Huge accomplishment for me, prob not for you

laumar3012
laumar3012 Posts: 54
edited October 5 in Fitness and Exercise
So, I just had to tell someone and since my family wouldnt appreciate this I thought I would post here.

I exercised yesterdat!!! See, this is most likely not a big deal to most people on here, but to me, it is HUGE!!
I started the C25K yesterday, and completed week 1, day 1.

This is a big deal to me, as I always sit and think about exercising, but I never, ever can bring myself to do it.

Don't get me wrong, I had a HARD time doing it, but I did it! And walked an extra 5 minutes! I have no idea if I will actually do this plan in 9 weeks, I have no problem repeating days or weeks as needed. Someday I would love to do a 5K. Someday...

Right now, I am using this plan as a way to get cardio, and I am happy, happy, happy.....and SORE!! But, a good sore.

I dont have a gym membership so I am brainstorming things I can do at home. Also, I have no idea how to use my DVD player, so everything just has to be things I can do on my own.

Anyway, WOOHOO for me!!!

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  • Rae9911
    Rae9911 Posts: 200 Member
    Well done and congratulations, keep up the good work now you have started
  • lorihalsted
    lorihalsted Posts: 326 Member
    Way to go!!!! C25k seems like it would be fun!
  • mfpseven
    mfpseven Posts: 421 Member
    yay! I totally understand, now all you have to do is keep it up for about 2 weeks and you start craving it.
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    Way to go!

    Don't let lack of a gym deter you, there is TONS that you can do with just your own body-weight for training, and house-hold items can double as weights etc if you really feel the need IE a 4L milk jug or old anti-freeze container full of water, sand, stone, marbles, dried playdough...rice... (if you do go anti-freeze route the water or food fillings won't be edible!) soup cans, mason jars etc will all give you something with resistance when you want something other than your own body!
  • krnlcsf
    krnlcsf Posts: 310
    great job!
    also i've seen people post that you can get exercise and yoga vids on youtube... might try that if you can't go the dvd route. :)
  • Pidders89
    Pidders89 Posts: 1,169 Member
    Hey fellow C25k-er,

    I was exactly like you on week 1, the 60 second run was really hard for me too and i thought no way can i do this but didn't give in. I am now on week 5 doing day 3 tomorow which is a 20 minute run and i have not stopped or repeated any :D

    Feel free to add me and im sure we can help eachother out :)

    xxxx
  • CaleighAnn
    CaleighAnn Posts: 26
    that program is amazing, and congratulations. After doing that I can now run a 5k in under 30 min
  • rcrews4
    rcrews4 Posts: 46 Member
    Great job! This is a good program. A friend and I did the whole program then ran a 5k together. The progress made over the 9 weeks is amazing. Don't get me wrong, it was hard and most days the ding to tell us to stop running couldn't come fast enough. But we did it! Now we are looking at the bridge program to get up to a 10k! Keep up the hard work, it is sooo worth it.
  • laumar3012
    laumar3012 Posts: 54
    Thanks everyone! I am really proud of myself, and happy!! Now, i am trying to decide what type of exercise I will do today! :smile:
  • geri1955
    geri1955 Posts: 106
    Congrats, cuz the hardest thing to do is start and you did!! Noone hated exercises more then I and since I started MFP over 85 days now, I have been walking on a daily basis at work in my office(its huge and Im alone) first I started doing 20 minutes a day, then I moved up to 30 minutes, now im doing 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon give or take even more!!! Now I look forward to it!!! So it is a BIG BIG deal for all of us that werent doing any exercise at all and now we are!!!! Plus I am walking 5k turket trot for frinds of the poor this saturday!! hugs and wishes to you!! you deserve it!!!:flowerforyou: geri
  • AvocadoPit
    AvocadoPit Posts: 22 Member
    Good Work! Keep it up. I did the c25k, had to do some weeks over, and didn't finish it in nine weeks. And I still cant run a 5 k under 30 minutes, but I can now manage to run for 40 which is huge for me! One day you will get there too! Just stay on it and listen to your body. :smile:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    :flowerforyou:

    That was me about 11 months ago! I started week one of c25k, and felt an amazing sense of accomplishment. And you know what? It only gets better! You're going to love the changes in yourself. :heart:
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