I have swapped being addicted to food to being addicted to walking instead, i am obsessing about every step i take, making time to step some more and pushing myself to hit my daily target of 10,000, incidentally the reason the goal is 10k is from what i have read most health agencies worldwide recommend that people complete at least this number of steps as a form of daily exercise.
So my lunch time walks are continuing, i am trying to take a different route each day to mix it up, i even walk past my nemesis bakery on my stroll (see meals day 11 for explanation), i imagine the owner looking out the window, seeing me, wondering if i am now going elsewhere for my lunch, maybe his closest competitor on the far corner.
Also during my lunch walk yesterday i saw a guy jogging, he was in great shape, running shoes and shorts on and making his way up the road, i thought to myself 'one day that will be me'.
If i sit down all day at my desk and complete a 30 minute walk at lunchtime i hit about 6000 steps by the time i have returned home from work and as i have said previously i need to find the extra steps to hit my daily goal, now it is surprising how many steps can be taken just going about the normal nightly routines at home, sometimes up to 3000, so realistically i could just do my day job, go for a lunch walk and stay in the house when i get home.
But remember i am now a walking addict, which means i am now fretting about not getting my walks in, checking my steps every 15 minutes, logging in to my fitness app, freaking out and obsessing.
Why put myself through that mental torture when i could just get the trainers on and go out and hit my target for the day, so last night Shannon, the two boys and i took a walk around a wetlands nature reserve close to home, we walked for about 45 minutes, chatted, took in the fresh air, burned a few calories, built a bit more leg muscle up and spent some quality time with each other and mother nature.
After the walk i checked my pedometer and boom Louis 11,000 steps, now i could relax all night knowing at least my goal for the day had been achieved and any other steps would be a welcome bonus.
PS. I am away on business next week Monday to Wednesday so i may struggle to post, i will however still be walking!!!
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