Hi everyone

oh how much it cheers me up reading all the posts! And welcome to our new friends!

I've just done W2D1 - but I nearly didn't! I'm 48 and a little too rounded for most of my clothes but I work shifts and got home last night with a really sore right arm which kept me awake all night. We hot desk at work and I hadn't set the chair and desk correctly - it really ached.

But while I was trying and trying to get comfortable, I was aware that my knees were a bit sore too and the temptation was to put off W2D1. I knew from experience though that that would have been the road to nowhere - so out I went after about four hours sleep.

Was I stupid? I don't know but I'm so determined to stick with it.

I laughed when I read about downloading the podcasts....I'm waiting for my 12 year old to have a bit of time so she can show me how to do it! Isn't that terrible! But I too always prefer to listen to the radio or CDs and who would lug a portable CD player round with them nowadays!

I'm a bit achey but hopefully will be feeling a lot better by Friday and W2D2.

New to the forum.  Starting W2D1 tonight.

I'm 46 and was never a runner.  I had asthma as a child and was pretty much sheltered during those years to not participate in sports.

I have seasonal allergies and asthma as an adult, but I am doing this to prove something to myself that I am capable.

W1D1 was tough for me.  The one minute run felt like an eternity feeling so out of breath.  Now at the end of W1, I can go the minute with a minimal amount of effort.  Still burns, but it's a good burn.  In fact, it almost hurts more to stop running.

At 5'11" and 226lbs, I have some weight to lose and a point to prove that I can do this.

Fortunately for me, I have a great son-in-law who is running with me every evening.  He shows up for dinner with my daughter in tow and his running shoes on asking me am I ready to run?  Having the encouragement and the companionship is going to make a big difference.

Congrats to all who are sticking with it.

Okay - I just got back from my attempted run/walk.  I'm doing the runner's world program with is very similar to the couch to 5k.  Today is week 2 day 2 where the plan ups to 3 minutes for 7 intervals.  My calves ached so much that I only did 4 intervals and ended up walking the rest.  I've already repeated the 2 minute intervals for week 2 day 1 extra times. 

I need to be patient with myself and just accept that I'm completely out of shape and have gotten fat and flabby  

I joke about how at work everyone gets spread-butt where their butts spread by an inch each year.  Yep and my butt has spread along with the rest of them

So... I will so some stretching to help out with the throbbing legs and maybe take some vitamin 'I' and commit to you all that I WILL NOT QUIT.  It may take me a bit longer but I WILL NOT QUIT.  I WILL NOT QUIT.

I did W2D1 last night... it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. The podcasts really help me, the great music keeps me motivated. I've been doing the program on a treadmill - has anyone else? I guess I'm too self conscious to go out and do it in the neighborhood yet. I've been doing my walks at 3.2 mph and then my runs at 5 to 5.2 mph.

What a difference. W1D1 stunk to high heaven. Thought I was going to toss my cookies and was convinced my lungs were bleeding. Somehow I convinced myself to go back for D2 and I'm glad I did. Kind of proud about that. It was WAY easier on my lungs and my legs didn't ache the next day. I even thought about going and doing D3 for my off day, but convinced myself that recuperation was a good thing. Depending on work D3 happens today or tomorrow.