[SouperComputer]

Originally Posted by opinion guy

Any regular increase in energy expenditure with calorie intake remaining the same will cause some weight loss. Neither walking 5 miles, nor jogging 3 miles will make a huge difference, but it will make some difference.

This is misleading. Walking or other additional activity does not guarantee weight loss. Depending on your existing calorific intake you may just slow your existing weight gain rate or stay at the same weight.

Happ000 For most people the basic rules apply. 1lb of fat=3500 calories. Want to loose a lb a week? Then you need to consume/eat 3500 calories less than you burn. 2lbs a week 7000cals. There is a great, free app available on iOS and Android called Loseit that basically does all the work for you. At work I can end up burning as much as 300 cals walking or as little as 50 so I use a pedometer app too. Loseit wil help you track your foods and activiy levels. It is important to match these as you do not want to send your body into starvation mode. To avoid this, the generally accepted max weight loss is 2lb/week.

Rather than going on a crazy diet and or walking for 90mins a day every day in the week (or whatever), my advise would be to use an app like loseit as a tool to make sustainable, long-term changes to your diet and activity levels as well as becoming back in tune with how much your body actually needs to eat. That's what worked for me anyway. 60lbs down. Dont fret too much about stuff being low fat at first, just monitor the calories in and out.

In any case, walking is a great idea. It will help with your mental health, base cardio ability, boost your metabolisim some and therefore likely help with your energy levels too. All great things. I would stress again though, choose a time/distance and frequency that is going to be sustainable and enjoyable for you.

ATB

[opinion guy]

Originally Posted by SouperComputer

This is misleading. Walking or other additional activity does not guarantee weight loss. Depending on your existing calorific intake you may just slow your existing weight gain rate or stay at the same weight.

Why misleading ? It was a reasonable assumption that they were at a steady state as they didnt' say 'I am putting on weight'.

Apart from that there is no getting away from "Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, merely changed from one form to another"
Maintain the same amount of energy input but increase energy output and you WILL lose weight - however slowly. Simple as.

[dorgasm]

You should look into doing bodyweight exercises at home. You could do 45mins of a decent workout at home and I guarantee you'll see better and quicker results. Also takes less time and isn't weather dependent.

[Transform]

Originally Posted by dorgasm

You should look into doing bodyweight exercises at home. You could do 45mins of a decent workout at home and I guarantee you'll see better and quicker results. Also takes less time and isn't weather dependent.

Doing walking or jogging as your sole method of dropping fat is a bit like saying you're going to drive from cork to Dublin but you end up driving via limerick I.e you might get to your destination but it's not the quickest method and more often than not it will never get you there.
Hit the weights, foam roll, stretch, cut out the wheat, eat unprocessed foods 90% of the time and enjoy the ride

[dorgasm]

Not sure why I'm quoted Tranform

[Transform]

Originally Posted by dorgasm

Not sure why I'm quoted Tranform

no idea either sorry about that - what you said also.

[closeline]

Originally Posted by SouperComputer

This is misleading. Walking or other additional activity does not guarantee weight loss. Depending on your existing calorific intake you may just slow your existing weight gain rate or stay at the same weight.

Happ000 For most people the basic rules apply. 1lb of fat=3500 calories. Want to loose a lb a week? Then you need to consume/eat 3500 calories less than you burn. 2lbs a week 7000cals. There is a great, free app available on iOS and Android called Loseit that basically does all the work for you. At work I can end up burning as much as 300 cals walking or as little as 50 so I use a pedometer app too. Loseit wil help you track your foods and activiy levels. It is important to match these as you do not want to send your body into starvation mode. To avoid this, the generally accepted max weight loss is 2lb/week.

Rather than going on a crazy diet and or walking for 90mins a day every day in the week (or whatever), my advise would be to use an app like loseit as a tool to make sustainable, long-term changes to your diet and activity levels as well as becoming back in tune with how much your body actually needs to eat. That's what worked for me anyway. 60lbs down. Dont fret too much about stuff being low fat at first, just monitor the calories in and out.

In any case, walking is a great idea. It will help with your mental health, base cardio ability, boost your metabolisim some and therefore likely help with your energy levels too. All great things. I would stress again though, choose a time/distance and frequency that is going to be sustainable and enjoyable for you.

ATB

Have you a link to this lose it app?

[Jarren]

http://www.loseit.com/

[verywell]

it would not let me download it to my phone. said it could not be used in my country (Ireland BTW)?

[Jarren]

How To: Download Lose It! for iPhone or Android

Lose It! is available for Android devices here. You can find Lose It! in iTunes here.

At this time Lose It! is only available in US/Canada.

http://www.loseit.com/faq.jsp?type=android

That's not good I'm afraid.