DONT WEIGH - MEASURE 📏

[welsby1967]

Not posted in a while but thought for anyone new to C25K I’d let you know of some of the benefits with life after the programme.

I like many others wanted to get fitter as I hit my mid fifties and also lose some weight.

So I started C25K and successfully graduated some three months ago,

I’ve been running 3 or 4 times a week every week since, including on my holidays ( that’s how addictive it is)

I’ve stuck to the 30minutes in the main with some weeks adding either a fast 20 or a leisurely 40 minute run in to mix it up.

People have been saying how much weight I’ve lost and how well I look, so I thought let’s see if it’s true so on the scales I stood AND GUESS WHAT - No significant change - however whilst packing for my holidays I thought I’d try some of my favourite evening dresses on - you know the ones - those you keep because you think you’ll get back in them - GUESS WHAT - I did !! so that’s pretty much over a whole dress size down and they look better than before too, even if I do say so myself.

So I took the tape measure out and WOW what a shock the inch loss is incredible.

So the moral of the story is don’t worry about the number on the scale as it IS working - you will benefit physically and mentally so keep at it and enjoy it.

Happy running everyone.

[LeeU Graduate]

Great post, definitely don't weigh yourself more than once a month if you can get away with it.

[welsby1967 Graduate in reply to LeeU]

I concur 👍

[2718281 Graduate in reply to LeeU]

And make sure you don't focus too much on the number. It's great to lose weight, but there are so many benefits... we sometimes don't allow ourselves to see it!

[welsby1967 Graduate in reply to 2718281]

Exactly my point in my post - the scales can be an absolute de motivator for some for all the wrong reasons