how much has walking helped you lose weight

i’ve decided to start walking to and from work. it’s like 50 mins to walk to work and i work 3 times a week so about 5 hours a week of waking

(on top of that i go to the gym 4 times a week)

has anyone else incorporated walking into their daily life and would you say that it helped you in losing weight?
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  • helped me a lot. I burn an extra two lbs. in a month when i walk enough.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    Its my main form of exercise these days...I do it for fitness, bit it definitely helps me kick up my calorie burn so I can eat more.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    I love walking! I burn about 35 cal per mile but a few miles here and there throughout the day adds up and can help create a deficit.
  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,767 Member
    I was a marathon runner turned walker. I LOVE IT! So convenient, easy to incorporate and mentally helps a lot. YES it is and can be a big contribution to health, wellbeing and also weight loss.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,726 Member
    I have a love/hate/recent slight anxiety relationship with walking and do it for the reason everyone around here says not to do it. I exercise pretty much so I can eat more. But, yeah, still lost weight when I was in that mode because I was still in a deficit.
  • Katerr1kk
    Katerr1kk Posts: 81 Member
    20 years ago I lost 70lb solely by walking and being careful about what I ate. I'd walk 5 miles a day, 5 days a week. I couldn't do it now, but it helped hugely at the time.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,749 Member
    Walking was my only exercise for the first 3 or 4 months of my weight loss journey. I found it helpful for my weight loss in the sense that it allowed me to eat more food while maintaining the deficit I wanted (I eat back my exercise calories).

    I've progressed to other types of exercise, but walking (high step count) is still an important part in maintaining an activity level that keeps me healthy and also gives me a calorie goal I can follow without feeling restricted.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,867 Member
    When I was actively losing weight I ran and did lots of other sport (I still do). I didn't make me lose weight faster but gave me more calories to play with as I didn't want to go hungry, being female, smallish and of a certain age.
  • hmaddpear
    hmaddpear Posts: 610 Member
    Definitely! I lost almost 80lb 7 years ago just with walking as my exercise. I still try to walk 3 or miles a day - it gives me more calories and it also gives me time to myself. It's not my only form of exercise now as I took up jogging in 2015, but it's probably my main exercise at the moment.
  • lisa_0606
    lisa_0606 Posts: 2 Member
    I lost 11 pounds walking 40 min on the treadmill in the last 5 weeks. I love seeing the number go down on the scale each week! Walking definitely helps!
  • stevehenderson776
    stevehenderson776 Posts: 324 Member
    Probably can attribute about 10% of my weight-loss to walking, another 10 to strength training and the rest to diet. I'm probably even underestimating the diet.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It can help I suppose...but really, diet is going to contribute more to weight loss than anything. I exercise regularly, including taking a 3 mile walk most mornings along with about 60 miles of cycling per week and some strength training. I have lost weight and maintained weight doing plenty of regular exercise...mostly depends on how much I'm eating. One positive for me is that I've never really gained weight when I keep up with regular exercise and stay active.
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    I walked in January 2014 and throughout that year, a lot. Not only is it great for your body but a walk also works amazing wonders for the mind. Walking is therapeutic. Now I still walk a lot even though running is my preference, but I park at a distance and I walk great lengths into the store, won't catch me driving around for the closest parking spot. I walk all day throughout my house and into my backyard. Walking definitely helped me to lose weight and tone up. Stick with it! Make a goal and stick to it!
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    It is great for reducing stress which helps me make better food choices.

    Yep!
  • ridiculous59
    ridiculous59 Posts: 2,903 Member
    I can't imagine not walking every day. Not only is it good physically, but its the place where I can clear my mind and think through any problems. For that reason, I don't listen to music or podcasts. (As an aside, I also feel far safer walking without headphones. I believe its important to be aware of your surroundings at all times; people, vehicles, and cyclists). Has it helped hugely with my weightloss? I honestly can't measure that. But I know it helps me mentally, and that's certainly been a big part of my weightloss.