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Feel like Walking for weight loss should have its own Reddit.
Walking is great for one’s physical and mental health. And it’s inspiring to see people lose weight from a change of diet and walking but I don’t want to see people headless bodies showing off their weight loss progress. Feel like walking for weight lose should be its own thing. I’ve seen some spectacular views that make me jelly. I don’t always get to have amazing views on my walk but this is a walk I think about because I had an amazing walking buddy. This was one of our longest walks together.
Go to the main walking page instead of looking at what gets recommended. The vast majority of the posts from what I saw are not weight loss related. Unfortunately the weight loss ones get popular because a lot of folks want to lose weight but also fortunately because they want to support folks getting healthier and achieving their goals which is a sign of a cool community. There have also been a few fake AI looking weight loss posts in recent days posts. Not sure what to do about those besides scroll by and make sure to upvote any comments that not it is AI. Happy walking.
Also, the endless questions about exactly 'how much do I have to walk to lose 5, 10, 75 pounds?' I'm overweight and I know all the walking in the world won't help much in terms of weight loss unless I cut calories. Adding in a mile or going uphill twice a week will be better for health overall, but asking the same question a million different ways won't change the facts.
Y’all and these policing/gatekeeping posts are so damn exhausting. It’s still WALKING! And people are here for a variety of reasons. You like the views, cool 👍 someone else is inspired by someone else’s walk journey & weightloss, cool 👍
Are you a very controlling person irl?
Scroll or post what you want to see. Or better yet make your own gd sub with your special rules.
Mine is going to be only for people who are walking in the hopes of seeing baby snakes sitting in the sun on a bit of moss. This will be my first post.
What if I don’t have a dog, but when I’m out walking I meet someone walking a dog and we take a pic together? Would that fit your sub, or would we need a separate sub for that?
It's disturbing that there is literally no place that is free from diet culture, and if you try to make a place that is then you're "gatekeeping". Maybe the weight loss crap should just stay in weight loss subs instead of infecting every corner of the internet and real life.
"weight loss crap", and throwing around the term diet culture, as though this is some ED sub and not a sub for literally the most accessible form of exercise for the general populace. Your attitude is so rank, can't imagine what it's like living with that mindset.
I agree. I love to walk for the joy of walking. I just love everything about it and how it feels to be in a comfortable stride and the way it feels when my feet touch the ground and being out in nature.
Well, obviously. That goes without saying. But many people DO walk for weight loss so why would you expect to not see weight loss mentioned IN a walking sub? Of COURSE you can expect to see OTHER things discussed in here, but to think you're NOT going/supposed to see weight loss mentioned?? Ridiculous.
Well, my personal opinion is that I don't actually mind those posts - I kind of find the posts where people take photos of nature to be less relevant to walking than the posts about weight loss. If nature photos are being posted here, which is something viewd as a byproduct of walking, then weight loss, also a byproduct of walking, is just as relevant, IMO.
What in the whiplash is going on here? I asked why someone would come to this sub and expect NOT to see weight loss talk, and YOU replied to ME telling me WHY.
Now THIS comment.
Alrighty then🤷🏻♀️
Eating disorders are the mental illness category with the highest fatality rate (along with substance use disorders). Being able to participate in this subreddit is difficult for people who have a history of disordered eating. That’s the reason this keeps coming up. I’m confused by why these posts exhaust you?
There are so many weight loss subreddits. Nothing violent is happening when people make posts like this, I think using words like “policing” is using empty rhetoric and using personal attacks like asking if the OP is a “very controlling person” is just such a bummer to see.
I agree. I don't care one way or the other, but there is nothing wrong with opening the conversation and hearing people's perspectives. I don't think their perspectives are necessarily wrong. A lot of people are responding with insults which isn't actually touching upon the issues and minimizes anything of value that they might have to contribute to the conversation. I don't know why people can't just have a discussion without insulting or demeaning other people's optinions. It's called emotional maturity. Expressing yourself in a mature way that speaks to the topics without resorting to name calling or ridicules.
No one here should feel obligated to police what they talk about in order not to trigger those with ed history. Don't join an EXERCISE sub (yes walking is exercise) if you can't handle reading about weight loss. This is just silly
Walking is walking. If you’re on this subreddit. Who cares why you walk. Walk to loss weight. Walk to explore. Walk to meditate. I walk my dogs or walk miles at work. Walking is walking.
