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    Walking is amazing!

    Posts: 5 Member
    edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
    I'm celebrating the first day of August with my first 10 lbs. lost! And all I've done is walk 10,000 steps (most days), stick to my calorie goals, and most importantly shown myself some grace by throwing in some beer, wine, and dessert. :) If you're looking for an easy way to shed those first few pounds, walking is an awesome way to do that! Pedometers are really easy to find on your phone, and for most people 10,000 steps = 500 calories... um, yes! If anyone needs an extra buddy to start this journey with, send me a friend request! My diary entries are always public so you can see the good (and not so good :P) stuff I'm eating!
    Celebrate you, celebrate summer, and celebrate life!

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    • Posts: 1,117 Member
      Congrats on your first 10 pounds! What a great accomplishment!
    • Posts: 26 Member
      I like to walk too!
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      Walking or hiking is my favorite, so I get what you are saying :)
    • Posts: 1 Member
      That's amazing dude!
    • Posts: 608 Member
      destinedbeat wrote: »
      I'm celebrating the first day of August with my first 10 lbs. lost! And all I've done is walk 10,000 steps (most days), stick to my calorie goals, and most importantly shown myself some grace by throwing in some beer, wine, and dessert. :) If you're looking for an easy way to shed those first few pounds, walking is an awesome way to do that! Pedometers are really easy to find on your phone, and for most people 10,000 steps = 500 calories... um, yes! If anyone needs an extra buddy to start this journey with, send me a friend request! My diary entries are always public so you can see the good (and not so good :P) stuff I'm eating!
      Celebrate you, celebrate summer, and celebrate life!
      WELL DONE!

      I love to walk and make trips to the market and other such places as part of my daily routines.
      When I go off road, my "walk" becomes a "hike"...lol
      It's easy on the body and good for the mind.

    • Posts: 82 Member
      This is what I'm doing and I've lost 6 lbs in 13 days!

      For the days when I don't have 10,000 steps I will walk in place at home until I hit 10,000. My iPhone records those steps.

      For days that I do hit 10,000 I do a bit toning while watching tv. Usually I will pick a target area (like arms) until I fatigue those muscles. This has worked so far. But until I keep my 30 day streak I won't say it's a habit. My goal is to keep it up for 30 days then adjust anything if necessary.
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Congrats on your 10lb loss! That's awesome!!!
      I love walking. It's too hot here to go for walks outside so I've been popping in my favorite fast beat music and hitting the treatmill. My 9 and 6 year old like to do calestenics with me every morning.. the 9 year old always turns it into a competition.
    • Posts: 1,032 Member
      Walking is so therapeutic!! I enjoy my evening walks in a park :)
    • Posts: 857 Member
      I agree. Walking is an excellent low impact exercise that many people can do without any real problems. It is also beneficial (in my opinion) to use a heart rate monitor with your walking. That way, you can see where your heart rate zone is and adjust accordingly throughout the walk.
    • Posts: 13 Member
      Reema_capricorn wrote: »
      Walking is so therapeutic!! I enjoy my evening walks in a park :)

      Same here. I used to think it was kind of boring to walk the same route every time, so now I just download some podcasts and go for it. It's a much better way to get entertainment than sitting at home on the couch
    • Posts: 2 Member
      destinedbeat wrote: »
      I'm celebrating the first day of August with my first 10 lbs. lost! And all I've done is walk 10,000 steps (most days), stick to my calorie goals, and most importantly shown myself some grace by throwing in some beer, wine, and dessert. :) If you're looking for an easy way to shed those first few pounds, walking is an awesome way to do that! Pedometers are really easy to find on your phone, and for most people 10,000 steps = 500 calories... um, yes! If anyone needs an extra buddy to start this journey with, send me a friend request! My diary entries are always public so you can see the good (and not so good :P) stuff I'm eating!
      Celebrate you, celebrate summer, and celebrate life!

      I'm new at this so not sure how to respond but wanted to say congrats on losing 10 lbs. I am fairly new to MFP and am trying to find a way to stick with walking. I would like to track my steps but have not found a way that works for me as yet. Hoping to find one soon.
    • Posts: 27 Member
      I walk 5 to 6 days a week for almost 2 hours a day and I usually average around 6-7 miles I've been doing that for almost 2 years now and I've enjoyed every bit of it and seeing all the the changed from it when I first started my legs were so huge and now there getting toned and I'm also going to start swimming and going to a gym as well
    • Posts: 1,706 Member
      I love my jawbone activity tracker! It really motivates me to be active - at least until I've hit 10k steps :)

      My record is 34k steps.

      I do think it's helped me lose weight - I'm far more prone to go for a walk in the afternoon to reach my steps.

    • Posts: 154 Member
      Thats brill well done hun. Keep it going x
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