If ever, I'm few kilometers away from QC Circle and UP Diliman. I see runners there.
Di pa ko nakakatakbo sa circle, well tingnan mo kung flat yung tinatakbuhan ng mga tao dun at hindi nakakatakot yung area. May disadvantage kasi yung pagtakbo sa Acad Oval, hindi pantay yung kalsada,
inclined yung inner lane where runners run, if you ran there counter-clockwise mag su-suffer yung right leg/knee mo that could lead to injury-pero di ka
pa naman mag lo-long run so its ok tu run there din. I do my long run there pero ginagawa ko, alternate every session, kumbaga on other day tatakbo naman ako dun ng clockwise
pasalubong sa traffic and runners para hindi laging yung right leg yung nag su-suffer, yung middle of the road(boundary ng runners and vehicles) mas pantay, dun ako tumatakbo
but i wont recommend it, medyo delikado, it requres higher presence of mind cause you should know when vehicle is coming(from behind), baka matagis ka.
Maganda din sa acad, you could pee everywhere, anytime.
On the other hand, running will not make you lose weight, its still in the diet, the point here is you should develop the love for it (in my experience its the love for struggle and the feeling of freedom), bakit? this activity is intended to replace or alternate with running your other activities
na nakakataba such as sitting all day, watching/eating, spending time on the net, playing videogames and even playing your guitar.
If you want an immediate result heres the thing: No sugar on diet (other than when using gatorade on training), no creamer on coffees, wala ding tsitsirya, di naman mahirap yan, you could still eat rice and your favorite ulam(in moderation)
Before starting to run, may dedicated running shoes ka na ba na nabile? and meron ka bang medical condition? 200 lbs is really heavy man.