Jannie Oosterhoff : #EveryDayWalking

After Christmas of last year (December 2018) I saw a picture of myself at a Christmas dinner two weeks before that. Then I decided that is was time for Jannie 2.0. I was not happy with my body, had no energy and my condition was horrible. After taking stairs in the building of my client I had to recover completely.

I started with #EveryDayWalking in combination with Weight Watchers. Let’s face it: I had to lose a lot of weight. I decided to do something I could do everywhere and when I wanted to do it. It was also a personal search to be able to recharge properly. Losing weight is also personal leadership, you want to change a part of your future. And it was up to me, to change to Jannie 2.0.

Now I know that besides losing a lot of weight by #EveryDayWalking it gives me also a lot of new energy, moments of reflection and I discover several new things in nature and even in my hometown. The moments of reflection become more and more important. What am I proud of and what are my learning moments of that day.

I did some research about walking and found several interesting articles about walking and how it can change your body and mind. Even by #EveryDayWalking at least for 30 minutes.
I started my #EveryDayWalking journey with 20 minutes every day. I started in the evening in the dark, every day. In the weekend I did my #EveryDayWalking for an hour. It was tough in the beginning, also to continue every day. But stopping was never an option!

After a few weeks I told several people that I was losing weight and was #EveryDayWalking. Some people didn’t noticed that I was losing weight (that was okay for me) or asked me: do you have time for #EveryDayWalking? Then I told them that I decided to be one hour each day less active on my mobile. Not checking email or social media. I take my mobile with me for taking pictures. I do not take pictures every day. Sometimes I only want to walk and nothing else.

Now #EveryDayWalking is an addiction. At the end of June I could not walk for two days due to a surgery. My recovery went very well because of #EveryDayWalking.
But after two days I really wanted to walk again and I did it.

I change the route I walk every day. I never walk the same route. I want to keep challenging myself. And that’s the same with time. I started with 20 minutes every day, after a week it became 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour. During the week my #EveryDayWalk is between 1 and 1,5 hour. In the weekend it is longer.

When I started with #EveryDayWalking and adjusting the diet all the important things like blood pressure etc. were okay. But I know that being overweight doesn’t go well for once.
Not moving (or exercising) is the new smoking. That’s why #EveryDayWalking is so important to me. And never give up, even when the weather is bad or it’s dark. Try to walk at least 30 minutes each day.

I am the CEO of my future, not only with education or a business, but also with my body and mind. Self-care is necessary. I am the only person who could change something. And now it was the right time for me, for Jannie 2.0.

So, are you joining #EveryDayWalking?
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“Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of EVERY STEP you take towards reaching that goal”.