50lbs in 7 months -depending on a person's starting point is absolutely do-able - - it requires consistent behavior..

Most people - a reasonable expectation is about 1 percent of your body weight a week - but - in all honesty - i wouldn't get hung up on the scale - it's just a number -take measurements - take regular pictures - see how your clothes fit etc...

I'm not a fan of exercise dvds - so haven't used them - but I know of people who have.. - it's a way of exercising -don't expect miracles -you need to do the work -but followng an exercise plan and eating right - you will get the results

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Why do you need a video to tell you to go walk 4 miles, why not just do it yourself.

Walking works, it's how I lost my first 30 lbs, just make sure you track how much you walk and try and either keep hitting that mark or try and push your walking amount (only when you feel ready).

By the way, I lost 50 lbs in 4 and a half months through eating less, eating healthier, and exercising a lot more. No products, no gimmicks, no DVD's, just hard work, so yes 50 lbs in 7 months is plausible. :-D

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I can get some of that video series free on the cable's on-demand programming, and it's not really walking. More low-impact aerobics, designed for people with little or no coordination. By the second run-through, even I could almost follow along.

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the video doesn't tell you to walk 4 miles.. it's an exercise video that's the equivelent of walking 4 miles.. .but it's not just walking...

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I love Leslie Sansone... walk walk walk....lol. It's really a no excuse exercise especially if it's raining or you just don't feel like getting out plus you can do it in the privacy of your home. I do her Walk Away the Pounds 3 mile walk about 3 times a week on top of other things and I really enjoy it. Let me know what you think of it. TTYL!

I really like Leslie but her DVD's are mild. After a while you might feel like you aren't being challnged. I'm fat and out of shape but her walking doesn't do much for me at this point. I like the ones with jogging but even those are much more mild than actually going out and running. I would love for her to come out with a 30 minute jog but as far as I know, she hasn't. But all in all, I think she's great. She is the only person I can stand to watch repeatedly. She seems like a really sincere, nice person too. I've been sick for over 4 weeks and haven't been able to exercise so I'll probably ease back into with some of her walking. I find its the best way for me to go when I've been ill.

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I have Leslie's 3 and 4 mile dvd's. Usually I do the 3 mile dvd 6 days a week, unless I feel really energetic one day, then I might choose to do the 4 mile or jog along at a faster pace to the 3 mile dvd instead of doing the walking workout.

Leslie's chatter keeps me motivated enough to keep going the whole 40-60 minutes without stopping, whereas just walking/jogging on my own to music or the tv just makes me bored and I end up stopping after 20 minutes or so. I suppose it makes me feel like someone's there with me.

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Hi,

I just did the 1 mile with the weights and I felt like it did me more good than my usual 3 mile walk I do outdoors. I'll have to try the 2 mile tomorrow.

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