January couch to 5k - who's with me?

[Santageekmum]

I am massively overweight and have never run before but am planning on starting the nhs couch to 5k plan in January (first Thursday in fact).

Who would like to don their trainers and join me?

Also if anyone has a good sports bra to recommend, I'm bf and a 40dd at the moment and need a new one for running.

Hello everyone and well done to everyone running.

I completed week one run two today, I found it difficult to get into but by about half way through I was half enjoying myself.

As I am quite busy for the rest of the week I think I will be doing my third one tomorrow. I guess missing a rest day is better than not running for three/four days?

Think it depends if your starting level really was couch if it was I think you need the rest, but if you could run for a bus before it is probably ok!

Afternoon all.

Massive congratulations to everyone who is keeping going. It isn't easy, it is hard work, and keeping going is a real achievement.

I seem to have picked up some anterior knee pain. I know what I need to do but I find doing physio exercises really difficult. I need to motivate myself to do the strengthening stuff so that I can enjoy the running, but I switch into some ridiculous sort of paralysis and don't do it.

How do you make yourself do physio exercises?

Well done everyone. I did 6k this morning and had a good catch-up with my running friend as we went. Yes, I know, I would have thought it impossible too this time last year...

C25k really works. You can only eat an elephant if you do it one bite at a time

I've been lurking but after a physio appt today have been cleared to start the C25K programme.

I'm about 4 stone overweight, having already lost about 7. I have Achilles tendon tendinopathy but physio says that whilst it might hurt like buggery to start with (my paraphrasing not her words!) it shouldn;t do any harm provided I am properly warmed up. to add to the drawbacks - I'm ancient - soon to be 47.

Out of interest she mentioned not to spend lots of money on trainers - any comfortable trainers with some support and some bounce are fine - most important thing is to replace them when the bounce starts going.

I'm starting on Friday when DS is back in school. GULP! Obviously given my previous weight I'm not exactly an experienced athlete .

Is eating an elephant an optional part of the programme?

HELLO KEW!!!
Yay.
I didnt run today. Until its a bit warmer it is too cold to walk to to nursery in my running stuff (with dawdly 4 year old). I did have a long brisk walk with buggy DC5 and little fat Atticus.
Now OH is back to work I have worked out that I will have to run Sat, Mon in the eve and do an early (gulp) on Thurs.
No point trying to fit in on Tues Weds cos I work and I will be setting myself up for failure.

Well done everyone!

I ordered a special jogging lead and hi viz vest for little fat Atticus last night. Mwah ha ha.

downloaded week one to phone - does that count as exercise?

Thanks for the posts from people who have done this already, it's nice to read that it is achievable!

Supposed to be doing w1 r3 today.

science I slunk back, thanks for hauling me back.

Dh won't be in til about 8, by then I'll be knackered, it's freezing and dark and I will really need to push myself to go tonight.

I may take the dog with me, had to wait in all bloody day for the people to cone and service ds's sn buggy so he hasn't been out yet. Trouble is, he's bonkers and if you try to run near him he spends the whole time jumping at you. Could be fun I suppose!

Jogging lead mrsdv?

Hi all - well done to all of you today! I sat at the hospital and ate cake, so really really crap, will defo run 3 or 4k in morning I promise. soooo want a glass of wine to cheer me up but given that up too midweek :( dammit.

Hi - am I too late to join?

I have about five stone to lose, with my main motivation being a toddler dd and the experience of having lost my own parents much too young. I really want to start doing my best to be healthy for her and to stick around as long as I possibly can.

Of course, I also want to feel better / younger / more energetic for my own sake, and dh's too!

I'm in my late 30's and have been overweight/obese for ages and so far, have gotten away with it - no problems with bp, diabetes, cholesterol. But I do have a family history of all sorts of nasty things and am very aware that I'm careening toward the decades where 'increased risk' could come home to roost. I know I can't prevent it, but I can (and will) do my part. I want to greet my 40s feeling young and healthy.

So, here I am. I used to jog waaaaaaay back in my 20's and I remember how good it can feel. I have had two false starts with C25K in the last six months, but this is the one that's going to stick.

I did W1R1 today on the treadmill, on my lunch break, and it felt really good. I'll do tomorrow, then Saturday, and then after this week I'll be on a M/W/F schedule.

I hope you don't mind if I hang around.

:)

great to have you joining us Onehandwavingfree :)

MABS- I think the cake is more than allowed the wine too but don't want to discourage you

Hope it went okay today.

thanks Coco :)

Thanks MABS!

MABS hope you had a positive outcome today.

Didn't you know cake doesn't count under these circumstances? True.

s'ok then fatcaah, was quit a bit though :( now 2/3 weeks to wait until they decide what op to do on his leg...deep joy.

Welcome OneHandWavingFree! Your motives are similar to mine. Wish my Dad had learned lessons from his patents' poor health, but has entered his sixties in quite a poor state . I'm determined to sort myself out now!

Right, it's dark, it's wet, it's windy and I am going running. Is it
(a) because I cannot let you all down?
(b) because I won't be first to quit?
(c) because the mil is still here?
Or
(d) because I am a lunatic?

Answers on a postcard please....

All of the above especially (c)

Hi onehandwavingfree, I am mainly in this for health reasons but weight loss is a good side effect!

I'd go for b OneLieIn, but all sounds plausible!

I really want to go out today but think I should stick with the rest day, just afraid of losing motivation!

Or (e) because you are amazing and motivated!

(bit of motivation there itself ;P).

oneliein I'm not going to even attempt to answer that...

This is such a lovely thread

I am feeling SORE now! Thighs and especially my bum are killing me. That must be a sign that I've done something right. Will have toned buns in no time!

I was full of good intentions tonight. I set off on Week 1 Run 2 in the dark, wind and rain. It was going really well then I took my first step of the third jog and felt something pop in my right calf. It hurt like hell, felt like someone had hit me with a golf ball. I couldn;t walk for a few mins but managed to limp home. I think I've strained my calf. I am gutted. It hurts so much I can' even begin to run on it.