Same, there’s no opened bag of chips that survives the evening. My solution is to not buy the stuff, so even when tempted there’s nothing around.
For some people, sleeping on the side helps against sleep apnea. You could try this on the sofa if interested, with the back against the backrest.
Try Celery as a snack. The myth isn’t actually true but a medium stalk has about 10 calories (less than 1.5G of carbs) and is actually refreshing with its water content. Plenty of fibre too.
If you are suggesting that sleeping better meant that you ate less (as @ShirleyNot mentioned) then that’s a possibility.
If you are suggesting that the minimal exercise you described burnt enough calories to give you enough of a deficit to lose weight then you may be reading the same sort of web stuff that people like RFK seem to devour. You are not the only one though.
The maths just doesn’t work.
Have you ever wondered about the origins of all the old Coca-cola adverts with active sport-loving young people drinking cool bottles of coke?
It’s not co-incidence that people equate exercise with weight loss.
As part of calorie controlling (as you would with a weight loss drug), moderate exercise does contribute to overall weight loss from a number of positive effects:
- Increases daily calorie burn
- Moderate-intensity exercise (like brisk walking, cycling, or swimming) raises your heart rate and energy expenditure.
- Even a 30-minute walk can burn 150–250 calories, depending on your weight and speed.
- Boosts metabolism after exercise
- This is called EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption), or the “afterburn effect.” Your body keeps burning extra calories for hours after the workout, especially with strength training or interval workouts.
- Builds or preserves muscle
- Muscle burns more calories at rest than fat. Moderate resistance training helps preserve or slightly build lean mass, especially important during weight loss to maintain a healthy metabolism.
- Improves insulin sensitivity and hormone balance
- This helps your body store less fat and burn energy more efficiently, even outside of exercise.
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I wouldn’t discount even small amounts of activity because of the wider benefits which contribute to general health.
Indeed, I think that was the causality. Extremely light activity > sleeping better > less anxious eating, less drinking > weight loss and overall health improvement.
litespeed mentioned join injury which may be painful enough to not allow “exercise” in a structured manner. Anyway, a minimum of activity is needed to sleep well and enjoy good health in general.
I’m reaching the age where I should proselytize stretching 
I wrote that in my first post.
Exercise is essential for health.
But pretty useless for weight loss. I though that had been common knowledge for a few years now?
How come if people mock COVID vaccines etc they get labelled as nut jobs but spouting nonsense about fitness/weight-loss (or religion), they seem to get a free pass and anything goes?
Go the whole hog and have a go at Tai Chi. Surprising effects!
BBC Radio 4 - Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley - The surprising health benefits of Tai Chi
It burns the same number of calories as conventional exercise
It looks like very gentle, slow, smooth movement, says Dr Siu. Barely exercise at all. But someone practising Tai Chi burns a similar number of calories to someone who appears to be working out a lot harder: “The participant practising Tai Chi – they burn similar calories compared to conventional exercise in our research setting.”
Tai Chi can help you lose fat as quickly as the gym
Another study had surprising findings when it came to Tai Chi and weight loss.
Tai Chi is “about as effective as conventional exercise”, including aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, “for reducing our waist circumference in the individual with central obesity,” says Dr Siu. (Central obesity is a sign of visceral, internal fat surrounding our organs.)
This is great news, he says, for those who don’t enjoy conventional exercise or who have limited mobility. “Now they can have another option that can allow them to manage the condition of central obesity.”
I find that sleeping in front of the TV now works as well as sleeping at my desk when I was working.
I have had a CPAP mask for sleep apnea for about 40 years.
I also never had much luck losing weight or sticking to a diet.
I have been on the 16-hour regime for a few years, which means two meals a day and not eating for 16 hours after the second. Does not help with weight loss, but my weight is not slowly creeping up anymore
I now believe we all have a set weight, somehow set by our own bodies, and however we try to change it, we inevitably drift back to that.
The good news is modern medical research has shown that overweight people now live as long as our slimmer brethren, as long as we regularly take our prescribed medications.
I understand people wanting help to lose weight, but have you seen the state of celebrities who have taken these drugs? They look like the living dead.
I am generally forced to sleep on my side, as otherwise my other half kicks me from the loud noise. I am somewhat concerned about the low SPO2 in the night…CPAP would be an option but this comes with it’s own initiation and side effects.
As I have experienced good sleep with lower weight, I am aiming for that.
One thing not mentioned here so far is resistance training. Indoor climbing is what really stripped weight off me, and IMHO, it is an enjoyable and less repetitive form of weights training. Problem is, you need a climbing partner (or bunch of them) and a convenient crag/hall to be both safe and beneficial.
The best exercise is the one you enjoy and actually do (and doesn’t strain your joints too much).
Do you really believe that to be true? Half the time is spent standing around belaying or chatting, working out problems and then there is a relatively short time climbing (which is great for muscle building, flexibility etc) but not really for weight loss.
The only climbing type which is really good for weight loss is mountaineering abroad but a lot of that weight loss will be down to not eating enough and illness.
Can’t you just use a short bouldering wall (if there’s one near you) - then you don’t need ropes or a partner.
Traversing walls is a great work out.
Have you done a sleep study? If not, I would recommend it. A lot of people assume they just snore or they “don’t sleep well” and they don’t realize how bad it is for their health.
The newer CPAP machines are far better than the old ones. If you regularly stop breathing whilst sleeping, you are at a higher risk for events such as stroke and heart attack - whether overweight or not.
That already looks like mental health improvement 
I haven’t had any significant side effects.
The current range of machines are practically silent and very small, my wife loves it.
I agree, happy wife, happy life. In GE and VD they have non profits dealing with setting you up with a machine, helping you choose a mask, giving you tips and easing you into using CPAPs. I am sure they have similar league pulmonaire in other Cantons.
You don’t buy the machines you ‘rent’ them, with the bills going to your insurance company. The data from your machine is uploaded to the cloud and your Drs can access it for any consultation.
In Bern, the organization is the Lungenliga.
My agreement says I can buy the machine after a year of renting. However, it was suggested to me by my doctor not to buy the machine, because a) insurance pays the rental anyway, b) if a newer/better machine comes out they can switch me to that without a problem and c) if anything happens to the device, such as it fails or gets lost or damaged when I travel, it’s covered by Lungenliga’s insurance.
I had the option to let the machine upload data to the cloud or not. The advantage is that if your sleep quality seems to have changed, you can call and the doc can look at the info instead of you having to bring in the machine and them download from there.
Other option is to take the chip with you and the Dr just plugs it in.
I do, from experience. The winters where I climbed indoors were the only ones where I lost weight instead of gaining.
Same here in Neuchâtel.
My husband went with SOS Oxygéne but he could have chosen the ligue pulmonaire.
He rents the machine and the specialist nurse visits once a year to check everything is ok.
If there is a problem or he needs a replacement part he just contacts them and they either stop by or post it to him.
It’s been a life changer for him (and me).
He was only diagnosed after I made a casual comment to our GP in response to a question about how well I was sleeping. He then suggested to my husband that he get a sleep study as his snoring appeared to be excessive.
Turned out he had one of the worst cases of sleep apnoea the doctor had ever seen.