(traffic whirring) (blinds rising)
- I work at home. I edit video.
If I don't actively seek out ways to be active,
I'm just not going to be.
So here we are.
(uplifting music)
Five miles, 10,000 steps so far.
Just takes a while,
and hey someone joined me.
What's your name?
- Who?
- Are you gonna do 20,000 steps?
- No, maybe total,
20,000 steps a month for a month.
(uplifting music)
I'm kind of hungry.
Do you think this walk will give me a cheeseburger?
- See, told you I'd get there.
We just said hi to a neighbor.
How are you?
And he said pretty (beep) good. How about you?
(both laughing)
I weighed myself this morning. I weighed 177 pounds.
(tense music)
Thought, it'd be nice to take a nice little walk
down this path, but it's goose poop central.
No more shade. No more shade.
No more shade. Okay, shade, shade. (sighs)
Close enough, I'll get the rest later.
Got about 22,000 steps, and I'm very, very tired.
I actually gained weight.
I'm at 178 now, seems like that's pretty common
when you start a new exercise.
Your muscles tear, causes inflammation.
It causes your body to hold more water.
What a nice (beep) walk. This walk is so (beep) nice.
Look how (beep) nice that (beep) downtown looks.
It looks so (beep) nice, (beep) goose.
There's that building that I saw from across the lake,
the sequel to Led Zeppelin.
Hey, who's that?
How was your walk?
- Short.
- Very hot weather. And that is fun. (laughs)
Put sunscreen on my bald spot.
I was reminded the hard way that I need to do that.
I plum done it again.
Four hours of walking really cuts into your day, doesn't it?
The morning is the best, 'cause it's not so hot yet.
Here's what I decided I'm gonna do to cope with that.
Suffer. Gained another pound.
Maybe I'm eating too much because I'm getting hungrier
because I'm walking, that's a danger.
(beep) you, geese.
On my second walking session, feels good though.
I always enjoy it, even in this extreme heat,
probably 'cause of years
of sitting in a basement editing video.
Okay, running the last 4,000.
Ah, I did it.
Spent the morning editing.
I enjoy the (beep) out of walking.
I think when your job involves things that are unclear,
open-ended, there's no plan except the plan you make,
just intriguing to do something that requires no thought.
Finding bike paths I didn't know existed.
Chyna brought me banana pudding.
Thank you. - You're welcome.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
- It's 7:00 PM and I got a thousand steps left.
So here we are walking around inside.
I guess I could go back outside.
Maybe I will. I did and done.
Even when I take like three and a half
or four more hours just to walk every day,
I am able to fit in everything I need to do.
Makes me think of Parkinson's Law.
Work expands to fill the time allotted.
I have less time to do the work I need to get done
so I just do it more efficiently.
Less sitting around thinking like, is that good?
Should I change that?
Whenever I use I don't have time as an excuse for something,
it usually just means I don't wanna do it
because it seems like I can almost always find time.
(beep) you, geese.
Hi ducks. I love you.
It's 5:00 PM and I only got 5,000 steps.
God! Geese!
See how sharp their beaks are? I'm going the other way.
Geese have every right to be on that path
just as much as I do.
I respect their autonomy and I'm pissed,
and I'm glad I brought an apple.
Chyna's at a school board meeting tonight.
So I can't leave the home
unless I wanna be a very bad parent.
Boom, I'm using this screen to shoot video of this screen
while looking at this screen measuring my walking
while watching this screen, Ronny Chieng's standup
and this screen where my baby is sleeping.
Behind me is that screen.
I am ashamed of myself.
I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna walk past the geese.
Oh man. It's geese with children.
They look aggressive. I'm not gonna do it.
If there weren't children involved.
Hey, this person's joining me today.
What is your name? Mom?
- Mom, or Nama or Mary.
- Well, I didn't ask for your life story.
(Mary laughs) Excuse me, sir. What do you do for a living?
Oh, I walk for hours.
