Week 3 -Days 15-21

It’s week 3 and I’m at the halfway point. Guys this challenge is hard, not every day but there are days that I just want to stop and crash but unless I magically manage to get my steps in before I get home it’s not happening.

So far I am sleeping about an extra hour a night. My stamina is getting better. My legs are getting firmer. Overall it’s been a rewarding experiment even if sometimes it’s hard to get those last few thousand steps when you’re tired.

Let’s begin the journal

Day 15

There’s a winter storm today and it’s making me want to snuggle up in bed and not move. Still I have to go to work and get ready for the day. It’s probably for the best so I actually move around.

The day is quiet and I manage to get my steps in at a decent time. I’m tired tonight and I barely can keep my eyes open and I blame the weather. I pass out before I even before I finish my nightly list.

To Day 16

It’s Friday and the storm is still in effect. I feel confident I will lose half my team again today. We are southerners and don’t deal with this kind of weather very often.

The great news is I was moving all day so I was about 7000 when I get home from work. I paced my living room as soon as I got home until I hit the goal.

Im happy to report that It’s getting easier to reach each day. My legs are starting to look so much better. Some definition in my legs is finally starting to show. I’m thin but not fit but I feel like I am finally starting to get there.

Day 17

Oh Saturday, how I love you and hate you. I have a full schedule of stuff planned for the day.

It’s mop, dust and deep clean day. Plus we are organizing the Christmas decorations and that is going to be a task in itself. I’m going to attempt to make an AIP mozzarella as well as a trip to Whole Foods for my vegetables. Let’s hope that gives me a good chunk of my steps. It’s so much easier when it happens naturally.

Even though I was so busy today, the steps were not enough. This is why weekends are so hard for me. As always I pace the living-room tonight until I get my steps in.

Day 18

Today I ran errands, and just lazed around. I got 4000 steps before noon and that was awesome. I’m feeling pretty good guys, I know the time is coming when I start to feel bad but because I’m feeling so great, I’m going to believe it’s going to last.

Day 19

I’m almost 2/3 of the way done. I have to say I’m feeling stronger and my body is looking better. So far the extra work IS worth it.

What has really helped is through the week I have kind of a routine laid out. 2500 steps before I leave the house, 5000 after lunch, 7500 when I come home to my door and the last 2500 in the evening. It only works on the weekdays but hey 5/7 is not bad.

I knocked it out early tonight before 7pm which is awesome. I feel good and like I have it under control now.

Day 20

I’m here pacing my Livingroom as I try to get my last few steps in for the day. It’s been great the last few days because I’ve come home with only a couple thousand steps left by 6pm. I just knock those out as fast as I can. So I can relax the rest of my day. I am starting to see how people do this every day. I can also understand how people get 20000 a day. Don’t get me wrong….I’m not ready for that challenge yet but I get it.

Day 21

I’m here at the end of the third week. You might wonder Is it getting easier?

Absolutely. I feel like I can always handle the 10000 steps now. Even when I’m having a flair up of autoimmune symptoms it feels manageable and the walking seems to actually help. I have been been needing less nausea medicine since I started this experiment. Sometimes I think I need it desperately but after 5-10 minutes of walking I’m feeling much better.

The Recap

So what improvements have I seen so far?

• My legs are getting more shapely, there’s a small indentation in my calves now where the muscles are starting to show
• My stamina has improved dramatically compared to when I started . It’s weird to say it but I wanted to run the other day when I was on my walk. I hate running, and it totally threw me, but I did run for a minute or two just to get it out out of my system.
• Surprisingly it has been such a huge help with nausea and indigestion after eating. I will forever walk after meals now.
• I’m sleeping an extra hour a night.
• When I’m stressed, walking for an extended amount of time relaxes me.

One more week and a few days to go guys and then another challenge wrapped up. So far I’ve continued all my other challenges because they’ve been so successful. Read my next post if you interested to see how I do as I approach the finish line and if I decide to keep it up after I hit the 30 day mark.

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