I'm new around here-sort of. I actually joined in 2006 from what my profile says but I have never taken part until now.

I've always been overweight. I was dx with PCOS at the age of 14 and throughout the last 20 years I have done a lot of things to lose weight-some good, some not so good. For the past decade my focus was on fertility and with a lot of hard work and a great doctor we had three children in just over 3 years.

One day I woke up when my youngest was about 4 and I weighed 305 pounds. i was shocked-mortified. I did nothing about it.

one year later I stepped on the scale again and I was 310 pounds.

That was in August of 2009. Since then I have walked for 1h 3x a week with my dogs and have really focused on being more active. i have lost 20pounds and now sit at 290-but it has taken me me almost a year.

Recently i was gifted a used treadmill and am now trying to realize my lifelong goal of becoming a runner. I started C25k last week and am now on W2D2. It is the hardest thing I think i have ever done exercise wise both mentally and physically.

So you'll be seeing a lot of me around these boards. I look forward to meeting you all!

~Nancy

Hello and Welcome! Way to go on your 20 Lbs loss!! Good luck with your efforts!

Congrats on your first 20lbs! The very best of wishes on the rest of your loss!

Hi Nancyand welcome to 3FC.

Congrats on your success and good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

Congrats on your 20 pound weight loss! Keep up the good work!

Hi! I LOVE running too, but I just get so lazy sometimes. I entered a marathon last summer, didn't train properly, but made it halfway. I couldn't walk for days though! I am just starting a walk/jog program I found, mostly to ease myself into it so I don't irritate an old foot injury. I hope we're both running marathons sometime in the future. For me, it will definitely be June 2011. Over a year to lose the extra weight and train should be enough time. Keep posting your running progress should you decide you want to continue with it.
Alexah