This thread is going to get annoying as I plan to post in here every single day. If this does become annoying, let me know and I can create a sub-forum for it so that it can be ignored more easily. But I feel this is something I need to do....
I must start walking. And the only way to do that is to be held accountable. And the only way to do that is to post it. Every single day.
So, here's the first day:
https://ieh.one/t/first-day/83
Or directly on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igKOliF7yw0
I truly hope the posting is not too annoying, but if it is, let me know. I'll figure something out. If nothing else, I can edit posts and post each new day that way.
You could also do a discord. There seems more activity there than here. Anyway, keep on walking!
Second day: https://ieh.one/t/second-day/85
And the problem with a discord is that I can't imagine anyone will find this interesting. I have a hard enough time believing anyone I know will find it interesting, much less strangers. :)
Little by little 👍
Print out pictures of places all over the world, and put them up at your destination, each day a different one. Then, we can watch you go down the hallway, while you tell us you are in paris or whatever.
Rebrand it as a microtravel-blog that spoofs real fake travel blogs, and it could be interesting just to see where you'll end up next.
...just an idea in case you really want to gather an audience and have some fun with the ordeal.
Good luck!
All my support and best wishes, Isaac!
I don't know if that's appropriate in you case, but have you tried paddling in a stable kayak?
First, day three: https://youtube.com/shorts/lynNp4-6Pcc
Well, a disclaimer: It didn't record! Bleh! So I recorded a short message instead, but I walked, I promise - same as yesterday.
Quote from: Yona-TYT on November 04, 2024, 09:51:26 PMLittle by little 👍
That's the idea, for sure. And believe me, it is VERY little right now. lol
Quote from: Leartin on November 05, 2024, 06:16:34 AMa microtravel-blog
That is a hilarious idea. I don't know about printing - I don't have access to a working printer. But if I can come up with something interesting to talk about each day, that might actually provide a modicum of value that might be interesting. lol. I'll have to play with this idea, thank you for the inspiration!
Quote from: isidoro on November 05, 2024, 11:47:02 PMhave you tried paddling in a stable kayak?
That is an interesting idea. lol. I don't have easy access to any equipment, but I think walking is the best exercise since what I'm training up for is... walking. So I'm doing what I want to train to do. hehe. That said, there may be some advantage to doing some other exercises. I have a dumbbell I need to use to strengthen my arms - I noticed that not only are my legs hurting, but my arms do, too!
But at the moment - back to the kayak - getting into water is a right pain for me at the moment. My mobility is extremely limiting. But maybe one day. :)
Although honestly, I'd like to ride a bike again - that would be my exercise target. I used to ride everywhere when I was a kid and teen. :)
Quote from: Isaac Eiland-Hall on November 06, 2024, 04:51:54 AMI don't have access to a working printer.
Use the magic of video editing, just slap an image at the end. Bonus points of you cut out exactly one picture of yourself (badly, with straight edges) and slap it on your destinations.
Maybe even post one good picture of yourself here for others to print out and bring to various locations for photos. Given this is an international forum, I suppose you can become Mr. Worldwide in no time while having a meaningful interaction with people, and they can provide all the information you need to talk about the location first hand.
I think there is potential. Not to become a star influencer, but for a small community that actually enjoys your videos, with minimal extra effort (since you already plan to walk and post a daily video anyway, which is the hard part)
Day 4: https://youtu.be/0NnwZvEZAKI
Quote from: Leartin on November 06, 2024, 06:52:56 AMI think there is potential. Not to become a star influencer, but for a small community that actually enjoys your videos, with minimal extra effort (since you already plan to walk and post a daily video anyway, which is the hard part)
You have some great ideas, and I'm going to continue to ponder what things to do along those lines, thank you! I may do something like that as a weekly feature, perhaps. And yes, it would be awesome to develop a very small community for such things. Not a large one. But yep, having something interesting is a good idea.
Definitely weekly, at least to start, though! So now I'll have to figure out what day of the week. Oh, it should be Sunday since I'm off from work and dialysis on Sundays. So...... I have a few days to plan now :)
Quote from: Isaac Eiland-Hall on November 06, 2024, 04:51:54 AM[...]
