Is c25k suitable for some size 18/20?

You can definitely do it, just build the distance/running time up slowly to avoid injury.

I started running just over a year ago and was a size 18/20. I couldn’t run at all when I started. I can now do 5k in under 35 mins and am often running 7-8k non stop. I’m now a size 16/18 and still losing weight.

Yay, good on you!

i had a personal trainer that used some of the c25k techniques to get me running. it's an excellent concept and you don't have to do more than your body is able to do. so if you stop at the run for 60 seconds and walk for 60 seconds stage, it's still a great accomplishment!

Oh crikey, RunMummyRun68 I'd have been a wreck! I get emotional enough when I watch it. I hope you're not too sore tomorrow!

There were 2 girls running in just bra and pants..... larger ladies.... promoting 'body confidence' maybe size 20 or there about

They got huge huge cheers too! My daughter was in awe of them

So op... there you go.

So was I storm even though I was there running with them

Grenfell firefighters were near me coming down the embankment on last few miles.... the cheers were deafening! So emotional

Good luck with it! I started C25K as size 18 and it’s a fantastic programme. But as with pp, I didn’t start losing weight until I really got to grips with diet. Still, C25K gave me the motivation to do that and am now size 14 and still losing weight.

Hope it goes well tomorrow!

RunMummyRun68 - congratulations! I was complete awe of the runners this morning!

Good luck! Let us know how you get on!

Do it!!!

I ran London marathon today.... plenty of bigger ladies running. Look into Jeff Galloway method

Make sure you let us know how you got on 😄

Whereabouts are you, OP?

I was this size when I started, ended up doing my first 10k weighing 16st7. I’m a bit taller than you, but I was definitely a size 18.

To lose weight I had to count calories as well, I used MyFitnessPal and I try and stick to about 1400 calories a day, plus what I get from running. Nearly 3 stone lost so far...

Get a good bra and some decent shoes. The rest you can pick up cheaply.

Fantastic! Well done and good luck

I did it at that size ,still fat but can run 10 k!

Yes but i would do it on grass and make sure you have proper running shoes.

...and yeah as pps have said you need to do MFP or something to lose weight. Running alone doesn’t make you lose weight- it’s common for people to put on weight marathon training, and there are a fair few people in my club who would be classed as overweight, but are definitely fit.

Absolutely. I’m member of a running club and there are men and women of all shapes and sizes. I’d recommend getting yourself to a proper sports shop that does gait analysis etc as they will know all about which shoes are best for you. If you go into a shop and they don’t get you to do a little bit of jogging in them walk away.

I’d also recommend, now the weather is nicer, starting to run on nice flat grass rather than asphalt if possible, or at least some of the time as it’s kinder to your joints.

Unless you’ve got other medical issues there is no reason why you can’t do this!

I'm 16 stone, 5'8 and a size 20. I started C25K and loved it but ran once on uneven ground and now my feet start really hurting after only 15 mins of walk, slow jog. I don't know why it happened but I would say go to a specialist running shop and get your gait checked and make sure you are in the right shoes.

Where I live there are a lot of ladies this size out in their running gear going very slowly but doing it.
A friend of mine was also this size two years ago and is now very slim and running marathons.
So yes it's completely doable as long as you listen to your body and if you need to go slower then a snail then that's fine.
Good luck

bumpsadaisy if you want weight loss there is one really easy rule - 'consume fewer calories than you expend'

the best way is to accurately (that bit is very important, get a food scale) log your calories with myfitnesspal or similar app, and bear in mind if you add exercise to myfitnesspal it often over exaggerates it, so don't eat all the exercise cals back, have about half of them (works for me, 40lb off so far)

I'd also recommend making c25k and cal logging your new normal, as in this is your life now and just do it gradually, don't set your target to 2lbs a week weight loss, go for 1lb or 1.5lb then you'll likely find something really comfortable and easy you can do forever rather than constantly waiting for the end of the diet (again, works for me)

for me, losing 40lbs over the course of a year and still going is way better than losing it in 6 months - gaining it all back plus a few pounds and starting again. I had to find a way to stoip that nonsense

anyway good luck x

C25k is perfect - the whole point is you build up your fitness - I did it too at that size and seriously struggled the first weeks but kept going, my biggest advice is try and run 3 times a week. That's when you see your body improve - I went from struggling to breathe or talk to by the end running 5k in 35 mins at park run. I started a couple of years ago in the January and by May had done a 10k in an hour. No one could believe it especially me. I also did it along size slimming world