A new planet to me!!!

[Bingaloo]

Hello. This is literally like a new planet to me! 45 years old, overweight & not run since 1985 (honestly .....). Today I had a complete spur of the moment decision to start the app & coerced my daughter to come with me. We headed out in the dark so can’t be seen & I cannot believe I did my first run. I actually ran!!! Like actual running! I dread to think what I looked like with my bulk wobbling around but it was such a buzz. Has anyone else done this with a “challenging” body frame?!!! Thank you

[thisfishcan Graduate]

Hee hee😀 I’m doing it too with a “challenging “ body. Couldn’t have got this far without sports bra and compression leggings. I wear another pair of plain leggings on top as the first pair were stretched out to near enough see through. Even under the cover of darkness it was not a good look. Good luck with your running journey.

[Lc_85]

Hi. Here I am on week six, over weight. Kept thinking I won't be able to do it my body is too heavy. I can't run for 90 seconds etc etc. Wel done for starting. Please keep going. You can do this. If I can do it you can do it.

[Notsobigdoug]

I’m doing it on wk2 and currently 18.5 stone and doing SlimmingWorld

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Well done and welcome to the forum.

Please read the guide to the plan healthunlocked.com/couchto5... it answers the most common questions.

Enjoy your journey.

[Bingaloo in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Wow - what a brilliant, informative & inspiring blog!!! Thank you 😊

[DeterminedBear Graduate]

Well down for biting the bullet! Stick with it.

[GoogleMe Graduate]

"Anyone"? Only most of us! Welcome in!

[MissyMoff]

Welcome to the wobble club! Well done you! I am on week 5 and the buzz doesn't go away! (by the way...as a side effect, I am less bulky than I was 5 weeks ago!). Let's do this! Well done treasure! x

[Dyskadores in reply to MissyMoff]

The week 6 music is brilliant! Very motivating and I hum it all day lol

[MissyMoff in reply to Dyskadores]

I am confused? What do you mean by week 6 music? (sorry to be thick!)

[Dyskadores in reply to MissyMoff]

The NHS Couch to 5k podcasts have music already added

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to MissyMoff]

It just means that the music on week 6 is a bit different to the accompanying music you have heard on weeks 1 to 5, you are not thick, we are all here to help.

[Assumpta888 Graduate in reply to Dyskadores]

Where is the music? I have the app with jo whiley etc.

[Dyskadores in reply to Assumpta888]

Use the NHS Couch to 5k podcasts - they have music already added

[Assumpta888 Graduate in reply to Dyskadores]

Ahh...perhaps it’s because it’s the podcast not the app?

[Dyskadores in reply to Assumpta888]

Not sure. If you go to the NHS website you can get all the podcasts 😄

[DeterminedBear Graduate in reply to Assumpta888]

I believe that's one of the distinctions.

[Bingaloo in reply to MissyMoff]

Thank you!!!!😊

[Hidden]

Congratulations, the buzz gets greater the further into the program you get!!!!

[HGVDan Graduate]

Was 16 stone when I began and W1R1 was a huge struggle

6 months later at 12 stone I run 5km sub 28 mins easily sub 25 once

Last night I did 7km for fun and have done 10km sub 60 again for fun

The program works really well slow and steady speed comes later

You will find your natural pace and it will suddenly click and you’re a runner

[MissyMoff in reply to HGVDan]

4 stone in 6 months? Wow! Go you! x

[HGVDan Graduate in reply to MissyMoff]

Yes chicken and broccoli for lunch most days and porridge for breakfast and a good tea and run 3-4 times a week

[Dyskadores]

Lots of wobbling here too at the start and heavily overweight but stick with it - the feelings of bliss and wellbeing at the end of each run are amazing - so much so that I can't wait for the rest days to be over! I've even gone out in the lashing rain to get my fix (and I was the definition of couch potato at week zero)! Your body just sort of responds - my lungs have got much more efficient, I can run without stopping and my body feels much less wobbly. The week 6 music is the best!! I completed week 9 yesterday and felt like I could keep running beyond 30 minutes (which is miraculous) and Laura is the best coach EVER. So calm and quietly encouraging without being patronising. Keep going! Well done!!

