If I walked a mile a day would I lose 2 pounds a week?

[JamielovesKU]

Like if I just walked a mile, did no other kind of heavy excercisig (to start off) would I lose 2 pounds a wk? Assuming its brsk walking?

Yes, you would!

No you wouldn't

Other (explain)

[Gommers]

Probably not. You should try walking 2-5 if you can over the full day and cut back on your calories by about 300 calories.

I'm a former powerlifter and natural body builder, I had to keep track of my diet and movement like nobody understands. I'm what's considered a hardbuilder so I had to eat something like 2k calories more than is recommended by calorie calculators for bulking. Cutting was just as bad. To cut I had to be nearly double the amount of deficit that was recommended. It takes time to learn what your body needs to grow or lose, but keep track of it and you'll get the figures down to an easy meal time science.

You'll get where you want. Peace.

[Anonymous]

No a walk at a 4 mile per hour pace for a mile is 139 kcal burnt roughly. So a mile a day for 7 days is 973 kcal so assuming u eat you 2000 kcal maintenance that means u only hit a 973 deficit a week meaning you need 4 weeks to burn a pound been as you need to burn 3500 kcal to lose a pound, now if you walked two mile a day and lowered kcal intake by 300 a day you would burn a pound a week

[Paris13]

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Good luck. xx

[Paris13]

@JaimielovesKU

[Paris13]

Thank you for the upvote, sweetie. xxoo

[Prettygurl12]

To lose 2 lbs in one week you need to create a calorie deficit of 1,000 calories a day.

[Anpu23]

exercise is only part of the equation, the other part depends on what you eat. You could run 10 miles a day and never lose weight if you eat the same amount of calories that you burn. When I was at my thinnest I was running 4 miles 3 days a week, running HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workouts for 45 minutes 2 times a week, and running 10 to 20 miles once a week. And even then I reached a point where I was holding steady weight wise.

[apple24]

same here... now i stop everything alll together so I have start again... i relpase to my bad habit and lack of excersie bc i no longer lve near my gym... its hard to run outside...

[Anpu23]

@apple24 I hear you, now I am down to just once or twice a week. And even then just a few miles, I keep saying I will get back into it, but...

[EarthToKepler]

Most likely not.

Burning or reducing calories by 500 calories in 1 week you'd lose 1 pound

So if you wanted to lose 2 pounds a week

You'd most likely have to reduce calories and do some sort of exerices

But why 2 pounds a week?

I understand it would be faster but a pound a week.. In 3 months you'd be completely different.

exercise isn't as hard as you may think it gets seriously easy after a few weeks

[Whoooooooooo]

nope. even if you run a mile a day you still wouldn't lose that much in a week. losing weight isn't easy but its something worth investing time into.

[AngryHorny]

I'm guessing now, but if you're really grossly obese you actually might. If you're only slightly overweight you will also need to reduce your calorie intake.

[AngryHorny]

*guessing no

[AngryHorny]

stupid virtual keyboard!

[Anonymous]

Losing weight is about calorie intake vs calorie burn off. I walk 6 miles a day at my job and don't lose weight. Walking is a good start though

[OrdinaryGentleman]

It has to be coupled with healthy eating habits.