Another newbie!

Tomble

Tomble

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Hello from Australia!

I'm a 32 year old guy, and I'm currently weighing in at 110kg (242 lb). In the last couple of months I've managed to rid myself of 11 kg (24.2 lb) by basically avoiding sugar, getting more exercise and generally eating less.

Back in early 2005 I was down to 102kg (224lb) which was awesome. However life got busy and things happened, and I just ended up eating too much junk all the time.

I'm planning on being back at 102kg again by the end of the year, then continuing down to about 90kg (198lb) which makes me pretty trim since I do have a fairly large frame.

I'm currently doing the Couch to 5k plan for jogging, which is working well. I'm about to head off tonight for the first session of week 2! My dog loves it more than I do, that's for sure :)

Does anyone else find that once you're in the swing of things, eating right and avoiding the bad foods that your desire for those sorts of foods is kept at bay? Once I see the results on the scales and the tape measure, I start feeling so much less interested in bad foods or overeating. I think `will the brief pleasure of eating this give me as much satisfaction as standing on the scales tomorrow and seeing a good weight?'. The answer is always no!

Anyway, I'm off for my jogging session now!
 
Welcome to the board :)

Can you tell us a bit more about the Couch to 5k plan for jogging?

Keep us posted on your progress!
 
I totally agree that success breeds success. I say that little cliche all of the time! *laugh* Seeing the scale go down makes it way easier to say no to the donut. Welcome to the forum!
 
fms said:
Welcome to the board :)

Can you tell us a bit more about the Couch to 5k plan for jogging?

Keep us posted on your progress!
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is for people who aren't fit, and helps you get running without making it so hard that you give up.

I had to do week one for a bit longer than normal (plus, I had a cold which meant I took a week off). I just went out and did the first run of week two last night, so I was pretty happy about that!

I've been making audio files to listen to while I run, so when it says `jog for 90 seconds, then walk for two minutes' I have recorded myself giving the appropriate instructions, then music for those times. Makes it easier to keep track of the times than looking at a stopwatch!

Anyway, I'm having a good time doing it and it seems to be well designed so that it's not too hard. I've tried running before and often given it up as `something I can't do' because I've not applied any structure to it.
 
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