So far I have lost nearly 2 and a half stone with Slimming World and now I've shifted a bit of the 6 and a half stone I need to loose I have decided to exercise.
No money to join a gym, hate classes, never do my DVD's so after a few glasses of bubbly on New Year's Eve me and my Skinny, but unfit friend decided to do the NHS Choices version of Couch to 5K running programme. I'm not a natural runner, always hated it when I was slimmer and fitter so must have been drunk (or mad!)
Went out on my first session tonight and was plesantly surprised that I wasn't about to keel over at any point or on my return home. Running round after toddlers all day clearly has some benefits. However didn't like the way I could feel my posterior wobbling away on the running segments.
Anyway, I'm quite looking forward to Wednesday's "run". Must keep going with this as (in a sober moment, so must be mad) my friend who is very target driven suggested we do an organised 5k run/race in the autumn.
Hopefully this time when I come across other runners pounding the streets of Caversham I won't be on the brisk walking bit as I felt a bit lame.
So if anybody else has decided to embark on this programme perhaps we could support each other a bit if need be. Also if anybody has any tips for me, they'd be greatly appriciated.
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