how quickly did your fitness improve?

Yep, within a week I was feeling much better physically and emotionally.

My co worker told me this morning that I've not been B!tchy during TOM since I started exercising regularly. :laugh:

I'm wondering how they know when its your TOM?!!!

Weekly. The key is never giving up. Pushing through it even when it gets hard and you think you are going to die, challenge yourself.

Jan 24th: unable to run my planned 2.37mi route in entirety. Needed to do the last mile in run/walk increments.
Jan 25th: completed it
Feb 7th: completed 5k (actually the run was 3.4mi) in 33:12. Average pace dropped from 11:13 to 10:34
Feb 17th: 5k time dropped to 32:20.
Feb 18th: 5k time down to 32:15. Longest run logged at 3.9 miles.
Today: fastest mile of 2014 recorded at 10:16.

Over the course of less than a month and 15 total runs (I alternate run weeks with circuit training weeks) I've increased my distance from 1.5mi non-stop to 3.9mi, and dropped my *average* pace from 11:13/mi to 10:24/mi.

My 5k time fell by 57s in 11 days.

I'm amazed at how quickly my speed and distance have improved. At this rate, my goal of being sub-30 for my 5k race in May is going to be a cakewalk!

Wow! That is some crazy fast improvement! It took me months to see improvements like that. Go you!

your fitness level will improve on a daily basis. you may not see it at first but the little things you do in life will get easier and you will find that things you didnt think you could do before... you can do with much more ease! the key is to keep challenging your body everyday... switch things up. try different things. you may be surprised at what you actually do like. Believe it or not... i never worked out til i had kids. i hated the word... now im a personal trainer and i help people reach their goals... stick with it... you will see the results!

I have tried just exercising before but the first time ( and only time) I attempted to count my calories and exercise, I felt a mood boost in days. I after about a week, I bumped up my walking time from 30 minutes to 50minutes, then about a week later I upped it again this time to 60 minutes. I'm keeping at 60 now and I will start to adjust from just walking to jogging partially and eventually the entire time. I've changed all this in a matter of 35 days and counting. Treating your body well and giving yourself the nutrients it needs will give you results quickly. I have lost 8lbs thus far, but the mood boost is worth it if I never lose another pound.

This time- three weeks. Any time before this one about a month except when I had surgery. It happens without fanfare, one day you workout and it's easier.

You will notice the progression yourself...from 3 plank to pushups to 5 to 9 to 15... It's not an overnight thing. But it is wonderful when your body can do things you never thought possible!!

I am still not healthy but I know I am feeling so much better about my self, and I am eating the right things now. I am on my way to a better life, I can feel it, matter fact I felt it the second day I was on this fitness pal. I am so glad I give it a chance, as of right now, its really helping me.

Remarkably quickly. Back last July, I couldn't walk up three flights of stairs at work without getting winded. I do at least five flights twice daily now. I've still a recovery time when I need to do seven in a row, but that was impossible to even complete six months ago. I've only been walking so far for cardio, but my three miles at lunchtime has got faster - if it's raining (and there's less pedestrians around) I can make the three miles in 45 minutes - I was taking a slow 35 minutes for a mile and a half back in July. I noticed that my walking times were falling pretty quickly - within the first month - and that I was able to walk for longer in about the same time.

I started body resistance workouts in November, but only started sticking to them in January. In the past weeks I've gone from not being able to complete one bent-knee sit up to doing three sets of ten in a row. I've also pushed myself on press ups (gone from five counter press ups to 3x10 bent-knee press ups and am hoping to do my first real (TM) press up in the next month.

Lastly, I've also found my balance has improved dramatically. I'm still not sure if it's from the core workouts or from losing a lot of outlying area. The answer is probably a bit of both!