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Brittney Leach-Campbell had been overweight her entire life, but not for a lack of trying. She had done what everyone says to do: exercise and eat healthy. But with little change, it felt discouraging when the efforts didn't match the results.Brittney lost some weight with Weight Watchers in 2014—only to regain it immediately after getting off the plan.Now entering her forties, Brittney knew she didn't want to continue living this way—but working out at the gym had become daunting since she felt so self-conscious.?SIGN UP for tips to stay healthy & fit with the top moves, clean eats, health trends & more delivered right to your inbox twice a week?

So instead, Brittney started small and went on a 30-minute walk each day. Little did she know, those short walks would add up, helping her lose 95 pounds and eventually sign up for bodybuilding competitions."I would never have ever guessed that walking would have ever done this to my body," she says. "To be honest, the difference in my stomach size is insane to me."Related: Best Walking Speed for Weight Loss After 50, According to Trainers

Brittney's Walking Routine

Brittney saw some weight loss success when she took to walking years ago, but never stayed consistent enough for it to stay off. This time, she recruited an accountability buddy—her husband—to keep her on track for her 10,000 step count goal.

Every morning, Brittney and her husband would get up before work for a 30-minute two-mile walk. "My neighborhood is a great place to walk, so I would do two loops that were exactly two miles," she explains. To get up to 10,000 steps, Brittney would then use part of her hour-long lunch break to walk three to four miles, averaging about 13 minutes a mile.Related: How Many Miles Should I Walk A Day? Trainers Explain

How Brittney stayed motivated to walk daily

The biggest challenge, according to Brittney, was actually getting up to do the walks. She credits her husband with keeping her on track once the initial motivation wore off.

"He knew how badly I wanted it and if I woke up in a bad mood or just wasn't feeling motivated, he would convince me to still do it," Brittney says. "He actually helped motivate me until I started losing weight and then once I did, I just wanted to walk all the time."Related: How Many Minutes of Walking to Add Years to Your Life

Dramatic Weight Loss After Walking

It took about two months for Brittany's hard work to pay off. "In the beginning, it took a lot for my body to kick into gear and I'd say it was a month and a half to two months before I started seeing and feeling results," she says.

Brittney went from 245 pounds to 150, losing 95 pounds in total.

Inspired by her weight loss results from walking five to six miles a day, Brittney was then motivated to get movement at any opportunity. "Throughout the day, I'd stand at my desk and constantly walk at work too, which was nice because sitting down makes me a lot more tired standing up," she says.

Eventually, Brittney increased her step count goal to 20,000 to see how far she could go. After work, she would take her dogs out for a walk for another two miles and finish the day at about 10 miles total. Today, she walks 10 miles daily, averaging about 17,000 steps.

"It's eye-opening when you can see the changes you can make in your life by sticking to something and working hard at it," Brittney shares.Related: The Shortest Amount of Time to Walk to See Results

30-30-30 Method

As the school year approached for her kids, Brittney found it harder to keep up her daily walks. Fortunately, she found her own way to keep her fitness goals up when life got busy: the 30-30-30 method.The 30-30-30 method involved 30 minutes of exercise within 30 minutes of waking up in the morning, followed by 30 grams of protein. For Brittney, that meant drinking a protein shake on her walk as well as having protein-rich breakfast meals.

Brittney was also on Contrave—a non-GLP-1 weight loss prescription to curb appetite craving—when she started her walking journey. Still, Brittney believes her lifestyle change and subsequent walking are the real reasons she's been so successful. "Contrave was a helpful tool for me for staying consistent," she says. "I would take my meds every day at the same time while having my protein on my walk. It was part of the daily routine that kept me on track and focused while helping with food cravings."

Walking eventually became more difficult while raising kids, so she committed to 30 minutes of daily exercise overall. At first, she focused on cardio at the gym—then transitioned into strength training.

Related: 7 Ozempic Alternatives for Weight Loss

Training for a Bodybuilding Competition

Brittney's new personal goal is to transform her body—again. But this time, she's doing it for a bodybuilding competition later this year. "I've never seen my body in this shape," she says. "To see muscle forming, it makes me want to see how much further I can push my body to do the things I want to do."

Lifting 20–25 pounds of free weights at the moment, Brittney remains dedicated to her gym routine. Supported by her son and husband, she's also working with a personal trainer on a weekly weight load-increasing routine.

"I never pictured myself ever being in the spot I am right now," Brittney says. "It's a new life for me, and it's crazy that it all started from just taking a few walks outside."

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