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New Member from Kansas!

abra526
abra526 Posts: 213 Member
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everyone, I just signed up yesterday, and I'm super excited to have a community that I can turn to for support, especially on the tough days. My goal is to lose a total of 50 pounds. My best friend and I started the "couch to 5K" program today, and my legs are paying for it tonight! On paper, it looks like a really do-able plan, but man my body did not want to run today. They say it gets a little easier with each workout, and I can only imagine after the day we had, that must be true. We went out around 11am today. The weather man said it would start raining/storming after 2pm, so we thought we'd be safe. We were about a mile and a half away from our car, stuck out on a trail at the lake when it starting thundering, lightning, and hailing. Thank Heavens for shelter houses at the lake! Anyway, I'm hoping that if being stuck in a hail storm didn't deter me from going out and doing it again, nothing will. My goal is to be able to run a 5K at the end of April to benefit the Ronald McDonald house.

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  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    Welcome! I am new here as well. Today is my first day. I made the account a couple of days ago but didn't get into it until today, but I'm already loving it!
  • abra526
    abra526 Posts: 213 Member
    Me too! I couldn't believe how many foods are already saved in the database, which makes it so much easier to record your meals! I even found restaurants that I thought were only around here in NE Kansas, and I thought for sure I'd have to research and put the values in. Good luck with your journey!
  • EQHanks
    EQHanks Posts: 170 Member
    Welcome! Good luck with everything. This website and the people on it are amazing resources.
  • Kelnurse
    Kelnurse Posts: 145
    Hi abra, welcome to MFP! My sister is doing the couch to 5k and is running her 1st 5k in April! I wanted to do it with her but I have heel issues and long periods of running really do a number on my poor feet. :ohwell: That stinks that u got stuck in that storm but like u said, if u can get thru that then u'll be more determined to continue running :happy:

    Its great to meet u, feel free to send me a friend request!

    Kelly
  • skinnyme125
    skinnyme125 Posts: 396 Member
    I am on the south west side of Kansas. But will be moving to the middle of Kansas in just a few months. It is good to see another Kansan on here. I wish all the luck to you.
  • jchapman1957
    jchapman1957 Posts: 80 Member
    Welcome to MFP from a Western Missourian. The people here are great.

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  • CasTrim
    CasTrim Posts: 12 Member
    Hi Abra! Good luck on your goal! I'm here in KS also!
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