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Hello. Yes I am new to this c25k and this group. I was wondering what is the best shoes for a brand new runner, that don't cost a fortune?

My name is Chelsea, 27 yeaes old, from Northern Ohio . I have a 6 month old German Shepherd who I want to start running with. I'm slow, have never been successful at running. Last winter I made the decision to start the process of weightloss surgery. Had Gastric Sleeve surgery on June 1st. My highest weight was in February at 315. Surgery day I was 295. At 4 months and 2 weeks, I'm currently around 235. If you don't agree with the choice that I've made please don't comment. I get enough negativity in my regular everyday life, I don't need it on here as well.

So...I'm at least 80lbs overweight. I've been on a diet since I was 11 when my grandma took me to weight watchers. I have been to the gym, had personal trainers, etc. But none of it has been as motivating or addictive as this C25K app. Every day that I complete, I'm so proud of myself. When I feel like I can't go on, I remind myself that running is 99.9% mental. Today I finished week 3, day 1. I was stoked I was able to finish it, even though it was hard, I did it! I'm going to just take 1 day at a time, and keep going. That's all I can do. Good luck on your journey too!

The same feelings have developed for me; I really look forward to running especially on the weekend when i run both days. Getting an activity watch that measures Max VO2 and records distance/fastest mile has made it entertaining, sort of like a game.

Wow! You're certainly going for it. Although running 5K seems like an impossible task at the moment, you will end up surprising yourself. When I started, I was just like you. I thought I'd never get to day 2, let alone the end! I quickly realised that my body was more able than I gave it credit for and my mind needed to keep quiet and stop thinking that I couldn't do it. I celebrated my first 5K Parkrun (and a significant weight loss) by buying some new running tights! You can repeat days when you need to by just clicking on the day again, the program will check that you want to wipe the previous data, just click yes. Good luck, you'll get there!