The Joy of running again..

[Swiftflow 6]

I have just taken my third run since I started back up running and I am feeling great to be back out there. I am taking it very slow doing 2 min jog followed by 1 min walk and repeating that pattern every 3 mins for 3 miles distance so technically I guess I run 2/3rds of the time and walk 1/3. The first time was painful and took a couple of days for the legs to be revived, second run came easier, and today it was starting to feel great again. As the weight drops and fitness builds I will add 30 sec to the run time with each increase. Will go 2:30 to 1 then 3 to 1 and so on during the building stage. Eventually I hope to get back to where I can complete a 5k non stop as my first major running goal.

The weight loss seems to have picked up a bit with the running--I am eating a bit more on run days just to make sure to have energy.

[goodlife 3]

wow sleeve buddy...you ROCK!

I can't even imagine running..my boobs are too big....I'd hurt myself! LOL

Your loss is fabulous too!

I'm so proud of you!

[Jenn100 1]

Great Job!! I miss running so much..I use to do it and loved it..I really need to get back into it. Thank you for sharing....I found your note to be very encouraging

[Jachut 487]

I know that current exercise theory says that long slow cardio like running isnt the most efficient way to burn fat and many "experts" say it makes your body burn muscle too.

BUT - I think you're doing a great thing. At this stage of the game, running ISNT long, slow cardio in the low fat burning zone of 65% of your max heart rate (a theory that's pretty much debunked anyway). Its HARD work. What you're doing now is interval training, which is a great way to TORCH your body fat.

I really really love running. I eventually worked to the point where I could easily run 10K and it wasnt super hard or super intense and I lost all my weight mainly running. I have to say, I could have more muscle but I really really dont believe I burned my lean muscle and got 'skinny fat' as a result. I think running shaped me the exact physique I was after, long, lean and feminine. I rejoiced my shrinking boobs too!

And I dont know what it is, but there is NOTHING like the achivement you feel when you can run a long distance. Its like moving meditation, you get into that trance like state, the rhythm is hypnotic, you can let your mind drift away, I come up with all my best ideas out running, lol. Perhaps the thing I value most about my own weight loss journey is the fact that I became a runner. It really is a defining part of me now. I hope you love it as much as I do.

[seaview 2]

congrats swift...i too am working my way up to running again...mostly because I just want to be able to do it again...it's been so long...i have had dreams about running...now i can go on the treadmill for little bits at a time..but in time it will come..congratulations to you though....Seaview

[Maddie 9]

I have never been a runner, but hubby and I are planning to do the C25K thing after my next dr visit and I am cleared. Wish me luck, this is uncharted territory for me.

[Nanna509 1]

I just started running about 3 or 4 months ago. I droped weight very quickly when I started. It's very addicting. I do other workouts but nothing else seems to give me that "rush",hours later I still feel the endorphines.