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It is possible. I once lost about 60 pounds in 3 months by restricted diet and walking on a treadmill every night. At the beginning, the best I could do was 2 mph for only 30 minutes. At the end I was walking at 3 mph for an hour, with the treadmill set to an incline of 5 degrees.
It is possible. I once lost about 60 pounds in 3 months by restricted diet and walking on a treadmill every night. At the beginning, the best I could do was 2 mph for only 30 minutes. At the end I was walking at 3 mph for an hour, with the treadmill set to an incline of 5 degrees.
I'd venture to bet walking wasn't the primary reason you lost weight. That restricted diet was. The only way to know would be to do the same thing again without the diet.
Last edited by Parnassia; 04-03-2023 at 03:26 PM..
I used to walk A LOT. We used to have a work out center at work, and I'd get on the treadmill at every break and an 1.5 hours at the end of the day, and then I'd often go for a walk in the evening, when I got home. The weight melted off.
Now...I just don't have the motivation for that anymore.
I'd venture to bet walking wasn't the primary reason you lost weight. That restricted diet was. The only way to know would be to do the same thing again without the diet.
Actually, the reverse happened.
I did the dieting and walking in order to lose weight before a necessary surgery. After the surgery, I wasn't able to walk very far for about two weeks. After that, when I did get back to trying to walk, a certain post-operative circumstance made walking a distance very uncomfortable. This went on for probably 3 or 4 months.
I kept to the same diet...stopped walking...didn't lose any more weight during that time. Actually gained 10 lbs back over that 3 or 4 months, IIRC.
I've spent a lot of my life gaining and losing weight. I need to combine both a restricted calorie diet and some form of exercise lasting at least an hour for the weight to come off.
I did the dieting and walking in order to lose weight before a necessary surgery. After the surgery, I wasn't able to walk very far for about two weeks. After that, when I did get back to trying to walk, a certain post-operative circumstance made walking a distance very uncomfortable. This went on for probably 3 or 4 months.
I kept to the same diet...stopped walking...didn't lose any more weight during that time. Actually gained 10 lbs back over that 3 or 4 months, IIRC.
I've spent a lot of my life gaining and losing weight. I need to combine both a restricted calorie diet and some form of exercise lasting at least an hour for the weight to come off.
Possibly you lost muscle while recuperating. Muscle weighs more than fat.
I've found that alternating my source of cardio (along with a restrictive diet) worked best for me. I was running 18 miles per week at one point but while my ability to run longer distances with less effort improved significantly, there was little change to my size over time.
Once I stopped doing steady state cardio every workout (maintaining my HR in one place) and started switching it up I saw a lot of improvements. It seems like my body just got used to the steady state and my losses plateaued. Now that my HR is up and down and in various zones depending on the workout, it seems to have kicked off the loss again.
I also don't really go by a scale. If you start working out, muscle weighs more than fat and it can be disheartening to see weight not decreasing when the reality could be that it is increasing due to gaining muscle mass. I go by measurements and sight. I use a scale just as a reference point for the week.
Not sure exactly how it has affected my weight loss because I also changed my diet. I do know from wearing a CGM that a nice 1 1/2 to 2 mile walk will greatly reduce my glucose level. So to me that should transfer over to weight loss.
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