Weights and weight loss

[AFTT47]

I am now sitting at 256 pounds.

Holy crap! If you're that heavy, you definitely don't need to be adding weight. Your knees and ankles are going to probably limit how much you can walk as it is. At least wait a while to see how they're going to hold up.

Ouch; I'm sorry about that! It's just that I've walked long distances (~8 miles/day over a period of several months) to lose > 50lbs. It's very effective if you stick with it. I too started out at 250 lbs but I'm a guy with bigger bones. Still, there were touch and go times where I felt the need to heavily pad my shoes and wear knee braces. My experience leads me to think weights would be a very bad idea in your case.

If you stay with a routine, knock off 20 lbs and the knees and ankles are holding up, that would be the time to reconsider adding weights IMO.

Good luck!