How Do You Lose Weight Without Exercise?
If you are well overweight and want to lose weight but can’t exercise yet, you can still lose the weight. Over time you will want to exercise for the added benefits to your health an metabolism, but you can start losing now! You need to figure out your basic calorie requirements needed to maintain your weight. There is a simple method for this. If your sedentary Weight x 14 = Daily Calories needed to maintain weight. If your Moderately active Weight x 17 = Daily Calories needed to maintain. For active people Weight x 20 = Daily calories needed. Take your basic calories needed and subtract 500. 3500 calories equals a pound. So cutting back 500 calories a day will achieve one pound a week without exercise. This stands to reason that you can deduct 1000 calories for 2 pounds a week. While exercise is not necessary, it will increase your weight loss and more importantly increase your metabolism. This will burn your calories easier. If you add a little strength training, you increase your m