alt Hacker NewsYou mention types of food but not quantities. A boat load of healthy food is still going to have an effect. Also, I for one don't consider walking to be exercise. It's fake exercise for people who don't like exercise to claim they exercise. My reason is that I cycle for eight months of the year then walk during the rainy months. By the end of the rainy months I get back on the bike and my fitness level is catastrophic - nothing. I've done this for five years, and have to say walking is just not good enough for exercise, not even close.
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To be fair OP did say:
>> And you know what it is? It's volume. I eat too much.
What about someone who's carrying 100+ pounds of excess body weight? Would you consider walking to be fake exercise for them? I'd say that's a more heroic workout than joy riding.
walking is exercise in the sense that it burns calories, specially when you're overweight as it's like having a 30kg (or more/less) backpack with you. Bonus points for incline.
But yeah, it's not HIIT. You won't really build up your fitness level by walking - it's not demanding enough. You need to be pushing yourself until you're out of breath, if you want to build up your cardiovascular health.
Can't speak for OP, but generally speaking there's a lot of variability in peoples' perceptions of healthy food and caloric density. For example, a lot of people see nuts as health food, and yet they're some of the most calorically dense foods you can eat! Another example would be to crack open the Ottolenghi cookbook and make the delicious Lamb Siniyah, which among other things calls for a large amount of Tahini mixed with lemon juice to create a delicious crust over the top of the stew. Delicious, but incredibly calorically dense.