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Missy, you got out there! THAT is a SUCCESS! And those successes (walking or jogging) will add up little by little. <3 Right on pampering yourself with a yummy sweet potato and hot bath!

LET's ROCK 2015!!!! January 20th- Just finished week 8 day 1 of ‪#‎10K‬ ‪#‎Trainer‬ on ‪#‎Android‬ with @zenlabsfitness! ‪#‎everymomentcounts‬ ‪#‎run‬ ‪#‎running‬ ‪#‎health‬ ‪#‎fitness‬ January 18th - Hiked 4 miles in the Mountains! January 16th - SOO, I am down 5lbs for the week . Husband noticed it when he came home yesterday. Happy Day. I am lifting weights today and Yoga! January 15th - Week 7 Day 2 of 10 app! Yay and I am down 4lbs since Monday! Go Me! I am so excitied. I have been carb cycling. I am so excited! January 14th - http://neilarey.com/workouts/easy-daily-workout.html. My morning workout. January 13th - I DID IT! Just finished week 7 day 1 of ‪#‎10K‬ ‪#‎Trainer‬ on ‪#‎Android‬ with @zenlabsfitness! ‪#‎everymomentcounts‬ ‪#‎run‬ ‪#‎running‬ ‪#‎health‬ ‪#‎fitness‬ January 12th - T25 Cardio and Weight training and Aerobics Class begins tonight. YAY! January 7th - So sleep deprived, slept from 10pm - 2 am, then could not go back to sleep until 5 , alarm went off at 5:30, yikes. SOTired, but I will do Week 6, Day 2 - 10k app, later as it warms up. January 6th - Small workouts here and there all day. Son stopped by, so we hung out. January 5th, - T25 Cardio and Weight Training January 6th - Week 6 Day 1 of 10k app. Ok, I am going to start my journal on here too, I need it myself. Ok, A little bit about your Moderator, One, I love being a Moderator on here. When ZenLabs asked me to be one I Jumped for Joy! It is my dream helping people and watching the Forums. I love all of you! I started in the fitness field in my early 30's after my youngest was born in Louisiana. I started walking with him as he cried a lot and walking would keep him quiet, Go Me! LOL. My Husband was in the Air Force there. When he retired Air Force we moved to Colorado where he found a computer job. That job took us overseas to Amsterdam Holland for the next almost 5 years. Oh my gosh, did we love it there and we so embraced the culture as did our boys who were 5 and 1 back then. Looking around I was the 'fat' American lady, haha. Ok a size 10, but on me that is fat as I am only 5'2" and every pound shows on me.. So I met this English Lady who asked me to to the Gym with her, ok, I was bored so I went. WOW OH WOW, what a journey that was. I got in the best shape of my life, ever. But I was way too skinny, but Europeans loved that, seriously, hardly see a chubby Dutch person. We rode our bikes everywhere and walked. At the time I did not have a car. I ended up running every weekend in 5k's, 10k's, half marathons. It was a blast. I could drink a bottle of wine a day and not gain at all. I got into teaching and went to the States to get certified. I am AFAA, ISSA, NESTA, NAFC Certified in Fitness, Nutrition and Coaching. I worked out so hard. I loved teaching in Europe about 10x a week. Man, I had energy. HENCE, the name above, EnergyXtra. When I got a car in Holland, i had no idea at the time,but a guy from class noticed it, my license plate said nrgxtr, He is like, hey Kelly, that is so you, Energy Extra. SO it stuck. I have a personal FB page that I help my friends achieve their goals by that name too. Thats me, too much energy, I am pretty active. I run circles around some 20 year olds, lol.. I was a size 12 little girl, sheesh, which nowadays is that a size 0000??? Only problem with that was I still myself to that standard and I am back at a size 10 now. Is that because this is where my body wants me to be? I wish I never was that skinny, but I am looking ahead. Ok, flash forward to now. We lived in Utah, which I hated with my life, so I went to Beauty School. Exercising in Europe is a huge social scene, in Utah, women had so many kids that they left as soon as class was over so I got lonely and went to school instead. I loved Beauty School. Then we moved to Nevada, where we live now and hubby worked in California. my boys loved our country life. Small town, 200 kids in the whole school, raised farm animals. I did teach a class at the school for a few years and I now go to a class and I do not teach anymore, only sub. SO of course, after all those years of teaching, i just quit. I still walked, but now I am, JUST LIKE YOU, I am human. I am as determined as you all are to lose those 20lbs., i really need to lose........so when they asked me to Moderate, I was like, heck yeah, that will help me too.... My husband of 30 years and I eat really healthy, we just love our cocktails on the weekend way tooo much.. So we are now stopping that and eating way way better. I am already down a few pounds and I am sooooo excited for the New Year. Lets Do this everyone, I am as real of a person as you are, and I love that everyone helps each other on here too.. Cheering each other on. As I get older, I now want to be in the best shape I can be in and feel great... Now you know who I am .......

