It varies, some days I'll do it all in one go, other days I'll split it. I know that's probably not too helpful but I'll go into more detail.
On weekdays, I get to work an hour or so early and go for a walk. I've got a few set routes and I know roughly how long they are. Then at lunchtime, I'll go out again, normally for 45 minutes or so. Sometimes, if I wake up ahead of the alarm then I get to work early and do over five miles before I even go into the office!
At weekends, I normally do it all in one go on a Saturday morning but then perhaps top it up with another couple of miles later in the day. On Sundays, I go with my wife to where she works and then I walk home - The route I do for this is almost exactly five miles. She finishes work at 16:00 and I walk back to meet her from work but I take a more direct route that's three miles or so.
So you can see that it really does vary. Today I did nearly five miles before work and another three miles at lunchtime.
I've talked about what I've done with quite a lot of people and a very common comment is "I don't have time to walk that much". My answer is simple, get up earlier. If you really want to do it, you'll make the time.
Some years ago I tried doing 1000 calories/day and the weight fell off me. However, I felt absolute rubbish and didn't sustain it for very long. I don't think a very low calorie diet is a good or sensible thing.
I also tried the very low carb thing. It was great and I lost weight but I got very bored on how restrictive it was.
Well it's getting better! I now normally manage to get three or four of the five-a-day into it but I still eat don't eat especially healthily. My diary is open to friends on MFP so if you use that, let me know your username and I'll add you.
I wouldn't have done this without it, it's as simple as that.
