This was in the news tonight, she lost 145 lbs by walking 30 min. every day and eating less, just to prove you could lose weight without spending a lot of money. Said the only thing it cost her was a pair of running shoes.

A before, left, and after photo of Diane Reuter. At right is Reuter in December in her Richwood, N.J., orchard where she walks when the weather is nice. She exercises daily and has lost 145 pounds. Family photo, left; Eileen Blas