Rash Decision for C25K

I made the descision the try the C25K and I love it! I run alot now. I used to workout on the elliptical but now I run(well 5mph may be jogging to some but running to me). Anyway, exercise isnt all of it BUT neither it the food. I think it has to be a balance between metallity, willpower, exercise and food choices...its not a diet or exercise 'chore' its a lifestyle change to eat better and move more! HTH!

Just give it a try! I'm on week 4--I was very scared and anxious to try it but I'm doing it. I can't say as I love running (or that I'm ever going to love running!) but now that I am 4 weeks into it I feel I have to finish just to show myself I can. I think this is what this whole darn thing is about, is it? Proving to ourselves that we can! But if you just don't like it you'll find something you do like and stick to it!

I'm finding myself at that point right now, too. I start off really gung-ho and excited, then a few weeks in, my motivation starts to lag. It doesn't help that I'm fighting a horrible cold/cough right now either. This is that point where I have to MAKE myself go work out. That's where this site is such a good thing for me. I feel accountable to all those people I've friended. I feel like they are expecting me to post my exercise today, so I have to go do it. I will have to take it easy today due to this cough, but I will definitely get to the gym and do SOMETHING. Probably just treadmill and some weights today; not sure I have the energy for the elliptical today after all the coughing.

Feel free to friend me...I'm in the same boat as you! I eventually want to try C25K, too, but I have some more work to do before I'm ready to start that.

Make reasonable goals and bust your as$ to meet them. Then make a harder goal.

I jumped on here trying to cut calories, exercise more, and completely hit a wall. Now I'm lifting heavy and eating to appetite... focused more on the consistency of working out and my regime than on calories. (Although I still try and follow a 40/30/30).

After a while I'm going to see if I can tweak the calories or the diet if my physical goals are slow in coming.

If you try and do everything at once, you'll burn out. Just focus on what matters MOST to you. You can eat your way through any amount of exercise, and you can "get skinny" but be weak and frail as an infant. Strive for balance, and strive to meet your reasonable goals.

Personally........ I don't think it's a "rash" decision. Quick commitment, maybe. But I don't know if you'll be happy until you at least keep your promise to yourself, and give it your all. Even if you bomb halfway through, that's an epic WIN in my mind, because you started it and busted your balls to be true to yourself.

Im crazy like that. I make rash decisions and then have a hard time with the follow through if it's a long term gig. That's why I love my running; because it's an example of something that I really wanted to do and made happen consistently over the course of 15 years. I have been very very consistent in my plan (almost never miss a day) and have followed through all the way to the end, ie, I did my fourth marathon yesterday. It comes down to what you want from your life. You need to address all your needs (physical, emotional, social and intellectual) and keep balance to be truly content. If you WANT to be a runner and make that part of your balance, you will make it happen. You just need to make a plan and follow it. Write it in your calendar/planner like it was an important meeting. Because honestly, it IS an important meeting. Don't let the obstacles give you hesitation or doubt... because there will be many. My husband was one obstacle at first. He thought training for a marathon was "crazy"!! (BTW He later did 3 marathons himself. hehe)

Good luck!!

If you keep waiting until everything is perfect, you'll never do it.

Okay, I am scared. I admit it. But you've all helped me tremendously. Originally, I was going to run outside...down the street. I think that really made me anxious. I don't know why, it just did. However, I live in an awesome complex that has a gym with two treadmills, so I really have NO excuse. I'm still nervous. But...I have to move, right? Is there any sanity to this torture I put myself through? ROFL!

Challenge yourself to think of yourself as a runner. Think, "I can do this!" or whatever positive mantra that you need to give you strength to do what you dream to do. Taking risks IS scary. I love that little scare. It gives me the push to do what others might say is impossible. Go outside. Fight that fear that says you can't do it or whatever it is that makes you anxious about running outdoors. Push yourself to be courageous and great things will happen. You will surprise yourself.

I gave C25K a little more than 30 minutes of semi-serious consideration before I began, but not a lot. One day it just occurred to me that the timimg was right for it. I was coming in to the home stretch on my weight loss journey and hoped a switch-up in my exercise program would help me to avoid a late plateau. And the running program provided a long series of incremental goals - more than 2 months worth - to distract my attention away from the bathroom scale. It was exactly what I needed.

I was also too self-conscious to run outside in the beginning, or even on the little indoor track at the gym. It would have been really embarrassing if I hadn't been able to complete even one lap on the thing. But the treadmill got really old really fast and I didn't use it except to gauge my speed after the 4th week.

One thing I've noticed since moving my runs out of doors is that very few people seem to have any interest in runners. Strangers were a lot more likely to give me a second look back in the days when I was doing a lot of walking for fitness, perhaps because my intentions were less obvious then. Was I lost? Had my car broken down in the next block? Was I casing the neighborhood for some breaking and entering? Now, when most strangers notice me at all, their minds instantly register "jogger" and then immediately move on to more interesting thoughts. That's assuming I'm appropriately dressed for the activity, of course. I'm sure I'd get a lot more attention if I ran down the street in a skirt and heels.