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I've been very sick and inert which has led to solace found at the bottom of Ben and Jerry's icecream. I'm still not well and I want to slowly lose weight so it stays as sustained weight loss.
I've got too many health issues to mention. How have other people in poor health coped with this programme?
Just take it steady and slow. Maybe you need to check with the doc if health issues may make running hard. I walk a lot as well (approx 15 - 17k a day, time permitting), and that's gentle and great for your body. Sorry to say though, Ben and Jerries are not going to help with the weight loss....😭😭😭
Lol no I rarely have it really. About 1 time every couple of months. 
I've been clean eating for ages because I'm on a Fod map diet which sucks! I think I will take it easy and perhaps when I see the hospital specialist this afternoon I'll ask what he suggests. I'm sick of not doing any real exercise, I think it's good for body and mind.
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Are you posting on the Weight Loss NHS forum, that is a really great place to get advice, and support. The C25K programme is not really a weight loss programme, although, linked with a healthy eating regime it may help
Lots of folk with health problems, run and post on this great forum. Some of their stories are totally inspirational; and their posts are so useful for anyone, with health problems, starting this running journey.
Firstly, because the programme is intended to take you slowly and steadily from not running, to running for thirty minutes ( in nine weeks or however long it takes you), it is a very good idea to have a complete check up with your GP and get the all-clear.
Hope to see you posting really soon
Cheers for the reply :). I'm gonna check with gastroenterologist and cardiologist first later today . I've got a heart monitor fitted in so I'm gonna check if that would be effected before I try running.
Does very much depend on the nature of your difficulties and how much weight you are talking about (and then on how sensible the GP is - some have a 'running = bad' metric which overrides their 'overweight and inactive = increased risk' metric!).
But you can't get much more sensible than using the NHS Couch to 5K programme, so long as you understand that it is about a walking motion and a running motion and to avoid all notions of what pace either should be.
Thanks to C25K I'm a runner even though I still need to spend most of my life in bed due to ill health, am not able to work and struggle to accomplish basic household stuff (I get a thrill out of hanging out washing or vacuuming). I lost 20kgs (that took two years) going from obese to healthy BMI.
Wow, you did well to go from obese to healthy BMI! You must be proud of that accomplishment. I'm only a bit over weight but I used to swim, play badminton, walk and run about everywhere before I got poorly and I'm not used to being dormant. 5 years ago I used to be more toned.
I think doing exercise is good for body and mind confidence. I've got a new chair aerobics plan to do from hospital, which I think helps me feel like I'm doing something. fingers crossed I do this for a few months and then on to couch to 5k!
Well embarking on C25k would be a great start! It's a great way of getting moving, getting motivated and taking literally positive steps towards better health 🙂 Most of us can move more. I hope you can, and can get started. This programme is designed for folks of all ages and abilities. You only need do it very slowly. One of the rare occasions when slow is best; a bit like a fine wine or a good cheese 😃
The answer to better health and happiness is not found at the bottom of a glass or an ice cream tub. We all know that! Don't waste your time by looking there again 🙂 Crack on 🙂
Walking is fab exercise too! If you can, do more of it 🙂
Spoke with cardiologist yesterday. I'm allowed chair aerobics only! At least that's a steady start I suppose. I'm a tad grumpy about not being able to run but I'll respect the opinion of medical professionals and ease myself into a start to exercise. I walk my dog at least 5000 steps a day but I wanted to do more!
Apparently 2 tins of beans worth of weight and sitting and lifting them gently up no higher than shoulder height is max to begin with. Thank you for all positive comments. Good job I listened to everyone and didn't just start running. My heart rate was too fast to start running according to specialist and my spo2 is too low to run about. I'll focus on chair aerobics and come back to the running in a few months if allowed.
Thank you all for your encouraging responses. I will definitely return to this programme at a later point.
Running certainly does elevate your heart rate. I only took it up because a 'brisk walk' was too painful to sustain. I actually find running much looser and more comfortable than any kind of brisk pace walking even now... but now I have a heart rate monitor I can see that although I am sufficiently slow it is always recorded as a walk (cheeky!), my runs provide reliable cardio, whereas I can't do this walking.
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