1 year of early morning walks. Trust me, if I can do it, you can to!

6 miles every morning, rain or snow, non-negotiable walks. I can’t tell you how much it’s changed my life!

Edit, because you asked how it's changed my life:

1. it's forced me to get more sleep. Getting up early sucked at first. I've always been a night person, but with my schedule, I knew that I would need to change that if I wanted to be consistent with morning walks. I went from 5-6 hours of sleep to 7-8 and that's made a crazy difference. I also used to sleep through alarms like crazy. Now, I haven't set one in about 9 months. Feels unreal to me! 2. mental health improvement. I'm bipolar and medicated well, but life can still be a challenge. There's something about the quiet of the early mornings that has been some amazing practical therapy for me. It's not quantifiable, but the effects have been real. 3. discipline. I'm 47 and I've never done anything consistently, intentionally positive for myself my entire life. Walking through rain, below zero temps, headaches, and everything else has made me realize that I can actually do good things when I set my mind to it. I've generally become a much more disciplined person with sleep, eating and everything else, and I can point back to walking as the thing that proved I had that ability. 4. physical health. Between walking and smart eating, I've lost about 50 pounds over the past year. I was super unhappy with myself before and I'm not where I want to be yet, but feel much improved. Walking on it's own won't ever get me there, diet has been far more critical.