After months of being lazy and doing very little exercise, being overweight and hating how I look, the Olympics has given me the inspiration and motivation to do something about it. A friend said she had heard of this programme and I decided to look it up. I downloaded the podcasts to my iphone and began this week. I have completed the first two runs of Week 1 and although they have been extremely hard work and I have returned to the house bright red and dripping with sweat, I have done it and am so proud of myself. I've always hated running and never thought it was something I could do. Although I still cannot imagine myself running several minutes straight, I have to admit even the second run was very very slightly better than the first so I can see the bigger picture and that as I get fitter, it will get easier. I am scared about various things - whether I can stick to it, whether I can fit the runs in when I go back to work (I am a trainee teacher and am on school holidays at the moment with much more free time than usual) and whether I will drop dead once I start running more than a minute at a time. But despite those things, I'm prepared and determined to see it through. The only people that know I'm doing the programme are my son and my best friend. I don't want to tell too many people as they'll just assume I'll fail and won't see it through. I want to tell them after I've done and see their faces!!!
I look forward to keeping up to date with others in the same position who are just starting out and those who are further down the line (I may need encouragement in the future). Good luck to everyone and here's to fitter, healthier, thinner us
Newbie with a question!
Feeling proud - I did it! 
Feeling quite proud if I’m honest!
The gremlins are out already
Overweight but completed the 9 weeks and proud
