of activity that provides benefit.
This isn't to say that there aren't phases of life where purposeful exercise isn't in the cards for some people, but I'm of the belief, probably because I'm older, that meeting at least the recommended guidelines for activity is a good idea.2 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying that and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
Exercise is good for a lot of things. It reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, it improves the strength of your muscles and bones and these things become more important as you age. It reduces your risk of some cancers.
There is a balance between exercise making you hungry and a healthy level of activity that provides benefit.
This isn't to say that there aren't phases of life where purposeful exercise isn't in the cards for some people, but I'm of the belief, probably because I'm older, that meeting at least the recommended guidelines for activity is a good idea.
And maybe there's some confusion about how people are defining exercise? I'm definitely more active in my day to day activities, than before when I was overweight, but I don't do a structured exercise program/set time aside each day or week to do it. This morning I shoveled my longish driveway with a shovel. I wouldn't call this exercise though, just being more active
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying that and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
Exercise is good for a lot of things. It reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, it improves the strength of your muscles and bones and these things become more important as you age. It reduces your risk of some cancers.
There is a balance between exercise making you hungry and a healthy level of activity that provides benefit.
This isn't to say that there aren't phases of life where purposeful exercise isn't in the cards for some people, but I'm of the belief, probably because I'm older, that meeting at least the recommended guidelines for activity is a good idea.
There is a reason that the AHA recommends 150 minutes of light to moderate physical activity per week. I think this is of even greater importance if you're otherwise pretty sedentary...desk job, etc.1 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying that and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
Exercise is good for a lot of things. It reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, it improves the strength of your muscles and bones and these things become more important as you age. It reduces your risk of some cancers.
There is a balance between exercise making you hungry and a healthy level of activity that provides benefit.
This isn't to say that there aren't phases of life where purposeful exercise isn't in the cards for some people, but I'm of the belief, probably because I'm older, that meeting at least the recommended guidelines for activity is a good idea.
And maybe there's some confusion about how people are defining exercise? I'm definitely more active in my day to day activities, than before when I was overweight, but I don't do a structured exercise program/set time aside each day or week to do it. This morning I shoveled my longish driveway with a shovel. I wouldn't call this exercise though, just being more active
Snow shoveling is definitely a workout! (One that I loathe.)
Physical activity does not need to be structured exercise.
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying that and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
Exercise is good for a lot of things. It reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, it improves the strength of your muscles and bones and these things become more important as you age. It reduces your risk of some cancers.
There is a balance between exercise making you hungry and a healthy level of activity that provides benefit.
This isn't to say that there aren't phases of life where purposeful exercise isn't in the cards for some people, but I'm of the belief, probably because I'm older, that meeting at least the recommended guidelines for activity is a good idea.
And maybe there's some confusion about how people are defining exercise? I'm definitely more active in my day to day activities, than before when I was overweight, but I don't do a structured exercise program/set time aside each day or week to do it. This morning I shoveled my longish driveway with a shovel. I wouldn't call this exercise though, just being more active
Snow shoveling is definitely a workout! (One that I loathe.)
Physical activity does not need to be structured exercise.
I was definitely loathing it this morning lol!0 -
I think for some like me . I'm doing all I can just to eat correctly .. trying to add an official exercise program makes things too complicated for ME .. not saying it's bad and maybe in time I will start something official ..
I think the problem comes in when people think they have to exercise and eat healthy to lose weight and that is not the case ..CI verse CO works
Good luck3 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »crzycatlady1 wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »It depends on what your goal is. If all you're trying to do is lose weight then exercise isn't required. If your goal is to be healthy and feel better then exercise is more important.
People keep saying that and I'm genuinely confused-do you not think people can be healthy and feel good without exercise? That hasn't been my experience at all-I'm in great health and feel fine too, and I don't do any sort of structured exercise.
Back when I first transitioned into maintenance I went through an exercise phase (started running, did some body weight strength training etc). Nothing magical happened and my blood work didn't change at all. It did make it more difficult to stay within my calorie goals though because I was hungrier after exercising. After several months I realized it wasn't really helping anything and I quit. I'm now almost 4 years into maintenance and have no problem hitting my weight and health goals without exercise. Sometimes I really do suspect I may be a special freak snowflake
Exercise is good for a lot of things. It reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease, it improves the strength of your muscles and bones and these things become more important as you age. It reduces your risk of some cancers.
There is a balance between exercise making you hungry and a healthy level of activity that provides benefit.
This isn't to say that there aren't phases of life where purposeful exercise isn't in the cards for some people, but I'm of the belief, probably because I'm older, that meeting at least the recommended guidelines for activity is a good idea.
And maybe there's some confusion about how people are defining exercise? I'm definitely more active in my day to day activities, than before when I was overweight, but I don't do a structured exercise program/set time aside each day or week to do it. This morning I shoveled my longish driveway with a shovel. I wouldn't call this exercise though, just being more active
Snow shoveling is definitely a workout! (One that I loathe.)
Physical activity does not need to be structured exercise.
I was definitely loathing it this morning lol!
Curious to hear other things you may be doing that get your body moving (do you walk or cycle to places in warmer weather, maybe garden work, house cleaning etc). It sounds like you me around enough, and don't need a muscular look (if I read correct the hubby appreciates your natural looks) congrats you've found what works, (note to self, send future hubby to get advice from crzycatlady hubby) 2 -
I believe every workout in Bodyweight Burn is designed to be completed in 21 minutes. Seems to be a good diet for busy people...
http://dietrev.com/bodyweight-burn-review1 -
I like food too much to just diet. And I like the feeling I get after a work out. Although I understand not having the energy. I have a 2 month old and as much as I would love to get in the gym every morning at 6:00 am, 4 hours a sleep on a regular basis just doesn't help much with that. Kudos to you though on still sticking to a routine that works for you.0
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Dieting without exercise isn't optimal - but life frequently isn't optimal.
Doing the best you can really is all you can do and losing weight is going to help your health and energy levels.
Enjoy your babies, they grow up too fast!
My "baby boy" is 25 today.
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I have 4 kids ages 7-2, I can honestly say that exercise is what keeps me sane. I go to the gym, give my kids to the day care and enjoy my work out with no one calling my name all the time. And some times I go to the gym to just sit in the massage chairs LOL... or enjoy sauna. Again, just to enjoy me time. I love exercising. It keeps my mind fresh. BUT to answer your question - its not essential to your weight loss. JUST be good to your self.1
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