After 4 weeks, the results are in!

I completed my W4 and my weekly "weigh in" this morning.

When I began the program about 30 days ago I weighted 253.5 lbs and I could barely make it through the run.  At the end of the 1st week I was down to 246 lbs (and could barely make it through the W2 run).  By the end of week 2, I was down to 243 lbs.  After 3 weeks I was 240lbs.  I just got off the scale this morning and I'm down to 238 lbs.  15.50 lbs in a little more than 4 weeks!  I continue to eat healthy and eating my breakfast every day as well.

Although I've completed week 4, I will be repeating the week as I'm struggling with the 5 minutes.  No big deal, I'll "getur done" this week!  I've actually put on a size of 38 pants this week (although they were a little snug on me).  What a great feeling! 

As I mentioned last week, I was looking forward to reporting my weight in the 230's, I'm now looking forward to the 220's in about another 4 weeks; what a great feeling.  WOW!

Keep up the great work everyone, it really is making a difference to us all.

Brian

Yeah Jimmie!!!!

I had a weird day.  I went out to Shelly Lake for my 6 miles this morning.  I got about a mile and half in and got sick to my stomach.  I had to go off the path a bit and lost breakfast.  Phew! I don't know what it was, but, I don't wish that on anybody.  Oh well, Tomorrow is another day.

Congratulations jimmy!!

Kudos for taking on the challenge and meeting it with such enthusiasm!

You're right--the encouragement and the support goes a long way with each of us, and it's wonderful to read about others' progress on the program!

Even though I've completed the C25K program, I never tire of hearing about someone else conquering the '20-minute monster.'

Thanks for letting us share in this journey

NC -- I hope you're not getting sick. Take care of yourself.

AWESOME job Jimmy!!!!!  WTG!!  It is amazing how mental this running game is.  Last week's 10 miler was horrible and I was dreading this weeks, but I ran with 2 other runners (faster than i) yesterday and finished my 10 miler 15 mins quicker than last week, and felt stronger.  These chics ran the heck out of me.  One of them is my wife's bootcamp instructor, she was pushing me the whole time.

Hey everybody... haven't posted in a few days.  Did my first 5K on Saturday and I am only in week 3 now, (week 2 at that time) so of course my time isn't the fastest.  But I am really proud b/c it was better than I thought it would be 42:48 and that is after training 2 weeks!  Not bad! I was exhausted afterwards!  I'm finding week 3 and running 3 minutes to be a challenge.  I guess i will just keeep working and if by next week it is no easier, maybe I will need to repeat?

Wow!  I am soo glad this thread it still going!  I remember when it started...the original 200+ club with Debbie and AFMR.  Then Wideguy was gracious enough to keep it going.

Anywho.  I am back.  I was training for a 60 miler walk and did it.  60 miles in 3 days and it was rough.  I felt muscles ache all over that I didn't know I had.  But that was in November. I was injured for a couple of weeks, took off to Puerto Rico for a week, cambe back Thanksgiving, did the Holidays and now it is the end of January.

I signed up for the Aramco houston 1/2 Mary that was 01/30/2011.  But I knew how I felt after 15 miles of walking at the 3 day and I wasn't sure I could keep up the 13:45 minimum pace needed for the first 9 miles of the 1/2 mary.  I lost my courage and didn't even attempt to train or run.

I signed up with some friends and my husband.  Two of my friends, avid runners, did it and did well.  My bestfriend didn't train because she had an MS relapse but was feeling better and ran but SAG'd at mile 5.  My husband did not train and didn't run and neither did I.

I went on Saturday to pick up my packet (I wanted my Tshirt). and when I saw all the runners at the expo (over 35000 runners for this event), I was humiliated.  I didn't even try. I didn't even attempt to train.  and now I wanted to run but knew I would injure myself, if I did.  So I walked around the expo and I must say I was a bit hurt.  I went to several booths from vendors and they dismissed me.  One said, "oh these are endurance bands for athletes and then turned away from me."  The girl at the Tshirt counter, took my husbands packet and processed it and gave him his tshirt.  I stood there with my packet and she walked away.  So my huband said, excuse me, she needs her shirt. The girl said," Oh I am sorry, I didn't realize you were running."  (I had a whole runners packet in my hand.)  The tension eased when she saw that my name on my bib was "SeeFluffyRun".  but then I just felt stupid because I didn't run...she was right in her first dismissal of me.  I was also dismissed at a vendor who sold ear pieces that don't fall out when running.  When I inquired about them, the man said, "Oh these are for runners who move around alot so that their earphones don't come out of their ears.  You don't need them for regular use."  To which I said, "I am a  runner."  He apologized but I should have apologized for lying.....I haven't run  in about a month and in that month I ran maybe 2 times.

So on sunday when I went to the run to chear on my friends, I was upset with myself.  And my bestfriend, that I thought was not going to run,,,,,was dressed to run.  She didn't finish and said the SAG bus humiliated her because she asked to be picked up at mile 5 and was not injured (she just recovered from a relapse of MS...a week ago she could barely walk and had blind spots).  And when I saw her after the race...she was disappointed.  I told her don't be...you had the courage to start and that is important.

And then John Binghams quote that I have at the bottom of my siggy came to life for me.  The miracle isn't that I finished...it is the fact that I had the courage to start.  So that is my goal, to start.  to just start.

So I am back.  Sorry so long but you guys are the only ones I share this with.  I try with hubby but he doesn't understand.  He is 5'8", weighs 152 and can pick up running at any given time and just do it, it comes naturally to him (and he is a smoker).  He will hear me but then try to fix me.  Sometimes I don't want to be fixed.

WOW... So many new faces and great stories!!! I can not write enough congrats and praises for everyone as I get caught up reading... You are all A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

Been a while since I've been here... A lot of LIFE has happened since November... I am back now and focused to get where I want to be. I took all of December off (for a lot of reasons) and had gout take me out for half of January.

So 1.5 months of not running and I could not go 1.5 miles without a break... I started C25k again and this time will do it in 9 weeks... Then on to 10k.. then a HALF

Goals for this year are:

Under 200 by the end of April (that would make 72 pounds in a year)

4 - 5ks

2 - 10ks

At least 1 Tri

and a "half" in the fall... I want to earn a "13.1" sticker on my truck.