Just finished my 3rd and final day of week one!!! I feel great and ready to conquer week 2. Carpe Diem!!

Thanks for your speedy replies. Will be getting up bright and early on Thursday morning to complete day 2

Thanks for the encouragement ladies! I plan on starting today

Missy, you can do this. Don't beat yourself up if you didn't have the ideal day. You were out there, and your were cognizant of what you want to do and where you want to go. Be patient and trust yourself! Great job!

Hang in there Missy, It doesn't actually matter if you do 60 seconds of jogging. All that matters is you jogged a second or two more than last time. If not, it was a bad day. We all have them but withoiut the bad day to set a baseline you wouldn't know how to feel so awesome on a good day. It's just about doing a tiny bit better than yesterday. You can do W1 D2 as many times as you need until you nail it and again, each time you repeat it, just increases the joy you will feel when you nail it. You CAN do this if you want it bad enough. I think you've got fight in ya!

You're doing great! We all have days that disappoint us; how we deal with it can determine how successful we are. Don't let it get to you - one day at a time, one step at a time I hope you didn't beat yourself up too badly about the pizza either...it happens. The important thing is you are making an effort and are recognizing what's healthy for you...and the rest of the day you did great with your food! That cottage pie sounds yummy!

Thank you all! I believe in being honest and putting it out there. I wanted to post my stats so that I will be honest with myself. I am great at motivating myself at the beginning of a challenge but it does start to wane and I do not have the support around me to push me on - Not my Husbands fault as we are both busy people. I think I have found that support network here though Timb113 - I really hope that will be the case! Bad Backs suck huh Azatol - Thank you, you are too kind! I have accepted myself for who I am and I am OK with that, But these change I make I want to make, for me, Kellyann - Thank you for the words of encouragement Shannon - You are a star. I love your enthusiasm. I used to cope with life stresses via the gym when I was an Office Manager - The best way to work through problems! I certainly need that back in my life now. Thank you all for your kind words Hope your days have been good! Today Well today was supposed to be a rest day, but knowing myself I know I have to do something to keep my motivation. So I took myself off to the gym and had some gentle exercise on the Arc trainer - 5 minutes x2. and 3 mins on the hand bike. Today was also my second day of the 30 day plank challenge - 20 seconds does not seem like much but I could not do it.....scary to think I used to do 60 seconds no prob. Also did 40 stomach crunches while I was down on the floor! I should have mentioned in my first post I joined slimming world before Christmas - So I am following that on the diet side. Lunch was chicken breast with mixed veg Dinner - Omelette - Onion, mushroom, peppers, chicken with harrisa spices 2litres of water

I am getting so super excited to run 5k!! Tomorrow is w7d3 for me. I am so excited I want to run everyday so I can do it faster. Lol, but of course, I won't. I'll take my rest days and kill the 5K!! (I hope) Who else is on week 7? I know azatol is. I'd love to hear everyone's stories!! A cold front has moved in this week, but I am determined to finish this outside. I have never run inside yet. -6 tomorrow and -11 on Thurs. I may experience those frozen eyelashes yet!

I really like the idea of keeping a personal record of my journey...a way to keep track of little milestones other than the runs on the app. I'm a 38yo mom of 2. I completed a 10k years before I had kids, and I'd love to be able to complete that goal again. I am currently only running on a treadmill because a) I can do it while my young kids watch a show I hate running in cold weather and c) I get terrible shin splints when I run too much outside I do like being able to keep track of my speed on the treadmill and pushing for a faster pace I just completed Wk3 day1 this morning. I walk at speed 4 and run at speed 6.2 (hoping to increase that next time). I hated walking for 3 min once I found my rhythm, so I broke those intervals up into walk a min, run a min, walk a min. Much better!

