Several years ago I dropped 25-30 pounds in 3 months without exercise. I drastically dropped my carbs and increased my fat in take and Saturdays were my cheat

Several years ago I dropped 25-30 pounds in 3 months without exercise. I drastically dropped my carbs and increased my fat in take and Saturdays were my cheat days. This was bad for my cardio but I really trimmed up and it required a tremendous amount of discipline. I have found that long distance running also resulted in some weight loss. After 3 months of running on a treadmill I gradually increased my distance until I was running an 8 minute mile pace for 50 minutes, which is about a 10K. This was much healthier than dieting. Even though it required extensive time and effort it felt like less discipline than dieting and I wasn't so limited on what I could eat. The exercise allowed me to trim up, but I only lost a little bit of weight. The running resulted in a low resting pulse rate of about 42bpm.