[Bingaloo in reply to Dyskadores]

It seems so far away!!!! I’m a big girl but tall so look a lot lighter than I am!! I feel very inspired by these responses 😊

[Dyskadores in reply to Bingaloo]

Week 9 will be here before you know it and you'll be running for 30 mins and loving it! 😄

[Dadbod]

I feel your pain. I managed to get to week 3 before Christmas then pulled a ligament in my knee so had 6 weeks off. Then in January I stopped eating meat, Lost 8lb and yesterday started all over again. First run and felt great.

Well done on starting, that's the hardest part.

[Sarahjane47 Graduate]

Oh yes!!!

I’m definitely built for comfort not speed, but am on w3r3 and haven’t keeled over yet!

Keep going - you’ve got this!

[lunachic86]

Well done Bingaloo!!! My shape is less than flattering. I’ve had 4 little boys in as many consecutive years. I wobble where I didn’t even realise I had body fat. Keep it up!! Enjoy the euphoria. Well done xxx

[Razouski]

Bingaloo you've definitely come to the right place, although not challenging in size I started this programme having never run (I had a note from my mum at school to miss cross country because I used to get terrible cramps) I was coerced into running by my Macmillan physio after I was recovering from breast cancer and a mastectomy. I got to week 8 before having a lumpectomy on the other breast, but after a few days was out building up my walking, and eventually started the programme again from scratch (but with uber high impact sports bras to stop anything from even thinking about moving).

I was so chuffed when I graduated (finished the programme) and have continued running for well over a year and even completed two 10k races, one Race For Life (fundraising for cancer research) and another local event. I'm a complete convert and even take my kit with me when I go on holiday.

If you follow the programme slowly and steadily you will be surprised at what you can achieve. This forum has been great too. There will be days when your brain is saying no, but you can do it. You just have to ignore the gremlins in your head that are telling you otherwise (you will find lots of references to gremlins in my early posts).

Good luck and happy running.

[deniseinbristol Graduate]

I’m 47 16st on slimming world AND I’m on week 7 and I LOVE it I never thought I’d say that but I genuinely LOVE. the buzz you get when you complete each run am I bad in saying I also now enjoy the pain it brings 🙈

Take you time it’s not a race but please keep going cause if I can do this anyone can good luck x x

[Mammymoo]

Well done Bingaloo, you got moving so it's all good. yep I'm a 'challenging' also. I've lost 55lb and still need to loose the same amount plus more. The way I look at it though Is I'm moving, moving a lot more than I ever have in my life. I was barely able to run 1min at the beginning in week 1, now I'm starting week 7 in a few days and I'm running 22 mins. You'll be surprised by what your body can do. Keep up the good work!

[smurphy1910]

Well done you.

I started 6 weeks ago. All 20st of me!

Struggled to run a minute and thought I couldn’t do it but still going strong and finished a 20 minute run yesterday for the end of week 5!

Keep going, you can do this x

[Bingaloo in reply to smurphy1910]

Crikey ... it seems like that could never happen!! My legs ache after “run” 1!!!! Not deterred tho😊

[DeterminedBear Graduate in reply to Bingaloo]

So did mine and the most they have ever ached since so remain positive. I'm doing W6 R2 tonight.

[Bingaloo]

Wow wee ..... that’s some going 😊

[Hidden]

WELCOME, WELCOME AND THRICE WELCOME. Such good news that you are here, and that you are out running. If you get a moment please watch the Youtube clip, 'Running for my existence'. You may well shed a tear, but what Roger has achieved in his running shows us that ALL of us can do it...

For your reference, you have been out, you have started, therefore in my book, you are a RUNNER. We shall support you all the way.