@Tart Cherry Jam - 12K steps is awesome! And stretching is good for you too. I once read an article maybe in Women's Health magazine, something like that which said that stretching is actually linked to longevity.

I wish I could wear a Fitbit or similar. I actually do own a Fitbit (Versa, maybe?), but when I wore it, I got really super obsessed with step counting and trying to get higher and higher step counts each day, and finally I said to myself, "This isn't good. This reminds me of ED behavior when I exercised hours and hours a day. I need to stop this." So I stopped wearing it, and for my mental health sake, I am so, so glad. Anyway I know that on the days I go walking, when I get just over 5 miles, I've hit 10,000 steps (from wearing the Fitbit in the past). And that will have to do for me.

This morning, I took a long power walk again, 7.2 miles. The weather wasn't too bad, and there was a nice sunrise. MapMyFitness estimates my power walk burns over 500 calories, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. It does feel like it probably burns close to 500 calories, power walking the entire 7.2 miles. For me, at my current weight, I have to do a lot of work to burn that many calories, but it's also why I eat a lot more than most women probably do. Sometimes the ED thoughts I still have make me feel guilty about it, like I'm eating over 2000 calories a day, some days like 2500 calories but on the other hand, I must need it as I am maintaining my weight. It's still hard though as this ED thinking has never really left my mind