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Walk a Day

Rizen
Rizen
I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps.
I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting back.
Walking greatly improves my mental health too. I'm feeling less irritable and depressed after walking.

I want this to be a support thread for people who exercise and eat healthy so if you do any of that post here!
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
It wasn't meant to be today, either, I guess. I only walked 0.77km today. Once again that's well below my daily 3km goal. Hoping to walk further come tomorrow.
Rizen
Rizen
It's been cold and snowy so I haven't walked as far but I walked 1 mile 3 times this week.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
A mile 3 times a week's not bad, Rizen, especially during snow season.

As for me I got up to 1.26km today, as opposed to 0.77km yesterday. Almost twice as far. Hoping I can walk twice as far again tomorrow so I can get back to reaching my daily goal of 3km of walking per day. It really, really helps me cope with my PTSD symptoms.
Rizen
Rizen
The weather was nice today so I walked 2 miles.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
2 miles is great, RIzen. I'm struggling to get back up to 3km. It's not going great. This morning I had a near fainting spell in my kitchen at breakfast. I've had 5 of those that resulted in injury when I fainted and fell and hit my head, so I've got to be careful. Today I'm having my s/0's 13 year old son walk with me just in case.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
I walked 1.56km yesterday, not the 3km I've been shooting for. But for the first time in a month of walking less, I found when I weighed myself that I've maintained my weight loss I've had since bariatric weight loss surgery 4 years ago this month. Yay!
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
I walked 1.76km yesterday, not 3. It was hard walking, too, since most of it was downtown here in Mexico among holiday crowds. It sure felt like more than that, but that's what it was, so I'll take it.
Rizen
Rizen
A little walk's better than no walk at all, especially in the winter.
I walked 3.5 miles today.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Keep doing it, Rizen. I'll get there with you.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
I got there! Yesterday I finally pushed myself to walk my daily goal of 3km or more. It was 3.10km. My s/o's 13 year old son walked with me for my safety. Good kid.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
I've walked 3km or more every day for the last 4 days, including today, in which I walked 3.30km! YAY! I'm back! It really feels good, both physically with my CKD and mentally with my PTSD.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Last Tuesday my kidney damage from the bad pdoc's Seroquel overdose that ruined them was so bad I didn't get enough oxygen in my blood to get out of bed all day. :-( No walking, not even in the house.

Yesterday, though, I gritted my teeth hard against the neuropathy pain from my kidney damage and got 3.29km of walking in, surpassing my daily 3km goal so I won't go back in the wheelchair to which I was confined twice this past year. Very proud of myself. :-)
Rizen
Rizen
I walked 3 times this week. 1 mile, 2.5 miles and 2.5 miles.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Congrats, Rizen! Today I got 3.5km in! We´re doing it! :-)
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
I walked 3.14km yesterday, surpassing my daily 3km goal again. It really hurt, as I had lots of neuropathy pain from my kidney damage I sustained from that pdoc who overdosed me on Seroquel from PTSD nightmares. But I got it done. Yay!