Jogging/running for the first time?

I got the couch to 5k off iTunes and its a walk run plan.  The lady narrating has a british accent and give you little pats on the back for each workout and it actually made me feel good about my progress.  Just keep it up and you will be able to run a 5k in no time.

Getting properly fitted for shows is critical.  My first pair of shoes cost $100 and Now my shoes are more expensive.

Thank you all for the input!

Well simple jogging is enough for you if your want to keep your self fit and don't want to lose more weight. Further more, you should focus on your abdominal workouts.

Kinda late to the party on this but here are my 2 cents.

1) if you haven't go to the Local Running Store and get a proper fit.  This SHOULD include getting on a treadmill with a SLO MO cam recording your stride.

2) Set a goal.  Is your goal to finish a mile or a 5K make them attainable goals that you can measure progress towards.

3) Treadmill  this is a great tool and once you run outside you will learn to hate i and refer to it as the Dreadmill.  Don't fall into the I need massive incline to make me a better runner.  You will hear people state that you need 1% incline to simulate outdoors.  Well if you read the more recent studies this is true IF you run a sub 8 minute mile.

4)  Don't run to burn calories.  This part of your journey is about becoming Healthy and Fit.  Yes you will burn calories and yes you will get to eat more but think about why you are doing it.

5) Get a program  C25K C210K  or something like that.  The good thing about these is that you schedule and runs are pre-planned and you can see your progress.

6) accept the fact now that you are going to have some days and some runs that are total crap.  There will be days you need to run but don't want to.  These are the days you NEED TO.

7) Accept now that you have to work for this.  You are not going to run a 8 min mile out the gates hell you may not run a 12 minute mle out the gates.  Your body needs to build the physiological systems to allow you to run long and or fast.  Take it slow and let your body adapt.  6,12 or 36 months from now you will be amazed at what you can do.

 You should start by jogging as slowly as possible. wear what you feel comfortable in but bear in mind you will get hot and sweaty! You should take a small amount of water. 

You may feel like your having a heart attack the first couple of times but it gets better :)