Walking to lose weight

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  • skadoosh33
    skadoosh33 Posts: 353 Member
    Are there any walkers out there that are succeeding at losing weight? I use to run all of the time, but gaining 100 pounds has made that very hard to do anymore. I've been walking my dog, about two miles a day; and sometimes I double up my walks and walk on lunch too. Has anyone just used walking as their cardio and seen results?

    Thanks,

    Brittany

    Walking 2 miles a day won't do much. You'll need to exercise more or have a strict diet to lose a good amount.
  • littlegem65
    littlegem65 Posts: 108 Member
    I have lost 43 pounds from walking M-F at a brisk pace 4mph to 4.5 mph. I also watch what I eat. You CAN lose weight walking and eating sensibly.

    :)
  • sunnshhiine
    sunnshhiine Posts: 727 Member
    I walk just about every day (with the exception of Sunday and bad weather days). I've lost almost 10 pounds in a month and a half since I started back at this thing with walking alot.
  • waltersro2012
    waltersro2012 Posts: 262 Member
    I've lost 33 pounds since May, I believe it is mainly because of walking. My husband and I live 36 miles from work, he has to be at work an hour before me. So, I have him drop me off a little more than a mile from my work. I carry my lunch and a change of shoes in my huge bag and head off to work. During my lunch hour, I walk for at least 40-50 minutes. I average about 4.5 miles a day during the week. On the weekends, I don't walk but I'm active doing house work and yard work. My motivation to walk is; RunKeeper ( I love this app :love: ) and the occasional compliment from my husband; "your hips are shrinking", "you looked dang good walking across the parking lot :blushing: " He's a keeper :heart: .

    Good luck to you, it can be done :flowerforyou:
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    Ultimately, you lose weight by eating at a caloric deficit. Walking, or any other cardio exercise will burn calories and make it easier to maintain a deficit. Good luck!
  • waltersro2012
    waltersro2012 Posts: 262 Member
    Another motivation - the MYA(Move Your *kitten*) Challenge. Just set a goal on the amount of miles you plan on walking in a month, post daily, weekly, whenever and they keep a spreadsheet. The people on there are very inspiring and motivational.
  • red0202
    red0202 Posts: 37 Member
    Yes, walking helps losing weight. I am with MFP for almost 6 months but in first 4 months (for the last 2 months my weidht is stagnant) I lost ~35lbs just by controlling the diet to suggested level and walk about 5-6 miles everyday.
  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    I have a genetic lung condition that inhibits me running in any form. I can walk. I started out slow and gradually increased the speed. I can now do a 15 min mile. It may not seem like much but when you only have 30% of your lungs left its pretty darn good. I cant honestly say it was all walking that lost all the weight. I did Wii Just Dance also. I also have an elliptical that we bought after taxes that is in my bedroom.

    Think of it this way. If you get a treadmill or elliptical either set up a laptop or tv by it. Instead of just watching tv, stream your shows and exercise at the same time. Thats what I do. It keeps me occupied and not staring at the clock. Good Luck :)
  • kumikosan8910
    kumikosan8910 Posts: 7
    i started walking last week. after being shocked in finding out i now weigh 196lbs. i realized all these fat could possibly kill me. i walk from my office to my house in the afternoon, a good 4 miles. then i put in an extra mile in the mornings on my way to work. so far i lost 4lbs but still not visibly noticeable. on my first day, my legs felt like they were ready to cramp halfway my route. it got better each day. my goal is to lose 30lbs in one year. i am so sick of crash dieting, i tied oatmeal diet, no rice diet, no carbs diet and i failed each time. in my desperation i even bought some diet pills but decided against taking them. it would be great if i could go shopping for jeans in December, because lately i could only fit into plus size capris.
  • SnazzIT
    SnazzIT Posts: 215 Member
    I walk everyday after dinner for about an hour. I have lost over 8lbs last two weeks just walking leisurely and logging in consistently my calories at 1200. I have found out that I have diastasis recti and I am doing only walking and appropriate stretches to heal first, before doing any hard cardio or toning...I hope that helps.

