Graduate whoop whoop

[Soanesie]

Well I did it, never thought I would!!!! I cannot believe it! I can run without stopping for 30 minutes, oh my god!

Just need to speed up gradually so I manage 5k, only disappointment is I have actually gained a 1 lb in the last 3 weeks which is so bloody annoying as I am at Weight watchers and had the stupid idea in my head that the weight would be dropping off me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Anyway onwards and upwards, inbetween my weekly runs now I will be adding swimming, so things can only get better.

Not bad for a 52 year old couch potato 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Thank you for everyone's help and support on this forum, you have all been brilliant 😍

PS. If I have managed this, anyone can xxxxxxx

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Congratulations on finishing c25k running for 30 minutes is brilliant must be a great feeling😊😊

[Soanesie in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you 😊

[FenderTelecaster Graduate]

Another recent graduate here, slowly building up to the full 5k.

I gather running doesn't shift weight so much as tone you up, so your shape/measurements may well change even if your weight doesn't.

[Soanesie in reply to FenderTelecaster]

Thank you 😊

[Jell6 Graduate]

Whoop whoop whoop 🍾🍾🤩 congratulations, it's a great achievement.

Don't be thrown off by not losing weight due to running, actually I stopped weighing myself at around week 5, or I would have stopped running.!!! but I must be the fittest I have been in decades 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Have a great day.

[Soanesie in reply to Jell6]

Thank you 😊

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Congratulations!

Weight loss slows with muscle development and sometimes even goes backwards... that’s not a bad thing... you’re fitter and healthier than you were at the start, and weight is in some ways irrelevant to fitness. I bet you’ve toned up and lost some inches though!

Running burns a pounds worth of fat in calories every 35 miles or so, so while it helps, it isn’t a weight loss activity as such.... you can not outrun a bad diet. Muscle development will plateau at some point and then you should see losses similar or better than others at WW.

Also... 1 pound really is nothing... without being rude, I can get rid of a pound with a trip to the loo, I can put it on again with a mug of tea! Hydration needed for running probably makes you a couple of pounds heavier... so +1 really is 0.

The scales are only one indicator of how well your new healthy self is doing... you’ll get to the goal weight... there’s no rush, being healthy and fit enough to maintain it is much more important.

So, celebrate well, and enjoy the journey to 5k.

[Soanesie in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thank you, that's made me feel a lot better 😊

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Many congratulations on your graduation fellow runner.

This guide to post C25K running may be helpful healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

You don't need to run faster to get to 5k, just for longer.........

Keep runningz keep smiling.

[Soanesie in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you 😊

[Dragonflies Graduate]

Congratulations 👏🤸‍♀️👏🤸‍♀️👏 on graduating and your new future as a runner!

It’s very true what many have already said, no weight loss as such for quite a while but change in body shape/condition. A couple of weeks before my graduation I bought a pair of tight-fitting non-stretchy jeans 👖 that were a bit too tight for comfort. They are now super comfy and I can move quite freely in them. Even need to use a belt. That is my “tape measure” 🏃‍♀️