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Totally! Had a victory dinner of a wonton soup and beer for dinner when I finished....lol! I'm down 36 pounds from when I started. Feeling much different.

Hi Shannon! Thanks for all the positivity and enthusiasm that you bring to the forums! As requested, we have increased the number of "likes" individual members can do. Please feel free to continue to spread the good vibes and karma =). Cheers!

Ok this is my own running tip from my own personal limited experience and novice physical fitness knowledge. If you lend any credability to me, you're gambling. <G> I found at the start that I was struggling. I'd look at my fitbit ( its a watch too ) and check the time constantly. OMG OMG OMG just 2 more minutes and I can walk again. My body knew it was about to get a rest and it fought me hard to convince me it was out of gas. It's not!! Your body will sabotage you every single time it can. You're brain is lazy. You must fool it!!! Stop looking at the time. Run until you're told to walk. Your body doesn't know when it's going to rest and can't poop you out in advance. Just a nice comfortable pace and get lost in the music. It really really works for me. I think you should try it and tell me your fidnings. Keep your body guessing.

I keepon trying to think of things to post, but they always seem unnecessary. So i gave up on finding something to post about and decided to just say hello. I am ecstatic to meet all of you, jazzed to begin a new lifestyle, and terrified that the sweet sounding lady that lives in my phone and tells me to run will leave me in a breathless and sore heap on the local running trail. it is a pleasure to meet all of you!

Hello! New member here and thought I'd give a bit of background and some inspiration to others... If you would have told me 6 months ago I'd be doing 5ks, and actually jogging, I would have thought you insane! Well, maybe I'm the crazy one! LOL I'm 45 and about 100 lbs overweight. Bad knees, former smoker, sedentary day job, and definitely NOT a runner. I HATED exercise, especially walking/running (BORING!!!) It all started because of a 5k obstacle course race I really wanted to do about 2 months ago. I knew I could do the obstacles, but running 3 miles, NO WAY!! I tried jogging a few times and all my fat jiggled, my knees started hurting, and I could not breathe. So okay, I figured I'd walk it. BUT, I wasn't even sure I could WALK 5k. So I started out a month before the event walking and sure enough, I was able to walk 5k. Came the day of the race and I walked it and did the obstacles, had a ton of fun and got my finisher's medal. By now, I was HOOKED! I wanted to do more 5ks! I was all about the bling and the excitement of doing something I never thought I could do. So I registered for a few more and kept walking them, but I really wanted to TRY to build up my strength and endurance to run them. I'm fortunate to live in a warm State where I can get out side at the local park and run around the trail (which is a 1 mile loop). So I started Week 1 in the beginning of December. Week 1 Day 1 was BRUTAL. I could barely jog for a minute, let alone keep up the intervals, but I pushed myself through. By the end of Week 1, I knew I wasn't ready to move onto Week 2. So, I did Week 1 again, and it got a little easier. Then moved onto Week 2. The first day was difficult, but I stuck it out. Week 2 day 2 was still hard, but doable. BUT a funny thing happened, I noticed I could breeze through the first minute without feeling tired and only at the last 30 seconds was I feeling it. WOW!! You mean I built up my endurance to jog for a minute without really feeling it? AWESOME! I finished Week 2 and repeated the first 2 days again. Then I had another 5k just a week ago. I did Week 2 day 3 during the 5k and when the session was done, I kept my music on and finished the 5, using my watch to time the walk/jog intervals. I did my BEST time yet (shaved off 10 minutes). This plan was REALLY working, I was really jogging, even if only for 2 minutes at a time! So...Monday this week I walked 3 miles (briskly, since I was with a friend) instead of going back to the plan. Today I decided "what if I try Week 3?? How far could I get? Well, the first rep of 3 min jogging wasn't bad. The second rep of 3 minute jogging nearly killed me. I had to start walking about 2 minutes in, which I did until the 90 second jogging interval. I finished it, and I'm proud of it! I know the next time I get out there I would be able to do both 3 minute reps jogging. Other "funny" things are happening to me too! When I start the 5 minute warm up walk, I don't want to walk, I want to start jogging! My fat isn't jiggling as much (so far I lost 10 lbs, need to really get better with the diet now). My balance seems to have improved. My knees don't hurt AT ALL and most of all, I'm jogging and enjoying it!! I look forward to "workout days" when I can just put the music on, zone out, and follow the trail for 30 minutes doing whatever the lady in my phone tells me to do. Most of all, I'm really jogging for more than 30 seconds at a time - WOOHOO!! The motto of my story is....BELIEVE in yourself! If you can't jog for 60 seconds in Week 1, so what? Jog for 30 seconds and walk the rest until the next interval. KEEP DOING IT - you WILL Get better. This app is really the BEST thing since sliced bread.

So yeah I'm new to this whole running thing. My sister has tried on multiple occasions to get me to run with her but I never liked it. I'm a singer not a runner. I also felt like I never had time to commit to being a regular runner. I'm a full time music major which means 75% of my classes are only 1 credit hr even though they meet for 4 hrs, and on top of going to school I also work to pay for it. The reason I've decided to do this is because my sister is getting married and I want to surprise her and run the Tough Mudder with her at least once before she ties the knot.

Which turned out to actually be 4.3 kms. I ran the runkeeper app only during the 30 minute run portion to see if I am in fact running 5k. I didn't think I was, and yet, I was still disappointed.

my thoughts on her exactly! Thank you! And also thank you Azotol

This is not a fail. This is a bigtime score!! You're practically there and you know the recipe to get there. Knock out a few extra minutes on the next run and you're there. The speed will come. At least it better, because it's my plan in a couple weeks <G>

Aren't impossible goals fun Gnik? Piece-O-Cake baby. Just gotta want it bad enough!!

Upload spreadsheet to Google drive. Set it as public amnd post link on forum

Awesome Azatol. Proud of you.

He might run with me, but he hates social media. So, no, he won't join me on here. But, I'll keep you updated on him when I post updates on my progress.

LOL 'Like This' ... success!! Thank you ... again Admin! <3 Love this space/place! Folks make it easy to respond, encourage and support, as well as making it easy to receive the same in return. How cool is that! Cheers!! ps. the above post was 'liked' without restriction!!! YeeHaw! ... brought to you by the Zenlabs Admin! *wiggles happily*

My advice is simple. Call your first day a win. You got out there, you tried. AWESOME!! Next time, you just have to get a tiny bit father. You don't even have to finish. This is a game of baby steps. The smallest amount of forward progress get's you closer to your goal. HANG IN THERE

And don't dwell on how out of shape you are, focus instead each workout on making a slight improvement over the last one. You got this!!