if i walk can i lose weight..?

Question

If I walk every day can i lose 20 pounds? and if so..how long do i have to i have to work like how many minutes and how many weeks? and what kind of foods can i eat? help!

Answer 1

There is no site specific way of losing fat... the old myth about working your abs to burn belly fat isn't true. To get rid of love handles, you need to lose overall fat. That happens with exercise and watching your diet. More on that below.

The most effective way to lose fat is aerobic exercise in the "moderate" fat-burning range, ideally first thing in the morning before you eat. When you wake your body is ready to burn fat and your levels of growth hormone are highest at that time. Later in the day it can take up to 30 minutes just to put your body into a fat-burning mode.

Another overlooked way to burn fat is by lifting weights. Skeletal muscle has very high caloric needs... almost twice that of adipose (fat) tissue. Put on a little muscle and you will burn calories all day even at rest. Be aware that skeletal muscle weighs more, so with this approach you may see your weight increasing while your body fat is melting away. Not realizing this often stresses folks who think they should be losing weight as a measure of fitness. Forget the scale, look in the mirror and you will be happy.

For diet, keep a diary for a couple of weeks counting calories, grams of protein, and grams of fat intake. It is easy with online sources of nutritional information (type the name of the food and calories into the Google search engine) and packaging labels. That will let you quickly figure out where the fat is coming from in your diet.

Fat gives you 9 calories per gram. So take the number of grams of fat, multiply by 9, then calculate what percentage the fat calories are of your total daily calories. Restricting the calories from fat to about 20% of your total intake is ideal for a maintenance diet... that isn't overly restrictive. Of note, you need some fat in your diet. For instance, the body uses fat to produce hormones. Once you have a picture of how to modify your diet, you can drop the diary and just go back to it occasionally if you are wanting to tweek things further.

There is a subset of questions that goes further and asks about "How to get a six-pack?" The answer is the same. Six-packs are 20% abdominal exercise and 80% diet. There is one caveat... abdominal muscles will form in the position that you exercise them, so be certain to pull them tightly toward your spine while doing crunches, etc. Also, during most lifting, the "core is active" which means that you should be stabilizing with contracted abs then too. Fail to do this and the abs will form, but bulging outward and the result is not attractive.

If you are trying to build muscle as a way to lose fat, then you may need to increase total calories and specifically your protein intake. I target about 0.8 g of protein per pound of body weight each day when actively building. That is far more protein than most people need in their diets.

Hope this is helpful to someone.

Aloha

Answer 2

My ideas? Try to do 200 minutes of cardio a week. Remember fat does not turn into muscle, so you need to lose your fat while putting on muscle. Work hard, but don't over 60 minutes at a time. Do planks and other abs exercises on alternate days.

On training days, do 5-10 minutes of cardio to warm up, then do your weight training. Do 30 to 60 minutes more of cardio, then go home.

The best time to eat is just after your workout within an hour when your metabolism is raging. For your muscles, incorporate some isolated soy protein or whey protein. Whey is more potent but the soy tastes better!

Don't look at your scale as the be all and end all, but get a measuring tape to check your progress, and that will show more tangible results.

Read magazines like Shape, Womens Fitness, Fitness, etc to get tips and to stay motivated.

Good luck and stick at it. This plan has lost me 20 lbs in 12 weeks so far, just go for it!

Answer 3

You can definitely lose weight walking. I've battled with my weight for years. And the way I've lost it was by walking. Some people think that you have to run to lose weight, but that is not true. Just try to walk atleast thirty minutes a day. Try and eat veggies or other low fat food. Try not to drink pop. Drink as much water as possible. Keep that up and you'll lose it. Just stick with it. I think that is the hardest part.

Answer 4

There are many factors the amount you eat and how much you walk. you have to burn more calories than you take in about 200 calories/ day will = about 2 lbs a week. If you do not have any health problems find a calorie diet and match it with your size do determined how many calories to eat a day somewhere between 1300 and 1500 to lose weight I would guess

Answer 5

I will try to keep it simple. Your metabolism is basically the rate at which your body burns calories to create energy. So the faster your metabolism, the faster you burn calories and the easier it is to lose unwanted weight. To boost your metabolism naturally you just need to eat the right foods.

You can sit down and literally eat a 1,000-calorie dinner and yet be absolutely starving just a few hours later and the reason is simple: Because your body didnt get what it needed in those 1,000 calories so it sends signals to your brain telling you to ingest more calories and thus, the late-night cravings. That means that the surest way to end those late-night cravings and keep your weight loss goals on track is to eat a more balanced, nutritious diet that actually gives your body what it needs.

It's VERY EASY to lose weight if you eat the right foods. Check out Dr. Charles Livingston's video here: http://www.sexyjese.com - it will blow your mind.

Answer 6

You can lose weight , not sure how long because everyone's body is different. Just walk until you lose the weight. Eat right also. And if you trying to lose the tummy , sit ups ( i know i hate them too )

Answer 7

yep! definally, walking is one of the best work outs you can do, try walking for a half hour a day, and try to walk a little fast. Walk 4-5 times a week and i'm sure you'll see results, be sure to drink plenty of water thou, as for food, cut back on high colorie foods and foods with lots of sugar and carbs. Eating 4-5 mini meals(around 200 cals-make sure its low in fat too) a day will help your matabolism and help you lose weight, hope this works and best of luck!

Answer 8

I am 51 years old.And started to walk around the block, about 2 month ago. Two times around was 1 mile. I walked every day except Sunday,to let my body recuperate. Every week, I would add another block. Now I am walking 10 times around,which is 5 miles. And lost 15 pounds.

Answer 9

For every 3600 calories you burn, you lose a pound. So look up your body weight and pace walked (there must be chart online somewhere) to determine how many calories you will burn walking.

Answer 10

well, food affects your weight

aviod unnecessary sweets (soda, cake, icecream), eat your green veggies, (the greener the better)
measure your calorie normal calorie intake for a few days

remember that a one pound is usually around 2300 calories

so cutting a few calories and still getting nutrition should help you reach your goal.

walking will help you lose weight, but is a slow approach, it will help your overall health, relieve stress tension, burn a few calories, fresh air,

REMEMBER consistency is KEY

don't quit and don't get discouraged, tell yourself you can do it

Good luck