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CONGRATS to Everyone!!!!
Way to go Charles on your 1st walk/run.
Quilty, I have learned that probably the most important item needed to ensure a good fitness program, especially with walking/running, are the shoes. I would recommend just walking until you get your shoes. Also Nchowning gives some great advice to Lisa, “If you're new to running, the best advice that I can give you is get good running shoes, running socks, and compression shorts. Until recently I'd tried to start running many many times and always gave up due to foot pain, shin splints, or chaffing. I've finally got the right combination going and it's great!” which I think would help you with the foot pain, especially the running socks and shoes. I know you can do it, kudos for not letting the aches and pains be a reason to give up. It will all soon enough get easier.
Kelat, I know what you mean about hating to run in public. I always think people are looking at me and all my fat jiggling around. My husband likes to remind me that we will always find plenty of different kinds of people with their own imperfections and that no one is really looking at just me. All that really matters is getting fit and healthy. Good job on getting your runs in at whatever time you feel most comfortable with.
I agree Chaunaci, I do need to take my daughter up on her offer, but I need to wait till I can better keep up with her. The places for me to run outside are not places I can risk her getting ahead of me. I would spend more time on my run scared someone might do something to her. But I have decided to start my workouts at home with both of my younger girls. It will be good for all of us. Hopefully it will not be too long till I can then let both girls go running outside with me on the weekends.
Spi 64, don’t stress next week. I’ve learned it’s best to stick to only thinking about today. If I think about future workouts I can stress myself unnecessarily. If you need to repeat a week, then do so. What really matters is getting up and doing it. You might just be surprised to find that w2 is not as hard as it looks. Congrats for completing your first walk/run!
KG Aimee, you’re absolutely right, something is always better than nothing. Congrats on getting most of your walk/run done. You’ll do better on your next day. It’s hard to do your best when you’re not feeling it, but you still pushed yourself and that’s something to be proud of.
Cmetry, you are right. Everyday it gets easier. I feel better each day after my runs, body-wise, but also emotionally. Just knowing that I keep pushing myself, helps me each day to know that I can do this and I'm not doomed to be unhealthy and obese. Everyday we push ourselves to make the healthy changes necessary shows how strong we all are. A weak person just accepts things, even when their not happy with it, a strong person does whatever it takes to change things to what they want.
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars."
-Les Brown 
Welcome SeeFluffyRun and MsMini, Glad to hear from you. Congrats on your working the program. Keep up the good work.
Spi64, We all have days where our motivation is low, I started out today with that day, but it's ok. Just try and make it up tomorrow. I think these heats are getting to a lot of us. It's just miserable.
Well, as I just said I woke up this morning feeling kind of blah and unmotivated, little desire to do much of anything. I'm not really sure why. I decided that since I really wasn't feeling the whole running thing I would just finish up the sparkpeople motivational collage I had been working on. Well it actually turned out to be 2 collages because I had so many things I wanted to put in it that it couldn't all fit in 1. The strange thing, is that while I began going through old pictures to add to my collages I began to remember how strong and confident I once was, as well as considerably thinner (about 70 lbs, not even 6 years ago). As I began to get the collages put together I began to get that fire back I had for the last month and ended up getting my run in on the treadmill after all, late in the evening but better late then never right. So, it got me thinking. I don't know if any of you have done one, but I will say it does help to motivate. So I thought I would show you guys the collages I made.
The picture in the bottom right corner of the 1st collage is of me 3 months ago. The rest are pictures of me from the last 15 years up to 5 years ago. After making these I have become even more determined to get myself back into good healthy and feel and look even better then I did before.
Goodnight and Keep up the great work all
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars."
-Les Brown
Today was great!! My shins are starting to hurt about 3/4 of the way through my workout but I am able to finish so that makes me really happy. Sometimes when I get frustrated from getting tired or having a bad day I just remind myself that no one was born running a marathon. Everyone has to work up to it, and along the way there are struggles and setbacks. Congrats to everyone on their completions of their workouts!!! KEEP IT UP!!!
What does everyone listen to while they run?? I need some new music!!!
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