[buddha belly]

Walked to date this month: 39.20 miles for 5,620 calories.

[buddha belly]

Month to date: 43.70 miles/6,160 calories

[sprout]

Must say I am feeling somewhat embarrassed - I started this thread and then have not been posting - oops - guess I should get back into action right.

Question: For all of you that are keeping track of miles and calories burned - what device are you using to measure calories burned or is this something that shows up on a treadmill. For me I just use plan old walking - no equipment but my runners - so was wondering how you measure this.

I have decided to keep track of my walking in 2 ways:
a) walking at the RecPlex which will give me the miles after a given amount of laps.

b) walking to music and/or while watching and recording this by minutes walked. For every 30 minutes I am allowing myself 1 mile as that is what I do when walking at the Rec Plex. But I am going to be upping my walking to music more as there are days that it is difficult to get out to the recplex where with being at home I can just plane 'walk.

Also am ordering a pedometer so I can keep a record of the number of steps walked which should be interesting.

Think I asked this before but will ask again:

For those of you that are walking over 30 miles per month - how is this affecting your weight loss - are you losing every month / maintaining - would like to hear about this.

[Misti in Seattle]

Hi Sprout

Calories burned does show up on the treadmills, but it also shows on a lot of the pedometers.

[buddha belly]

Yes Sprout, the treadmill at the gym shows time, calories burned and mileage. I input my weight, and I use that cause I figure it calculates based on the mph and incline. It does help me to lose weight - not only in burning calories off, but also in reminding myself that I am trying to lose weight. And it is good for your general health and fitness. It also helps make up for when I am not so good on my diet, like when I ate a whole jar of peanut butter Tuesday and Wednesday night. (doesn't forgive me totally, but helped I am sure)

I think a pedometer is a great idea. I have bought several in the course of the last 15 years I would say, and for me about 2,000 steps is a mile - I did compare with the treadmill once. Your stride may be somewhat different, but I think they are good incentive too, to get you to take more steps in your day. I have also measured distances I was walking outside with my car to get an idea of the mileage I was walking.

Remember it is not necessary to keep track of calories burned. I am just trying to use that as motivation to keep me going longer than I went last year.

[Misti in Seattle]

Yes, I read that on average 2000 steps is one mile. That is what I use even though my pedometer will measure distance but LOL it is too complicated to try to set it