starting today!

stillbattlingthebulge
stillbattlingthebulge Posts: 46 Member
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Hi ya'll! Here goes... I am beginning my diet today! But I'm scared! Yesterday I spent a lot of time looking at people's success stories and pictures. They look awesome! Will I get there? What if I fail? Will I have to exercise? I know I need to. But I'm so out of shape! I tried a couch potato to 5k workout the other day, & I couldn't even do the first workout! I guess I'm not even as fit as a couch potato!a At 5 foot 6 inches and 215 pounds I know I'm not fit at all! How can this MNdgirl get fit? I'm 24 years old and I need help! Any motivation, tips, advice friends would be welcome! Thank you!

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  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    If you are serious about trying to run, Couch to 5k is great. You probably just need to slow down. There is a great group for that: C25k Group

    You can do this! I did it at 50, you can at 24!
  • stillbattlingthebulge
    stillbattlingthebulge Posts: 46 Member
    Thank you!!! I needed that! So you did it at 50?
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    I started trying to lose weight at 48, hit a plateau about 9 months in and decided I needed to do something different, so I started Couch to 5k. I ran my first 5k last year and have since done several 5ks and a couple of 10ks. I'm planning to run my first half marathon next spring. I am more fit at 50 than I have ever been. No more high blood pressure, no more achy joints, and my resting heart rate hovers around 50. (I also ride my bicycle a lot!)

    I've been at my current (goal) weight for about a year. I'm always open to new friends. My diary is open, but be aware that I eat pretty much whatever I want only in smaller portions. I exercise more so I can eat more. At 5'3", my maintenance calories are pretty low.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Step one, don't use the term diet anymore. Think of this a a journey and a lifestyle change, a diet will end but a lifestyle change can go on forever if you choose. The running was a huge part of losing weight but it didn't stop there. At 53 I am in the best shape I have ever been in. I dropped my cholesterol over fifty points. Start slow, I did a lot of walking and then mixed in short runs. Be prepared to get fitted for some running shoes at a running store. My first race was a half marathon I entered after seeing it in the paper the day before after my morning run. I think my second will be the Nov.11th. I am so happy being the new me. It won't happen overnight but it will happen, give it time and stay with it!

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