Encouraging yet terrifying!

JennChamb

Monday I hopped on the treadmill just to see what I could do. 1.5mi in 24 mins. Keeping in mind I haven't ran at all since it was required of me in middle school 12 yr ago, I don't think I did too shabby. Ran and walked when needed.

So I started Week 1 Day 1 on Tuesday (treadmill in my room). I did great I think. I ran the full minute every time, took slow deep breaths on walks to catch my breath. Was jamming out to some System Of A Down ti distract me. Paced myself well.

Now I'm going through the thread, reading various posts and tips and I have to say I'm conflicted. I'm excited to see everyone's progress and tricks. But I keep seeing the warning about week 5 day 3. I see that it's a great idea to repeat weeks if I need to. And I will. I guess I'm just psyching myself out... and I haven't even competed week 1!

Anyone else just starting I would love a friend request. It'd be great to see others go through this too. Thanks

KrazyAsianNic

Best advice I can give you is to just do one day at a time.

yesterday I completed w2d2. Took a peek online to see what I had to look forward to in the upcoming weeks, and got really scared. but then i started thinking, "I just need to do one day at a time and trust the process."

If you start struggling, maybe redo a day or a week. It doesn't have to be done in exactly 9 weeks. Go your speed and let the transformation happen as you go.

Feel free to add me.

JennChamb

I realize that looking ahead causes fear. And possibly underestimating myself.
One day at a time sounds good to me.
adding!!

rduhlir

It looks scary...but it isn't. It is all mental at that point. Go into week 5 knowing you will complete it and you will. Don't second guess yourself. A lot of people repeat weeks because they are scared of what is ahead. Don't be. In reality it is only 4 more minutes of running that you had done the week prior. The only difference is you do it in one shot without walking.

KaleeCat

Hey I'm just starting also (W1D2) and it looks like we're pretty much at the same weight and have the same goal weight!!

timeasterday

One day at a time sounds good to me.

That's the way to go! You'll be breezing by week 5 before you know it and wondering why you ever worried about it.

And, glad to hear you like System of a Down.

likitisplit

I'm lucky in a way because I wasn't on this board until week 7. So on my week 5, I turned on my phone, saw that they wanted me to run 20 minutes, panicked for a second, realized that the program had progressed me successfully for 5 whole weeks and that all I needed to do was my best. If I couldn't get through it, then I'd repeat. And, like almost everybody else, I managed just fine. You will too.

JennChamb

I'm lucky in a way because I wasn't on this board until week 7. So on my week 5, I turned on my phone, saw that they wanted me to run 20 minutes, panicked for a second, realized that the program had progressed me successfully for 5 whole weeks and that all I needed to do was my best. If I couldn't get through it, then I'd repeat. And, like almost everybody else, I managed just fine. You will too.

Thank you. that calms me

JennChamb

One day at a time sounds good to me.

That's the way to go! You'll be breezing by week 5 before you know it and wondering why you ever worried about it.

And, glad to hear you like System of a Down.

Thanks. I'm sure I will.
And love SOAD. They were my favorite in high school. I could listsen to them all day long.