10,000-15,000 Steps a Day and No More Sugary Coffee: She Lost 75 Pounds
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Brittany Schregardus, 42, from outside Portland, Oregon, got serious about her weight in September 2024, according to TODAY. Her main tool was walking: 10,000 to 15,000 steps a day, fit in on work breaks during the week, on neighborhood walks with hill climbs on her days off, and by walking in place indoors when the weather was bad.
Her pace improved as she went: walking 10,000 steps in place used to take her about an hour and a half; now it takes about an hour.
She paired the steps with food changes — dropping sugary coffee drinks for one cup a day with measured creamer, weighing her food and logging it in MyFitnessPal. She ate about 1,200 calories a day for the first eight weeks, losing roughly 25 pounds, then stayed under 1,800. In total she lost 75 pounds, 40 in the six months before the story, to reach 175 pounds.
Key takeaways
- ›75 pounds lost, 40 of them in the past six months; now 175 pounds
- ›10,000-15,000 steps a day
- ›10,000 steps in place used to take 90 minutes; now about an hour
- ›Cut sugary coffee drinks; tracked calories in MyFitnessPal
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