Kisai posted...
Is that true? I've been going on walks every other night to try and lose weight. Is it really not that effective?
There are a bunch of other positives from keeping active, so walking is definitely overall good for you. I'm not about to tell you to stop. But yes, in regards to weight loss your diet is the largest factor unless youre like the very few who have some other medical issue going on.
The walks will somewhat help you retain muscle mass and is good for cardiovascular health though. So you don't need to go nuts with it, but doing it regularly is great. If your biggest concern is just losing weight, track your calories. Eat a little less and weigh yourself weekly. If youre losing around one pound a week, that's very healthy. If youre not losing anything, step down a little more to eat even less. Eventually you'll dial it in. If youre very overweight, you can go a bit further on the weight loss per week. Then it's just staying mildly consistent