couch to 5k

Today is a momentous occasion for me. I weighed in at 226, which about 5 yrs ago i believed would be my highest weight. I even told myself and my parents " i'll never weigh this again". Ha! Was i sorely mistaken! Well i hope i can say this time that truly 260 was the highest i'll ever be, which is where i started at.
  I had told myself before surgery that i wanted to start running once i got down to 200lbs. My weight loss is being kind of slow. Not necessarily a bad thing, but i want to see a little movement! I have been going to the gym a couple days a week, but needed something more! I have a coworker who had said from the beginning that she would do the couch to 5k with me. I told her, once i get to 200lbs we will do it. Well ya know what, why wait! I was getting antsy and kind of excited to start it, plus it was a instant workout buddy! So last Thursday we started. It's 3 days a week for 9 weeks. Each week the running/jogging duration increases. The first day was hard. Nothing about running is easy for me. I have so much extra weight to carry around, it definitly makes it hard. I think we do about 6-7, 60 second runs each session. Well the first day i did all but the last run. I got a horrible side pain, so we just took it easy and walked it. Saturday i went for day 2, and by myself mind you, and did it all! Its an amazing feeling of accomplishment. I can't believe how excited and proud i am once i finish. Yesterday, Monday, was day 3 and the last day of week 1. I didn't feel i had to push it as much, it still was not easy, but a little less strained. However i am nervous for Thursday to start week 2 and 90 seconds of running this week around. Its like i just got used to the 60 seconds and now we are upping it. But maybe thats the point! haha. So by the end of 9 weeks i should be able to run a 5k which is 3 miles. Its a weird thought, but exciting. I am so thankful to have my friend Jane running it with me and supporting me the whole way! I feel so blessed to have such amazing people around me.
   So all in all, i feel the running is helping me shake up the weight loss. I pray it just keeps falling off. I am doing some weight training things so i'm probably gaining muscle right now as well. Muscle burns fat and increase your metabolism, so it can build and take its time and then just drop the weight in a little bit! fingers crossed. Either way, i feel great and excited for whats in store for me and my exercising ventures!