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Okay, so let's recap.
You want to lose up to 50 lbs. You are essentially hoping for a transformation. I call it that because that's what it is. I don't know of anyone who easily lost 50 lbs. I do know people who have lost that much, and they all seem to have the same thing in common: they completely changed their lifestyle when it came to food and exercise.
It's going to take hard work, and walking alone won't cut it. You aren't the weight you are merely because you don't walk enough. There are other reasons too, and they're connected to your diet and the lack of other kinds of exercise.
If you cut the crap out of your diet and follow the government nutrition guide, that's going to be an immediate boon.
If you begin a regimen of exercise that includes 30 minutes to an hour of resistance training three days a week, in addition to three 30-minute cardio sessions (at 75% intensity or higher) a week, that is the least you should be doing if you want to seriously burn off the weight.
Doing more puts you at the risk of overtraining. I see you work long hours, this is also a factor. Stress can lead to weight gain. Exercise is the cure for that.
Balance your life, and your body will balance itself.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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