Totally un - fit

DaisyChain80

Hi I've been doing this for 5 days....I've tried working out but I find it so hard ( I know it's not ment to be easy) I stick to my calorie intake & I walk for 2 hours a day.

Will this be enough to help me lose weight?

T0M_K

DaisyChain80 wrote: »

Hi I've been doing this for 5 days....I've tried working out but I find it so hard ( I know it's not ment to be easy) I stick to my calorie intake & I walk for 2 hours a day.

Will this be enough to help me lose weight?

*sigh*

CasperNaegle

My advice to you is to be sure you know what you are eating. Honestly the weight loss is 95% kitchen not exercise. I'm a big advocate of exercise but it's just not necessary to lose weight. You need to weigh everything you eat and log it to know exactly where your calorie count is. If you do that, than yes you can certainly lose weight.

girlinahat

absolutely if you stick to your calorie goal.

However, adding in exercise to your life is more about losing weight and is about being healthy - it doesn't have to be joining a gym - if you like walking 2 hours a day then go for it.

Also - if you are finding working out really hard, like you are too physically tired, it may be your calorie deficit is too high. A lot of people bandy around the 2lb a week loss 1200 calories as ideal, but this is probably only true for a very very small number of people. If you are struggling to hit your calorie goal then you may be trying too hard.

DaisyChain80

I've got really bad knees and it makes working out so painfull, thanks for the advice

cee134

I don't exercise and have lost 40 lbs. Exercise is good, so you should do it if you can, but not needed for weight loss. I lost 100 lbs doing it the same way, gained it back (because I didn't watch what I ate), and am now 40 lbs down.

Walking is great and great for you. If you can do that, keep it up. But I would not log it unless you are doing some serious hiking; I assume you are taking strolls through out the day.

jemhh

DaisyChain80 wrote: »

Hi I've been doing this for 5 days....I've tried working out but I find it so hard ( I know it's not ment to be easy) I stick to my calorie intake & I walk for 2 hours a day.

Will this be enough to help me lose weight?

I would recommend cutting way back on the walking. A completely unfit person should not start out at that kind of activity level. Cranking up your activity exponentially while simultaneously cutting your calories significantly is an almost sure way to burn out and increase your chance of injury.

My standard advice for completely unfit people is to start with walking 15-20 minutes a day 3x/wk. Next week add 5 minutes per walk or add a 4th walk. The next week add 5 minutes per walk. Adjust upward from there. This is pretty much what I did--started out small, adding a bit of activity here and there along the way. In fact, during my first month I didn't add any activity and rather just focused on food. Second month started walking. Third month added some bodyweight strength training. On and on and here I am today, 2.5 years later in pretty good shape.

Best of luck to you!

kshama2001

DaisyChain80 wrote: »

I've got really bad knees and it makes working out so painfull, thanks for the advice

Don't attempt to work through knee pain. Also dial back on the walking until your knees are better. Two hours of walking is too much for someone "totally unfit."

This is great advice:

jemhh wrote: »

DaisyChain80 wrote: »

Hi I've been doing this for 5 days....I've tried working out but I find it so hard ( I know it's not ment to be easy) I stick to my calorie intake & I walk for 2 hours a day.

Will this be enough to help me lose weight?

I would recommend cutting way back on the walking. A completely unfit person should not start out at that kind of activity level. Cranking up your activity exponentially while simultaneously cutting your calories significantly is an almost sure way to burn out and increase your chance of injury.

My standard advice for completely unfit people is to start with walking 15-20 minutes a day 3x/wk. Next week add 5 minutes per walk or add a 4th walk. The next week add 5 minutes per walk. Adjust upward from there. This is pretty much what I did--started out small, adding a bit of activity here and there along the way. In fact, during my first month I didn't add any activity and rather just focused on food. Second month started walking. Third month added some bodyweight strength training. On and on and here I am today, 2.5 years later in pretty good shape.

Best of luck to you!

I have bad knees and slowly built up from 20 minutes to 75 minutes plus hills. I also do these regularly: