GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 6:00.
And that was pushing it today.
I woke up in pain--not as bad as my first few days of walking, but bad.
I worked for a few hours, then took what I thought would be a reasonable nap.
Six hour later, my husband woke me up so we could figure out dinner.
This is progress, right?!
Right?!?!?!?!?
Walking for less than 15 minutes should NOT be this hard. People around the world are facing much more difficult challenges. Most of them don't have trouble doing something as basic as walking.
And this line of thinking is not helping me feel any better or be more motivated.
Someone tell me this whole situation gets better...
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0021
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0021
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 142:52
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 2.3
MILES TO GO: 997.7 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 115 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 24 YEARS 343 DAYS 10 HOURS 26 MINUTES 5 SECONDS
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Friday, October 11, 2019
Day 20: Wahhh
. . . HOO!!! YIPPEE!!! HOORAY!!!
For the first time since starting this blog, I beat my initial walking time!!! I walked for 0.2 miles for 12:41!!!
At last, something worth celebrating!!!
And here I though I was going to be stuck in the middle, not making much progress, for-ev-er!
And, literally NOTHING indicated that I would be able to do any better.Then, BAM!!!
Tonight, I was so frustrated. I started hurting at 1:37, and then I got mad about that.
My husband was running boring raft races on Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. I just kept telling myself, " You can hang in there until the end of this race. . . . You can hang in there until the end of this race. . . ."
And so I did.
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0020
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0020
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 136:52
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 2.2
MILES TO GO: 997.8 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 13 YEARS 240 DAYS 18 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 24 YEARS 304 DAYS 21 HOURS 49 MINUTES 6 SECONDS
For the first time since starting this blog, I beat my initial walking time!!! I walked for 0.2 miles for 12:41!!!
At last, something worth celebrating!!!
And here I though I was going to be stuck in the middle, not making much progress, for-ev-er!
And, literally NOTHING indicated that I would be able to do any better.Then, BAM!!!
Tonight, I was so frustrated. I started hurting at 1:37, and then I got mad about that.
My husband was running boring raft races on Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. I just kept telling myself, " You can hang in there until the end of this race. . . . You can hang in there until the end of this race. . . ."
And so I did.
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0020
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0020
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 136:52
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 2.2
MILES TO GO: 997.8 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 13 YEARS 240 DAYS 18 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 24 YEARS 304 DAYS 21 HOURS 49 MINUTES 6 SECONDS
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Day 19: Middle
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 7:48.
Here I am, in the middle of the daily grind.
The pain isn't as bad. Walking isn't as bad. I'm not as bad at exercising.
The speed is slightly better (1.2 instead of 1.1). The average time per day is slightly better. I'm feeling slightly better.
Yet, I'm nowhere near where I want or need to be.
I'm just... in the middle.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0019
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0019
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 124:09
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 2.0
MILES TO GO: 998.0 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 118 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 349 DAYS 18 HOURS
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 7:48.
Here I am, in the middle of the daily grind.
The pain isn't as bad. Walking isn't as bad. I'm not as bad at exercising.
The speed is slightly better (1.2 instead of 1.1). The average time per day is slightly better. I'm feeling slightly better.
Yet, I'm nowhere near where I want or need to be.
I'm just... in the middle.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0019
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0019
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 124:09
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 2.0
MILES TO GO: 998.0 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 118 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 349 DAYS 18 HOURS
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Day 18: Cats
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 6:43.
An adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical CATS is planned for release on December 20.
Not sure what to think of it.
The trippy plot defies pretty much all logic.
Hope the big-name actors don't make as big of a mess of it as the bulk of them did with the recent version of Les Miserables. And Mama Mia!.
I just about went off on a tangent about that, but I realized that I'd be digressing.
Anyway, cats. My mom has two of them.
Well, maybe, 2.5.
Okay, 3.
She never really liked animals. Then, one day, she got a cat.
Or, more precisely, the cat got her.
But you know what the cat's really got?
My tongue.
Because I don't know what to say about my exercise.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0018
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0018
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 116:21
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.9
MILES TO GO: 998.1 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 119 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 324 DAYS 10 HOURS 25 MINUTES 16 SECONDS
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 6:43.
An adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical CATS is planned for release on December 20.
Not sure what to think of it.
The trippy plot defies pretty much all logic.
Hope the big-name actors don't make as big of a mess of it as the bulk of them did with the recent version of Les Miserables. And Mama Mia!.
I just about went off on a tangent about that, but I realized that I'd be digressing.
Anyway, cats. My mom has two of them.
Well, maybe, 2.5.
Okay, 3.
She never really liked animals. Then, one day, she got a cat.
Or, more precisely, the cat got her.
But you know what the cat's really got?
My tongue.
Because I don't know what to say about my exercise.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0018
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0018
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 116:21
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.9
MILES TO GO: 998.1 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 119 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 324 DAYS 10 HOURS 25 MINUTES 16 SECONDS
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Day 17: Clip
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 7:01.
When we went on a dinner date this evening, I was thinking about how slowly I was moving,
BUT
before I could say anything,
my husband commented that I seemed to be walking at a faster clip than last week.
