Wed Dec 29 2010

Lose Weight Without Dieting And Exercise

Most people who dont like to exercise assume that trying to lose weight without exercise is a lost cause. Although weight loss can be much easier and faster when exercise is incorporated into a persons life, it is possible to lose weight without exercise.

Long term successful weight loss comes from altering both diet and the amount of physical exercise you do daily. Dieting alone can actually slow your metabolism, causing you to burn fewer calories. This is why so many dieters hit a weight loss plateau after a few weeks. This is a big reason to include exercise in your diet plan.

However, for many people this may seem either too difficult, or there is a reason they cant exercise regularly. Perhaps you have a health condition that prevents you from doing any strenuous exercise. Reducing your weight will definitely improve your health, so it is still worthwhile to set up a diet plan that will work for your situation. Here are 2 simple steps that will help you achieve weight loss without exercise:

Step 1

Begin by finding out how many calories your body needs to maintain its normal functioning. It is fairly simple to work out how many calories you eat per day with one of the many available calorie counters online. Many of these sites also include charts to show you a close estimate of the number of calories your body needs per day according to your height and ideal weight. If you are eating many more calories than this, you will definitely have room to lose weight without exercise.

Step 2

Now that you have worked out what your calorie maintenance level is you can do some simple math to figure out how to lose a specific amount of weight. On average there are around 3,500 calories to be found in 1 lb. of food. So if you were able to eat 3,500 calories less each week than you are currently eating, you would end up losing 1 lb. Over a weeks time, you would need to eat 500 calories less per day.

However, be very sure that the amount of calories you eat per day is not less than the number of calories you need, as you found in Step 1. Dont cut calories below the recommended level, as that is not healthy for your body. Nor will you be able to maintain that type of diet for long. It is much better to lose your weight more slowly over a longer period of time. Extreme low calorie diets will slow down your metabolism, also slowing down your weight loss. They are counterproductive to what you are trying to achieve.

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