I've started running again

fastwunz

fastwunz

fastwunz

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Turned 31 a week or two ago. As with many I've put on the man pounds and now weigh a healthy 15'1st. I'm 6'3 though so not too bad.

However, I used to be thin and felt good about myself. Over the past few years I've wallowed a little in self pitty without actually doing anything about it. I used to be a really good runner and given the change in weather I've started again.

I've run 8 times in 13 days and the results are remarkable. My waist has thinned, my face has thinned and I feel .... Better. It also does wonders mentally.

I need to keep it up really but work makes things hard.

Are there any others that found themselves in a similar situation who really grabbed it by the balls and sorted it out? How do you feel now?

I just need some encouragement please
 
Read my blog, especially the about me section. Link in sig. I've pretty much done exactly that.

As for how I feel now? Never better. You've got to really want it to start getting results, because its all too easy to quit. But if you stick at it and do it right you will astound yourself.
 
Thomas. PLease. said:
Read my blog, especially the about me section. Link in sig. I've pretty much done exactly that.

As for how I feel now? Never better. You've got to really want it to start getting results, because its all too easy to quit. But if you stick at it and do it right you will astound yourself.
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Thanks ill give it a nosey
 
fastwunz said:
Ah that's. condescension is great. Get back to your burgers.
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I wish. I'm having Moose stew, she says she has never even cooked it like this before. looks like more of a Goulash type thing. Burgers would be great :p
 
similar situation matey, im doing well, but the first month was a pain

carrying the weight and running to get rid of it, now I am enjoying it, with better weather and my ipod.

as always after running for a while, mu heart rate seems to support my pace, breathing as well seems to be better.

in the beginning I used the NHS, couch to 5K material, they give you downloads for your ipod, that are broken up into week to week training schedules with music and vocal encouragement,

heres the link:http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx

keep it up, and congrats on your first steps back
 
fastwunz said:
I need to keep it up really but work makes things hard.

Are there any others that found themselves in a similar situation who really grabbed it by the balls and sorted it out? How do you feel now?

I just need some encouragement please
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The important thing is not to get to a point where it takes over your life. During 1999/2000 I got into family arguments because I had to go for a 6.5 or 13 mile run and it came first.
Get your weight down and fitness levels up to where you want them and then start experimenting with the least you need to do to keep 'topped up'. You might find that you only need to do a couple of 5k's a week to maintain your new size and fitness and that is bugger all to do.
 
Yeah man, I've been swimming three out of five days this week, and it's great. Not sure if it's had any effect yet, but if I keep that up every week (intending to go five days a week) then it'll definitely work!!
 
Any way you could get yourself a running buddy to keep you motivated? Also try signing up for Endomondo or similar sites so you can track your progress and your times, it will keep a running total so you can see how far you've ran, and lots of other things to keep it interesting, compete against friends etc.
 
Dimple said:
The important thing is not to get to a point where it takes over your life. During 1999/2000 I got into family arguments because I had to go for a 6.5 or 13 mile run and it came first.
Get your weight down and fitness levels up to where you want them and then start experimenting with the least you need to do to keep 'topped up'. You might find that you only need to do a couple of 5k's a week to maintain your new size and fitness and that is bugger all to do.
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Thats very interesting dimple, being addicted to fitness can be a negative thing in your life. How did you know you were addicted and how did you put a stop to it?
 
started running myself last week, this couch to 5k thing that the mrs has got me on, it was hard to get my ass out the door to begin with but two weeks on and 6 runs in (1 day run, 1 day rest) and i'm generally feeling better and looking forward to getting home and going off for a run, I'll also be fitting in some MTB'ing once I've sortedma replacement bike. Work wise, I get homearound 6 and I'm straight out for a run, takes me about 35mins to do the 5k, my Wife does alternate days (cant run together as we've got two children) and shes signed up for a 10k run in June and is thinking of doing a half marathon next year.

the biggest thing for me has been sorting the eating out, which over two weeks I've now got myself into a habit of going for the fruit rather than the choccies!
 
Rob200sx said:
started running myself last week, this couch to 5k thing that the mrs has got me on, it was hard to get my ass out the door to begin with but two weeks on and 6 runs in (1 day run, 1 day rest) and i'm generally feeling better and looking forward to getting home and going off for a run, I'll also be fitting in some MTB'ing once I've sortedma replacement bike. Work wise, I get homearound 6 and I'm straight out for a run, takes me about 35mins to do the 5k, my Wife does alternate days (cant run together as we've got two children) and shes signed up for a 10k run in June and is thinking of doing a half marathon next year.

the biggest thing for me has been sorting the eating out, which over two weeks I've now got myself into a habit of going for the fruit rather than the choccies!
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For me the eating and exercise thing work well together. I found that running and feeling better made me want to cut out the bad food and eat better. If you have a sweet tooth like me try nibbling on some dried fruit instead. And its not bad to eat the choccies as long as its in moderation!
Once your running 5k's , 10k's should be easy to train for. Well done and good luck with the 1/2 marathon.
 
After 20 years of doing no notable exercise, smoking, eating whatever I wanted and drinking too much I decided 3 weeks ago that enough was enough and it was time to sort myself out. I always liked running as a teenager and since its quite cheap I have started there, as well as changing my diet and giving up smoking (well, officially I give up on Sunday.). Also cut my alcohol consumption down but still some work to do on that.

I use RunKeeper to keep track of my exercise which I find a useful motivator as I can see the improvements in objective detail. The first run out I did I managed about 6 minutes before having to stop . Felt like I was going to die but have stuck with it and now am doing the following 5 days a week:-

5 min walk warmup
12 min steady run
4 min walk
7 min steady run
5 min walk warm down

Each week I take 1 minute off the walk in the middle and add it to one of the steady runs with the idea that eventually I will just run straight through with no need for a recovery walk. Then I will start extending the length of time over which I am running continiously.

I've lost a few pounds around the middle but I was never particularly overweight (5'7" and 74kg when i start, down to 72kg now). I'm sure this will continue to trend slowly downwards for a while longer if I stick with eating the right things.

Anyway, just to say you arent alone and keep with it! If you start tracking what you are doing you will be able to see the improvements quite quickly.
 
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