That'll put a spring in my step and a smile on my face again.
(But *not* thanks to FHP.)
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0017
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0017
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 109:38
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.8
MILES TO GO: 998.2 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 120 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 296 DAYS 4 HOURS 40 MINUTES
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 7:01.
When we went on a dinner date this evening, I was thinking about how slowly I was moving,
BUT
before I could say anything,
my husband commented that I seemed to be walking at a faster clip than last week.
That'll put a spring in my step and a smile on my face again.
(But *not* thanks to FHP.)
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0017
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0017
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 109:38
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.8
MILES TO GO: 998.2 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 120 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 296 DAYS 4 HOURS 40 MINUTES
Monday, October 7, 2019
Day 16: Hints
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 7:08.
Not as long as yesterday.
However, rather than continuing to deteriorate, I am seeing hints of progress.
Though I have difficulty getting up in the morning, the aches and pains are duller, more tolerable, somehow more manageable.
My average walking times are increasing.
Recovery from exercise is a tad quicker.
I can navigate flights of stairs with greater ease.
I can haul multiple items--not just myself.
I can help pack and unpack the car.
My overall mood is lighter.
My mind is more awake, alert, and active,
which means shutting down for sleep is more difficult.
Insomnia is becoming a problem.
Again.
But
--and here's the kicker--
I can survive with lower sleep
WITHOUT
losing my sanity.
As I said, hints . . .
of progress.
I'll take 'em.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0016
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0016
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 102:37
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.7
MILES TO GO: 998.3 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 121 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 264 DAYS 12 HOURS 21 MINUTES 11 SECONDS
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 7:08.
Not as long as yesterday.
However, rather than continuing to deteriorate, I am seeing hints of progress.
Though I have difficulty getting up in the morning, the aches and pains are duller, more tolerable, somehow more manageable.
My average walking times are increasing.
Recovery from exercise is a tad quicker.
I can navigate flights of stairs with greater ease.
I can haul multiple items--not just myself.
I can help pack and unpack the car.
My overall mood is lighter.
My mind is more awake, alert, and active,
which means shutting down for sleep is more difficult.
Insomnia is becoming a problem.
Again.
But
--and here's the kicker--
I can survive with lower sleep
WITHOUT
losing my sanity.
As I said, hints . . .
of progress.
I'll take 'em.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0016
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0016
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 102:37
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.7
MILES TO GO: 998.3 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 121 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 264 DAYS 12 HOURS 21 MINUTES 11 SECONDS
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Day 15: Stop
GOAL: STEP ON THE TREADMILL
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 9:24.
Today, I was practically delirious when I started walking.
(Reason: Another member of my family got on the treadmill around 10:00 p.m., right when I arrived home and wanted to get on it. I could literally hear the rapid serious of beeps indicating the start of the treadmill right as I walked in the house. She knew I needed to exercise, too, and she'd been home for HOURS before I was. Then, she FINISHED WATCHING THE REST OF THE MOVIE after the 45 minutes walking, which meant I couldn't get on the machine for almost 2 hours!!! So frustrating!!! Especially since we were exhausted from traveling over the weekend. Also, everything is worse because I'm tired.)
Needless to say, when I accidentally hit the emergency STOP button at 03:26 into my walk and couldn't resume my stats, I about lost my already fragile grip on my emotions.
Luckily, my husband was willing to text me those stats, and I restarted the treadmill from scratch.
I walked an additional 5:58 and finished my longest walk to date since Day 1.
Stop the presses, folks, we may actually be making some progress.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0015
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0015
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 95:29
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.6
MILES TO GO: 998.4 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 122 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 228 DAYS 18 HOURS
STATUS: COMPLETE
I walked for 0.1 miles for 9:24.
Today, I was practically delirious when I started walking.
(Reason: Another member of my family got on the treadmill around 10:00 p.m., right when I arrived home and wanted to get on it. I could literally hear the rapid serious of beeps indicating the start of the treadmill right as I walked in the house. She knew I needed to exercise, too, and she'd been home for HOURS before I was. Then, she FINISHED WATCHING THE REST OF THE MOVIE after the 45 minutes walking, which meant I couldn't get on the machine for almost 2 hours!!! So frustrating!!! Especially since we were exhausted from traveling over the weekend. Also, everything is worse because I'm tired.)
Needless to say, when I accidentally hit the emergency STOP button at 03:26 into my walk and couldn't resume my stats, I about lost my already fragile grip on my emotions.
Luckily, my husband was willing to text me those stats, and I restarted the treadmill from scratch.
I walked an additional 5:58 and finished my longest walk to date since Day 1.
Stop the presses, folks, we may actually be making some progress.
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WALKED: 0015
TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WALKED: 0015
TOTAL TIME WALKED: 95:29
TOTAL MILES WALKED: 1.6
MILES TO GO: 998.4 OUT OF 1000
TIME TO GOAL AT CURRENT PACE: 27 YEARS 122 DAYS 6 HOURS
TIME TO GOAL AT AVERAGE PACE: 25 YEARS 228 DAYS 18 HOURS
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