My first 5km run

I'm really chuffed today, I'm in to the 9th week of the C25K (Couch to 5km running) program and have done my first 30 minute run on the treadmill!!!!! WOO HOOOOO!!!!! There is no way in this world I thought I'd be able to do it when I started the program. It's great and highly recommended!!!! It's something you can do either at home, outdoors or on the treadmill.

If you are interested click on the link at the top of the page for more information.

I think I must have the exercise bug! I'm doing 3 sessions a week at the gym which includes my C25K session on the treadmill, plus one spin and tone class, one step combo class and one 30 minute step class. I love it!!! I can really see the difference too. I think Nige can too!!

I'm so determined to get to goal now! I had a clear out yesterday of my clothes that didn't fit anymore! It's such a great feeling. Mind you, it means that my wardrobe is a bit empty!!!

I've had such great support from the guys off the Weightwatchers UK site and also off the Aussie site and I've made many new friends.

My Birthday weekend.......

We have had a great weekend away with friends. On Friday which was my birthday, we went up to Sandy Beach, which is north of Coffs Harbour and rented a beautiful holiday home for the weekend. I made some curries for the Friday night - we had lamb and spinach curry, chicken balti, mushroom bhaji, spicy potato and spinach, rice and roti breads. All low fat (apart from the rotis!) It was delish if I do say so myself!!! Saturday we went down to the beach for a few hours and then back to the house to let the little ones sleep and have a champers lunch, so we had a lovely lazy afternoon, followed by a lovely bbq prepared by Mel and Will.

I feel like a totally different person compared to last month!! My doc has upped the dose of happy pills, but I feel great!! I'm exercising and sticking well to my diet, which I know is helping and apart from this weekend, I'm not drinking. The only way I can describe the way I felt was dark. I know that sounds like a cliche, but that's exactly how I felt. I didn't want to do anything, I was so so so up tight all the time, like a coiled spring and so weepy constantly! God knows how Nige put up with me. That guy needs a medal, I tell ya!!! He has supported me so much and I love him with all my heart.

A bit of a blip!!

I went to the doctors today because I've had a bad chest and I ended up breaking down in front of him. This has been coming on for a very long time I think (I'm sure that everyone around me will agree too!!!) I had a really long chat with him and he's diagnosed me with depression, funnily enough, so I'm on the happy pills!!!!!

Happy New Year!!

2010 is going to be my year, it really is! I've got to do it! I really don't like who I've become and only I can change that!!

I had a lovely chat on the phone with my mate Naomi from New Zealand last night. She's a star!! She's been so supportive and helpful.

I've weighed in and come in at 85.4kg!

I've set myself a challenge to lose 15kg by July!!

I'm going to follow the points program on Weightwatchers online. I can't be doing with going to classes and feeling like I'm at Fatfighters off Little Britain!! Plus, I haven't got the time!

Christmas 2009..................

To say that I've gone off the rails is an understatement!!!!!!

Mum's been over here from the UK since the end of November, which is great. I've missed her so much.

I've been drinking far too much and stuffing my face again! Oh well, it's Christmas!!

In Oz

Well, we've been in Australia for a week now and Nigel's starting work, so I've decided to join a Weightwatchers group in town, I weighed in at 92kg!!!!!! So I've put on 7kg since April!!!!!

All gone.......

Everything's been packed up and we have a very empty house now!! Nige and I are sleeping on a second hand blow up mattress, Jacob's sleeping on the floor in an old sleeping bag (he loves it though because he thinks he's camping!) and Jessie is in a travel cot. Time to blitz the house now and clean up!!!! Takeaways here we come!!!!