Chalking this up as a NSV

that_tall_girl

For too long, I've been a fixture on my couch. Three weeks ago, I decided to start over again and make a more concerted effort to eat less and move more. I've been walking at least two miles three days a week and tracking everything here on MFP. Tonight, after my shower, I saw a small sign of progress: a blister on my big toe. It might not seem like much, but to me, this was a sign that I'm doing something right after years of doing something wrong.

It may also be a sign that I need new shoes.

CariJean64

Couch potatoes never need new running shoes. ;-)

Congrats!

BettJo64

:laugh: I totally get that :laugh: it's an awesome feeling to have a visual sign of hard work and change! My funny thing is I had to dig deep deep deep into the bottom of a huge box of shoes to even find my sneakers...which happen to be 15-20yrs old!! :laugh: I walked on my treadmill for the first 2 weeks in those old dilapidated shoes :laugh: my feet ached more from the gosh awful shoes than from the walking :laugh: Finally bought a new pair less than a week ago and it felt like walking on a cloud compared to those old shoes!!! :laugh:

iamladygusta

Awesome job! Be careful to not let the blister get too bad. I had one on the ball of my foot about 1 1/2 in in diamater... it still isn't completely healed.

that_tall_girl

I'm lucky that it wasn't a very bad one. It's fairly small, maybe about the size of a dime or so, and it already popped. I just happened to notice the aftermath. I didn't even feel it.

MyOwnHero22

That's great! All anyone can do is to start where there are and push forward. Good shoes help too. It's good that you are taking it as a sign of progress. We all need to look out for signs beyond the numbers on the scale to keep us motivated.

iamladygusta

That's good Keep up the great work!!