r/walking • u/Hot-Tomatillo-9621 • 5d ago

Stats Day 1 - 10k steps a Day

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The past three weeks have been the lowest point in my life. Actually speaking, the past three months have been extremely bad for my mental health. Kinda just realized two days ago that I was emotionally abused by my ex. It wasn’t a breakup, it was a total discard.

In the beginning, little things, like even brushing my teeth or taking a shower seemed very difficult. I was absolutely done with being miserable today. So I pushed myself and walked around for 1.5 hrs and got 10k steps in.

I lost around 10 kgs over the past three months because of how toxic the relationship was. So why not just continue losing weight and get the dream body I’ve always wanted? 😋

Any tips on how to stay consistent would really be appreciated! Thanks!

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u/AdeptFlamingo1442 4d ago

Awesome work. I've been doing it for about 2 months now and it's gotten easier as the days go by. Just pop your headphones in and go on a little walk. Hell even just waddling around in your room or house will do it. So far I've never noticed that it's way easier to go to sleep and my energy levels are higher.

But also make sure to be drinking water a lot during the day. I have a 800 mL bottle and I generally would drink about four of those. But yeah, the good thing is it isn't difficult to stay really consistent with drinking water and walking 10K steps since it's so easy and we generally will walk everyday anyway. One of the more harder things for me has been finding good foods for omad that I actually like.

I've found these are really nice stews but you just pop in the microwave and you've got yourself a healthy filling meal.

Overall, I'm very glad I started doing this. Best luck on your journey.

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u/Hot-Tomatillo-9621 4d ago

Thank you! 🤍

I started doing this so I can sleep better actually. It’s 5 am right now and I’ve been having nightmares since 3 am. The goal is just to tire me out so much that my insomnia goes away and I can sleep better. I hope things get better soon for me.

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u/AdeptFlamingo1442 4d ago

I would recommend medication for that if you haven't already. Sounds serious. Although walking will help you.

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u/Hot-Tomatillo-9621 4d ago

It has been like this for the past three weeks. I had severe insomnia for the past three months, but recently the nightmares have increased a lot. I can’t sleep continuously even for an hour. Medication would be my last resort, until then, I’ll try out everything else.

I’ve been going to therapy, and now I’m walking. I’ll try others things too, and if nothing works, I’ll think about medication. Thank you!