Can I lose weight while being sedentary?
fatty2sixpack
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I am morbidly obese weighing in at almost 500 pounds. I am also sedentary. Myfitnesspal calculated that I need to eat 2700 calories a day. It said that if I keep on eating 2700 calories or less a day that I could get down to 477 pounds in 5 weeks. If I keep eating this many calories a day while being sedentary could I lose all that weight? Could I lose 10 pounds this month if I stick to eating that much calories a day?
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Yes - you can lose weight without exercise. Exercise is great for health though, so even getting up and moving around as much as possible will benefit you.7
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Yes, but
you're not going to get to sixpack sitting on your shrinking butt.
With 300 lb to lose, doing so while resolutely sedentary will cause the mass lost to be approximately 60% fat and 40% muscle. You can avoid this dreaded fate by beginning a weight lifting program right away. There are many to choose from, all are available with an online search. Start your search with "stronglifts 5x5", and if that doesn't appeal to you, find another. You'll need to do something called "progressive heavy lifting". The point of this is to keep the muscle, lose the fat, and have the sixpack when you finally do get to 7% body fat.9 -
I just wanted to comment and say good luck. This is a pretty cool community, find some groups or chats that interest you and stick to it. You can definitely do this.10
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Yes, but
you're not going to get to sixpack sitting on your shrinking butt.
With 300 lb to lose, doing so while resolutely sedentary will cause the mass lost to be approximately 60% fat and 40% muscle. You can avoid this dreaded fate by beginning a weight lifting program right away. There are many to choose from, all are available with an online search. Start your search with "stronglifts 5x5", and if that doesn't appeal to you, find another. You'll need to do something called "progressive heavy lifting". The point of this is to keep the muscle, lose the fat, and have the sixpack when you finally do get to 7% body fat.
OP, please consult your doctor before beginning a lifting or other exercise program. Don't take random Internet advice on what you should be doing; there may well be special medical considerations for someone at your weight.
And yes, at your weight, you can lose weight by consuming 2700 calories a day.10 -
Of course you can but the more you can do to get moving, the better. Also, while everyone here parrots not losing more than 2 pounds a week, doing just that is not only doable but reasonable at your size. Of course, that is not to say you need to lose it at any given rate but rather, whatever you are comfortable with.3
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JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Yes, but
you're not going to get to sixpack sitting on your shrinking butt.
With 300 lb to lose, doing so while resolutely sedentary will cause the mass lost to be approximately 60% fat and 40% muscle. You can avoid this dreaded fate by beginning a weight lifting program right away. There are many to choose from, all are available with an online search. Start your search with "stronglifts 5x5", and if that doesn't appeal to you, find another. You'll need to do something called "progressive heavy lifting". The point of this is to keep the muscle, lose the fat, and have the sixpack when you finally do get to 7% body fat.
This is terrible advice.
Made up numbers and information.
Just try and be moving around a little bit more than you normally are, no need to jump into anything before you're ready.
The main thing is you need to eat in a deficit and the working out may eventually become something you want to do once you start to lose weight.13 -
Just a step at a time.
If you accurately log everything you eat (weighing solid foods on a food scale and measuring liquids) and stay within the calories MFP gives you on a consistent basis, yes you will lose weight.2 -
Yes, diet is the main cause behind weight loss. Eat natural foods, try to walk in your house , 10 minutes at a time. You will notice a huge change.3
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Fathater36 wrote: »Yes, diet is the main cause behind weight loss. Eat natural foods, try to walk in your house , 10 minutes at a time. You will notice a huge change.
Any definition of "natural" is unnecessary. Eat mostly nutritious food when possible, but don't aim for perfection. Aim for within calorie goal at first, and then go from there.2 -
fatty2sixpack wrote: »I am morbidly obese weighing in at almost 500 pounds. I am also sedentary. Myfitnesspal calculated that I need to eat 2700 calories a day. It said that if I keep on eating 2700 calories or less a day that I could get down to 477 pounds in 5 weeks. If I keep eating this many calories a day while being sedentary could I lose all that weight? Could I lose 10 pounds this month if I stick to eating that much calories a day?
the 5 week prediction could be accurate if you ate the exact same calories and the same way every day,and if you include exercise you would have to burn the same amount every day for 5 weeks. ignore that part but yes,you an lose weight being sedentary just by eating less.and 10lbs a month may be ok for awhile but the lower you get in weight then you will need to lose less. weight loss is also not linear,some weeks you may lose, some you may gain(due to water retention,waste,etc) and some you may stay the same.3 -
Thank you for asking this question. I,too, weigh over 450 and I am unable to do much. I couldn't believe the amount of food I should eat and most of the time I can't. I don't eat if I am not hungry. I didn't think I could lose any weight, but most of the people here say it is possible.
Please go to the doctor before lowering calories and or exercising.
Good luck, and again, Thanks.4 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Yes, but
you're not going to get to sixpack sitting on your shrinking butt.
