January

People are crazy

This should be a quick post about the month of January. Since I am writing as I walk in order to track my progress and to help keep me motivated, might as well recognize a good month of walking. And bear in mind that January was cold in general and started out with snow on the ground, so conditions were not ideal, although I did dress warmly and wore gloves, didn't walk around outside without a shirt like some people.

In January I:

Entered Idaho, walked across it, left it behind.

Took 338,000 steps, which is 27,000 more than my best previous month and 28,000 more than my 10,000-per-day goal.

Walked less than 10,000 steps per day 3 times, versus 12 times in December.

Got over 12,000 steps 11 times.

Reduced my step deficit since inception to less than 42,000, which now looks like it can very easily be erased in the coming months.

As Mike pointed out recently, four years ago, before we started walking every night, I wasn't doing anything physical on a regular basis. It's easier now that I am retired, but this is a big change from those completely sedentary days.

Progress - I am near Thompson Falls, Montana, way in the west of Montana, not far from Idaho.