What can I do instead of working out?

[get_jinxed]

I’m not overweight but I do have some weight that I want to get rid of, and I was doing fine getting rid of it since I was working out every week until I went like two months without working out because of school just leaving me drained and without motivation to do anything, so I ended up just getting the weight that I got rid of back. Basically still not overweight but the same as I was before I started working out the first time. I’m starting to workout again, but I have days where I just don’t because I’m too tired or don’t have enough motivation. I want to know if there’s anything I can do to just lose weight without doing full workouts so that I still have something to do when I don’t have motivation to do those, like maybe walking for a certain amount of time or something.

Please don’t say anything like “you’re too young to be worrying about your weight” and whatever (I posted something similar to this on another app and just got a bunch of people saying that instead of giving me advice).

[Sonorous]

Working out only does so much for fat-loss. The best thing to do is to take a really slow approach to weigh-loss since you're young. I recommend finding our your tdee & only reducing your calories by 300per day max. Ideally you'll wanna be within a 100-200cal deficit. This is optimal "re-comp" range & will ensure you won't lose strength, aggravate nutrient deficiencies, mess with development, etc. This combined with a consistent moderate to high carb intake will make it easier for you to be even more active to lose even more weight. Because the next best thing to lose weight is to do more low impact steady state cardio. Like moderate intensity walking. For instance, I'm 152lbs right now & if I walked at a moderate intensity everyday for an hour, assuming it wouldn't reduce my neat or conscious activity levels, I'd burn around an extra 200cals per day. So I wouldn't even have to reduce my calories as much, meaning I'd be better off nutrient wise.

[get_jinxed]

Oml this is probably the most helpful reply I’ve gotten, thank you so much

[Sonorous]

No problem. I recommend this website for finding out your tdee:
https://tdeecalculator.net/

Once you get the lightly active number, you can reduce it by like 100-300 & make sure you monitor how you feel every 3-4days after adjusting your calorie intake. By then the body would know if calories are too low & it will give you signs.

For instance, my bmr is around 1650-1700. My tdee is around 2,270cals on average. I find that if I go below 1500average 3-4days in a row, everything stops working properly & I have like no energy & poor recovery. It's best if I don't go below my bmr. And for you, it would be best if you didn't go below your sedentary tdee since you're young.

[Sonorous]

And don't forget to prioritize fat soluble vitamins especially when you reduce calories. They become even more important!

[get_jinxed]

Thank you!!

[Sonorous]

No problem. And I recommend the "cronometer" to keep an eye on specific nutrient targets so that you know you're getting enough of everything.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Is home workout out of the question cause that can work along with a proper diet can do well too, I'd say eat less than the recommended calories daily and what you don't eat your body will burn helping you lose weight

[Changiis07]

I have been going on walks on my days off wed, sat and sun. Those are the days I have off from work, and I don't do so much otherwise it'll feel like a chose. Start walking or running whichever you enjoy more. The goals is to move your body and if you don't like that do some 30 mins stretching that helps a lot too. Or dance videos whatever you will enjoy do it more often. You don't have to be at the gym for an hour you can do a lot with working out 10 mins or 15 or 30. Don't push yourself too hard or you'll lose motivation and allow yourself to rest. I have been walking 1.5 miles and it feels amazing getting fresh air

[Changiis07]

otherwise it'll feel like a chore** I meant to say not chose

[get_jinxed]

Tysm!!

[Abbycado]

Make sure your diet is healthy. I would start with that and see what you can cut out.

[get_jinxed]

Thank you!!

[Abbycado]

Of course. Good diet can help a lot on those days you can’t/don’t wanna work out.

[Anonymous]

Most weight loss actually has to do with what you eat, not how much you work out. Working out is very helpful and you should do it yo aid weight loss, but the most progress you'll see is by changing what you eat. You'll want to eat fewer calories.

Generally speaking you need to eat fewer calories than you expend throughout the day (working out makes you expend more). If you expend more calorie than you eat, it'll start the weight loss process.

Generally speaking, you'd need to change your diet (not just temporarily go on one) because if your current diet lead to unwanted weight gain, losing the weight and then returning to your diet will very likely return the unwanted weight.

You might not have as much control over what foods you have available to you at your age, but there are many healthier options that still taste pretty good (but a lot of it tastes pretty bad, don't let that deter you. Healthy eating and having tastey food is absolutely attainable, a lot of people just don't know how lol).

[genericname85]

you don't have to do jack shit to lose weight. just make sure you're in a caloric deficite while also not being below your basic metabolic rate. if you do that, you will eneviably lose weight eventually and you don't need to do anyhting. in fact 90% of weight loss is diet, not sport. also i highly suggest doing sport anyway but not doing any physical activities will bite you in the ass later in life. it's a silent and very slow killer.

[In_Trance]

Calorie deficit

[get_jinxed]

Thank youu

[Anonymous]

suck dick

[get_jinxed]

Reminder that I’m 15 pooks

[Opinion Owner]

then WTF are you doing on this side, KID?

[get_jinxed]

I don’t think it’s that hard for you to read everything I said and by the way it literally says my age so you can’t even say that you didn’t know but okay!!

[Opinion Owner]

i don't go around checking everyone's' age, piss off and stay away from this adult site

[get_jinxed]

Be so fr rn if the app let me in after I put my real age then it’s not just for adults lmao

[Sonorous]

anon dude you're the weird one here ngl

[Opinion Owner]

@Sonorous said the fucker who sticks his nose into other people's convo.

[Sonorous]

u sound like a Disney channel villain

[get_jinxed]

anon yk it’s weird to reply to literally anyone with “suck dick”… like it doesn’t even matter if they’re in their 30s it’s still weird as hell lol

[Opinion Owner]

@get_jinxed Sorry get. Didn't mean to offend you. Please accept my apology.
BUT, @sonorous He can go suck dick, and i mean it sincerely. He is a nosy fool who interferes with other people's convo!

[Sonorous]

I actually lost my nose in a slapboxing match a few years back