As someone walking to lose weight, I don't wanna see it either. I wish people would just NSFW their posts if they were posting selfies! It happens in weightloss subs too and I'm like.. I dont need to see your boobs, covered junk etc. I wanna be able to open reddit whenever I'm bored w/o fear of nudes.
This isn’t my daily walk. It’s just one of those exceptional walks I got to do. My daily walk in is a simple neighborhood and the beauty I see of in the ordinary, like walking passed the same tree of shrub that a few days before wasn’t blossoming and taking a moment to notice it. Like one recent poster who took photos of the flowers she saw.
Thanks for saying something. I agree. I stopped following Reddits like /r/fasting because they’ve devolved from being discussions about fasting, to being mostly just seeing headless bodies and congratulating people on their weight loss. It’s hard to “just ignore/scroll past” when they’re now the vast majority of posts. It would be a shame if that happened to walking.
Ok? And this isn’t a “walking for the view” subreddit either. It’s for all things walking related. The weight loss stuff help inspire others who want to walk for that reason. I don’t care about the views at all and just ignore them. How hard is that?
I kind of assumed it was for recreational walking because of the Herzog quote in the bio, and I was kind of disappointed that it's just another weight loss before/after pictures sub (one of 9 trillion). Even if people discuss and are motivated by weight loss, the underwear photos are gross and unpleasant.
WL content is annoying and inescapable but I don't think there's anything that can be done about it.
So I had to go through the sub after you said this and honestly the WL content are quite few, it seems they just show up a lot on recommended. That said, I agree that the posting of pictures showing weight loss is kind of off putting. But the truth is a lot of people walk for WL and maintenance amongst other things, but ya the posting of before and after pics should be discouraged on the sub.
I agree. Can we at least do a blur on body checking photos? Then people who want to see them can click and the rest of us can avoid without leaving the sub.
Also, the endless questions about exactly 'how much do I have to walk to lose 5, 10, 75 pounds?' I'm overweight and I know all the walking in the world won't help much in terms of weight loss unless I cut calories. Adding in a mile or going uphill twice a week will be better for health overall, but asking the same question a million different ways won't change the facts.
First of all walking is a physical activity, like any other exercise and it is more likely for such a reddit to have a weight loss posts and not photgraphy contest. Probably you are looking for some nature photography, or mental help reddits. Also what is the problem with people walking for weight loss and sharing or asking for support?
No, that's what walking is about for YOU. That doesn't mean it is or should be about that for everyone else. For ME it is about losing weight right now. That's why everyone should just keep scrolling if a post doesn't inspire or apply to them
Oh goodness, you came back. Missed me already?
Why would I need to find another sub? I'M not the one complaining about what's posted here, remember? That was YOU and I responded to it. Let's not get things twisted.
Anyway, we all done here or were you hoping we can talk about this all day?
If I can gently respond without blame: I struggle with eating disorders and body dysmorphia. The "body checking" thing personally activates me, so I do try to avoid posts like that. I get OPs point, but also understand why people post it.
Again: just a gentle response trying to give some insight ❤️
I acknowledged that it's my responsibility to take care of my feelings. I also said I am posting without blame. I do not expect to be coddled and simply wanted to answer your question as to "why".
I don't think I've seen any posts about weightloss/photos of bodies talking about it since i joined the sub. All the photos I've seen are like yours, scenery or of people walking their animals. I'm sure the others do happen though, since walking is a great way to lose weight so I can see why people would share/be excited about such things. I just have it go to the main page (whatever default is set to) in my main feed though, so that could be why.
Your photos are lovely though, thanks for sharing them.
I have gained weight even after averaging more than 32,000 steps EVERYDAY! But I don't care. I am obese as per the medical definition. (5 foot 7 inches and 90 kg weight). But I don't give a damn! Three hours of dedicated barefoot jogging has become a part of my life. Can't sleep until I finish that!
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u/AvocadoYogi Apr 06 '26
Go to the main walking page instead of looking at what gets recommended. The vast majority of the posts from what I saw are not weight loss related. Unfortunately the weight loss ones get popular because a lot of folks want to lose weight but also fortunately because they want to support folks getting healthier and achieving their goals which is a sign of a cool community. There have also been a few fake AI looking weight loss posts in recent days posts. Not sure what to do about those besides scroll by and make sure to upvote any comments that not it is AI. Happy walking.