how much has walking helped you lose weight

lisa_0606

I lost 11 pounds walking 40 min on the treadmill in the last 5 weeks. I love seeing the number go down on the scale each week! Walking definitely helps!

stevehenderson776

Probably can attribute about 10% of my weight-loss to walking, another 10 to strength training and the rest to diet. I'm probably even underestimating the diet.

cwolfman13

It can help I suppose...but really, diet is going to contribute more to weight loss than anything. I exercise regularly, including taking a 3 mile walk most mornings along with about 60 miles of cycling per week and some strength training. I have lost weight and maintained weight doing plenty of regular exercise...mostly depends on how much I'm eating. One positive for me is that I've never really gained weight when I keep up with regular exercise and stay active.

tmbg1

I've lost 29 pounds since March when I incorporated walking into my days. It started because I was bored during quarantine but turned out to be so great for my mental health and a very sustainable exercise because it requires no gear and the likelihood of injury is slim. I added in yoga to my routine, as well as sensible eating and the weight is slowly coming off.

Joyfulandactive

I am 52 now but after my first child at 32 I lost all my weight from walking around the neighborhood with her in a carrier, plus watching what I ate. It was a steady loss over months.

LoveyChar

I walked in January 2014 and throughout that year, a lot. Not only is it great for your body but a walk also works amazing wonders for the mind. Walking is therapeutic. Now I still walk a lot even though running is my preference, but I park at a distance and I walk great lengths into the store, won't catch me driving around for the closest parking spot. I walk all day throughout my house and into my backyard. Walking definitely helped me to lose weight and tone up. Stick with it! Make a goal and stick to it!

conleywoods

I walk often but wouldn't say it has given me a big drop in the scale. The majority of my weight loss (40 lbs) is from diet. What I love about walking is it sets a healthy tone for my day. I can do it pretty much anywhere. My kids and dogs can exercise with me. I'm in my 30's now but can see this being a life long habit. It is great for reducing stress which helps me make better food choices.

corinasue1143

conleywoods wrote: »

It is great for reducing stress which helps me make better food choices.

Yep!

Avidkeo

Yes walking is great.

Have you had professional help for your body issues? I am worried about you and your increasing obsession. I think its good to change things around, but your constant need to add more and more is concerning.

ridiculous59

I can't imagine not walking every day. Not only is it good physically, but its the place where I can clear my mind and think through any problems. For that reason, I don't listen to music or podcasts. (As an aside, I also feel far safer walking without headphones. I believe its important to be aware of your surroundings at all times; people, vehicles, and cyclists). Has it helped hugely with my weightloss? I honestly can't measure that. But I know it helps me mentally, and that's certainly been a big part of my weightloss.

stevehenderson776

LoveyChar wrote: »

I walked in January 2014 and throughout that year, a lot. Not only is it great for your body but a walk also works amazing wonders for the mind. Walking is therapeutic. Now I still walk a lot even though running is my preference, but I park at a distance and I walk great lengths into the store, won't catch me driving around for the closest parking spot. I walk all day throughout my house and into my backyard. Walking definitely helped me to lose weight and tone up. Stick with it! Make a goal and stick to it!

I never understood the people who would drive around for 10 minutes until a parking spot near the store opened up instead of walking the two minutes from the back of the lot. My Dad was always bad for this. Drove me nuts.

Noreenmarie1234

stevehenderson776 wrote: »

LoveyChar wrote: »

I walked in January 2014 and throughout that year, a lot. Not only is it great for your body but a walk also works amazing wonders for the mind. Walking is therapeutic. Now I still walk a lot even though running is my preference, but I park at a distance and I walk great lengths into the store, won't catch me driving around for the closest parking spot. I walk all day throughout my house and into my backyard. Walking definitely helped me to lose weight and tone up. Stick with it! Make a goal and stick to it!

I never understood the people who would drive around for 10 minutes until a parking spot near the store opened up instead of walking the two minutes from the back of the lot. My Dad was always bad for this. Drove me nuts.

SAME!

Also, at my work you can have 300 deducted annually if you want to park in the lot. I save money and park for free on streets. Only takes 10 minutes to walk, gets me an extra mile a day and I save money!

I also prefer to stand when I am waiting at offices or for things, instead of sitting.

Ikeeptrying2

I have found walking to be a nice balance from some of the other more strenuous exercise activities I do.

Most importantly it helps to clear the mind while I catch up on podcasts.

LazyBlondeChef

Walking is my primary exercise because I have bad knees and other types of exercise hurts them. If I don't walk losing weight would be difficult since I have to eat at least 1200 calories per day and without exercise I would only lose a couple of pounds per month. I use the indoor walk (for the treadmill) on my Apple watch and then only count the active calories when I enter exercise in MFP. I only eat them back some of the time depending on if I feel hungry or not.

LunaTheFatCat

I absolutely love walking. If anything, it's just lovely to get lots of fresh air and vitamin D, I really find it great for the mind. And getting those steps in is never wrong of course.

That said, I do think 50 mins out and back to your work quite long, but if you enjoy it, why not. If it is out of obsession with burning calories, maybe you should rethink, 4 gym sessions a week seems quite fine as it is.

Real_Lydia

I have just started walking as exercise. I think it's something I would like to embrace long term, very easy to start, you can do it any time or anywhere and it does not require any special equipment, if you are just walking in parks or in you neighbourhood. I really enjoy it and I'm hoping will will help with weight loss as well.

gdfrew

Like most, towards the end of the first uk lockdown. I had spent most of it in the house and muscles almost fading away. I started walking and reducing my calorie intake. When I started I was struggling at 2 miles of walking. Several months later I've been known to do a few 10-12 mile walks at a very brisk pace for most of it including a few decent hills. I always aim for a minimum of 5 mile. Although with only a rough CICO method I can account it to my 19kg weight loss. I'd say the added benefits is it let's you have a bit of leeway for error on food tracking.

reginaswork

I rekindled my love of walking during pandemic. I go 3,4 or sometimes 6 miles. If I didn’t have my dog and could swing my arms more my heart rate would go up. I wear a Fitbit and trrrryyyy to stay around 119 bpm. But like others have said it’s the mental benefit. Sometimes I listen to podcasts, or music. Sometimes i just listen to the sounds of nature. Idoother things like take exercise classes and play tennis. But walking is so easy and so fufilling. Plus you know your burning some calories

RashadLavelle

There's a lot of success stories of people losing weight just by walking daily. I actually burned about 200 calories with speed walking for 40 minutes. Walking is what was meant for us to do. We were never designed to sit down all day with a sedentary lifestyle.

Leesa_Michelle

I lost 77 lbs in 11 months - 50 in the first 3 due to walking and better diet. I started with 4,000 steps and added 1,000 every week until I hit 10,000. 10,000 is my base goal for the day. I do anywhere from 10,000 to 22,000 a day. About 10 minutes per 1,000 steps and that's about an hour and 40 minutes of walking or more a day. I do an hour in the morning, 45ish minutes at lunch and then I'll do more after work, if necessary or I want to. I burn anywhere between 500 and 1,200 calories just walking in a day. Walking is so underrated, in my opinion. Its not hard on the joints, it's enjoyable, especially around nice scenery, and it's great for your physical and mental health. My mental health has gotten so much better. One thing is I never ever break my rules: I go out rain or shine. The only time I don't is lightening, blizzard, or below 20°F. If those happen, I walk in place at home. And it comes first. I'm no longer working OT, if I don't put my steps in. The dishes can wait. Who cares about work or dishes, if I'm dead? Following those rules is the only thing that's helped me keep it off.