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nicolesfight 05/08/2015

I'm feeling very frustrated at the moment. I went to a Carolina Rebellion over the weekend, it was two days worth of walking and heat. It was a great time and I had a lot of fun, but here is my frustration. We walked so much and it was hot with all those people. I honestly felt that I would have lost at least a pound after walking so much(at least 10 miles) and being in the heat, along with not eating much and drinking lots of water.

But no I didn't even lose an ounce... It's so incredibly frustrating, if I can't even lose an ounce after two days of non stop walking and sweating how am I suppose to lose pounds.

I mean it's not like I ate a lot of junk, because one it was hot and two it was incredibly expensive. And I didn't drink a lot of soda because there again expensive.

I'm just feeling frustrated, excuse my pity party...

Thanks for reading..

deleted_user 05/08/2015

I am sorry you did not see some results after a very active weekend. Sometimes our bodies have a mind of their own. Weight is slow to come off, but easy to go on. As long as we keep eating right, and excercise we should see results but it can take a while. Keep up the great work.

ladypan 05/08/2015

Don't get discouraged!! I have been told before that when you exercise you might actually gain weight instead of losing it because while your losing fat you are gaining muscle mass and muscle weighs more than fat. :D but walking 10 miles...WOW!! that's impressive...in the shape I'm in I probably could walk more than one or two XD.

nicolesfight 05/09/2015

Yea, it was a lot of walking and my butt was worn out but it was well worth it. It was walking and standing and a good arm work out with all the people crowd surfing. :) I'll be going to another one in July but it will only be for one day instead of two.

joannannotti 05/09/2015

Don't be discouraged. Eat healthy...drink lots of fluids and keep walking. Everyone is different and it takes time for out bodies to discover what our minds wants it to do. Ready steady wins the race!
Jo

LiliannB 05/11/2015

Try eating more if you do plenty of walking...You are doing great on the walking regimen...Please keep that going. There is a saying, eat more weigh less...You may not loose much, but slow and steady pace. You will be amaze ,,

Happy walking and Good luck to you with your efforts!!!! :)

Liliann

LiliannB 05/11/2015

Also look at the bright side...with all the walking you have done,..you did not gain...To me..YOU are doing awesome :)

needtoreboot 05/12/2015

I read an article some time ago that strenuous workouts can actually cause a temporary water weight gain. And I'd certainly call walking 10 miles in the heat strenuous!

The article said that when you work out hard, your muscles are suffering small traumas. Because of this, your body holds fluids to surround and protect those muscles while they heal.

Water weight can take a few days to go away. Just remember though, you're doing all the right stuff! The numbers might not show up when we hope for them to - but they WILL show up!

And good on you for so much walking and water drinking!

sparrowsfly 05/13/2015

Once you build those muscles, the pounds will go quicker, so don't give up!! A couple years back, I stopped measuring weight and started measuring inches for the reason you just described. But sometimes, you just need to have a pity party moment too. ;)

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