Day 1 1st run

[Jaydee01]

Hello i am trying couch to 5k it was the 1st run to day 07.0119. After quitting smoking at beginning of the year and all that beer for couple of years i want to get bk to fitness so day 1 was so hard i almost quit twice but i keep on going and fought through the pain now im showered rested and feel revitalized im so happ i didn't quit. When the run was over i did crave a cigarette really bad i didn't have one konw i juat hope as running gets easier hopefully the cravens get less i just hope i can stay motivated now

Have a good run everyone

[HenriettaDoodle]

Well done you!! Keep going...I did my first run today too - and at 55 and a fairly long period of inactivity, it was awful!!! But I did it!! And so did you - so we should both feel very proud x

[attempting2run]

Well done - you have done amazing; i too have done my first run... we can do this!!!

[Pianism Graduate]

Well done. I quit smoking years ago but it was a hard battle. I don't regret it for a second. And well done on the first run. I've just done mine too and am so pleased/relieved!

[Jaydee01 in reply to Pianism]

Do you still get cravings sometimes?

[Tonkabella in reply to Jaydee01]

Well done you 🎉🎉🎉. I did wk1r1 on Wednesday and loved it. Should add I used to run a lot in my youth, which is long gone 😢. Luckily I am fairly fit for my age. I gave up smoking in 1985 and yet every so often I get a craving..... I never give into it. Hang on in there.... you can do this 😊🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏻

[K8nno Graduate in reply to Jaydee01]

I gave up mid November using Champix tablets. I’ve had the odd urges every now and then. Don’t give in to them. Think about your lungs - you kinda need them. Yesterday was the first day when I walked past someone smoking outside a shop and the smell of it almost made me sick. Long may it last.

[Pianism Graduate]

I sort of get cravings but they wouldn't actually be satisfied by smoking - I learned a few years back that my body just won't tolerate that any more. I must admit, I chew more gum than ever now (I gave up by using Nicorette gum... we didn't have vaping back then.