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and new to running. At the age of 46, I have always found an excuse not to exercise on a regular basis. I have always secretly admired those people who run. So when I was asked at work to take part in a 10K at the end of April, I initially said no and that I would never be able to run that far in a million years. I work in a fantastic team, with everyone being very encouraging and telling me that if I download a couch to 10K app, it really is achievable...........even for a middle aged woman like myself. So I set my alarm for 5.30 this morning..............unfortunately it did go off and whilst I contemplated hitting that snooze button, I knew that if I did not get up this morning and start the running programme then I never would. So pleased I got up and got on with it, even at such an early hour. I managed to complete day 1 and felt a huge sense of achievement. I know its very early days but I am determined to be able to run the 10K. For those of you thinking "is she mad" getting up so early????? For me running first thing in the morning is going to be the best time, as once I am home from work I tend to just want to chill and don't think I would be disciplined enough to go out for a run. Will keep you posted on my progress and look forward to being part of the forum and getting to know beginners like myself. Deb

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. I am feeling more positive today but have decided to have a total rest day. Got weighed today and I surprised myself! Only put on half a pound over Christmas! Even with the pizza!

Hi Sinx! I do not have Asthma, yet I did find this informative, perhaps helpful for you: Asthma-Run With It! She, (the author) mentions some helpful tips in regards to cold weather. Also, check this out for inspiration: Paula Radcliffe has run in the Olympics for Great Britain four times in spite of suffering from Asthma. There are many other articles in regards to what she uses and when. I googled: Asthma and running and had fun perusing different blogs. You can do it ... even if it means starting slowly. I'm looking forward to hearing what you choose to do! CHEERS!

I've been a runner off and on for years, and started using this app in Sept as a way to ease in without overdoing it and getting shin splints. I lost interest during week 3 then...determined to see this through this time, and hoping joining the forum will keep me motivated! Up to wk3day1 as of today. Already increasing my pace!

How did you get on????? I too started today and completed day 1, so gave myself a big pat on the back. We can do this together (virtually). I will be doing day 2 on Thursday morning

Shannon, thanks for that posts! I'm one running day behind you and your successes are really inspiring!

Missy, you've already done great thing! Follow the course and don't forget to praise yourself!

Well, another day of dog walking (1.35 miles) and a gentle bike ride (4 miles) to keep the knee feeling good. I'm fighting the urge to run since the knee is feeling better, but I'm trying to work on strengthening the IT Band and stretching before I go for a run. I'm trying to hold off until Sunday before I run a mile. I'm hoping I can to it, because I want to be healthy. I'm falling in love with running and this injury if pretty frustrating.

KellyAnn, thanks for sharing your story. I know we have all gotten a lot from your feedback already, and we look forward to it as we all continue our journey!

Great job to get yourself out the door. Sometimes once you make that first "I'll do it later" it becomes late that night and you're kicking yourself for never doing it. Great job of motivation and hitting the streets! I always loved the feeling of finishing a week and the anticipation of how my body would hold up running that extra time during the next week.

Hello. I'm about to start week 1 day 1 in 45 minutes... Whilst I'm on my way to Zumba. Very excited and nervous. Not done fitness for years and really miss it. Good luck everybody

My best suggestions... 1) get some awesome music loaded on your phone! 2) RUN! 3) Have fun! Number 3 is really important.

Jinx! You owe me a coke Casa! I finished w1d3 too! With you heart and soul! Cheers!

That you are focused on what you can do totally keeps me motivated -pressing on in spite of and because of!!! WayHAY to go Azatol! Yep, I wanna be like you when I grow up! teehee Keep at it! I hope to hear what you can continue to work on even if it is not running On the bright side, *Cheshire cat grin* ... it gives us newbies a chance to catch up to you! LOL

added w1d3 at the top of my original post in order to keep it all in one spot. I'll change the subject title each run. I look forward to reading my progress, as well as keeping ALL thoughts shared - in one thread - for inspiration and tips now and later! "Stay the course, don't think about what others think - think about how much you are doing for yourself." Thank you Soculese!!

OneFit, In spite of and because of all that you have been through, I am excited for you. I see a woman willing to take one tiny step forward and then another and another. I also notice your life-affirming humor! It is a must to laugh at ourselves at times, right! I am inspired; I am moved and I am also reminded to enjoy my small steps because they sure do add up! Thank you. You are a perfect example: · (paraphrasing what you wrote) Week one I started one block walking. Week 2, I was one block jogging, and then one week later I ran the Golden Gate Bridge! I was so exhilarated! I kept at this for 4 months and overtime I lost 45lbs! · “Taking my life back one mile at a time…” · “Right now I finished w1d2 and I can hardly breathe. It feels amazing ….” First of all … CONGRATS on w1d2!! You’ve already proven you can push past areas you strongly believed you disliked (running) AND you have certainly overcome the disturbing and shocking loss of a friend. I have no doubt in my mind you can overcome Fargo North Dakota’s bitter cold, your withdrawals and depression. Why? Cuz … you’ve already taken the first two steps. J I’m wearing big girl panties too! Mind you, it’s not as cold, yet my eyelashes froze on the first day, I sounded funny when talking; I was fearful I wouldn’t feel a snot-sicle forming , and I just finished W1D3! Can’t wait to hear what steps you take next! <3 CHEERS!

