Hey CarieMe, tell me about it........I've been sitting at 178 lbs for the last 10 days. I walk anywhere between 18,000 and 21,000 steps a day (last Monday was 28,000 steps (moved a snowbank from one side of my yard to the other)). So it baffles me that the pounds aren't coming off. I literally walk 6 miles a day - 3 miles one way and 3 miles back (10 kms). I must be turning fat to muscle. My diet is good - protein and greens, and water, of course.
It is very cold here today, minus 24 celsius with the winds out of the NW at 35 gusting to 42 km/h. I will dress appropriately, meaning I wear layers of clothing as opposed to a winter jacket. I can't afford mitts so I use 3 pairs of wool socks on each hand. Sometimes I overdress (safe than sorry), and throw a scarf on a tree branch, pair of socks on another branch.....pick 'em up on the return trip.
The roads are treacherous in some places, which means I take baby steps and then widen my stride when I hit a clearing. I must be able to walk a mile (1.6 kms) in 16 minutes or less. Yesterday, in the biting cold, I did 3 miles in 49 minutes - one minute shy of 16 minutes/mile. I need only to focus on the first mile, but I push myself for the first 3 miles and then slow it down on the return walk.
Anyways, I put the weigh scale under the middle of the bed after I weighed in at 178.4 for the 10th day in a row. Yesterday being March 1, I'll pull the scale out March 31st. I have noticed that my jeans are looser.........makes up for lack of weight loss.
Your 5lbs. in 4 weeks is pretty darn good. Hope I can achieve that by end of March. I'll let you know.
