Hello all,

Susan here. I joined this group because it seemed like a good place to START! I am 56 years old, and laughingly say that I don't exercise because it causes injury (LOL) - one of my friends recently broke a collar bone skiing, another has worn out knee joints from pavement pounding, you get the idea. However, I know that exercise is one of the keys to health, and want to increase my activity to keep myself healthy.

I have been following (mostly) a plant based diet for the past 3 years, and have managed to lose 30 pounds with dietary modifications alone. In my youth, I was a swimmer on the swim team and swam about 4 hours/day; as you might imagine I had a voracious appetite to fuel all that activity. I can still out-eat most people at the table, but have to watch that since my activity has slowed way, way down.

I am a nurse, and teach nursing school. Most of my days are spent sitting at my desk, but Mondays are my clinical day and I indeed get alot of walking in on those days.

I would love to increase my stamina, tone my muscles, and improve my sleep at night. I, too, have downloaded an app on my phone for guidance and motivation - it's called "get running".

My dog would love a little outdoor activity - I may follow your suggestions and make him my partner.

Looking forward to the weeks ahead!: ( think)

Hi All :flowerforyou:

Got the Zen C25K Free app and had started it, then ran (pun intended :bigsmile: ) into metatarsalgia and had to stop for a bit (got new footwear so I'm back)

TOTAL couch potato here. Did a few weeks of interval run/walking using Jeff Galloway timer and then found out that MFP would sync with Zen's program...So after I could put pressure on my right foot, I picked up where I left off (probably should have gone with w1d1 again but nooooo, lol) so started w2.

Today just back from doing w3 d1...could definitely feel a difference from last weeks runs (w2). Curious if like others who post on the C25K forums, I'll have to repeat a week or two to build up endurance. I truly do not see me ever really running & I have no plans to sign up for any runs, so just doing this for the "fun" (???) of it and mostly to see if I can do it. LOL Definitely would love to burn more calories than I do walking (I walk daily using my FItbit Force) , and firm/tone the flabby saggy skin from the weight I've lost so far.

A bit about me,I'm 54 & other than being a couch potato, work from home on computer so totally sedentary and prior to getting the Fitbit in July, pretty much spent rest of my day online in front of the TV. So exercise was NOT in my vocabulary whatsoever. I do have arthritis in my knees (never bothered me till started c25k) and I use muscle rub and an elastic knee wrap just because (Alleve helps too). I run outside but do have a treadmill, just not sure how to set the incline/speed for the "walk" vs "run" sequences and since its gorgeous outside here most of the year, I go to a local park (profile pic is piece of the trail) to walk/run.
Walks are tracked via RunKeeper & I run with music (so I don't hear myself gasping for air, lol)

Looking forward to the motivation from others trying to do this as well. Any other Fitbitters out there, add me: http://www.fitbit.com/user/26NF6F

Ellen

Hi I'm Cody and from Idaho. I'm the mother of three kids ages 7, 3, and 15months I signed up for a run or dye 5k on June 28th so this would be perfect. I've tried c25k but haven't finished it was looking of starting over because I would get other things that came up like Zumba. I started my weight loss in June 2013 and has lost 43 and would like to lose about 60 more.
Today I also started a strength training program.

Hi there
my couch is my car. I'm a community nurse and spend hes a week driving miles between patients. Then at home i spend my time ferrying my kids around.
i actually started my c25k journey a few weeks ago but im still not on week three yet.
i had to complete week 1 three time before i was ready to move on. I stopped smoking about 3 days before i started so had to learn to breathe again aswell as learning to run.
week two we did twice. And this week we have completed a modified 2 and 2 version. Couldn't quite face 3 minutes yet.
We are going out four nights a week rather than three as well to build my stamina and keep up or memento.
this week we are doing 2.5 mins running and 1.5 mins walking alternate with 5mins warm up and cool down.
hopefully i can do week three next week.
We do have an aim on June 1st we are running race for life. And hopefully great north 5k in September.

Hi - I'm in to start tomorrow too! I live up high in the mountains in Colorado and need to get some spikes for run/walking in the snow/ice. In the meantime, my snow boots will have to do.

