Weight loss with walking alone?

Me - I lost the majority of my weight by walking on the treadmill (I started slow and worked my way up to a speed of 3.3mph, incline of 12% and I would do it for an hour a day X 5 days/week). I only switched to running about 2 months ago.

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i lost about 20 pounds walking around the neighborhood four times a week for about 30 minutes each time. i needed to lose some weight so i could do some different exercises. i drank a ton of water and was very careful with my diet. i still walk, but add some other exercises to help lose and maintain the weight loss.

good luck.

I couldn't stand and support my own weight at 560 lbs. 37 months ago, I started in the pool using water displacement so that I could stand and I walked from one side of the pool to the other adding laps daily (therapy pool at the YMCA) for 16 months and lost 170 lbs. before I was able to work my way to the shallow end of the pool and ultimately into knee braces (severely bad knee's) and onto land based exercise.. I still use the pool for swimming but do most of my walking out of the pool and lost another 140 lbs. since then... Best of Luck....

great question, very encouraging!!

i dont do any extra exercise (walk a little normally, just to get around) and lose weight

weight loss comes from calorie deficits, which you can create however you want

I have been getting about a 15 minute walk 2 times a day. usually only weekdays. I am down 10 in about a 6 week time frame so it will work. Plus I am getting faster at it. I walk the same route that I started and now it only takes me 13 minutes instead of 15.

Doing anything helps//

Staying at a healthy weight is simply about diet. You cannot out-train a bad diet. So, it's about 80% diet. The exercise is really about being fit. It's does play together, but exercise is not important to losing weight. You can lose doing nothing but reducing calories in.

I think walking is fine. Typically, though, if you can, after a while, you might want to add a short run in with your walk, with eventually running the whole time.

It is best to change4 up your workouts. Doing the same thing over and over, your body gets used to it, and then it just becomes normal. You have to keep changing it up. Ride a bike one day, walk another, do some resistance training another, and keep changing up what you do. Take a Yoga class. Variety is best for all around fitness. You don't have to push really hard and do Insanity. But, you should be working up a sweat. If you jusy want to take it easy and do simple exercises, you will get that kind of result. The harder you work, the better the result you will get. It just depends on your goal.

I have been walking outside, about three miles a day when possible. I also use the Leslie Sansone videos. I LOVE them. I started this weightloss plan in the middle of June and have lost over 5 pounds so far. So along with a strict diet, I am keeping up with the walking and the videos. I have a long way to go, but am very inspired by all of the other comments here!

I lost about 17 pounds walking, usually less than 30 minutes per day, and eating less. Still working on it, but as time goes on I feel energized and inspired to do something more intense. One of my mfp's and major inspirations on here, who I am hoping will chime in, walks a TON, and he has lost maybe 65 pounds?

10 or 12 years ago I lost about 20 lbs by just walking (mostly on my treadmill) and cutting out snacks, sadly I didn't keep it up.

Now I run but that's because I discovered I love running. Walking is great exercise and can help with both weight management and improving cardiovascular health.

HI! yes I have lost my weight so far, with walking and calorie counting. I lost quite a bit before I discovered MFP. I saw an ad here In Australia for MKC ( Million Kilo Challenge) which was lose 10 kilos in 10 weeks ( that is 22 pounds) I decided I really HAD to try and I did it. Then someone mentioned MFP on one of their forums and I came over to have a look and thought "this is the place for me- so much friendship and inspiration)
I started out walking around the block, boy that was a shock as I was leading a very sedentary lifestyle ( I couldn't even make the bed without getting breathless). I kept adding another street, another block and so on....
I now walk EVERY day for between 60 and 90 minutes, usually manage to cover between 5 and 7 kilometres, ( that is between 3.1 and 4.3 miles) and I try to walk up a few streets that are a bit steep.
When I started on my new lifestyle ( no 4 letter words like diet, please) I weighed 223 lbs. At the moment I weigh 185 lbs, still want to lose around another 25 to 30 lbs.
I do not do without occasional treats, or family celebrations. Most things are fine in moderation, but you need to count calories and eat as healthily as possible.
I would like to do some strength building exercises but I need hernia surgery so my doctor has said no.
I can't believe how much I look forward to my walk each day- that couch potato no longer exists!!! It was not easy at first but now my body is used to moving.
Just start and never look back- this is something you can do for yourself and you are so worth it.
I have rewarded myself by not only losing weight, and fitting into nicer clothes again, also my sky-high BP is now at a proper level, and I have most probably given myself the gift of living longer.
Good luck with you walking and weight loss! Sandy.

Yes, lost the first 40 lbs by eating better & walking :drinker:

Now I've joined a gym ..... still walking ...... also biking, lifting weights & doing yoga ......

Best of luck to you !

Me too! Lost most of the weight so far walking...now I run and walk, use the eliptical and some heavy lifting. I also eat VERY clean. I couldn't support my weight before I lost the bulk of my weight. It's much easier now on the joints

Lost my first 63 pounds by walking only (power walking, on an incline, with wrist weights).

Don't just 'walk', but rather WALK.