My foot goes numb when I walk---what's up??? Help?

AGH!

As a school teacher I have the luxury of all the time in the world now that school is out.....I began again my healthy eating and walking program. I was always "too good" to just walk before, but man, after a couple of surgeries and being sedentary, I was feeling like a good walk was just what I needed. When I started a month ago, I just used my regular tennis shoes. Almost immediately after I start walking, my left foot goes numb. I chalked it up to inactivity and forged on, but it keeps happening even after a month of steady exercise, so I went and bought "walking" shoes. STILL GOES NUMB.   / : Dang it.

I do stretch good, before and after. I am drinking TONS of water. I do not know what in the world is causing this numbness and I'd really, really like it if someone could tell me how to stop it!

Thanks, ladies! ( :

Could be peripheral neuropathy. Go to this link and it will tell you about it.

I used to have something like this happen.  It turned out to be a pinched nurve that a couple of trips to a chiroprator fixed.  I would go to your doctor though because it could be something more serious.

hhhmmm, can my regular doctor diagnose that? I'd sure like to stop, but it;s not enough to keep me from getting skinny again! 

I would go to your regular doctor just so they can recommend your next step.  They will also know the right kinds of questions to ask in order to determine if it is something simple or something that could be a little more serious. 

Another possibility is that you've been wearing shoes that don't provide the right kind of support.  A foot doctor can help you with that.

I just went to the PT for this...turns out my posture in the car (I do a lot of driving) was pinching my lower nerves and making my legs numb and sometimes achy.  I fixed the posture--and haven't had a problem since!