Well I need to concentrate on my health, my husband and I have committed to moving to another country so we can enjoy warmer weather and the related health and lifestyle benefits, so it is only sensible that I make other changes to get the maximum benefit from that change and enjoy life to the max.
I am overweight, well overweight and if I don’t take action now it will impact on my health. So this blog is basically to keep me honest, I like blogging and a journal of my progress, recipes, exercise and what does and doesn’t work will be a great resource for me and who knows, maybe it’ll be some help to you too.
Over the years I have lost weight, I’ve done it regularly and in total I’ve lost quite a bit of it, the trick is that it finds me again, really quickly. I just don’t seem to be able to lose it for good so that’s why I’m opting for this new, scarily public option.
I’ve also had periods of loving exercise, possibly to the point of obsession but then once I let it lapse like I have lately I just can’t seem to find the enthusiasm to get into it again. Probably because my ability drops so much that I feel like a failure when I start, that plus the obvious inability to breathe during cardio and the 2 days of pain that follow starting up a weight training/resistance based exercise programme. Again I’m hoping that by blogging what I have done, and the notable absence when I don’t, I will shame myself back into a routine and then start to love it again.
Finally, I am most motivated and passionate when I have clear targets and I have a good level of knowledge and understanding. I can’t blindly follow a plan just because someone says I should, I have to understand how it works and why it works. Not saying its right but it is how I am so this is a place for me to store my research and maybe get a few views from you too.
Well that’s about it, tonight is for getting the blog set up – tomorrow the serious stuff begins!
