How to lose weight without cutting down on food?

[Smowball]

How much exercise would you have to do a week to lose a pound , every week, without altering your calorie intake whatsoever?

[VHG]

According to this web site 1lb of fat is about 3,500 calories.

So you need to do enough exercise to burn off 3,500 calories (or eat 3,500 calories of food less to lose the 1lb of fat).

Bu note muscle is heavier than fat so you may turn the fat into muscle so lose no weight.

http://www.weightloss...ming/calories_fat.htm

[Smowball]

hmmm, so if you either eat 500 calories less a day, or burn 500 calories more a day than usual then you should lose 1lb a week. Or do both lol!

[pastafreak]

It's not really so simple. If it was-cutting out 500 calories a day for a year would see a 52 pound weight loss. It never will happen.
Cut out processed carbs. Replace with good carbs such as veg,oats,nuts and seeds, quality protein and fat( the fat that occurs naturally in food-on your meat,olive oil,oily fish)
Here is a guide to carb requirements with exercise.

http://www.marksdaily...tinuum/#axzz1isNHgiWz

[Smowball]

So what would you class as processed carbs?

[rennyren63]

Try making a few little changes to your day/week.....i was advised to put the highest heels i own on each time i hoover the house - it works the top of your legs and your bum muscles (you can really feel it afterwards). I may look like a bit of an idiot but its the tiny changes we stick at.....and the most important thing is the weight staying off :-)

[pastafreak]

Smowball
Question Author
So what would you class as processed carbs?

Cakes,pies,biscuits,crisps,white 'fluffy' bread,white rice,...etc,etc
Stick with carbs as Nature intended-green,leafy veg,whole grains such as oats,whole grain breads,seeds.

[johnk]

Go with Pasta but include fruit.

[Brinjal]

Some times it needs to be a complete change in eating habits. My daughter has been on an exercise and eating plan with her local gym and has lost 16kg in 12 weeks and she says she hasn't felt hungry at all.

[Smowball]

Brinjal, I think you are right. Its basically the old story, eat less and move a bit more - can't really fail to work long term can it

[sentapv]

One hour of moderate exercise=gets your heart rate up to varying levels=intense for short periods then easy level (called rest period) but not resting. Example is walking as fast as you can for 1 to 5 minutes or more if you can then walking easy for 1-5 minutes. You are looking for your heart rate to slow down then repeat. Any activity can be done this way. You can change activity, too by combining any into that one hour.