How long will it take to get in shape?

[Anonymous]

I've started going on long walks with my dog about 5 nights a week. I looked it up on mapmyrun, and my route is 8.5 kilometers. During the day I only eat fruits and vegetables and a regular dinner at night. I'm not fat but I'd like to lose a bit of weight all over and tone my thighs and calves and make them a little bit smaller. Is this a good start, and how long will it take me to lose weight, especially on my legs, if I keep following this plan. Also, is there anything else I should be doing?

[Anonymous]

well if you workout your legs a lot, you'll gain muscle and your legs can possibly get bigger. not in a bad way though because they'll look good. if all you have to do is tone then just start doing different workouts like squats, jumping rope, lifting weights, etc. def still do cardio. and what's "a bit of weight?"

[Asker]

maybe 10 pounds or so

[Opinion Owner]

if you don't mind me asking, how much do you weight and what's your height?

[Asker]

I'm 5'1" and I weigh 124 pounds

[madmisskelly]

You should start noticing a difference in about 3 weeks. Id start stepping it up after about a month to keep it up.

Youll want to start upping your cardio- running, jogging, etc because your body will get used to those walks.

Eating wise you seem to be doing fine. Cut out soda if you haven't already.

[Caustic_Fox]

it doesn't work like that, you can't just remove weight from your legs

no telling how long it will take, it took me about 7 months to put on 30lbs and about 3 to lose 10

you should start lifting weights

[WoIIie]

Walking isn't going to do much, but it's better than nothing. Also, your diet has to shrink as the day progresses, and you should be only drinking water 2 hours before bedtime.