Has anyone actually lost weight from walking/running??

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  • TX_Matt
    TX_Matt Posts: 21 Member
    I think there’s a saying along the lines of you can’t outwork an unhealthy diet? So yes you’ll lose weight running/walking but to maximize it, incorporating a better dietary intake helps tremendously. Good luck on your journey.
  • 1SpunkyGal
    1SpunkyGal Posts: 4 Member
    You can't outrun your fork !!!

    Probably the best combo is 250 calories worth of exercise a day and 250 decrease in calorie intake a day and that should give about 1 pound loss a week. The exercise might also help reduce anxiety so that in turn reduces emotional eating. (yoga supposedly does this as well)
  • brightresolve
    brightresolve Posts: 1,024 Member
    edited April 2018
    TX_Matt wrote: »
    I think there’s a saying along the lines of you can’t outwork an unhealthy diet? So yes you’ll lose weight running/walking but to maximize it, incorporating a better dietary intake helps tremendously. Good luck on your journey.

    I can eat a thousand calories of treat foods in 10 minutes or so, and I might if I worked at it be able to do that a few times a day (say three or four times) without making myself totally sick. (retching a little at the thought though)

    I can burn about 580 calories in an hour if I am running (I'm lightish and slowish so not a huge burn) and I might be able to work back up to doing that 3 or 4 times a WEEK. Certainly not 3-4 times a day. Walking off 580 calories is even more time-consuming.

    That's the math of "you can't out-train a bad diet". And by "bad" here I just mean, too many calories. I just don't have the fitness or energy or time to burn off what I could possibly eat. Restricting calories is the key to loss. (Running is the key to happiness!)
  • SPowell1989
    SPowell1989 Posts: 10 Member
    Ive done both and yes Ive list weight from doing both. Personally i really enjoy running
  • Ayesha0624
    Ayesha0624 Posts: 95 Member
    edited April 2018
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    Ayesha0624 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I don't understand the question. You don't lose weight FROM running. Running or walking can increase your total daily expenditure, or increase your calorie deficit which can aid in weight loss.

    I keep my steps to a minimum in order to meet the lightly active level, which makes it easier to lose or maintain than if I was sedentary. I never lost weight FROM walking though.

    Welp...sounds like your the expert. So, how did YOU lose weight. Or whatever you consider to be "physically fit". Please. Enlighten me

    Why all the salt? Bbell actually IS very knowledgeable, and has been at this for quite some time. So you'd be best off to sit yourself down and learn something, without the undue sass.

    That's why I asked for her expertise and enlightment... have a blessed one.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Ayesha0624 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I don't understand the question. You don't lose weight FROM running. Running or walking can increase your total daily expenditure, or increase your calorie deficit which can aid in weight loss.

    I keep my steps to a minimum in order to meet the lightly active level, which makes it easier to lose or maintain than if I was sedentary. I never lost weight FROM walking though.

    Welp...sounds like your the expert. So, how did YOU lose weight. Or whatever you consider to be "physically fit". Please. Enlighten me

    I don't understand why your response was salty either. I only used caps to make the message clear.

    I lost weight by eating in a calorie deficit. Using this app to log my food. Weight loss happens in a calorie deficit. I'm not an expert it's just science.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Sort of. Not really. Felt enough better after I started walking that I ate a lot better. So I lost weight. Walking started the ball rolling.
  • shnell25
    shnell25 Posts: 49 Member
    edited April 2018
    I’ve lost weight, toned up and lost inches since I started walking and jogging.

    I also keep s food journal. Seeing what I’m putting in my body helps me to be accountable to myself. Lastly I plan my meals and prep them every weekend. This helps me to not order out or eat out during my lunch hour.

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