The Power of Walking

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  • Qvar70
    Qvar70 Posts: 7 Member
    Fantastic job David, you're looking great. Love walking here too but have to admit it's never made my beard look as good as yours.
  • talexander1837
    talexander1837 Posts: 14 Member
    Thank you for sharing. I hope to be just as successful!
  • Nightfly01
    Nightfly01 Posts: 85 Member
    You were pushing 20k steps a day! I hope you had good shoes.
  • Rhumax67
    Rhumax67 Posts: 162 Member
    You look great! Thanks for sharing
  • David_McKay
    David_McKay Posts: 5 Member
    hawkeye45_ wrote: »
    Amazing work my dude! As a fellow big'n-turned-pedestrian, I absolutely agree with the power of walking.

    How did you change your nutrition?

    I spent 3 weeks counting ~4k calories a day, I wanted to understand what I was consuming and make micro changes. This part is crucial, since it takes time to reduce calories. I reduced my calories by ~500 every 3-5 weeks or when I was ready. I never did any diets, just learned and kept at it for 6 months before doing any exercise.
  • Slashnl
    Slashnl Posts: 339 Member
    This is so good to see! Sometimes, we try so hard and make it so complicated, but look at your success with making simple, but so effective, steps!
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    WAIT! I can grow a beard like that if I just walk more! I'm in! :smiley:
    Kidding aside, awesome job brother. My daughter has lost over 20 pounds in the last 3 months just buy watching what she eats and walking. But your numbers are amazing! Congrats!
  • lmag0627
    lmag0627 Posts: 1 Member
    Congratulations, I to thank this app. and my KETO diet for getting me to my goal weight. You look amazing. It is also great to have encouragement from your family and friends. My husband has been a great force in keeping me focused. I started my journey on March 11, 2020. Beginning weight 154. New weight 117. I lost a total of 20" on my arms, neck, hips, legs. I power walk 6 miles now. Had to work up to it. and also use a Concept E rowing machine on the rainy days or at night now that its getting dark sooner. Keep up the good work
  • noel2fit
    noel2fit Posts: 235 Member
    This is so inspiring! I'm definitely going for a walk today now!
  • Chunky_Chick_Shrinks
    Chunky_Chick_Shrinks Posts: 34 Member
    Simply amazing transformation and 1 amazing beard!
  • processofbelief
    processofbelief Posts: 5 Member
    very inspiring and love your energy! congrats
  • 1PoisonIvy
    1PoisonIvy Posts: 933 Member
    That is some serious stepping!
  • RoseyandReady
    RoseyandReady Posts: 256 Member
    Wow!!! AMAZING job. You have inspired me to keep on walking! Congratulations 😊
  • MommyonAmissontoHealth13
    MommyonAmissontoHealth13 Posts: 53 Member
    Way to go !!
  • teacherchana
    teacherchana Posts: 43 Member
    Wow! So inspiring! Do you walk in the morning or evening?
  • David_McKay
    David_McKay Posts: 5 Member
    teacherchana wrote: »
    Wow! So inspiring! Do you walk in the morning or evening?

    When I first got started it was in the evening, it was a great way to finish off the day.

    Now I have been walking primarily in the morning and keeping it short in the evening.
  • Falconscoach
    Falconscoach Posts: 25 Member
    @David_McKay - great job! I dropped my weight this time with walking 4-5 miles a day as well and cleaning up my unhealthy eating habits. 292lbs to 202lbs. I shaved my beard off when I realized I had a chin and jawline again...lol
  • AngelaHButterfly
    AngelaHButterfly Posts: 11 Member
    Truly inspiring! Thank you for sharing. :)
  • Butterfly_Ninja3
    Butterfly_Ninja3 Posts: 32 Member
    Slow wins the race! Great job and Congratulations!
  • cellymann
    cellymann Posts: 6 Member
    Awesome. I'm a walker myself. I set a 15000 step/day goal a while back, but am consistently in the 25,000 range. Now that I am lighter (down to around 167 from a starting weight of 264), I may start running soon as well. I always resisted it before now because my knees and ankles took a pounding before.

    Nice work! Walking is definitely effective. I really enjoy mine. I hook up to a podcast on my iPhone and log my walks and hikes via my Apple Watch. I'm an accountant by trade so love the feedback and metrics captured in Noom and now MFP.

    You can't change what you can't measure after all. I truly love my Renpho Bluetooth scale too.
  • David_McKay
    David_McKay Posts: 5 Member
    cellymann wrote: »
    Awesome. I'm a walker myself. I set a 15000 step/day goal a while back, but am consistently in the 25,000 range. Now that I am lighter (down to around 167 from a starting weight of 264), I may start running soon as well. I always resisted it before now because my knees and ankles took a pounding before.

    Nice work! Walking is definitely effective. I really enjoy mine. I hook up to a podcast on my iPhone and log my walks and hikes via my Apple Watch. I'm an accountant by trade so love the feedback and metrics captured in Noom and now MFP.

    You can't change what you can't measure after all. I truly love my Renpho Bluetooth scale too.

    Seeing the captured data feels amazing and helps with the momentum to keep going and trying new exercises.

    I recently started running one day out of the week, small segments, so I can focus on my posture, form and nose breathing.

    Keep up the good work!

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