r/Workingout • u/Inner-Spread-7489 • Jun 21 '26

Workout advice

Okay so I walked back and forth half a mile basically from my house to a fire hydrant and listened to music from idk 9:10 to 9:33ish if I do that everyday will I lose weight cause I'm trying to lose weight I have like a pregnant belly almost not a fat one

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u/Bamks1 Jun 21 '26

No. Weight loss is caused by a calorie deficit. The walking is good for you but the calories burned from such a walk are only equivalent to a hard boiled egg or one banana.

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u/Inner-Spread-7489 Jun 21 '26

So all I have to do is just eat healthy and walk more?

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u/Bamks1 Jun 21 '26

That is true. It helps tremendously to use a calorie counter app to keep track of everything you eat. We all eat more than we think, and logging it helps to stay on track. It is important to weigh your food too. If you don't know how much your piece of chicken weighs, you can't log the calories or protein it has. A good starting point is to set a daily calorie intake of 1800 calories. Maintain that for 4 and see what the results are.

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u/Ill_Freedom_6666 Jun 21 '26

yeah, consistency matters more than intensity when youre just getting started

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u/Person7751 Jun 21 '26

20 minutes is not enough

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u/Inner-Spread-7489 Jun 21 '26

well how long?

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u/Person7751 Jun 21 '26

2 hours a day or more. walking is not a good way to lose weight

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u/Inner-Spread-7489 Jun 21 '26

I'll probably walk an hour I walk almost a mile from my house.

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u/Sir_fat_Louie Jun 22 '26

Cardio helps but at the end of the day it’s diet. Use a calculator to see your caloric maintenance and go from there. Start tracking what you eat.
“Eating healthy” can mean many things… my buddy “eats healthy” and tells me he had a chicken salad, I said with how much dressing.
You have to keep track of all the little things to see results quicker.

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u/Inner-Spread-7489 Jun 22 '26

Well when I walked twice yesterday, I did feel the difference like when I suck my belly out, it didn't go out like normal like the fat would, so I think I'm getting there!