25: Tracy Cooke from Lexington, Kentucky (F/33)

A hospital visit at age 32 and the fear of her husband and baby daughter losing her was the wakeup call Tracy needed to take control of her health.

“A year from now you will have wished you started.”

Resources discussed in this podcast:

• MyFitnessPal – online food tracking and support community
• Couch-to-5K – 9 week program to go from absolute beginner to running a 5K at 30 minutes’ pace
• /LoseIt – weight loss support community forum on Reddit.com
• /C25k – Couch to 5K support community forum on Reddit.com
• Insanity program
• Focus T25 program
• Runkeeper app
• Fitbit Flex – wristband that tracks your activity, calories burned, sleep quality, and syncs with smartphones and more
• /ProgressPics – progress photo-sharing forum on Reddit.com
• /Fitness – fitness discussion forum on Reddit.com

On Tracy’s workout playlist:

• Pink – Greatest Hits album (AMAZON / )

Tracy can be found online tracking meals at MyFitnessPal and supporting other people’s fitness progress on Reddit. Say hi!

Update: Tracy has a blog, too: http://www.cookefamily.us/tag/getting-healthy/