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10,000 Steps A Day: Week 2

The good, the bad, the gory. This pretty much describes the the past week, I've had a traumatic time with blisters on the back of my feet. I started getting them late last week so I got some plasters and thought nothing of it, but they got worse. My sister recommended these blister plasters which are great so I tried them and stupidly tore the plaster off after a day when I went to take a shower. This basically caused the back of my foot to have no skin, it was a complete mess.

 This meant that I couldn't wear my shoes to go outside and walk, I didn't want this to end my 10,000 steps though. This is a recurring problem for me and many people who are overweight, something comes up and It just sets you back, any progress made is lost. I had to walk in my house and the first day it wasn't too bad, I mean it was tiring because I was stood up for a lot longer but not walking quickly.

 Today my feet had healed enough for the shoes to not be a problem and I went for a long walk and actually broke my step record! I'm surprised how happy I am doing this and it really has improved my mental health, in just a short amount of time I'm starting to feel a little more confident and happier. At the end of a day I'm not feeling like it was all completely wasted. 

 Here's this weeks progress, you'll notice some which are dead on 10,000, these are the ones I walked inside and did the bare minimum. 

I haven't weighed myself this week as the results didn't really matter, I could of gained weight from eating more than usual. Although this is about weight loss it's also more about just changing my lifestyle. I've always been a believe diets are just stupid because it implies that you're no longer going to diet at some point.

Overall it's been a tough week, not just from walking but personnel things as well. I'm already starting to look forward to my daily walk as opposed to dread it which is pretty huge.
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