    All the best :)
  • Kelly_2013
    Kelly_2013 Posts: 117 Member
    my goal is to lose the first 45 lbs by changing my eating habits and then once I lose the 45 lbs I will probably start T25 again. I started once but it was too much on my body I had to modify the modifies lol. but right now i'm walking with a goal of at least 10,000 steps a day. I have a desk job but I have my own bathroom so once every hour I go to my bathroom (where no one disrupts) and walk/jog in place for 300 steps which puts me at 2700 steps by that alone :) I'm just starting my journey and hope to soon have my success story :)
  • keithaj1
    keithaj1 Posts: 71 Member
    I've been walking... walking a lot. Every break at work is a walk. Plus, one or two walks with the dog after work. Long hikes with the dog on the weekend. Nice to get outside. Dog is very happy about the walks. Loves them.
    I find having the fitbit helps out as it tracks your progress and give you goals. I'm shooting for 15000 steps a day and building up from there.
    I want to hit the gym at some point and do something that gets my heart rate up more but I want to take off a few more this way first.
    Figure high impact plus the weight on me now will do a job on my joints.
    I've taken off about 30 lbs. watching what I eat and walking so far. Another 15 and I'll start mixing the gym into the equation. Still want to hit 10 to 15 k steps a day regardless.
  • kfritz7162
    kfritz7162 Posts: 10 Member
    Hi-

    I began walking in January 2012 and was very consistent until this winter 2013, and lost about 80 pounds. Other than watching what I ate, and only drinking water, walking was the only other change I made in my life to lose the weight. Since winter and this horrible cold and snow in Wisconsin, I have only lost about 10 pounds. Can't wait to get out and walk again.
  • beachbumdoug
    beachbumdoug Posts: 171 Member
    I lost about 30 pounds by just walking in the evenings. I have 2 little ones at home, so its about the only exercise I can get.. Now I have put some of that back on because sometimes when its freezing outside, I just don't have the motivation..
  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
    Are there any walkers out there that are succeeding at losing weight? I use to run all of the time, but gaining 100 pounds has made that very hard to do anymore. I've been walking my dog, about two miles a day; and sometimes I double up my walks and walk on lunch too. Has anyone just used walking as their cardio and seen results?

    Thanks,

    Brittany

    I walk between 5 and 8 Kilometers a day, every day, otherwise my life is pretty sedentary. I eat back about 2/3 of the calories burned and maintain a low (1220 calorie) profile before exercise. I average 2 pounds a week loss in the last 40 days. aA big chunk of my walking is just walking home after work rather than transit it (even in the Polar Vortex weather yep)
    works for me.
    Next goal is a half marathon walking May 4th
    and I will start cycling soon

    EDIT - I will point out that I really consider the weight loss as emanating from the lower calories though. The walking I view as more toning and building health and helping reduce muscle loss due to dieting. I feel better at this point than I have in a long time and I put it down to a few things but the walking really makes a difference)
  • SaraRT1983
    SaraRT1983 Posts: 87
    Yes, walking alone is definately a good way to get in cardio!! I started originally in January 2012 and basically just walked as well as keeping track of my calorie intake and I lost 70 lbs in a year. I'm embarassed to say that in January 2013 I did hit a plateau and gained all but 10 lbs back BUT....I'm here to say I've recommitted to this lifestyle and it can be done by walking so YOU GO GIRL...get your walk on!! :)
  • SaraRT1983
    SaraRT1983 Posts: 87
    PS - Feel free to add me as a friend on here, I'd like to have another MFP walking buddy!! :)
  • Ftw37
    Ftw37 Posts: 386 Member
    I walk every day. I use a fitbit to track incidental walking, and my Garmin Fenix to track walks to/from work. Along the way I've also used Runtastic iPhone app and Runkeeper iPhone app to track walks. I briefly used the Zombies! Run! app, but stopped doing it.

    This spring I plan on finally doing C25K and starting to jog for the first time in probably 25 years.

    I started just trying to get 10,000 steps a day. It took me a month or so from a dead stop to get up to 10,000 per day. Now I do 13k-20k per average day. It's amazing how you level up.
  • Sparlingo
    Sparlingo Posts: 938 Member
    Years ago I started briskly walking 45 minutes a day and lost 25 lbs that summer, with that being the primary change. I also tried to watch my portions, but didn't have any measurable way of doing so at the time.

    Upping my activity in that way was super helpful. I felt and looked great!
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    Yes, it is possible to walk and to lose weight.
  • erc89432
    erc89432 Posts: 21
    I'm a fan of walking on the treadmill. I just increase the incline and walk at a 4.0 pace and I typically burn a lot of calories that way!
  • Kymsanity
    Kymsanity Posts: 27 Member
    Treadmill walking is awesome! I work from home and 3 days ago I started "walk-working" by putting a plank of wood across the treadmill bars and resting my laptop on there. I now do my job and manage to walk 10 miles per day - I am over the moon :)
  • michelleneli
    michelleneli Posts: 132 Member
    BUMP for motivation
  • dontapologizeadmire
    dontapologizeadmire Posts: 5 Member
    bump
  • steeheart
    steeheart Posts: 56 Member
    My mother lost about 60 pounds from walking and low calorie diet in her 40s. I'm in my 20s and I've lost 40 pounds from walking about 5 miles a day.
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