<p>I find it easier to get up early and exercise before work. </p>
<p>If walking is your exercise of choice but not getting the results you want, try speeding it up. Don’t just meander along. Concentrate on taking quick steps. Take shorter/quicker strides, bend your arms at the elbows. Move them as if you were jogging…helps to propel you along and works on your abs at the same time. Time yourself to see how long it takes you to walk a mile and then try to lower your time.</p>
<p>For me, the combination of obsessively recording every step I take (I use a Fitbit) AND obsessively recording every bite I eat is working nicely. I was surprised to find that I a) didn’t walk as much as I thought (I walk much more now that I’m keeping track) and b) ate more calories than I realized. There is little difference in food satisfaction between 1/3rd cup of oatmeal in the morning and 1/2 cup… but it makes a difference of around 70 calories. And I was doing that all day. The obsessive tracking really helps me run a steady deficit.</p>
<p>I was told by the nutritionist that taking steps matters much more than how fast you take those steps. 1 mile burns 100 calories (about) whether it takes you an hour or 10 minutes… but the ten minute version will burn more in the hour after you stop walking.</p>