Has anyone lost weight by walking?
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:flowerforyou: I have lost over a hundred pounds in a little over a year on here just by walking! I started out slow then picked up speed & distance! I walk at a brisk pace for 120 minutes every morning!0
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I have lost 100 lbs in ten months from walking but as my body got used to the walking I had to increase my pace, incline (walking up hills & stairs)and distance. It can be done but I had to incorporate a healthy diet, a little water aerobics and some 5K's to lose the 100 lbs.0
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Walking is what has always worked best for me. In college I lost about 30lbs, and only did walking and some pilates (plus diet). I find when I get into really intense workouts (such as spinning, boxing), my appetite goes through the roof, and I just maintain weight. Walking allows me to eat less and still exercise.0
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Bump, because I love hearing about everyone's successes!0
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Bump, these are amazing stories!0
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Walking is my only form of exercise personally as I'm a lazy person, not committed enough (nor fit or coordinated for that matter) to do sports and too poor to pay for the gym.
I just make myself walk everywhere possible, so maybe an hour and a half or so per day during the week.
The thing with not exercising is you just need to be a little more careful with what you eat - you can't have a massive binge and be like "I'll burn the extra off at the gym tomorrow" or whatever.
I always make sure to have at least 1 cheat day a week though where I eat up to both my BMR and my exercise calories, just to satisfy cravings etc.0 -
my husband lost 23 pounds by walking!!0
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I walk as my main exercise I have introduced others but I find walking is actually best for me anyway I find I stick to it more than trying to kill myself at other things0
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When I first started back to exercising after an injury I only walked. I lost my first 10 pounds just walking once a day five days a week up to 2 miles a day. This took me about three months. But I also walked very slow as I was still having a lot of pain.0
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With my first real success at losing weight about 6 years ago, my primary exercise was walking...it was about 4 miles 3-5 times a week. So, it works.0
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I've been walking 40 mins a day to get to uni since I started dieting and during the first months it really helped. I don't walk that much at the moment but I still do everything I can on my feet, like going to the grocery and so on. You should definitely substitute car and transportation if you can. That's a great exercise.0
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I've been doing Leslie Sansone Walking dvds...It's really low impact aerobics, but I have definitely starting noticing that I am slimming down...clothes fit better! Her dvds are at Target and are usually about $13.00 each. They are really easy on the joints too. I haven't worked out regularly in a long time and was worried about being sore...but I haven't had a problem so far. I've been doing about 30-40 minutes every other day for about two and a half weeks.
I like her DVDs as well, easy to follow and keep up with.0 -
I started out a LOT bigger than you, but yes, walking is what I started with. I legitimately forced myself to walk two miles. I can remember the first day like it was yesterday. So minimal activity for my 360lb self was a shock to my body, I suppose lol but I think it truly helps at any stage.0
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the only thing I did was stop drinking coca cola and wlaking and i have lost around 12 lbs...I am sure if I would add a little more vigorous exercise I would lose more.0
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:flowerforyou: I have lost over a hundred pounds in a little over a year on here just by walking! I started out slow then picked up speed & distance! I walk at a brisk pace for 120 minutes every morning!
That's awesome! Keep it up!0 -
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walking is the main way I have lost weight before...I lost 60 pounds just by cutting calories and walking every day!0
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Bumping puts a topic at the top of your My Topics, so you can find it easy. Not entirely sure why people are bumping and replying to a 2 year old thread though.0
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I try to walk between 30_45 minutes 4 or 5 days a week, I change the pace between 2.5 and 4 mph, that and keeping my Calories below goal have gotten 16 lbs of me in just under 5 weeks0
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