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    No Exercise?

    Posts: 305 Member
    edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    I'm just curious to see how many people are doing this without exercise? Is it working for you? I find the more I exercise, the more I *don't* lose weight. I think for me it's because I tend to eat more when I exercise, and maybe I don't have the deficit I think I do. I find that walking and simple calisthenics, combined with a reduced calorie diet is what works best for me.

    What about you guys?

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    • Posts: 162 Member
      I think walking and calisthenics are exercise, so I wouldn't say you were losing weight without exercise.
    • Posts: 38,438 MFP Moderator
      Diet is for weight loss, exercise is for fitness. When you exercise you need to eat more. Also it doesnt matter if you exercise or not but if you dont eat enough your body will hold onto the fat. Exercise, especially strength training will help preseve muscle and yoir metabolism.
    • Posts: 5
      Diet only, too lazy to exercise - working well so far :)
    • Posts: 258 Member
      My loss has basically been diet only. I have exercised (treadmill) very, very little. I'm working on changing that because I need to take my loss to the next step. :)
    • Posts: 486 Member
      Exercise is important but any weightloss plan is 80% diet.
    • Posts: 393 Member
      i know a lot of people that lose without exercise - sometimes more consistently too. it's all about your metabolism! i find sometimes i lose more when taking a break off exercise.. i'm pretty active during the day too, though. as you strain your body with over working it, it can cause hormones to get all outta whack, which is not a good thing! could be a reason as to why you lose when you're not working out!
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    • Posts: 1,617 Member
      My first 'go round' with dieting I hardly exercised EVER. I lost a good amount of weight on diet alone. Now I try to get in a bit of exercise every day...more for FITNESS than diet.
    • Posts: 674 Member
      I have lost weight with just diet alone, but I excersice because I want the endurance and more energy I gain from this.
    • Posts: 114 Member
      Right now, I am doing light cardio (walking only) and some weight lifting.

      I am too heavy to put more stress on my knees, waiting to drop another 10 lbs or so before I step it up in high gear (as requested by doc). He's saying, "light exercise is better than an injury"
    • Posts: 1,059 Member
      I actually think it is easier with exercise. I can still splurge keep track of everthing and still be well within my limits. Not to mention fo me it is a stress reliever, nice way to break up the day I look forward to it and I really like the way I feel when Im done.
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