With 300 lb to lose, doing so while resolutely sedentary will cause the mass lost to be approximately 60% fat and 40% muscle. You can avoid this dreaded fate by beginning a weight lifting program right away. There are many to choose from, all are available with an online search. Start your search with "stronglifts 5x5", and if that doesn't appeal to you, find another. You'll need to do something called "progressive heavy lifting". The point of this is to keep the muscle, lose the fat, and have the sixpack when you finally do get to 7% body fat.
OP, please consult your doctor before beginning a lifting or other exercise program. Don't take random Internet advice on what you should be doing; there may well be special medical considerations for someone at your weight.
And yes, at your weight, you can lose weight by consuming 2700 calories a day.
This ^^
And wishing you good luck on your journey OP
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fatty2sixpack wrote: »I am morbidly obese weighing in at almost 500 pounds. I am also sedentary. Myfitnesspal calculated that I need to eat 2700 calories a day. It said that if I keep on eating 2700 calories or less a day that I could get down to 477 pounds in 5 weeks. If I keep eating this many calories a day while being sedentary could I lose all that weight? Could I lose 10 pounds this month if I stick to eating that much calories a day?
Yes, although the 5 weeks is not always 100% accurate.
Especially after a few weeks, try to eat enough protein.
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fatty2sixpack yes it is possible. Best advice i can give you is if you are medically cleared to research intermittent fasting or a ketosis type diet.
https://youtu.be/h6aMN6NLOTQ you can do this brother if you need more info or support add me and I'll be glad to help. Note the traditional way of cutting calories and slowly starving your self is not going to work for you. 18 -
I started at almost 400 lbs, and at the time was unable to exercise due to joint problems (which were exacerbated by my weight, but not caused by it). Some days, I could barely limp the hundred metres across the car park.
For the first few months of this life change, therefore, I was losing weight by calorie counting alone. However, I spent that time eating really very little (slightly less than was healthy) so I can't comment on whether it's possible to lose weight eating 2700 kcal. The maths is probably right, but if it isn't working for you after a month or so you can always drop down a bit.
On the subject of exercise, while I was severely limited I did do what I could. I started off by walking a couple of hundred metres down the road, sitting on the wall for five minutes to rest my joints, and then walking back; just that, twice a day. After a couple of months, I found I could do without the rest. A couple of months after that, I found that I could occasionally walk around the block.
It is now ten months since I began. I can now walk briskly for half an hour, with occasional outbreaks of jogging. I cycle to work a couple of times a week (two miles downhill... the cycle home is rather more painful!). I go to the gym twice a week and hit the weights and machines. I swim 1km every Sunday morning. And I feel great.19 -
Yes you can lose weight whilst being sedentary, you do not need to do Intermittent Fasting or Keto as suggested above unless they are a good fit for you as meal timing/frequency/macro splits are a personal preference.
Check out some of the success stories:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10172591/3yrs-and-i-have-lost-over-320-pounds-you-can-do-it-too
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1202069/how-i-lost-360lbs-in-15-months-with-photos/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/523448/for-the-big-guys-over-6-and-400-lbs/p16 -
fatty2sixpack yes it is possible. Best advice i can give you is if you are medically cleared to research intermittent fasting or a ketosis type diet.https://youtu.be/h6aMN6NLOTQ you can do this brother if you need more info or support add me and I'll be glad to help. Note the traditional way of cutting calories and slowly starving your self is not going to work for you.
You are being corrected on this stuff in at least 3 threads dude.11 -
stevencloser wrote: »fatty2sixpack yes it is possible. Best advice i can give you is if you are medically cleared to research intermittent fasting or a ketosis type diet.https://youtu.be/h6aMN6NLOTQ you can do this brother if you need more info or support add me and I'll be glad to help. Note the traditional way of cutting calories and slowly starving your self is not going to work for you.
You are being corrected on this stuff in at least 3 threads dude.
That and the fact that their diary shows them eating an average of 300g of carbs a day it has just left me confused quite frankly.8 -
Hi Fatty2sixpack, I totally understand. I am needing to lose about 90 pounds and have been busy writing books and researching on computer so much the weight had crept up on me. I used to do a lot of dancing but activity onset asthma has made that too difficult for more than 2 decades. It is not easy but there are ways and they say when you really are ready the right information comes. I do not know your finances but if you can get or get use of a vibration machine that will support your present weight, then just standing on it for 5 minutes will burn about 200 calories. It will make your legs skin itch for a few moments as blood gets moving in areas that have not been moving so well for some time but keep doing it at least once per day. It will not only burn a few calories for you but will help keep your circulation moving. Here's wishing you an extremely great outcome from your intentions to reduce your weight and be healthier. Count me in as a penpal lets get this excess gone! Liz
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Yes, you can! But if you can walk a bit, that would help a lot! But you don't need to for weight loss.1
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I have problems with my joints I have bad knees. I do aqua exercises 3-4 days a week you could even just to to the pool and walk for an hour or even a half hour the water gives you resistance with out the harshness on your joints . I do an hour to 2 hours , no way I could do that on land . Check with your doctor before anything don't do much drastic With your food to start you should lose nicely following the calories of mfp suggestions and good luck !0
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Step 1 is to learn how to accurately log what you are eating, so you know you are stopping at the 2700. To do this right you should get a food scale and learn how to track your food. There is good info in the stickies on how to do this. Remember the 2700 is your goal. You want to hit it and not go over. As you lose weight, keep your stats up to date (every 10 lbs or so) and that calorie amount will decrease to keep up your rate of loss. So enjoy the 2700 while you can, it will decrease over time as you lose weight.
