Banded on 9/4, just started the couch to 5 k program today. I have the app on my iPhone, very motivating program. I also work out at Curves 2-3 times a week, going for my first fill next Thursday. Down 22 pounds in the last couple months, only 4 pounds lost since surgery.

Banded on 9/4, just started the couch to 5 k program today. I have the app on my iPhone, very motivating program. I also work out at Curves 2-3 times a week, going for my first fill next Thursday. Down 22 pounds in the last couple months, only 4 pounds lost since surgery.

I've heard a lot about C25K. Do you like it? Is it just for people who are already into running? I've always wanted to try running but honestly I'd be lucky to jog 60 seconds then collapse.

I have never ran, always wanted to be able to. The program starts you off walking for 2 minutes and then jogging for 1 minute. I made it through the 30 minutes, but not at a very fast pace.

I'm starting a C 2 5K program myself! I'm using "Get Running"- an iPhone app.

I've never been a runner but ... I wanna try it. I never could before and now it's possible.

Good luck to you :-)

Oooh, that was a surprise! I ran!

This morning I started on Week 1, Day 1 of "Get Running" and it really worked!

Yesterday while I was waiting for someone, I quickly went through my music library (on my iPhone) and made a playlist of all my upbeat, fasted songs and called the playlist "Learning to Run."

This morning I put on a sports bra and some footless tights (so I can focus on the running and not focus on jiggling), then a t-shirt, sweat pants and running shoes.

I put a leash on my dog and started up the "Get Running" app. With my favorite songs in the background, a warm voice of encouragement coached me all along the way. Five minutes of warmup walk, a minute of running, a minute and a half walk, a minute of running, a minute and a half walk... And so on until I'd run eight 1-minute runs and walked a total of about 20 minutes.

When I got back home, I was kind of glowing with energy and my dog was beaming with joy.

Wow! I've never been a runner and this was only Day 1 but... Day 1 went well!

I'll rest tomorrow and then on Wednesday follow the Day 2 instructions.

:-D

So...today was my Week 1, Run 2 and I thought I'd report back how it went.

To be 100% honest, after my first run, I felt all glowing and energized and I couldn't wait to run again. (And I'm NOT a runner; I'm was the heavy girl who sat on the bench reading during recess!)

Then yesterday, I felt surprisingly physically tired and was glad it was a day off from the Couch 2 5k program.

This morning I ran some errands and made some phone calls, some of which were frustrating and unfruitful. (grrr....I don't like beurocracy) Anyway, so when it was time to run, I was a pouty girl and didn't wanna. But I did anyway :-)

This time it even went faster and felt easier than the first one. Wow- so glad I pushed myself and did it. We'll see how Run 3 goes.

So...today was my Week 1' date=' Run 2 and I thought I'd report back how it went.

To be 100% honest, after my first run, I felt all glowing and energized and I couldn't wait to run again. (And I'm NOT a runner; I'm was the heavy girl who sat on the bench reading during recess!)

Then yesterday, I felt surprisingly physically tired and was glad it was a day off from the Couch 2 5k program.

This morning I ran some errands and made some phone calls, some of which were frustrating and unfruitful. (grrr....I don't like beurocracy) Anyway, so when it was time to run, I was a pouty girl and didn't wanna. But I did anyway :-)

This time it even went faster and felt easier than the first one. Wow- so glad I pushed myself and did it. We'll see how Run 3 goes.[/quote']

Great job! Running has a way of healing the soul like no other sport! Enjoy!