Walking to lose weight requires vision. Muscles weigh more than fat. As you exercise you gain muscle (weight) and lose fat. Weight alone may not indicate the positive changes in your body. As we start tracking calorie usage it is timely to remember that fat lost does not mean weight loss if muscle build up [...]
Calories Burned For today prepare for the introduction of calorie burning as a guide on the final days of this Walking to Lose Weight program. The object is to use an extra 1000 – 1500 calories a day. Any food calories reduced are also counted i.e. calories burned 1250, calories reduced 500, total calorie reduction [...]
Walking DVDs Walking in the outside world is easy and can be an effective weight loss tool. Oftentimes though an older, frail or very overweight person is reluctant to go outside even when walking. The Walking to Lose Weight program suggests options to suit you which are easy to make. An advantage in using in-home [...]
Comfort Food, Losing Weight Overweight can have a lot to do with eating for comfort, a habit learned in childhood, for many people. Weight loss can be an uncomfortable process. Immediately a tension is created. Often your success is determined by how well the Walking to Lose Weight process can be comforting for you. There [...]
Food Habits When following the Walking to Lose Weight program food is not a major focus. Generally sensible changes to your diet combined with daily walking results in weight loss. The reason for this is that often we are already too focussed on food. In line with this generally positive and feel-good approach to weight [...]