2 Simple Steps To Lose Weight WITHOUT Exercise!
I laugh whenever I see an article claiming to give the reader “the 100 best diet tips” or “50 easy ways to lose weight.” Why? Because weight loss isn’t that complicated. You don’t need to do 150 different things. In fact, weight loss requires just 2 simple steps. Guess what else? Neither of these steps is exercise if you don’t want it to be.
(Before you get to the 2 steps, please understand this: You should exercise. It’s good for your body, mind, soul, spirit, chi and whatever other wacky things you can come up with. Exercise provides many more positive health benefits than just weight loss alone. Yes, even more than giving you “hot, sexy, toned arms and legs” and a “defined, chiseled, sculpted chest and abs.” Exercise is the complete opposite of a bad thing. Got that? Good.)
With that being said, here’s the 2 simple steps to lose weight without exercise…
Step 1:
Figure out your daily calorie maintenance level. This is the number of calories your body needs to burn each day to do, ya know, things. For example, living and standing. Getting this number (or a close enough estimate) is quite easy. To do this, use the quick and easy calorie maintenance level calculator about 6 paragraphs from the top of the weight loss diet plan page. That should give you the close enough estimate.
Since it’s impossible to know for sure if that estimate will be close enough for everyone, a second option for figuring out your calorie maintenance level is described directly below the calculator. You’re welcome to use both methods if you want.
Step 2:
Once you know your calorie maintenance level, it’s time for some very basic subtraction. If you failed second grade math, now would be the time to go get a calculator. There are about 3500 calories in 1 pound. So, if you were to eat 3500 calories less than your body needs each week, you would end up losing 1 pound per week. Since there are 7 days in a week, this comes out to be 500 less calories than your maintenance level each day. (3500calories ÷ 7days = 500calories less per day)
Here’s an example…
Let’s say your daily calorie maintenance level came out to be 3000 calories. To lose 1 pound per week, you need to eat 500 less calories a day. So, in this example you would start to eat 2500 calories per day from now on. Doing so would create a total deficit of 3500 calories a week and therefore cause a weight loss of about 1 pound per week.
And there you have it… the 2 simple steps to lose weight without exercise.
Done.
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July 22nd, 2006 at 6:30 pm
It’s all pretty simple when you break it down. Good post.
August 11th, 2006 at 5:53 am
its quite easy.I will try it!
September 25th, 2006 at 2:24 am
Thanks for the info.
November 29th, 2006 at 11:47 pm
How do you know how much calories you consume a day?
Also im 183 pounds and im only 13. Iv’e been trying to lose weight for 4 years. Please give me tips on losing weight. So kids could stop making fun of me. I would really appreciate it. I leave my health i your hands.
December 3rd, 2006 at 12:07 pm
hi, how do i know the calories i’m taken in a day? how do i get to know the calories contain in a food? thanks.
December 3rd, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Try a site like fitday.com
It allows you to enter in the foods you eat each day, and then it adds up the total calories, fat, protein, carbs for you. It’s free, too.
January 19th, 2007 at 1:42 am
I am 14 years old and i weigh 190 pounds. I sometimes walk 3 miles and then sometimes i just stop getting active. I am doing fencing as a school sport though. The big problem I am having is just eating. And just when I finish excercising i would be like ok good job dont eat junk food, then i just let myself go. I also want to know what to eat at school for lunch, a sandwhich pasta or what? Because I would like to keep my diet nice and everything. Could you please help me with what to eat, thank you
February 3rd, 2007 at 9:17 pm
i will try it:]
February 11th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Good stuff i like it.
March 1st, 2007 at 4:15 pm
I have read this before and I am glad that it was confirmed here. I have two small children and live above cranky neighbors, so I can’t get on my treadmill. Unless, I want to risk hearing complaints from them or the main office. The only choice that I have to lose weight is to simply count calories.
Thanks so much!
April 13th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Just surfin’ and found this site. I wanted to post that I’ve been losing weight with no exercise since late January. Due to fibromyalgia, my pain levels skyrocket when I exercise and I end up in worse health than if I do nothing to begin with. Exercise is my nemesis! 😉 Since January, I’m down 11 pounds while still being able to eat the foods I like and prepare for my family. I use http://www.fitday.com to record my calorie intake (the key = be HONEST in recording your food intake…no matter how many mistakes you make!!!). Check it out…it’s awesome. You can do an online search to find calculators for learning your BMI, BMR, and the Harris-Benedict Equation. These calculators will tell you what you need to know. Losing weight with no exercise is a SLOW process…don’t get discouraged! It works though. This is the first time in my adult life that I’ve tried to lose weight and am succeeding. I’m 37 years old and now weigh 231 lbs. after losing 11 lbs.
October 28th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
i tried this plan work very well
lost 8 kilo’s in 7 weeks
it’s hard in first 3 week’s then well be easier
i will keep in this way to try to loss other 8 kilo’s
thank you writer you gave me the faith
January 8th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
thanks. i forget how easy the math is for weightloss…i get stuck on the emotional rollercoaster of how i feel.
January 18th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Thanks for the free information. It was very helpful. You are GREATLY appreciated.
God Bless you.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Thanks a ton.. i will try that… thanks again
March 26th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
THANX FOR THE INFO I WILL TRY IT
THANX AGAIN
LUV,
ME
June 24th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I will give this a try. I am 17 years old and I weight about 190lbs. I am looking to lose at least 20 lbs. I think I will cut off on soda to help me lose the weight.
June 28th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
wow this is really helpful! thanx
June 13th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Thanks for this information. I will use this immediately. Hoping to lose 20 lbs.