The power of new workout clothes

I bought new pants, top and bra yesterday and put them on first thing this morning. After my protein shake, I usually work out (mostly a Walk at Home DVD or Just Dance 3). Well, today I felt the urge to run.

A little background on me first. I have never worked out, never. I didn't play sports as a kid and I remember being 120 lbs in 5th grade. I have slimmed down occasional over the years but the lightest I ever was was 130 at my prom. As an adult, I would gain and lose the same 40 lbs. Exercise consisted of walking but it was never power walking because God forbid, I break a sweat. Fast forward quite a few years, 3 kids later and I found myself at 220 this past December (I'm only 4' 11'). I had surgery in March and I'm down 63 lbs as of this morning.

Well, I got on that treadmill, walked a few minutes and than jogged for 11 minutes straight. I know that's peanuts to a lot of you but for me, it was huge! I was actually smiling as a ran! I walked for 5 min, jogged again for 4, walked, than ran again for 3. What a feeling of accomplishment! Normally, I would be dying to get thru the 2 min run on Wii Fit!

If I can do it, anyone can!!

Awesome!!

That's amazing!  I have never been able to run, even as a kid.  I can't wait to get to that point (if my knees agree).

That's impressive for your first time running!!! That has to feel great!

Maybe this is why i have an addiction to buying workout clothes - they give me a boost to push myself a little further :)

Wow!  You're rocking the house!

good luck! im doing the couch to 5k app on my phone and it KILLS me and i only jog for 60 seconds at a time!! You are doing great. I def am looking forward to buying new gear because my spandex legging are already falling off of me!!!

Good for you!!

I was never athletic as a kid either - just normally active since I was a kid back in the days of lots of ourside play time.

I love the treadmill. I have a playlist of music that I use that mixes fast walk, heavy incline, light jog, and a solid moderate run. I did the run for a whole song last night and it felt great!

I think the mistake a lot of people make is thinking that they need to get on a treadmill and then run a half marathon the next week. Then they don't do anything.

As I tell my husband every time I drag him to the gym - just do something! 

And you are doing it!

That's awesome!! I'm training for my first 5k. I want to run the entire thing & I haven't yet gotten to where you are, but I'm gonna try harder now since you've inspired me to push myself. I guess what they say is right.... We don't know what we can accomplish until we really try.

That's super!   You have accomplished a lot and should be proud of yourself.  I'm very happy for you and your progress and successes!  Keep up the good work!

Congratulations!!! It is a wonderful feeling to be able to do something that you have never done before. Your weight loss story sounds a lot like mine. I am 4'11 too.


Gail