SueMGordon

That is an amazing transformation. Well done!

I want to lose a reasonable amount by July 13, when my son gets married. I will postpone getting the outfit until nearer the time in the anticipation of being another dress size down. I am on schedule to lose another 20 lb by then.

You've lost a lot more than me in a similar time and the change between the two pictures is amazing. Keep going - you can do it!

I am clearly very lucky. My husband has lost 8lb more than me but it is me that gets the compliments at work and church. It could have been that I was also trying to glam up a bit at the same time. I was also doing the Couch to 5K last Autumn. The difference was quite dramatic at the beginning even after losing only about…

I'm so impressed - well done :bigsmile:

Unlike my husband, who is doing this too, I do not see a steady weight loss, even though I am mostly doing the right thing. For me there is no correlation between what I do one day and what the scales say the next. So my solution is to only record weight changes when I next have my newest lowest amount. I ignore…

As the recipe asks for 2 x 6 oz chicken breasts and serves 2 people I would suggest that the calorie count is about right per portion i.e. half of the total recipe.

Yes, it's just a shame I started with abdominal pain during the cool down walk that hasn't really left me since, so I haven't been able to run again. I hope I can get back into routine soon. Thanks for posting!

I've just finished and extended the run to ensure I had covered 5k. It took 34 mins. I know it is slow but I was alternating 5.5mph with 5 mph for the first 2/3rds. I can hardly believe it! I'm planning to have a try and the 5k+ programs to improve speed. I might even venture outside but this wet weather doesn't look…

I run at 5mph but will increase the speed once I have finished week 9. I was advised to run as slow as I could whilst still running. However I am doing this sort of exercise for the first time so wanted to build up the stamina.

Fantastic achievement, well done!

Huge congratulations on completing the program and doing a 5k run so soon after. I hope it goes really well for you.

Add it to the cardio section and search for Strength training.

Tip - if you go to a cobbler they will add extra holes. Mine did that for a small donation to charity. I only asked for 3 and now I need more. :)

I can identify with this; there are some days when I have found it hard to motivate myself to do it. Especially if I don't do it immediately after I get in from work. I think I just talk myself into it during the warm up and then I'm stubborn enough to not stop once I have started. I understand it gets easier at around…

If I go over, for whatever reason, I try to compensate so that by the end of the week, on average, I am back within target. If I am only over a little and I have time I will try and burn some of it off by exercising. Otherwise I reckon that this day was hard, for whatever reason and don't let one or two items lead me to…

We, of course, want to hear that you amazed yourself and did it! I'm now on no walking breaks for the rest of the program and I still have to distract myself and talk myself into it. I gather it gets easier!

All I can say is trust the program. I went from being a total non runner to about to start week 7 (with no repeats). Don't try and run too fast. I do 5 mph on a treadmill. W5 D3 is mainly a mind game. Believe you can do it and try it. The main issue is finding something to keep your mind occupied. Good luck.

I'm on W7D1 next too and can anticipate finishing the program without ever achieving the full 5k as I keep a steady 5mph on treadmill. I think I will wait until I have done W9D3 and then either increase the distance or try and speed up.

Fantastic achievement, well done! Good luck with the 5k.

Wow - what an achievement!

Huge congratulations!

Well done for completing so well even before finishing the c25k. Am impressed you walked for so little of it.

I have been using Couch to 5k and literally started from zero exercise. I managed to do the whole of the first 5 weeks at the first attempt. It is a very good program. I've just had my running gait analysed so I can get the correct footwear and should have done that before I started. I also run at 5 mph - basically if you…

Well done! There is a huge sense of achievement having done it isn't there? In comparison next week seems much less daunting. I did mine and achieved it at the first attempt today. Shame about the shoe lace that was flapping around for most of it as it had worked itself lose. I was too stubborn to stop and fix it. Bring on…

It sounds like that your initial target was on the verge of being unrealistic. How about aiming for 1lb a week (on average) and don't get upset if you don't lose it each week as, if you are eating within your calorie limit and exercising, it will come off, but maybe in a large amount a week later?

I do mine on a treadmill - jogging at 5pmh, walking at 4mph. I am W5D2 tomorrow and am contemplating taking the jogging speed down by maybe .5 for the W5D3 session.

I would be interested in this too. I don't want to do gym membership and have been offered some dumbbells to try to see if they work for me.

I weigh daily, first thing in the morning, but only post when it goes down (but not at the weekend as I weigh later). If I know I have been sticking close to the calorie limit and doing the exercise when it is due then I treat the fluctuations up as something to ignore. I can never predict when that sudden drop down is…

Lots of posts on here encourage you to run as slowly as you possibly can whilst still maintaining a running movement. The speed will come later. There may be all sorts of reasons why you found the second session harder: tiredness, TOM, time of day, when you last ate etc etc. I would press on and keep progressing until you…