Okay guys, it's officially been 7 days since my last proper run. I'm going to TRY and fit one in tonight. It's week 9 and I can't lose total motivation now, right? Any top twips for getting back on that horse?
Hope everyone is having a great week! xx
Know exactly how you feel - see my last post 'Procrastination'! I think you've probably already dealt with it by writing your post - now your problem is 'out there' you can't escape it.
Of course you'll be reminding yourself of all the health benefits etc etc
We found one way to make it more interesting was to change our route - going round and round the same park was becoming v tedious.
And you're sooo close to graduating!
So true! I'm going to change my route because right now I keep reminding myself of the 'tricky' bits I encounter on my current route.
I've also found the B210K plan and I'm interested in continuing with that! Thanks for the wise words! xxx
Oh, no no no you don't, you're so close to graduating! Think back to what went through your head when you started out on week one, and remember what motivated you and how much you looked forward to being able to run even 10 minutes without coughing your guts up. Then imagine running along beside yourself at that time explaining that you eventually got to week 9, lost your mojo and didn't want to get out of the door for the last three runs. Hmm. Then imagine your week one self chasing you down the road with a big stick and a mouthful of abuse 
C'mon, girl, shake yourself up! Download week 9 with the possibility to put your own music on instead of Laura's musical choice (Sticking my neck out here, but in week two it was either the music that left, or me), cobble together a motivational playlist of stuff that fires you up then GOOOO, girl!
How about this one? I've got shapely shoulders, no back boobs, those nice sloping defined bits on my midriff, and the return of the knees from the fatty blobs they used to be. I wasn't overweight to start with and haven't had the added impetus of weight loss that many on this forum describe, but the difference in my bod and my head (no depression so long as I keep running) is amazing, after only 1 year of being a runner, thanks to this programme.
"...nice sloping defined bits on my midriff"? Wahey! Nine months to go then maybe I'll have some too.
Ha ha !
And if your bum gets anymore perkier you will be wearing it across your shoulders ha ha 
xxx
I've still got TERRIBLE cellulite though. I had it even when I was skinny in my twenties. My bum and the top of my legs will have to remain hidden forever more, I think, unless someone comes up with a cure for cellulite that doesn't involve smearing your thighs in coffee!!!
Yup me too ! xxx
Can we just get over the "cellulite is ugly" shit that big business uses to try and sell us things? Women have cellulite because of how our fat is laid down under the skin. It also keeps us alive longer in cold conditions when boys conk out and die. And it doesn't mean we're old, or fat, or unfit, or ugly - I'm 28, wear a size 6, can outrun most of my friends, and have plenty of thigh dimples. It's one of those learn-to-hate-your-body-because-some-male-run-multinational-can-then-waste-your-money-on-wax-and-razors-and-acid-peels-and-other-forms-of-slight-mutilation-as-you-try-to-hate-it-less and really, you know, f*ck that. Hard. With a hot poker.
*stepping off soapbox* sorry.
No need to apologise! Regardless of why it's there, I am shallow enough to think it looks horrid on my otherwise pretty good body and I'd get rid of it if I could. Mother Nature is cruel. My husband eats crap and sits at a desk 16 hrs per day and has a peach of a tushy!
You've put so much time and effort into it already. So sure, if you don't have what it takes, then just go ahead and drop out. BUT here's the deal, you can only quit after you have done the last three runs. So how about it? Get your shapely backside back onto the horse for just three more runs, and THEN come back if you really want to quit.
I'm willing to bet you won't want to 
For me, I think there's sometimes almost a fear of finishing the plan, because after that it's up to me! I absolutely recognise the loss of motivation right at the end, so how I deal with it is by allowing myself to not *want* to run, as long as I still get out there and try. I can grumble to myself all the way through changing, putting shoes on, finding keys etc., and even going out of the door. And usually, by the time I've been running for a few minutes I'm so glad I went!
If you're worried about losing the structure of the plan, make your own! Either work on B210k (although I wouldn't recommend going straight into it - the first two weeks are a *huge* leap up from w9, and it hurts!), or use the C25k+ podcasts, or plan some new routes, or try your own playlists, or whatever you like! Just keep getting out there, and keep running!
Step 1 has been achieved by admitting your problem and asking for help. Step 2 will be agreeing to tell everyone whether you did the run or not.
Think back to why you are doing this and think over how hard some of the early steps were. You don't want to go back to where you were / have to go through all that again, do you? Lace up those shoes and off you go!
I am starting W9 - or am trying to but R1 was sabotaged today by a combo of gremlins and catarrh. I managed 16 minutes which I did enjoy. How to re- capture your motivation? So many good tips here already but I would suggest the following: 1.) plan a really interesting route 2.) pick a really interesting play list 3.) diary your runs like any other appointment/ thing you do that is important ( pub night out; cinema; work stuff may be; family stuff) 4.) remember how great it feels to accomplish a run every time. I have never felt as well as I do now after 2 months of running - leaving aside the catarrh. Good luck. Get back out there.
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