AgentP Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 So...new to forums but hope by saying it out loud or in this case typing it, I will keep motivated to keep doing it. 42, overweight and out of shape!! And just signed up to coach my daughters football (soccer) team. I used to play but haven't been fit enough for a long time. So I started the Atkins diet a few weeks ago and feel great. Started walking 5kms with a friend a few weeks ago too. Have lost 2 kgs of the necessary 20 and feeling positive for the first time in ages. Now have some self belief I will be able to run around with a bunch of 12 year old girls!!! Then I discovered this app and tried day one and I actually did it (with some serious puffing and panting!!) Even managed day 2 a few days later with a few 5km walks in between. I have just talked my friend into doing it too. So she has done day one and me day three but I will repeat a couple and hopefully pant a little less! Dreading week 2 even though it's only 30seconds more!! But I'm telling myself I can do it and that I want to be a real (read active and participating) coach not just one who yells at training. It might take more than 8 weeks but I currently believe I think i can do it! I needed to type this so it is real. As a first time forumist it feels a bit self indulgent but I guess readers might well have given up reading at paragraph one lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Offto a good start. Soon you'll begin to look forward to next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Right on AgentP! Keep telling yourself you can do it, or rather state firmly, "I AM doing this!" CHEERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi AgentP , Welcome here , you began and that is what is important. You are moving. So proud of you. You won't dread it it at all, it will become a great way of life. Keep it up. Cheering you on. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 So I repeated w1d2 with my friend, this being my 4th attempt. I was feeling confident. After run two I was ready to pack it in. Talk about heavy legs! Then I reminded myself yes they are heavy and that's why you are doing this!! By round 5 the lady telling us we were halfway way was the motivation we needed not to get in our cars and head to the pub! Anyway the last leg we were barely moving but we did get there even if my confidence was shattered. Now we do this run around the park where our mildly embarrassed teenage sons have football (soccer) training. So we decided to continue our warm down until they finished their training. Ending the evening on a high we did 9.18km in total. That should have burned a few calories!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Hi AgentP, Way to go, you are doing great, keep it up!! Proud of you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 W2D1 OMG I did it and it actually felt really good! I had to do it by myself and I wore my headphones so I couldn't hear myself panting! I felt slower but I Went further. Maybe I can do this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Lol thanks Azatol! Working on my mind set too. I WILL get both mind and body sorted cos my souls ok!! Azatol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Right On Agent - congrats! And yes, mindset is more than half the battle! Way to reframe!!! Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 W2D2 done! It was really hard cos it is really hot downunder at the moment! Needed water but hate carrying a drink bottle in my hand. Any ideas? Tired legs now but day off 2moro which I will enjoy! TheRoseWithin~Shannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 W2D2 done! It was really hard cos it is really hot downunder at the moment! Needed water but hate carrying a drink bottle in my hand. Any ideas? Tired legs now but day off 2moro which I will enjoy! They make water bottles made for gripping with a strap. Also have waist packs with little drink bottles on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks I'll check them out at the sports shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Raining for today's run. Nice change from the heat of my last one! W2D3 done but I am considering doing it again. I'll see how I feel before my next run. I struggled to lift my legs and find a good pace. My quads were tired and just didn't want to work, felt like my knees and calves were doing all the work. I don't do a lot of strength work yet but do some lower leg stuff here and there. My arms seemed heavy too and I felt like I was holding them up and carrying them (which probably doesn't makes sense because of course I was) but they felt like they were tiring me. Tried a Pilates work out yesterday and quite enjoyed/ was challenged by it! TheRoseWithin~Shannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyAnn Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hey AgentP, Thats great. You are doing amazing. I have a waterpack that I wear around my waist and my water bottle snuggles in nice. I havent seen another one like it. I canno stand to wear the strap one unless i hold the bottle in my hand. They do make camelbacks that are smaller, I have a waist one of those for long runs.. Enjoy that warm weather, stay hydrated. HUGS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 So I decided to give w3D1 a crack despite not feeling great after my last run. But I was feeling energetic and enthusiastic tonight. There is something about this app that just won't let me give up before I hear that voice. I won't let her win. Maybe I do have some of my competitiveness left in me from my younger days. Needless to say I did it! Feeling great! TheRoseWithin~Shannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Awesome job. I've said it before. THjere's science going on here. More oftne than not, your body is ready for the next lesson. Sometimes the mind has to be convinced is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 LOL Love your energy and competitiveness Agent, and your commitment to stick with this too! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 W3d2 complete. Just!! Need to focus in front of me not on my feet. Seems to help my breathing when I'm more upright. Planning to smash day 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Nice job Agent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Yay smashed W3D3 - well my version of smashed!! Took a minute off my forest track time! Set off about 8 minutes before my husband and his two running mates and I was keen to get to the end point and turn before they caught me and I did it. They went passed a bit further on but I was still motivated to not finish too far behind them. Feeling a bit more like a runner and didn't even mind them seeing me huff and puff!! Mind you they were going past so fast they probably only heard the huff not the puff!! Keen to start week 4 next week. Azatol and TheRoseWithin~Shannon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azatol Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 You're doing great. The only one you're in competition with is yourself. Did you run a little farther than last week? WIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoseWithin~Shannon Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Agent! That is so (for lack of a better word) COOL! How fun! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Yes Azatol - I did run further. I'm stoked and feel good too. Bring on next week Thanks Shannon and Trish - been on a high all day! TheRoseWithin~Shannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Arggh had a bit of trouble with my ap! Actually I blame the bright sunlight on my screen. Completed W4D1 a few days ago and feeling good. Then W4D2 done but tough. Had a couple of days off for recovery and did W4D3. Was really struggling and getting quite angry with the lovely lady on the ap cos the minutes just weren't passing fast enough. And I know Azatol had said don't look at the screen but I just had to cos I was dying!! Turns out I was somehow on W5D1!!! Anyway I just can't let the lovely lady win so I did it. But I am going to complete W4 this weekend just to mark my progress on the track. But loving that I'm not too scared of what next week will bring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentP Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 So finished off W4 today. I have a 5k track that I do my work out on and usually walk or run/walk the last bit cos I can't do the whole thing in the 30mins yet. Today I smashed 3 minutes off my best time. Possibly because I have a new running partner once a week. She is much fitter than me and could probably run the whole thing but she is coming back from injuries and was looking for some regular training. She certainly pushed me to go a bit faster. Bring on W5! Feeling great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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