Who here walks to lose weight

Most of my weight loss came from walking. I'm male, 32-years-old and started walking on March 30, 2012, everyday. I started with 30 mins, then quickly challenged myself and worked up to 60 mins a day. Then 60 mins became 4 miles, then 4 miles became 6. I eventually started alternating and walked one day and then weight trained the next and have continued this routine. When the time changed this year and it got dark earlier, I had to stop walking and switched to P90X Cardio for a cardio workout and continued to weight train. On the weekends, I still walk walk in the mornings - about a pace of 1 mile every 12 mins., walking 7 miles now. In these past 8 months, I have lost a total of 117 lbs., most of it from walking.

This is actually the second time that I lost weight from mainly walking. So, yes, you will lose weight by walking. I have read that walking is actually the best workout for weight loss and is better overall that running or jogging and you can maintain steady breathing and build muscle better by walking. It's also less stressful on your body.

One tip that I have is if you are going to make walking your exercise for weight loss, make sure you get out there and really get into it. That is, don't just go for "leisurely strolls" (LOL!) but really get out there and give it your all. Really make a workout out of it. Challenge yourself and keep moving. You don't have to get a wicked about it, but just keep pushing and keep moving. The weight will come off.

I do it.