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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sean01" data-source="post: 987766"><p>Hi there. I'm new too (6th Oct 2015 T2, weight loss so far - over 3 stone). I like walking but in the winter, I'm happy on a treadmill. I have a home gym with a tv/dvd at my treadmill station and I love watching 'walking films' or films with journeys through life: like Gladiator. Centurion, Spartacus (the series) etc etc and I can get lost in these for ages. I typically walk for an hour every morning and time permitting, for longer at the week ends.Having previously walked the Loch Ness Marathon (7hours 24!), I was training up to 6 hours as my long walk on a Sunday morning. It''s a great way to clear your head, just keep an eye on energy levels. The only problem I found was that it was next to useless for weight loss - even on a healthy diet. I am now lighter than I was when I did my last marathon in 2012. I may go back in a few years and see if I can do it quicker ( I would be at least 100 lbs lighter so I hope so.) I think the secret to weight loss on a walking programme is to restrict calories rather than think you can burn off the excess. Even at my old weight, a fair pace (5.8km/h) and a steep incline, I wasn't burning more than 1,000 calories a session, and with the appetite you can get from walking, it's all too easy to put that back on in a single meal. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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