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I lost about 70 pounds without working out. Just moderating my diet.
by logn 14y ago
I lost about 70 pounds without working out. Just moderating my diet.
- bad_user 14y agoI lost 44 pounds by drastically cutting out sugar ... no more junk food, sweats, beer, sodas or sugar in my coffee. The only sugar I get these days is from fruits and milk.
- peteretep 14y agoThis closely matches my experience. You don't even have to be too precious about it though: I'll still put half a teaspoon of sugar on my (sugar-free) cereal in the morning, and I don't feel I'm hurting myself... I got married a few months back, and decided to eat sugar again from the day before the wedding until the end of the honeymoon. One week in to the honeymoon I'd noticeably gained weight, so cut it out again for the second week ... and ended up only half a kilo heavier at the end.
- potatolicious 14y agoDitto. I lost about 40 lbs cutting out snacks at all, and sticking to highly regulated meals (high in protein - not carb-less, general caloric restriction, avoidance of processed high-fat foods like most sauces, dips, etc). And then I gained 30 lbs of that back by moving to a new city and letting myself go. Physical activity did not really change. What goes in has way more to do with your weight than what goes out.
- peteretep 14y agoI used to really tightly regulate everything I ate, and stuck to that as a bit of a crutch, and like you would gain it all back when I stopped. Since I've stopped allowing myself any candy (or candy-like things), I've been able to be pretty chilled out about what else I eat... Also: I weigh myself every day, and plot it, which helps me get back on track if I'm starting to creep up, and need to eat just a little less
- spqr 14y agoGotta watch the sweats, especially at night which can be a sign of lymphoma.
- peteretep 14y agoMore anecdata, from me and my wife: losing weight is easier in periods of reduced exercise (although we're both in excellent shape normally). My suspicion: heavy exercise gives you a hunger response in excess of the calories you've burned. That said, I've been told your basal metabolic rate goes up with the more muscle you have.
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- lurker14 14y agoYes, you need to consciously maintain your good diet to avoid overeating when you exercise to make yourself hungry.
- technology 14y agoSame here. Lost ~44 pounds without exercising. I just take a 10-15 minute walk 3-4 times a week and removed most of the processed foods from the diet, no meat, no eggs, very low sugar, became a vegetarian. So most of the impact came from changing my diet and not merely from exercising. Good books on diet: In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan What To Eat, Marion Nestle Eat, Drink and Be Healthy, Walter Willett Mindless Eating, Brian Wansink Why We Get Fat, Gary Taubes