Walking to lose weight

[Justusemyname]

I've down loaded an app to count my steps and started on Wednesday. So far

Wednesday 7080
Thursday 7305
Friday 10021
Saturday 10097
Today 7045 so far

No weight lost, unless you count 0.2kilos, but I have aggravated my back and knee injury though it isn't too bad. I've also done two 30 minute stepping on the wii which is in the step total.

DH thinks walking 10000 steps a day - lots of which are just walking round in a loop through my downstairs - is not how I'm going to lose weight.

I've read enough times one needs to walk 10000 steps a day to lose weight to believe it was the way to go. Is it not?

I nearly cried when I saw how bad my stomach was but I have had two cooked meals today which is not usual, and would love to lose two stone. Not realistic I know. I'm hating myself, wanting to eat for comfort and feel useless.

[YonicScrewdriver]

It's a good time of year to start swimming and avoid that cold wet hair/clod wet weather thing!

[Justusemyname]

Just done half hour-40 minutes or so walk with the kids.

[GunShotResidue]

Using the MFP method you eat back your calories, yes

[Justusemyname]

Just used the Wii and ran for 28 minutes. Headache seems to have gone and I'm up to 6815 steps. Going to walk to meet the dcs off the school bus so should make the target today. Wii said burnt 137 calories. Do I eat those back and am I still aiming for 1200 a day? I would like to be ten stone but know a slow steady loss is more likely to stay off, I just wish it wasn't so slow! 11stone 10.8 this morning.

[Justusemyname]

I've tried proper pedometers as well and will dig one out. I'm mostly eating 1200 for five days a week. I cook from scratch when I'm not eating set foods and find that hard to log the food.

I used to like swimming and was quite good but hate the cold and wetness of it. I would love to run.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT Bath, oops caps lock. Have come home to an emergency so can't leave the house. Burglar alarm going off, half the power off. Eventually got the power back on to discover the washer picked up where it had left off and was giving off a burning smell and I think I saw smoke. That's now off. I've got a headache. DS is banished to the upstairs and I'm wondering what to do now.

[MyCatIsAGit]

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11637899/Walking-helped-me-drop-a-stone-without-dieting.html

Saw this and thought of you. It's behind a pay wall but you can sign up for a free trial. Basically a woman who lost a stone by walking 10,000 step a day, quite inspiring.

[YonicScrewdriver]

You might find some company on this thread OP:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/2390875-Anyone-up-up-for-a-June-walking-challenge

[GunShotResidue]

1200 is generally the minimum you're supposed to eat on MFP. It sets that as standard but expects you to log all your exercise and eat the extra calories. So walking a mile will give you 80 ish calories of extra food.

A lot of people prefer the TDEE method, where you work out how many calories you burn, then take away a maximum of 20% to put you in a safe sustainable deficit :)

[Bathsheba3]

Don't be despondent Just. Every exercise is better than none. I am in exactly the same position, if it makes you feel any better. Food issues here too. And there's nothing I like about myself at the moment. But today is a brand new day. I'm about to go out walking - and will walk up a sweat. Plus starting calorie counting on MFP. Will try and do 1200 cals to start (I have 2+ stone to loose). Lets do it together ?

[merlehaggard]

Sorry, just read the bit about back and knee that would probably prevent this.

[merlehaggard]

Have you tried running instead of walking? I've just down loaded the NHS coach to 5k app and only done day 1 but it's quite motivating. Therefore, I'm not an expert and walking is also great exercise.

[YonicScrewdriver]

Is there any exercise you enjoy? Swimming might be good if your knees are bad?0

[YonicScrewdriver]

I don't think phone pedometers are that accurate; too many things shake your phone. A real pedometer isn't too expensive.

You haven't been going a week yet and you haven't done 10k steps a day. You are probably boosting your metabolic rate a little if this is more than your normal walking.

Paul McKenna is pretty good on self esteem and weight. You could try him again.

[Artandco]

I think 10,000 is just enough recommended to keep fit enough, but not to loose anything. My daily average is almost 20,000 just at work and school runs etc, it's much higher is I add an actually long walk ontop

[BitchPeas]

I can lose weight and tone up by brisk walking (breaking into a sweat) for one hour everyday, but only if I do a 1200 cal day diet to go with it.

What are you eating at the moment?

[GunShotResidue]

I I think something like myfitnesspal could be good for you as it's not restrictive. Google TDEE calculator and work out how many calories you burn each day, then set your calorie goal to that x 0.8

The good thing about MFP is you can choose what to track. So on days you feel crap you can just watch calories and eat what you like. On other days you can try and stick to x grams of fat/carbs/protein. As long as you're eating at a calorie deficit you'll lose weight.

I do think you should try and do something about your self esteem though

[hmc]

I walk a good hour (up and down hill) daily, without fail, with my dogs. I only started to lose weight when I switched to very low carb diet and started 40 minutes of cardio/ weight training 6 days per week (lost 12lb in 4 weeks so far)

Walking is great but ime insufficient to lose weight

[Mitzi50]

A relative has lost 6" off his waist over the last year by walking daily. He had not done any exercise for years and was very overweight I have always walked daily and am still overweight . I imagine his success is because he substantially increased what he was doing before. He has now taken up cycling!

[Justusemyname]

I weigh 11 stone ten. I was mortified the other day to realise my youngest is ten this month and I'm still fat. I was 14 stone when I gave birth and did get down to 11 something iirc but then was ill and the medication caused me to go up to 13 stone 2 but I didn't realise. I've been trying on and off to lose weight for about 18 months and have lost the same stone and put it back on at least once.

I usually lose a stone when following a plan/diet and then nothing. I'm just frustrated as can't get to grips with it. I panic when hungry and revert back to being a child who wasn't allowed to eat.

[WhenMarnieWasThere]

Raising your activity levels is a really good start.

But losing weight is more to do with what you eat. I think I've read 80% food, 20% exercise.

If you look at how many cals you'd earn by all those steps, it doesn't amount to much food really.

Myfitnesspal is a good place to start to see what you should be eating to lose weight - or any other site that can work out your tdee and therefore your calories for weightloss.

[GunShotResidue]

10 stone 12 would be the top end of healthy weight by BMI for 5 foot 5.5. 8 stone 1 is the very bottom. Do you mind me asking how much you weigh?

[Justusemyname]

I'm five foot five and a half.

I tried Paul McKenna, read the book and cd but didn't lose anything. I am not sure I did it quite right though .

[CadiM]

Have you tried Paul McKenna? His book / CD combo has helped a lot of people get control back over their eating (I'm sure there's a thread around here) and he has some good techniques for helping with low self-esteem / poor body image. As for weight charts, there's a big "healthy" range: my healthy BMI range is between 8 stone and 10 stone 10oz but I would look far too skinny at the bottom end and would be achievable only with starvation. 10 1/2 stone is much healthier for me.

[GunShotResidue]

Why don't you like yourself?

How tall are you?