You don’t always require a fancy workout plan to transform your body. 26-year-old TikTok influencer Alexandra Materski proved how regular walking helped her lose 40 pounds. She showed how you don’t need expensive gym memberships or intense workout plans, or strict diets to become fit.

Materski often shares her health and fitness journey on her Instagram account, @alex.fitt. With over 162K followers, the fitness influencer cum coach helps others figure out how to lead a perfectly balanced, healthy life without following fitness fads. Her 40-pound transformation clearly proved how simple, sustainable fitness habits can go a long way.

“This transformation took me roughly about 6/8 months🔥I was able to lose over 40lbs without any diets without hours of cardio. My main tool that helped me lose weight was my mindset, walking, and cleaning up the foods I was putting into my body!”, she said in an Instagram post.

“I used to think it’s so hard, it’s so difficult, and thought nothing works for me🙊I tried every single diet in the books, okay, nothing worked until I changed my mindset and had to learn healthy new habits,” concluded Materski in her Instagram post.

Materski shared some simple tips she learned along her journey that can help you build this healthy, sustainable habit.

• Walk for 15 minutes after every meal
• Don’t aim to start big- start slow but maintain the habit
• Start your day with a morning walk
• End your day with a long walk after dinner
• Use fitness bands or fitness trackers
• Opt for 10,000 steps a day

Along with this simple walking routine, Materski followed a healthy, nutritious diet that helped her reach her body goals.

How to eat well like Alex Materski to lose weight in a healthy way

At 150 lbs, Materski has a daily intake of 146g of protein per day.

Although getting 146g of protein per day may seem like a Herculean task to most, it can actually be quite simple. Materski shared her daily protein-rich diet in an Instagram video posted on July 7, 2026.

She starts her day at 10 a.m. with a healthy and delicious breakfast. This includes eggs, cottage cheese, pancakes, strawberries, and turkey bacon. The entire meal adds up to 45g of protein. However, the video shows her having another pancake, adding another 5g of protein to her breakfast.

At 11 a.m., she takes her protein iced coffee, giving her another 14 g of protein for the day. This is followed by kombucha at 12 p.m.

Lunch at 2 p.m. consists of sushi, adding another 20 g of protein.  At 4 p.m., she likes to snack on some protein cake, adding 15 g of protein to her meal plan. 7 p.m. dinner consists of 2 pizza slices with chicken wings, totaling 47 g of protein.

Would you be willing to try out Materski's walking routine and healthy diet?

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Written by

Avantika Das

Edited by

Zaid Quraishi