You don’t have to exercise to lose weight!

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  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    try2again wrote: »
    haleygosk wrote: »
    I don’t want to be healthy

    Quite a statement.

    Well if that's the case then crack will get them skinny real fast ;)
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I'm a short woman. If I don't exercise, MFP has my calories set to 1400 to lose 1/2lb per week. When I exercise, I get another few hundred to play with. (I walked for just over 2 hours this afternoon, which burned 538. I'm going to do about 45 minutes of strength training in a bit, which should give me another 130 or so.) I like having room for snacks or being able to fit in a low-cal dessert, so while I agree 100% that it's possible to lose weight without exercise, I personally find the process much less painful/daunting when I work it in. I don't do anything overly strenuous: long walks, light dumbbells (up to 20lbs now and slowly building on that), a fitness glider in the basement that doesn't push my heart-rate up. But it still counts. And I recently discovered that my RHR is in the "athlete" category (56 bpm), so something's working...
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    True you don't have to exercise, but it helps. Looking at those who have successfully lost significant weight and maintained this - nearly all incorporate some manner of purposeful exercise.

    Drawing up the financial analogy exercise is equivalent to having a second job. You can either maintain a budget by spending less or making more, but to ensure success you would be better off doing both.
  • dkg_motivate
    dkg_motivate Posts: 10 Member
    I started out 75 pounds overweight. I've lost 30 so I'm almost halfway. My goal was to lose half through dieting alone and then start exercise. I theorized that my knees and ankles and back would feel so much better with less weight to carry, and boy was I right about that! I'm happy with the weight I've lost and glad that I didn't risk any more damage to my knee by pushing too hard when I was heavier. But I want to be stronger, mostly with a stronger heart, so the time is almost here for that goal I made to start exercising once I hit the halfway mark. Honestly, I feel so much better, I'm ready. I can't imagine if my body had been carrying even more excess weight. I'm proud of anyone's weight loss as long as they are doing it safely.
  • SaunaSuit
    SaunaSuit Posts: 96 Member
    Yes you do! I have tried to lose weight after the cancer and no diet worked. I even tried the Subway once a day, but out of all the diets i have been on in 48yrs. EXERCISE and mass of it is the way I have LOST WEIGHT AT 57yrs old.

    I have learned for my own body that I must eat 300calories Soups, Salads, Veggies, Fruits etc. and 7times the amount of calories to lose massive weight. Walking 5miles in place, Jane Fonda, Dancing to music, jump rope, floor exercise etc. I have gone from 7days a week to 5 days a week. I am down 70lbs in 5months so this is not for everyone but it is for me and only me. I got into a size 14 today and I am loosing all that hanging flag on my stomach, my thighs are not rubbing when I walk and I can now Run, Just need a better bra'.

    I think better and I feel better, I am trying to get my life together. and the best part is my nails are growing and my hair is shinny and long for the first time in over 20yrs. Cancer can really Destroy a Body~
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