Try to have funny interactions with geese.
Just finishing up the last several in my office.
Boom, tomorrow's a travel day.
That should be interesting.
Eight hours of driving today.
It's gonna be a lot of walking around parking lots.
Earlier in the car, my daughter told me
she was just gonna fart and pretend she was pooping.
My lovely wife just pointed out, goose eggs.
(suspenseful music) The enemy.
This Walmart has my dream product.
Bud Light Seltzer cowboy hat.
6:30 PM and I have about 6,600 steps.
- [Chyna] Yeah, you're real screwed.
- Sitting for a hundred years in a car
does not make you want to just get up and walk for a while.
- No, 'cause it's exhausting.
- Why is it so exhausting just sitting there?
I'm gonna be walking downtown Owensboro for a while.
Bridge to get into Owensboro,
over the mighty Ohio River, beautiful.
♪ Forget about the things I said when I was drunk ♪
- You know what's good about this place so far? No geese.
Now I was planning on just kind of circling the downtown,
but there are people at restaurants sitting outside,
and I don't wanna be the guy who keeps doing the rounds,
you know, and now there's someone walking right there
and he saw me say, do the rounds.
And he's like, what does he mean by do the rounds?
Doing the murder?
America. Wait, wait, where do we live? I don't remember.
Oh America, hang on a second. Where do we live?
Oh, America, America, America, America,
America, America, America, America.
Check it out. The Villagio.
You know, after all this walking,
I feel pretty thrivent right now.
I have to say, I also feel
pretty construction services right now.
Whoa, their fire hydrants are yellow.
- Look, the fire hydrants here are yellow.
- This place is starting to freak me out.
- As it gets later,
it gets more empty, and it feels weirder.
So it's been a half-hour, America,
and I've gone about 4,000 steps, America.
And so that means I have about an hour, America
of walking left, America, an hour
in this downtown, America, where it seems
like everyone is abandoning it now, America.
All right, now I'm just walking on a busy street
that's in no way, sponsored by Dairy Queen.
Feels safer here 'cause if I get mugged,
at least someone will drive by and get it on TikTok.
Genuinely want this to be over.
I'm tired. It's been a long day.
18,000 steps, almost there, America.
Man, I'm gonna take a bath after this.
(groans)
(water running)
- [Ada] We're lost in the woods.
- [Craig] We're lost in the woods?
- Yes.
Down here. - Okay.
- [Ada] Whee! (giggles) (woman laughs)
- [Craig] Bye family and friends.
I'm not gonna be with you because of this stupid experiment
that I've just decided to do.
- Bye. We're gonna enjoy riding
in this nice air conditioned vehicle.
- A bit easier to do it throughout the day
as opposed to at the end of the day
after all that driving.
Thinking about skipping a day. (sighs)
Nope. Back at it again.
So in Wisconsin, there's this grocery store near us.
They have this snack, a Korean snack,
and it is my favorite snack
but they kept being out of it for so long.
And now here, walking around,
I came across an Asian grocery store.
I went inside, I looked over the shelves, the snack shelves.
(gloomy music) It wasn't there.
So this is a sad story.
And then I went up to the register and there it was
next to the register. (triumphant music)
Happy story.
It's like a crispy noodle,
spicy and savory and sweet and so good.
Ugh, never would've found it
had I just been going from point A to point B in my car.
Thank you, walking.
I've eaten way too much of these.
Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.
This is a compelling outside in a storm shot.
I should be a cinematographer,
and it's definitely starting to rain.
The rain is really throwing a wrench in my operation,
but I am catching up on my Seinfeld.
So I have 10,000 steps.
It takes 35 steps to go around this circle.
I have to go around about 300 times.
It stopped raining.
Today was hard.
I was unaware that this statue was in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Put some clothes on 'em, it's disgusting.
I talk a lot on this channel about how
it's good to bust your cycle, get outta your comfort zone.
This is the most cycle busting thing I think I've ever done.
It has taken over my life.
