Has anyone lost weight by walking?

I have been walking alot for a coulple of weeks and I was wondering if anyone has had alot of weight loss with walking -and how long did it take?

I have ONLY walked, and have not done any other "cardio". I have lost a total of about 75 lbs. during 2010, and 2011, I lost an average of 20 lbs per year. But, I wasn't EXTREMELY serious, and was not on MFP. I joined MFP at the urging of my sweet wife to lose the last 11 lbs to get to my goal weight. It took me about 4 or 5 weeks to get those last 11 lbs off, with walking as my only exercise.

I had my goals set to lose 1 lb per week, and my best weeks were when I ate between 1300 and 1500 calories. I didn't eat back any of my exercise calories. I think my profile is set to light activity.

Hope this helps.

YES!
Totally, that is what got me going.
At first I could hardly walk a few 100 feet, but I kept it up and at 227 pounds was not an easy task.
I found the more I walked the better I felt.
Now I walk 5 miles, 2 times a week and 2.5, 2 times a week. It makes me feel good.
I now weigh 115. My goal was 127.
My husband walks with me sometimes, he like to go for 10 miles, sometimes I go with him but not often.
I am very happy with my body!

Yes... I lost approx 69 lbs in just about a year.. Met with girlfriends and we walked 3.2 miles about 5 times a week... Eventually we started adding other exercises...

Its how I started my weight loss journey.

I went out for "run" (i use the term loosly back then!) and was mortified when i couldn't even do 100 yards without nearly dying, so i walked and the whole time i was walking i kept saying to myself "i will walk this weight off" 55lbs lighter now, and run and go the gym and eat healthy......totally different person now.

And I have a 19 mile walk on Saturday that i am taking part in (www.parishwalk.com)

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I have walked 29 of the past 30 days and I have lost 11 lbs. I am not fond of the gym and walking is something I enjoy, it is my exercise of choice.

Totally do it and totally lost weight by doing it. I mix it up some with Wii Fit and lifting weights at home. To me it's something I can do to maintain and will be able to do, most likely, decades from now, too. I'm not into the extreme, or even partially extreme, stuff because 1) I don't want to do it, but 2)because I can't maintain it either.

Walking & hiking are the best for me. Go up hills, too, if you can. That helps a lot!

Love this thread, and so happy to hear of so many success stories with walking and eating right.... Gets me motivated to continue what I just started doing myself...

YES, YES, YES!!! I lost 3 stone by walking and cutting back on crisps, choc and sweet treats, admittedly i fell off that wagon more than once (and twice actually) but got back on track with my eating and it came off. You HAVE to create a calorie deficit, so cut back on what you eat and walk for an hour a day every day and it will come off. It might take a few months but it works for me and i prefer it to sweating it out in the gym. Gyms dont work for me, i dont enjoy it and have signed up to many a membership in my time only to avoid it at all costs. walking is great, Ipod on and find a nice route to go. good luck!

walking definitely helps weight loss as does another other cardio exercises. the best thing about it is that it doesnt feel like exercise, like zumba for instance its like you're doing something you normally do but your shedding calories at the same time. i love walking and i lost all my weight by doing it. i did it outside as i find treadmill really boring and you can just stop it anytime andb be lazy whereas if you are walking outside, you've got to keep going till you get to your destination. I make certain i dont take any money with me as i will be tempted to take the bus home if i am too tired and buy a very high calorie drink or something. i used to walk to college and back which was 1hr 30mins put together each and every weekday. that was my exercise done, nothing extra or expensive, i incorporated it into my daily lifestyle, then it wont feel like exercise and you wont be likely to give up.

I've lost 44 lbs in 3 months with MFP and walking 30 to 50 minutes a day 5 days a week.

This has always been my best method of losing weight. Walking on the treadmill or on the track allows me to lose weight more than any other exercise (elliptical, stepper, etc). Coupled with weight training, it really does the trick. I'm hoping to work up to jogging/running a 5K.

I've lost 63 pounds so far and over half of that was primarily walking...I do some other cardio now in addition to walking but yes, walking truly does help with weight loss! I just kept increasing my distance every week a bit...it's still my go-to exercise.

I totally have.
When i was a child i like never walked, my school was around the corner... Yeah.
And then i got a dog and my dad also decided we should take walks.
And with the dog i took LONG walks xD(+ i got lost sometimes..). And i lost weight by doing that.

ME HERE! I mean on top of cutting back calories of course but I walk 3-5 days a week about 2.5 miles each time. Its a slow progress but its progress Its also a great way to get my 5 mo old to calm down and get to sleep! Good luck & friend me if you want another walker!

A few years back I went from 270 to 154 at my lightest. The only exercise I did was walking. Keep up the good work. I did eat less, but once I stopped walking, I gained back. If you want to eat, go for a walk.