That is an interesting idea. lol. I don't have easy access to any equipment, but I think walking is the best exercise since what I'm training up for is... walking. So I'm doing what I want to train to do. hehe. That said, there may be some advantage to doing some other exercises. I have a dumbbell I need to use to strengthen my arms - I noticed that not only are my legs hurting, but my arms do, too!
But at the moment - back to the kayak - getting into water is a right pain for me at the moment. My mobility is extremely limiting. But maybe one day. :)
Although honestly, I'd like to ride a bike again - that would be my exercise target. I used to ride everywhere when I was a kid and teen. :)
Both cycling and kayaking have the advantage of being in direct contact with nature. With little force, you can slide a kayak and it's a very nice sensation and it's quite easy to improve. There are adaptations to ride a bike so if you really want it, you'll get it. I'm now studying all that and got surprised to know all the possibilities.
All my support from the distance!
Day 5: https://ieh.one/t/fifth-day/94
Shorter on Imgur: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-5-AUQMDkb
Day 6: https://ieh.one/t/sixth-day/95 - link to Imgur (shorter) there.
Did Isaac have his leg amputated because if he walked slowly something could happen and I asked if Isaac had a prosthesis and noticed when he was seriously ill? :-[ :warning:
Day 7 - first week down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff97C-MMdNo&ab_channel=IsaacEiland-Hall
Day 6 made it to Most Viral on Imgur. Crazy stuff. Then again, there's a guy who posts a bowl of porridge every single day (at least, as of last check), so I guess my fellow Imgurians are easily amused. lol
At Pascallok — I'm afraid I'm a bit confused, but I did in fact have an amputation a couple of years ago and just haven't been able to walk again since, thanks to a number of medical issues. But finally to the point of being able to try. :)
Day 8: Special Sunday #1: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-8-special-sunday-nRU9exq
Bonus: Putting on the prosthesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjW6MdfT5jc&ab_channel=IsaacEiland-Hall
Day 10: https://youtu.be/24U4RHk8lTs
I don't know if you can speak Spanish, but we watched this video at my class and it was very inspirational for me. I hope it be for you. :)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/O2tDIt-e-wI
Imgur: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-11-sYwTSq3
ieh.one: https://ieh.one/t/day-11/101
Quote from: isidoro on November 13, 2024, 01:08:03 AMI don't know if you can speak Spanish, but we watched this video at my class and it was very inspirational for me. I hope it be for you. :)
Nice! No hablo for the most part, but with the auto-translated captions I can hear a lot more words and understand as they're saying them. lol. But while the autotranslation was hilarious at times, enough meaning came through.
Pretty sweet!
Not for me - once I'm walking with just a cane, I'll move on to bicycle riding - at least, I'll try. Getting up and down is hard, so something like that would be a very long time away. Maybe one day, though :) And it's awesome to see them doing that - and normalizing is so critically important!
Day 12:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-12-UpsO1Wt
https://ieh.one/t/day-12/102
Day 13:
https://ieh.one/t/day-13/103
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-13-2-5-laps-today-ExMBieH
https://youtu.be/dNDZTxuVNs0
Day 14:
https://ieh.one/t/day-14/104
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-14-two-weeks-down-qFJjLrG
https://youtu.be/gdvqSqQ8E30
Day 16:
https://ieh.one/t/day-16/105
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-16-no-15-Vlehspc
https://youtu.be/w-knIQSnjxk
Definitively, more laps.
Day 17:
https://ieh.one/t/day-17/106
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-17-NT2XfYI
https://youtu.be/LPO3baU4_YU
Day 18:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-18-0mDOfT9
https://ieh.one/t/day-18/107
https://youtu.be/D9wMHppdjdc
Day 19:
https://ieh.one/t/day-19/108
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-19-vjjLNXb
https://youtu.be/0AqkoQSW-Yc
Day 21:
https://ieh.one/t/day-21/110
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-21-yNwKJMN
https://youtu.be/gXyrUVobSto
Day 22:
https://ieh.one/t/day-22/111
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-22-M4Ybq7H
https://youtu.be/TRd7oJadv9M
Day 23:
https://ieh.one/t/day-23/112
https://youtu.be/5WXWEZVCYzU
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-23-c1W7l2S
Day 24:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-24-27QlLEe
https://ieh.one/t/day-24/113
https://youtu.be/fbmG8ajpq1Q
Day 25:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-25-naTbNmM
https://ieh.one/t/day-25/115
https://youtu.be/rc8Z7v5lFp8
Yeah for your dedication
Quote from: prissi on December 03, 2024, 12:22:30 AMYeah for your dedication
Certainly, he is very inspired. 8)
Day 26:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-26-lrtM9Zr
https://ieh.one/t/day-26/116
https://youtu.be/89_TKi563Yk
Thank you both for the kind words. :) I've missed some days, but this is working well. And the responsibility I feel for posting it every day GREATLY helps - I would absolutely have stopped again were I not feeling the pressure to post. Pressure which I put on me. But it's working. lol. ADHD is stupid.
