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Weight Loss/Maintenance

Ocelot II

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6. Works for me.

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2022, 09:05 AM

Oct 2022

I take two walks a day of a little over two miles each (so 4.5 - 5 miles a day), so with other walking during the day I usually log about 12,000 steps. I lost about 60 lbs. while mostly locked down and I'm keeping it off with lots of walking and a mostly keto diet/low carb diet.

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What's the magic number of steps to keep weight off? Here's what a new study says [View all] multigraincracker Oct 2022 OP

I am no specialists, but I don't believe there is a magic number. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #1

Yep. Those in and out calorie measurements exboyfil Oct 2022 #4

5.2 miles per day texasleo Oct 2022 #2

Firm advocate of walking exboyfil Oct 2022 #3

The steps include ALL steps, but stringing steps together is best Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #5

Works for me. Ocelot II Oct 2022 #6

I wish there was a truly accurate step counting mechanism out there. I still haven't BComplex Oct 2022 #7

I measure my stride length with a long tape measure and then multiply it by the # of steps. mitch96 Oct 2022 #9

I go by time and distance. multigraincracker Oct 2022 #11

There really is no magic number, or magic exercise. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #8

I was curious and wondered where the "magic" 10,000 steps came from? mitch96 Oct 2022 #10

The Amish Diet... multigraincracker Oct 2022 #12