walking

[liquidspace]

Any ideas how much weight a person would lose roughly, say in a week, if they suddenly started walking 20 mins (or 2,500 steps) every day but continued to eat the same food?

[sleepy1]

hi liquild . will you be eating a few chco bars as you walk lol :)

[liquidspace]

Well Im trying not to, although I have had a small nestle milky bar (oops)

[sleepy1]

thats it a 10 mile run for you now . lol

[4getmenot]

probably not much as you'll gain muscle weight through toning up.

[liquidspace]

Run? I couldnt do that, my boobs are too big, havent been able to run since I was 13!

[liquidspace]

Yeah its not enough to lose weight, think Im kidding myself, I want to lose about 4 stone but cant get the motivation, drat.

[sleepy1]

liquid have you thought about joining a slimming club my sister goes to slimming world she has lost about 22 pounds in 15 weeks which is very good she said the diet is so easy . i like to bike and swim . i do walk but dont enjoy walking as much as biking .

[liquidspace]

Yeah I could but but but...
I have a lot going on in my life to be that rigid, I need to find it within myself.

[sleepy1]

oh sorry to hear that . do you get fed up with your weight or just dont really worry about it ,but would like to lose it at some stage ? i put on a few pounds in last few weeks .now im just eating healthy foods fruit and salads veg . i feel a lot better . it helps with the weather being so nice to xx

[4getmenot]

I changed my routine lately and now walk to work, walk back at lunch break. and I'm salads every day for dinner now. Could you try just chaging your lunch and cutting out any snacks?

[liquidspace]

Yeah Ill try that forget. I do like salads but then again I do like coleslaw and mayonnaise and chips etc with it!

sleepy - yes both of those things, sometimes I get fed up and sometimes it doesnt bother me that much. I have put on about 4 or 5 stone in 10 years, am size 20 so not good, dont look particularly fat as Im 5ft 8 but I do look bigger than I should.

[4getmenot]

try making sald night before so you dont feel rushed at lunch. I have cucumber, tomato, celery, lettuce and I chop up crab sticks. then I mix up light mayo with ketchup into a sauce and poor it over. Absoluely lovely. :-)

[liquidspace]

Yum. You have that for lunch everyday?

[4getmenot]

well I try. wednesdays I go round my mums and you know what mums are like, so I had hotdogs today :-) lol

[4getmenot]

and I couldnt tell you if it works have been at it 4 2 weeks now. but will see. :-)

[liquidspace]

So basically you are walking more and eating healthy food, it should be working by now surely. Do you not eat anything unhealthy? How long each day do u walk for?

[Miss Inquiry]

I started running for 20 min before work every week day, I've been doing it for a 2 weeks now and I have lost a few lbs if that helps... I too have continued to eat the same as usual, but upped my water intake.

I generally do a few excercise classes a week, and have done for a few years, so the added excercise to my normal routine has actually made a bit of a difference. Getting up half an hour earlier has also seemingly given me more energy, and I feel more alert when I get to work.

Can't do you any harm..... as long as your hearts pumping you're burning claories.

[liquidspace]

Well a few pounds is good in 2 weeks, Ill keep walking then , see what happens. thanks.

[sunflower71]

good for you liquidspace.

my phliosopy is its not how much you weigh but how you feel!
(havent weighed myself for agessss)

If your clothes feel looser and you have more energy then thats just great!!

[Reverandfunk]

I told my wife to walk 3 miles every morning and 3 miles every evening. A week later she is now 42 miles away the fat cow.