Day 27: Lost my job, but I got a new shirt. :|
https://youtu.be/jRlHSDvdtcc
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-27-lost-job-new-shirt-TfMLzpp
https://ieh.one/t/day-27/117
Not sure that's a trade I would make, but it IS a nice shirt.
I suppose since it is full-remote anyway, job suggestions could come from all over the world? Do you speak any other languages than English?
What kind of odd jobs could you do? As in: What kind of problem would I need to have so I could hire you to fix it for me?
Yeah, not a great trade, but I didn't have much of a choice, either. hehe
I've actually written up a start of explaining the type of thing I'd be prime for. Alas, only English.
Looking for work:
https://ieh.one/t/looking-for-work/118
Day 28:
https://youtu.be/Uj79MasG9TY
https://ieh.one/t/day-28-looking-for-work/119
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-28-looking-work-bxuhicD
Day 29 - First full day unemployed, whee
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-29-first-full-day-unemployed-whee-jDHUZYg
Day 30: Still unemployed, got a cane! (can't walk with it yet), developed a game! (it's playable but lots of bugs I'm working through)
Information about the game is in any of the following links, I hope you'll check it out - desktop browser for now: http://ieh.im/
https://youtu.be/zoW0H1qIrwE
https://ieh.one/t/day-30-unemployed-cane-jumpspace/121
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-30-unemployed-cane-jumpspace-7IHpjjn
How is it going? Feels like quite a few windows of this advent calender remain unopened, everything okay?
I didn't want to "spam" updates until I had an update, but basically I developed blisters on the "good" leg and it's been painful. Getting close to being able to walk again, but yeah, it's been a frustrating few days or basically couple of weeks. meh.
Day 31 - yes, it took a while
https://ieh.one/t/day-31-yes-it-took-a-while/124
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-31-yes-took-while-1owL2ye
https://youtu.be/5pMBAPs6tKE
Good to be back on your tour.
Day 32
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-32-im-back-yes-its-been-while-h6JZqd7
https://ieh.one/t/day-32-im-back-yes-its-been-a-while/125
https://youtu.be/L-52dIGi-uQ
Walking again: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-1-of-walking-again-6rqVEZU
Day 2 of being back: https://imgur.com/a/1CFUSIB
Please keep the videos coming, and we keep watching :)
Did you consider writing your conclusion on ADHD down in to your note book, your wife gave you? I like that 'quote' quite a lot:
Quote from: Isaac Eiland-Hall on December 03, 2024, 11:35:30 PMADHD is stupid
I love simple things :laugh:
Day 3 - three laps - https://imgur.com/a/8yre7aI
I stopped with the notebook because I had only started it because I thought I might need some sort of hook to keep people interested enough to keep me walking, but it's not necessary. I would imagine (I would hope) nobody bothers to watch the whole thing. I would imagine it's more that the fact that I post is enough. lol.
I greatly appreciate the accountability. It helps a lot.
It totally is a loop.. lol
At first, it puzzled my mind how this guy made it back to the front door in no time :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I rewinded the video, just to notice, it had simply restartet :DDDD
I guess, you unlocked the cheat code for endless laps ;-)
It's almost a loop today! This time on purpose. But a minute wasn't quite enough to make it a true loop. But close! lol
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-4-four-laps-today-two-sets-2Tvjuhe
Day 5: FIVE laps, two youtube videos (still one imgur clip): https://imgur.com/gallery/day-5-five-laps-two-parts-v3jSLkW
Hi Isaac :)
I missed your upload ;) and am glad to hear you're feeling well or secure enough, to reset the boundaries.