Last summer - early Fall I did a good bit of run-walking (25k trail run Oct 12), but have sadly been a slug and over-eating for the last 4 months. I hope to get back on the wagon with a group to hold me accountable. I'll be logging food and exercise. I also wear a BodyMediaFit arm band which tracks all "calories out" among other numbers. I have a 10k app, but I might give the zombie runner app a try this time. Any other app suggestions?

Well I just did W1D1! My husband brought our 5 month old along in his pram, and yes, I managed to do all the runs! It was certainly a challenge, but I tried to just keep remembering how proud of myself I'd feel once I'd done it! Now off for a warm shower and a cup of tea

hello, so glad someone started a group. Count me in!! Does it matter if we are at different weeks? I live in Sydney, Australia.
I have been back at the gym, fasting, etc for the last seven weeks and now want to add running into my schedule --'I am one of those I hate running' people, but want to give this a good go.
I am on week 4, day 1. I have started it a couple of years ago, but wasn't able to maintain it and dropped off.
I have a lot of fear of running, because I don't like the discomfort of it, and I think I want to get on top of it, and just build my endurance. I don't care how slow I am, but I do want to get some endurance.

I would like to run a 5k by June.

Nice to meet everyone. (And wow, apart from the heat, we don't have to worry about spikes in shoes etc, or ice on the pavement, so we've got no excuses!)

Hi all. I am joining this group to continue my weight loss journey. I have lost 30 pounds so far, 10 since joining mfp. I am an emotional eater but I've been working on it. I struggle with balancing my busy life. My biggest motivation is my daughter, I want to set the healthy example she needs!

Lately my schedule has been all kinds of crazy and that means less exercise and very little weight loss. I am signed up for a June 5k and have been trying to train using the c25k app. My darling bf started training at the same time and he can run a 5k and then some (he has also lost all his weight so far). I have been feeling discouraged but joining this group should help!!

day 1 week 1 done !!!!!!!!!! lets do it

Hi!

I'm Jenny, I live in south Yorkshire UK. I'm 29 (30 in a couple of months eeek). I joined MFP a couple of yrs ago and have been on and off here and there. Actually managed to lose 25lbs in total. Life has been unkind these past few yrs and I've put about 8lbs back on. I've never really cared for running, but being a single mum with 2 young boys (7 and 5) I don't have the time or the money for any other exercise.

When looking for some form of exercise I could do that would at the most take half an hr I came across the C25K. I have actually already started (Monday 17th). It went a lot better than I expected and I sort of enjoyed being out in the fresh air. I didn't have the podcasts at the time on my MP3 so I just walked/ran to some music and guessed the timings.

My next run/walk of the week is tomorrow (Wednesday) I have the podcast all ready on my MP3 this time.

I've never really been fond of running and although im full of motivation for the moment, i'm sure i'll need you guys to keep me on track before the 9 weeks are through. I'm doing this mainly to aid my weight loss and improve fitness, but i'm thinking that if I get past the 3rd week I may look at signing up for a 5k run.

Good luck everyone!

I'm Greta, age 42, and starting to feel my age for the first time. I have never been one for exercise and have been lucky enough to more or less maintain my weight through diet (would love to shed an extra ten pounds), but my sedentary lifestyle is starting to take its toll. I am tired, lethargic, easily out of breath! Need to make a lifestyle change while I still can. Thank you for starting this group ... Found it this morning, which is perfect as I just completed W1D2!!

Realized that I didn't introduce myself. I'm Melissa. I am almost 30 (5 more days) and a stay at home mom to three boys (7, 4, 2) and my baby girl (7 months). I've always struggled with my weight, especially after my first child was born. In the past few years I have lost some weight and then gotten pregnant and gained it all back, plus some. We're not planning to have any more children so I need to lose the baby weight. I am going to do a 5k with my little sister at the end of May and I'd really like to keep up with her and not pass out! I started the C25K on Monday and found this group Tuesday. I've never tried it before so I'm excited to see how well I do!