Started paying more attention to my calories.
I'm down to 175 now
and generally, I kind of feel great.
Update, bing!
Today's our last day here, therefore,
had to stock up.
Pow.
- [Ada] Run around! - Okay. Whee!
- Back home, just 14,000 steps to go.
So I'm gonna be walking for a few hours,
actually kind of craving it.
Kind of enjoyed this two hours of walking.
So it was nice. I liked it.
Bada bing.
Rain can't stop me. I have hood technology.
Boom, and then my credit cards fell out of my phone wallet.
No more quick movements.
I'm on my way to the grocery store.
Some people drive to the grocery store, suckers, not me.
I walk. I'm awesome, so cool.
Boom. And now I'm very dizzy.
About 550 to go,
510 to go,
23 left, update, update, one left.
See it? I don't think I'm gonna make it tonight, guys.
Carry me to bed, Chyna.
- Okay. - All right.
- Climb on. - Fail.
Okay. I wanna talk for a bit about weight loss.
Initially this video was not going to be
about weight loss at all.
There are so many factors that go into weight loss,
and I can't really point my finger
to one thing ever and say, this is the solution.
Also weight loss should not be the only goal
or maybe even the goal at all when it comes to health.
But currently I do care about weight loss.
I've lost five pounds.
Now people say that like fad diets, usually not sustainable
especially if it's something ridiculous
like trying to walk for hours and hours every day.
And that might be true,
but I'm just gonna tell you what I'm doing.
Currently, I'm using Lose It!, which is not sponsoring this
at all, but I really like it.
Since I wasn't losing weight,
I started paying attention to my calories,
and I started logging every single thing I was eating,
and the app will measure my exercise throughout the day.
And once I meet a certain threshold,
it starts to add calories that I can eat that day.
And I've just been following that
and not surpassing my calorie limit.
And it has worked better than anything I've ever done.
If I do the hours of walking, it's very easy
to meet my calorie goals because I can eat a little more,
and it's better than running because when I run,
I get more ravenously hungry than when I'm walking.
So if you wanna lose weight at least for a time,
I recommend walking a ton.
Track your calories with an app
that easily incorporates the exercise and try to eat things
that'll make you feel full longer.
Fruits, vegetables, protein, fiber.
I know there's some anti fruit people out there,
but I'm not one of them.
And there are some (beep) geese on this path.
Like brachiosauruses sticking up in the trees
in "Jurassic Park."
Although they're off the path now.
Think I can get around them?
(suspenseful music) Oh, they have babies.
Looking right at me, making noises.
Did you hear that? It made noises, it hissed at me.
I am so afraid of geese.
I did it!
I got a walking companion again.
- Who?
- Someone joined me. What's your name?
- Who?
- That's how I like my geese, from a distance.
Bunnies, bunnies, bunnies,
bunnies, bunnies, bunnies, bunnies, bunnies.
I'm not quite as afraid of bunnies.
Hey, bunnies, bunnies.
They're afraid of me though.
Ka-ching, wow, exactly.
Today was kind of a hard one,
no room for a low energy day today though
or any day this month.
Hachi machi.
We just went for a walk together
and I forgot to get footage of it, so how was it?
- A little warm, but it was good.
Now I'm ready for nap
- Boing!
4:10 right now, PM.
I just did like 9,000 steps.
I got about 9,000 more to do,
doing them in just two big chunks in the evening,
kind of makes it like a chore.
Chyna's at a meeting.
Ada's sleeping, so I can't go out and walk,
but I found a great solution.
Play guitar while I walk.
(upbeat music) ♪ Step, step, step ♪
♪ Step, step, step ♪
♪ Every day, every day ♪
♪ Walk-a-walk-a-walk-walk-walk-walk-walk-walking ♪
(upbeat music continues)
♪ 20,000 steps ♪
5:00 PM. I got started late again.
I want to not do it. My legs are tired.
Mental capacity is tired.
I think from all the editing I've been doing.
