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Bought some shoes and gear now looking forward to starting tomorrow! Hoping to lose a stone and shape up

I finished the c25k app 3 weeks ago. Felt great to finish, but you know what? It feels even greater to keep with it. I have gone back a few weeks and started running for the distance and not the time. It has kept me going with a steady progression and now I absolutely feel ready to start week 9 of the c210k app! My first 5k will be March 23! I love running! My husband has also started running and that makes me happy!! Keep running everyone!!

Just downloaded the C25K app My ambition is to run, I can't remember running anywhere since I was a kid I have lost 1.5 stone I'm the last few weeks from dieting, now I need to exercise Wish me luck

Next week I start week 9 for the c210k app!! We can do this!!

You can do this!

My goals for 2019 1). To continue my weight loss journey with the goal of losing 10lbs per month or 100lbs total for the year 2). Continue to develop and grow the love that I have for myself 3). To complete at least thee 5k walks or runs for charities I support 4). To meditate and pray daily, along with becoming more involved in my church and scripture readings 5). To just be happy and to live my life to the fullest.

Hello. My name is Kamille and I'm 51 years old. I have to lose 20 kilo for my health. I've a lot of health problems. I'm going to do this program on my elliptical because I don't like to run outside and I have problems with my knees. I know that it will not have the same effect as that I would run outside but that doesn't matter to me. I want to become healthier and want to build up my condition. Are there more people here who are using this app on the elliptical?

Thanks guys My shins hurt when running I don't ache afterwards or next day, I think it may be footwear

I repeated week 1 also and I am glad I did. I just started week 3 this morning. I honestly was surprised at myself. My legs are a litle tired this afternoon but that is alright by me... keep at it!

not me either! I am really new to all of this...

When I am absolutely craving sweets but want to avoid them, I eat fruit (frozen unsweetened fruit and some kind of milk, put in a blender is delicious). Also, I discovered that really good snacks are things like sunflower seeds, almonds, and other nuts and seeds. You can put some in a snack bag and carry them in a pocket. Then you've got something to snack on so you won't get so hungry that you ravenously eat all the donuts and candy bars and sodas you can.

Hello, Just checking out the forum. I have always loved going to the gym and working out but the last year or so has been rough... anyway I'm just starting to get back into working out from home now focusing a lot on pushups and core exercises and hope to get back into running if this Wisconsin winter ever ends. I also started to cut soda out of my diet and that is going ok. Not perfect, but much better than how it used to be. Now I need to find a cure for my sweet tooth...

Welcome. It sounds like you have a great plan. One thing that has helped me ease out of eating too much sugary foods when they seem to have overtaken me, is to eat fruit (fresh or frozen; no sweetener added). It is still sweet, which helps curb the cravings, but it has nutrients and such in it and seems to wean me away from candy and all the other junk.

Most people don't cut out an entire group of macros though. A true keto diet is low carb, though some people have extremely low carbs and others are more moderate. My experience with keto is that it seemed to help, but I had a difficult time eating all the fat and protein that it was calculated I should have. I still try to do low-carb; and not eat carbs and fat at the same time because that seems to put pounds on me. I am beginning the body ecology diet now, because it seems like my body needs help digesting food. I think once I get those microbes in my gut that need to be there, then I might be able to get rid of that last 15-18 pounds that I keep fighting with.

I was thinking about this question... and was wondering why you would want to change it to 4 days? Is it to shorten each day. meaning taking the 3 days of workouts and dividing them into 4? Or, keeping the same pace for 4 days overall? I think the way it's set up is to ensure rest days in between. You can always incorporate other things for the off days...

The fitbit app will do this as well as myfitnesspal. Both of them are great together. I use myfitnesspal to track all my food and it syncs with my fitbit. You can put your food into either, I just prefer myfitnesspal since adding recipes is infinitely easier. Both apps track calories, macro nutrients and how much of a calorie deficit you should have. In all honesty, once I cleaned up my eating habits I get plenty of the right calories and am not feeling deprived at all. I've been losing the weight steadily now. For myself I don't advocate any of the trend diets like Keto... it can't be healthy cutting out an entire group of macros and for me it would never be sustainable.

They are right!! You can do this!

Just started running with this app and I must say I feel pretty good. Now, to keep motivated! I have asthma and was told running would help condition my lungs so I wouldn’t rely on the inhaler as much. I hope they are right!

Well done for sure! If your shins hurt, could be "shin splints" and they are ridiculously painful. Been there, done that. It has taken about 4 months to really get past that. Here are 2 things that have made a huge difference 1. Stretch, especially your calf muscles. I can't stress this enough. Make sure they are warmed up. 2. Try wearing calf sleeves. They do help. Good job and keep moving forward. Remember... a 7 minute mile and a 20 minute mile are still A MILE!!! You will get there.

I have the same struggle wanting something sweet! I completely cut out everything except black coffee, tea and water as far as something to drink goes... I was a full on Diet Coke junkie lol For snacks I have been eating Kind bars, pistachios and occasionally popcorn that I pop myself on the stove. Every once in a while a little piece of dark chocolate. I use myfitnesspal to track everything. It seriously helps. If you come up with some good ideas, please share!

Just finished first day it nearly killed me, and my shins hurt like hell But I did it and will carry on Well done me

I am currently on a weight loss journey of my own. I’ve lost 60lbs since August 2018, and I have 171lbs to go. I have never been a runner, but I want to condition myself to jog/run by May for a 5k. My sister and I are signing up for the color run. I’m doing a 5k walk the week before the run, which I’ve done the walk before. Now I’m ready to push myself more in hopes of completing a 5k run.

"Running a 5K" is on my goal list for 2019 as well! I walked a 5K last year on Thanksgiving Day and it was a lot of fun. My average mile was 19:01 so that is my benchmark. I signed up for one on St. Patrick's Day to see how I am progressing. I'm on week 2 of C25K. I repeated week 1 on purpose. So far so good. The weather here is not conducive to running so until it warms up and thaws out I'm using a treadmill.

I just made it to 10K - would love to hear all about your progress!!! I followed the C25K then moved to 10K and followed it pretty religiously :-)