Cross posted from my blog:

So, as all of you know who follow my blog, I haven't been the best a the big E....yes, sad to say, but my exercise has been lacking. So, while surfing YouTube a few days ago, I noticed a lot of those who had WLS were trying/doing/completed this Couch 25k program. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, its a 9 week program that trains you to run a 5K. Its for beginners so I thought, well, I'm a beginner, I'll try it.

Lemme just start by saying that, its been more than 20 years since I have jogged. Now, mind you, the last time I jogged, my body was ripped like Britanny Spears (ok, maybe not that hot, but I was an athlete at least..ha ha) Sooooooo....the workout goes like this: work out 3 times a week, walking and running in intervals (more walking than running at first) for 30 minutes. You can download various podcasts with someone guiding you when to walk/jog. OK, I got my 3 sports bras on, my skin tight leggins, and my running shoes..I get on the treadmill and start, hmmm..as I'm warming up I'm thinkin I'm going to rock this workout!! HA HA HA. I can report that I DIDN'T QUIT, and I DID all 8 (was it 8? I coudn't count much less breathe) sixty second jogs...however, I was seriously sweatin, huffin & puffin...but I DID IT!!! I am so proud of myself, even though I was jiggling in places I didn't know a person could jiggle..lmao! I felt like my body just 'woke up'! I know tomorrow I will be looking for the Ben-Gay or Icy-Hot, but for now, I'm damn proud of myself!! Friday is my next workout day, so wish me luck and stay tuned!!

I would rather be slow and steady in my progression than over do and backslide.

that is great advice! Thanks so much!!

What speed are you all jogging at?

Really not that fast, 4.0-4.1 mph. But I hope to get faster as I go! I actually vlog about it on YouTube if anyone is interested. My username on YouTube is scneaux, search Couch25K.

I usually jog about 4.2-4.5 and also hope to get faster!

OK, you all have inspired me. :scared0:

One of my big goals was to be able to run a 5K in the fall. I've never run that far in my entire life. I didn't make it to the gym all weekend (NO excuse), but today I went down to the basement and hopped on the incredibly dusty old treadmill. The digital console hasn't worked in years so I have no idea how fast I was going, and of course there was no timer to be found, and naturally the batteries in my watch were dead LOL.... so I walked for 3-4 minutes and ran for a minute for about 35 minutes. Honestly was very surprised to be able to run that much, and I almost wish it wasn't so late so I could go down and do it again! Guess I'm gonna have to look more into the C25K program itself, huh?

Great job! I honestly was surprised I could start the running thing too! Keep it up ~ we will all support each other! I am thinking of getting a stop watch to help me time myself when walking/running outside. It just needs to have big numbers for my over 40 eyes!!!!

Love the big numbers! I need a second hand for outside also. Just hope I keep getting enough oxygen to keep jogging!!!

I am now on w3d3 (that will be Thursday). I am up to running for 3 minutes, walking 90 seconds. It is tough, but I am doing it. I run at about 4.5 and walk at 3.5. My key is-when I am getting tired, I turn my music up louder. It helps me concentrate on the song (and sing along!) instead of "When am I going to be done?" I also cover up the timer and my phone (where the program is running) so I can't see a thing. It is such a great feeling when it is all over.

So there is hope for me! Running for 3 min is great! Before being sleeved walking for long distance was hard exercise and now we are starting to run----- Excellent!

Okay, I was short on time yesterday (I have about an hour between work and church on Wednesdays), so I decided to do the first day of this program, and I was amazed! It's still hard on my knees, but I burned 400 calories in 30 minutes! I did a little extra walking at the end, but I am going to make an effort to do this 3 times a week for sure. I need to print out the program again because I can't remember what comes next!

Shontel, fantastic! I think I need to try it out. I'd love to be able to run a 5K (without dying) lol Keep us posted on how it's going.

So I dove into the 2nd week of the program on Wednesday...(gasp) I blogged (and vlogged, in case you just can't get enough of me..ha ha) The runs were upped to 1.5 minutes...but I DID it!!! I'm doing the second workout of week 2 today...wish me luck!! Bought me some new running shoes for some motivation! yay!!

Shontel, you go girl, keep sucking in that oxygen!!

I only ran once this past week, my knee was bothering me and I wanted to baby it. I will start back today