It’s not a secret that I need to lose weight, but I’ve decided the way to do it is NOT to diet, but to make changes that will last for the rest of my life. I don’t just want to lose the extra weight, I want to get fit and healthy. I want to get to at least 80, without all the health issues that plague my dad. He’s 60 and has already had 2 heart attacks, he’s in permanent AF (Atrial Fibrilation – means his heart beats too fast), he has high cholesterol, possible angina issues, and takes a few handfuls of medication everyday to keep these under control. He definately won’t be able to play football on the park with my kids (when I have them). I don’t want to be in that situation.
Because it’s not just about losing weight I decided I needed to start doing exercise. I do some things now, but not enough. So as well as a healthy eating plan, I’m starting running again, I used to love running but haven’t done any for over 3 years. It’s going to be slow start because at the moment I get out of breath if I have to run for a bus. I have a 10 week 5K plan from the Running Made Easy book (by Susie Whalley and Lisa Jackson) and I’m following it. I’ve signed up to run in The Leeds 10K (Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All) in July, on behalf of the Yorkshire Cancer Centre. It’s 22 weeks away and i’ll need to do the 5K plan followed immediately by the 10k plan to get me fit for the run. I WILL do this.
I also want to be able to walk into a shop to buy some new clothes and not spend 40 minutes crying in the changing rooms because I can’t find even 1 pair of trousers that actually fit me. I have clothes in a range a sizes in my drawers and wardrobe, most aree things that are now too small but I always loved to wear so I won’t get rid of them. This year I’d like to wear some if not all of those too small items that are in my wardrobe. I have some gorgeous skirts, shirts, trousers, and even a pair of really expensive pyjama’s. I WILL be wearing them by the end of the year.
There will be a follow up to this post with a nice bullet pointed list listing my exact goals; both short and long term.
If you made it this far, thanks for reading, more to follow soon.
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