Though, please take your pace 👍
Day six - SEVEN laps today
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-6-seven-laps-thlXEUr
Compare to three years ago:
https://www.facebook.com/isaac.eilandhall.va/videos/1148014449487201/
Awesome Isaac!
I whish you, you can keep up your wonderful motivation 🙂
And I'm happy to see you turning your hallway in to a actual run-way 😄
Please take care of possible sores, so they won't jeopardize your cycles 🙂
Day 7 - Bugger all this for a lark:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-7-all-this-lark-UXqWZmI
Hi Isaac,
you did perfectly well! 💪
On my humble opinion, getting out and up and doing any walking at all, is the achievement, not so much the eventual distance walked.
(Though it's so nice to meanwhile watch you nearly run through the hallway 😄)
I feel sorry, you having to go through all that pain. Through the dialysis. Through constraining your liquid intake and your finally regained appetite.
But.
But I admire your lion's heart. I admire you, going on. I admire you, taking on the everyday battle...
Cause honestly, I'm quite not sure if I could do the same, walking in your "shoes" some day.
So. I admire your strength, Isaac.
Finally. Please let me quote here your really fine, concluding phrase (https://imgur.com/gallery/day-7-all-this-lark-UXqWZmI#:~:text=Every%20damn%20day%20is%20hard.%20But%20I%20only%20get%20to%20live%20today%2C%20not%20yesterday%2C%20not%20tomorrow.%20So%20I%27m%20doing%20my%20best%20today.%20%3A)) from 'imgur' yesterday:
Quote from: Isaac Eiland-HallEvery **** day is hard. But I only get to live today, not yesterday, not tomorrow. So I'm doing my best today. :)
Day 8 (4-3-3-2) - this day went amazingly well. Full details on the imgur post:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-8-4-3-3-2-AirR71M
Watch out for the glass front, Isaac! 😬
You nearly walked through it 😄
Day 9 (3-2-2-2)
Tired and sore today, but I walked:
https://imgur.com/gallery/day-9-3-2-2-2-56iwZCi
Ooooo... :o
A cat picture on your imgur-post 8) lovin' it :laugh:
It's so nice to see you walk so much more effortless then just a while ago...
Though, please give yourself the rest you need. You're a hard worker 😌
Day 10 - https://imgur.com/gallery/day-10-3-3-3-2-2-676ft-HpfFG4N
Longest distance so far, most laps so far :)
Man Isaac... even on the last lap you had quite an impressive pace!
Even more so, if considering this was your 5th set plus a new record-braking overall distance walked
👍👍💪💪
Tell us, Isaac, how do you feel these days?
Day 11 - finally back:
https://daychilde.com/day-11-4-3-2/
Very well done 💪
I looove the new anime style slide :)
Excellent! Good to see you making progress!
The 250th anniversary of the Gunpowder Incident - at Colonial Williamsburg (where it happened) - that helped spark the American Revolution
https://imgur.com/gallery/walking-today-colonial-williamsburg-kFSEcxW
Which is also my "walking" for today.
Clearly, you can't build the magazine in that spot :P
Thank you, Isaac, for sharing the footage of this historic event and the Wikipedia link, leading to further information.
I read the article with great interesst and learned more about the spirit in the colonies, between the Bosten tea party and the eventual rebellion. Really insightful :)
And most important of all, you did a great effort today, getting to the magazine!
I guess this counts as several sets of multiple walks ;)
Continue taking care pal :thumbsup:, I admire you
day 12: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-12-2-2-2-2-2-4BY8u8z
Quote from: FLN on April 22, 2025, 11:56:04 PMI guess this counts as several sets of multiple walks
Alas, probably not. Rolling is much easier than walking. But it was definitely exercise :)
Quote from: Isaac Eiland-Hall on April 24, 2025, 12:26:11 AMday 12: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-12-2-2-2-2-2-4BY8u8z (https://imgur.com/gallery/day-12-2-2-2-2-2-4BY8u8z)
As JB sang: 🎶 Sayni'it, doin'it, is just a diffrent thing🎶
And you are defenetly doin'it my man 😉
You know, you made me check my video settings, I thought I was watching at 200% speed as you were running towards me.
Day 13: https://imgur.com/gallery/day-13-3-3-2-2-49ODcaz