I decided to wear a pedometer yesterday, to see how many steps I get in a normal day. Yesterday was actually a busy-normal day, since it was the day I go to get the milk (but that's a drive not a walk), and the day I go grocery shopping: Kroger and Whole Foods. Additionally, my friend took me to a thrift store and we wandered around there for a little while.
The result, even with all the shopping I did, which left me utterly exhausted by the way:
Just a little more than 5000 steps!
That's really really bad, y'all! That's sedentary.
I'm so out of shape I almost have lost the will to do anything about it. I certainly have gotten to the point of not believeing it is possible for me to be fit. I keep hitting that wall of pain and fatigue that I can't get past. Stinkin' Fibroymalgia!
So, what's this old gal to do?
When I figure it out, perhaps I'll blog about it. Meanwhile, two changes I will make: I will start wearing better shoes instead of those don't-walk-in-me flip flops I've been wearing all summer, and I will start wearing my pedometer, and try to inch my daily step count up very very slowly.
The all-or-nothing approach that I've always gone for in the past clearly seems to settle most often on the "nothing" side of things.
So here's the plan: A bit more than "nothing".
The result, even with all the shopping I did, which left me utterly exhausted by the way:
Just a little more than 5000 steps!
That's really really bad, y'all! That's sedentary.
I'm so out of shape I almost have lost the will to do anything about it. I certainly have gotten to the point of not believeing it is possible for me to be fit. I keep hitting that wall of pain and fatigue that I can't get past. Stinkin' Fibroymalgia!
So, what's this old gal to do?
When I figure it out, perhaps I'll blog about it. Meanwhile, two changes I will make: I will start wearing better shoes instead of those don't-walk-in-me flip flops I've been wearing all summer, and I will start wearing my pedometer, and try to inch my daily step count up very very slowly.
The all-or-nothing approach that I've always gone for in the past clearly seems to settle most often on the "nothing" side of things.
So here's the plan: A bit more than "nothing".
Comments
Is there anyone you know who you can do a few-times-week walk with? Sometimes having someone to walk with is helpful.
I am lucky that I live downtown and have no car, so I have to walk to the store, church. I may have to move out of downtown for a while, which will mean I will have to be more intentional to keep walking.
It takes 28 days to build a habit, they say. I need more good habits as well.
You can do it! Just take your time!
Also agree with losing the flip-flops. You may be surprised how much of your fatigue could be traced to them. Good arch support makes a world of difference.