Chalking this up as a NSV

that_tall_girl · August 2014

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 · August 2014

Couch potatoes never need new running shoes. ;-)

Congrats!

BettJo64 · August 2014

: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 · August 2014

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 · August 2014

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 · August 2014

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 · August 2014

That's good

Keep up the great work!!

Chalking this up as a NSV

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