Wow... I can't believe I'm already 12 days into this walking challenge. I do have a confession to make:
I'm terrible about sticking with something I start!! Absolutely terrible.
Even though I posted about the challenge, I really wasn't sure I'd stick with it. And I knew it when I started it. Still, I wanted to give it a try. There have been a few days that I considered quitting. I have so many excuses I could use... but by God's grace, I am sticking it out.
To be honest, there has been NO weight loss since I started walking. It has been very discouraging, yet I remind myself there have been two major factors that, I'm sure, have impacted my lack of loss.
1 - Hormones. It sounds cliche, but the truth is... I've made a couple personal decisions regarding prescription meds that have wrecked havoc on my hormones. My cycle is messed up and weird and thus... yes, hormones, has contributed.
2 - For some reason... when you jump into an exercise program from a somewhat sedentary lifestyle, it seems to send your body into some kind of shock. My sister, who loves researching these things, has a really good, scientific explanation for what happens. It happened to both my sisters and myself when we all joined Weight Watchers three years ago. We walked/exercised faithfully for weeks before it really started affecting the scale. It is very discouraging, but I know if I can just stick it out... there will be a pay day soon!!
Another big challenge has been learning to curb my increased appetite. When you work out and burn 500-600 calories, your body seems to think it needs food to replenish those calories. I'm still learning to curb that appetite or to fulfill that craving....
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