Il prob do a nice light walk tomorow and then back at it wensday

Just answered that for you here ---> http://forums.zenlabsfitness.com/topic/1480-how-the-c25k-works/

Welcome and good luck to you! Having a supportive husband helps a LOT! If you make your fitness a priority, and your hubby knows it, you'll be successful! There are LOTS of places to find healthy meal options, and I frequently find healthy alternatives on Pinterest Please keep us posted on your journey - we're all in this together and there are SO MANY supportive and encouraging folks in here

Thanks all. And yes KellyAnn its very hot here (100.4F) which makes it harder to get out and do it

Started again week 1 day 1 after 4 weeks off. Absolutely freezing here :-/

I completed W1D1 of C210k. Yay!

Yippee Shaa! Feels great that you finished Day1 Huh?? It s all in the Mind... Proud of you!

Just back found the app brilliant and completed the half an hour plus more so cold & raining out cant wait for tomorow now but 1st a shower haha

Suhn26, I did the same thing during the warmup and cooldown, just a brisk walk. Then after you have completed a day, you should stretch. Not a problem taking a break, if needed. You are listening to your body and that's key. I would suggest that you keep moving during that time, even if it's a slow walk, but definitely listen to what your body is telling you. Great job so far, keep it up!

Starting wk 8 this wk

My hubby found this app for us as well ! We are 48 & 50 tried of being tried and out of shape. Tomorrow we'll be day one! Wish us luck!! Keep inspiring!

Congrats Terry!!! "Life is too short to miss the important things, so got to get moving!" You betcha!! Moving being the operative word! LOVE IT!

Amanda, you gave me goosebumbs!!! You are an exemplar of pressing on - in spite of and because of!! Honestly, I had to giggle while reading as I could so relate to what you were feeling - been there done that, and still do that on occasion. LOL In the past especially, I would fret and worry about step 10 long before accomplishing step 1 OR I'd worry about how I would feel AFTER, before even beginning or completing. LOL So silly of me. In your case, you were worried about how you would feel (dissapointment) before you had even begun or finished. Nevertheless, you persevered - in spite of and because of your fear of what you 'might' experience - and achieved success! I sure feel good about what YOU achieved and have continued to achieve! Definitely! Thank you Amanda! WayHAY to go siSTAR! Congrats to everyone else too! Energized after reading these posts! CHEERS!

Way to go Terry. We are all here for you. Keep going. Hugs. Here is too New Year.

That's the spirit. Happy new year and welcome to the party!!

Folks, I can tell you with some certainty that it can be done. As of Halloween my doctor declared me no longer diabetic. I was on 1000 milligrams of metformin this summer. Nothing right now and my blood sugar rarely tops 100. My A1C was 4.9 last momth. The recipe? 1) PALEO DIET!!!! Eat like our ancesters 2) Exercise. I started lifting weights now I run and lift. I was 315 last year. Walked off a lot of it. 268 when I went Paleo and started working out in August( was walking and eating low carb diet before that but weight loss stopped even with 10k steps a day ). Now I'm diabetes free, off blood pressure meds and 226 pounds. Down 2-3 shirt sizes and 3 pant sizes There is another piece of the puzzle. STRENGTH TRAINING ( which running is a form of ). FACT: Muscle burns calories faster. FACT: your metabolism is elevated for up to 48 hours after you work out. The most important part and the hardest one we have to come to terms with is diet is 80% of the game. Running and strength training alone will get you down a little but diet is where it's at. When you combine the two, bye bye pounds. hello better feeling me. <hops off soap box>

Congratulations Bbq, welcome here. The rest of you too. I'm so excited for the New Year and everyone sounds so excited. Let's do this everyone!! Shannon, I would love to run a dye one. That would be fun. Good luck everyone.

Awesome-sauciness!! We both chose to start on the same day with the same goal ... to run a Saint Patty's day run! LOL Excited for you! Cheers! ps. I introduced myself earlier (Shannon) and just now registered for the forums. Love it so far! The energy and stories shared are contagious! Wishing you continued success!

So I connected c25k to myfitnesspal or at least I think they connected. I completed day 1 on c25k went back to myfitnesspal and it doesn't have it under exercise. What did I do wrong?