I'm walking to meet my family.
I found my family.
Looking forward to walking this off later.
- [Ada] Watch this, Mama and Dada.
- Now on the walk home, I actually feel fine.
I think I just needed a rest and some food.
Legs feeling a bit numb.
Oopsies.
It's 9:20 and I got like 2,000 steps left, feels long today.
I'm walking really fast to get it over with.
Gotta walk the other way. I'm busy.
Boing! Da boing.
Did I inspire you to walk?
- Yes. - [Craig] How did it feel?
- Good.
- [Craig] What podcast did you listen to?
- To this new hit podcast called
"Two Guys Talking About Lettuce."
- It's 6:35 PM.
I attended my daughter's swimming lessons this morning
because I thought family's more important than walking.
I'm proud of that decision.
We had friends over for dinner,
and I thought friends are more important than walking.
I'm proud of that decision as well.
I also gotta do bedtime with my daughter,
and it's raining out so (shrieks).
I'm at about 15,000 steps now
after being out here for like an hour.
I'm kind of enjoying it.
This walking thing. I don't know.
I think I'm gonna give it more of a try.
Boom-itty boom, boom, boom.
Walking along a nice nature trail and turkeys
(birds chirping)
walking the other way.
Shlaboink.
This is where the turkeys were yesterday.
(suspenseful music)
Walking around in a circle in my house
has become completely normal, I have normalized it.
We did it again.
Good job, us, you and me.
So I'm in the middle of the city.
Come across this path into woods
that I have never seen before.
It gets darker and darker. Lots of trees.
Then I see a deer bounding away.
I have no idea where this is leading me.
Maybe I'll find a piece of the Triforce
or what's that called in Eldon Ring?
Not a campfire, but like the thing.
I'm just ending up on the path I was on a while ago,
life's a circle.
20,000 steps.
Today and yesterday I did most of my steps in one big chunk.
It's less fun.
(groans)
Can you make a sound?
- [Chyna] Eeeh!
- That's great.
This was getting real old, real fast.
And then I grabbed this guitar and noodled around on it
and it went by like nothing.
Now I almost have 20,000.
It was like time travel.
Doing stuff makes time better.
(dramatic music)
Last day. I'm out on gootin' (chuckles)
goose infested path as it's now known forever.
We will see if I encounter a goose.
Maybe I will walk past it.
Oh my God. Oh my (chuckles) God.
The geese and their young.
If ever there were a time to face my enemy, it's right now.
Nope. Going away, bye.
Currently weigh 172.
So I've lost six pounds.
It's probably the easiest it's ever been to lose weight.
I'm not gonna be able to keep this up every day.
Hopefully I can do more walking
than I was doing before.
Ka-ching, 30 days of 20,000 steps. (imitates siren)
(coughs)
I'd like to say that I've continued walking
20,000 steps a day
and I totally haven't.
Nope, I've been trying to get about 10,000 a day.
Haven't been getting it every day, but that's no big deal,
but I have continued counting calories
and I'm still losing weight.
I'm down to 167 now and I'm much more likely
to just take walking breaks every now and then.
And it's been great. Walking is awesome.
And now I'm doing it more often because of this challenge.
So this was a good thing. Yay!
Now to the other angle for variety's sake.
And now it's time to factor in the sponsor
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You don't get that yet.
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What are you gonna do, watch a TikTok?
I am joking. That's a ridiculously short amount of time.
Helps me save a lot of time getting a meal together
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mm desserts, (laughs)
that probably makes them less appetizing.
We got smoothies. I'm drinking one of 'em right now.
Hmm. Now I'm getting it off my mustache.
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- I really enjoyed it. Am I supposed to look at you
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I didn't get to try any of the other ones
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- [Craig] So you were supposed to eat all of them?
- I wanted to eat all of them.
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Time for a walk.
Well, I'm gonna pretend to walk away,
and now I'm gonna turn the camera off
and then go for an actual walk.