If you quickly walk 6-8 miles a day would you consider that a worthy work-out?

Are you doing it all at once, or spread out over the day? If the former, it's a decent workout, especially if it also involves some lifting, as you say.. If the latter, you're clearly way better off than sitting in a chair all day, but it's still not much intensity. Do you break a sweat, or get your heart rate up?

I'd call what you're doing a decent base to start with, but you need to find the time and motivation to do something to raise the intensity level. The good news is it shouldn't take too much with what you're already doing at work. If you can get in a hard 30-45 minute session two or three times a week on top of that, you can be in really great shape.

You'll burn decent calories with that level of activity, but it won't matter if your eating habits offset the calories burned. As you use more energy, your eating more to compensate for that, likely without even realizing it. Start paying attention to what you eat. If you clean up what you eat, you can get the nutrition you need for energy while taking in less calories. Doesn't have to be real scientific, just slowly cut back on the things you probably already know aren't good for you. It really is as simple as calories in vs. calories out for weight loss. And yes, sleep is very important for energy levels and strength.

Curious, but what do you do that requires walking 6-8 miles a day?

I used to have a job in Katy that required being on the phone non stop all day long inside a cubicle. I was so exhausted that I survived on coffee and trying to to fall asleep in traffic on the drive back to midtown.

Definitly but it would take like 4-5 hours a day

Sounds like you have one of those fed-ex jobs where you work at a hub. Those poor bastards walk all night long.

And I got a theory why you're exhausted. Probably because you walk 6-8 miles every night. That shite is tiring. I used to walk 5 miles every day until I got a job that prevented me from doing it anymore.

Anyone who gives you shite about that and says that isn't a good workout is dumb as frick.

Definitely could be sleep apnea. I would go get a sleep study. If you have sleep apnea, a cpap will change your life

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quickly walk 6-8 miles a day

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My current job requires at least that

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along with other physical stuff including lifting, etc.

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My current job

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I used to work in the field and was on my feet all day. I also ate like shite and felt like shite. I've been in an office job for a few years now and hit the gym hard for one hour. I also eat better, feel better, and am more rested.

My guess would be that you may have several issues to address: better diet and better sleep are the best places to start.

carry a bag of chex mix or trail mix with you and munch all day to keep your metabolism going non stop. when i need to lose weight i eat at least 5 times a day, when im gaining weight its usually because im skipping breakfast and lunch most days. have to eat frequently to combat low metab.


ETA:: i feel similar after long periods of activity, but the prednisone i take kills my natural adrenaline production, so im shite after extended periods since im not making much of my own.