As to activity, best I could say is try to walk some. Don't think about anything but going for a short walk. This will get easier with time.
Proper weight loss is slow. You'll see 2-3 lbs per week, so even 10 lbs a month may be too much. Focus on 2 lbs per week and accept that it is real slow.
Read the success stories linked to above. And, as much as you don't want to, take some pictures of yourself now to look back on. I didn't and regret it.
Good luck4 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »Yes, but
you're not going to get to sixpack sitting on your shrinking butt.
With 300 lb to lose, doing so while resolutely sedentary will cause the mass lost to be approximately 60% fat and 40% muscle. You can avoid this dreaded fate by beginning a weight lifting program right away. There are many to choose from, all are available with an online search. Start your search with "stronglifts 5x5", and if that doesn't appeal to you, find another. You'll need to do something called "progressive heavy lifting". The point of this is to keep the muscle, lose the fat, and have the sixpack when you finally do get to 7% body fat.
Whoa...baby steps Jerome.5 -
@fatty2sixpack as others have told you....yes, you will lose weight. If you can walk around a bit that would be great too. If it's too hard for you right now it will get easier as you lose weight. Make an appointment with your doctor to help you figure out what you can do safely. Wishing you the best of luck!!!! I found the key to success is believing in yourself. You can do it! 2
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stevencloser wrote: »fatty2sixpack yes it is possible. Best advice i can give you is if you are medically cleared to research intermittent fasting or a ketosis type diet.https://youtu.be/h6aMN6NLOTQ you can do this brother if you need more info or support add me and I'll be glad to help. Note the traditional way of cutting calories and slowly starving your self is not going to work for you.
You are being corrected on this stuff in at least 3 threads dude.
This made me laugh out loud for some reason2 -
Hi Fatty2sixpack, I totally understand. I am needing to lose about 90 pounds and have been busy writing books and researching on computer so much the weight had crept up on me. I used to do a lot of dancing but activity onset asthma has made that too difficult for more than 2 decades. It is not easy but there are ways and they say when you really are ready the right information comes. I do not know your finances but if you can get or get use of a vibration machine that will support your present weight, then just standing on it for 5 minutes will burn about 200 calories. It will make your legs skin itch for a few moments as blood gets moving in areas that have not been moving so well for some time but keep doing it at least once per day. It will not only burn a few calories for you but will help keep your circulation moving. Here's wishing you an extremely great outcome from your intentions to reduce your weight and be healthier. Count me in as a penpal lets get this excess gone! Liz
how is it burning 200 calories just by standing there?
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Hi Fatty2sixpack, I totally understand. I am needing to lose about 90 pounds and have been busy writing books and researching on computer so much the weight had crept up on me. I used to do a lot of dancing but activity onset asthma has made that too difficult for more than 2 decades. It is not easy but there are ways and they say when you really are ready the right information comes. I do not know your finances but if you can get or get use of a vibration machine that will support your present weight, then just standing on it for 5 minutes will burn about 200 calories. It will make your legs skin itch for a few moments as blood gets moving in areas that have not been moving so well for some time but keep doing it at least once per day. It will not only burn a few calories for you but will help keep your circulation moving. Here's wishing you an extremely great outcome from your intentions to reduce your weight and be healthier. Count me in as a penpal lets get this excess gone! Liz
how is it burning 200 calories just by standing there?
They don't burn anywhere near that much, it does as much as walking from what I've read. However I can imagine it might be good for improving circulation in someone who is obese and very sedentary which could be beneficial.0 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »Hi Fatty2sixpack, I totally understand. I am needing to lose about 90 pounds and have been busy writing books and researching on computer so much the weight had crept up on me. I used to do a lot of dancing but activity onset asthma has made that too difficult for more than 2 decades. It is not easy but there are ways and they say when you really are ready the right information comes. I do not know your finances but if you can get or get use of a vibration machine that will support your present weight, then just standing on it for 5 minutes will burn about 200 calories. It will make your legs skin itch for a few moments as blood gets moving in areas that have not been moving so well for some time but keep doing it at least once per day. It will not only burn a few calories for you but will help keep your circulation moving. Here's wishing you an extremely great outcome from your intentions to reduce your weight and be healthier. Count me in as a penpal lets get this excess gone! Liz
how is it burning 200 calories just by standing there?
They don't burn anywhere near that much, it does as much as walking from what I've read. However I can imagine it might be good for improving circulation in someone who is obese and very sedentary which could be beneficial.
I know I was asking the person who stated it. yeah it has been proven to improve circulation in those who are obese/morbid.0
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