So two days ago, I clocked up my three millionth step since getting a Garmin at the beginning of April 2015.
Garmin hasn't awarded me an achievement badge for it like it did in September for reaching two million steps but it still an achievement.
Obviously if you are aiming for 10k steps a day then you should hit 3.65 (or 3.66 in a leap year) million steps.
For this week I have hit an average of 9.6k steps but I have the weekend which is generally a lot lower for me, so that average may drop sharply.
I only did three lunchtime mindless walks this week at work otherwise the pre-weekend average would have been nearer 11 to 12k.
As for my calorie management - this week has been a disaster with too much last minute meal purchasing (pizzas one night, curry meal box another night) and it has not been helped by family issues that have hit my generally positive approach.
However I do not give up, so I pick myself up again and I carry on accepting it was just a blip and today is a fresh day.
Showing posts with label mindless walking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mindless walking. Show all posts
Saturday, 6 February 2016
Saturday, 30 January 2016
The Mindless Walker
Monday to Friday this week I managed to go out every lunchtime and go for a brisk half hour walk, and this certainly helped me get a minimum of 10k steps done for each day.
There is a element of mindless walking but this is a good thing as it allows you to switch for a short while before heading back to work - I also find that you are more productive than had you stayed at your desk.
I plan on taking "my" (but seems to be used permanently by my daughter) Ipad with me for one of the lunchtimes next week, maybe go for a slightly longer walk to use it as an opportunity to showcase some of the nooks and crannies of the Norwich city centre away from the identikit main high streets that are full of the usual national and international commercial shops.
My recording of my food consumption does highlight how calorific some foods are - the biggest shocker was the Sainsburys Taste The Difference Salted Caramel Cookie that I was given by a colleague which I though was probably about 250 calories - it was 50% higher at 386 calories!
I still managed to come in under my MyFitnessPal allowance for that day by 100 calories.
Winter time I like to make soups, like the apple and kale soup I mentioned previously, and another is Minestrone Soup (http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4807/chunky-minestrone-soup) that my wife made today - please note makes for 8 servings not 4 as it states and so the calories per serving are about 220.
A couple of slices of wholemeal bread and some grated parmesan cheese takes it up to about 500 calories but you've had something very hearty and healthy that will keep you going for a good while.
There is a element of mindless walking but this is a good thing as it allows you to switch for a short while before heading back to work - I also find that you are more productive than had you stayed at your desk.
I plan on taking "my" (but seems to be used permanently by my daughter) Ipad with me for one of the lunchtimes next week, maybe go for a slightly longer walk to use it as an opportunity to showcase some of the nooks and crannies of the Norwich city centre away from the identikit main high streets that are full of the usual national and international commercial shops.
My recording of my food consumption does highlight how calorific some foods are - the biggest shocker was the Sainsburys Taste The Difference Salted Caramel Cookie that I was given by a colleague which I though was probably about 250 calories - it was 50% higher at 386 calories!
I still managed to come in under my MyFitnessPal allowance for that day by 100 calories.
Winter time I like to make soups, like the apple and kale soup I mentioned previously, and another is Minestrone Soup (http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4807/chunky-minestrone-soup) that my wife made today - please note makes for 8 servings not 4 as it states and so the calories per serving are about 220.
A couple of slices of wholemeal bread and some grated parmesan cheese takes it up to about 500 calories but you've had something very hearty and healthy that will keep you going for a good while.
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